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Kodiaks on the run at ACACs
By Dale Woodard on October 29th, 2021
First stop, provincials. After that, the Lethbridge College Kodiaks cross country running team will eye up the Nationals. The first stop, however, is the ACAC championship as the Kodiaks lace up their shoes for the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference provincials Saturday in Camrose, hosted by the University of Alberta-Augustana Vikings. The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canes facing big tests this weekend
By Dale Woodard on October 29th, 2021
As far as early-season tests go, the Lethbridge Hurricanes are about to get one. Those tests will come in the form of Tristen Robins and the Saskatoon Blades as well as the Winnipeg Ice and, well, the Winnipeg Ice. First up is 7-1-1-0 Saskatoon, led by league-leading scorer Robins as the Blades draw into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Horns rugby team will play for bronze, swim team begins season
By Lethbridge Herald on October 29th, 2021
The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s rugby team fell short of a spot in the U SPORTS Championship and will instead play for Canada West bronze Sunday. The Horns were downed 36-7 by the Victoria Vikes in the Canada West semifinals Thursday afternoon in Calgary. Looking to avenge a 29-0 setback to the Vikes two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bridge Blades putting on the laps once again
By Dale Woodard on October 28th, 2021
The Bridge Blades are ready to take the (short) track. The Lethbridge Speed Skating Association Bridge Bolt hits the ice Saturday and Sunday at the ATB Centre from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with roughly 50 athletes on hand to don the blades for another winter around the oval. The talent will run the spectrum ... Read More »
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By Dale Woodard on October 28th, 2021
Google’s your friend. Or in the case of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s basketball team, it’s a slam dunk. After losing the 2020 Canada West season to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pronghorns return to the 1st Choice Savings Centre Friday night at 6 p.m. when they welcome the Calgary Dinos to town to tip ... Read More »
1 responseSmall making his debut on the Pronghorns bench
By Dale Woodard on October 28th, 2021
Last year, Jermaine Small was named the new head coach of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball team. Then a pandemic hit. That, of course, was of no fault to Small, who was announced as the 13th head coach in the Pronghorn program’s 51-year history on March 18, 2020. Still the COVID-19 pandemic nonetheless ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Horns looking for a second chance
By Dale Woodard on October 27th, 2021
With a berth in the U SPORTS National Championships on the line, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s rugby team will get its second look at the University of Victoria Vikes in as many weeks. The Pronghorns and Vikes will square off in the first semifinal of the Canada West semifinals Thursday afternoon at 12:30 ... Read More »
1 responseHess, Gill earn Pronghorns AOW honours
By Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2021
Swimming has made a splash as the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns athletics announced its Two Guys and a Pizza Place Pronghorn Athletes of the Week Tuesday. Winning this Male Athlete of the Week award was Pronghorns swimmer Apollo Hess, while graduating Horns women’s soccer goaltender Erin Gill takes home the Female Athlete of the Week ... Read More »
1 responseCopperheads go 2-1 on weekend
By Lethbridge Herald on October 26th, 2021
The Coaldale Copperheads went 2-1 in a busy weekend. The Copperheads were downed 5-1 by the Okotoks Bisons in Heritage Junior Hockey League action Sunday afternoon in Okotoks, but downed the Kainai Junior Braves 11-0 Saturday night in at the Coaldale Sportsplex. That win came one day after a 5-1 win over the Junior Braves ... Read More »
1 responseHorns women’s soccer ends season with win
By Lethbridge Herald on October 26th, 2021
The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s soccer team ended their Canada West season on a winning note. The Horns edged the Mount Royal Cougars 2-1 in season-ending play Sunday afternoon at the University of Lethbridge Stadium. That capped off a 1-0-1 weekend after the Pronghorns dueled the Cougars to a 2-2 tie Saturday afternoon to ... Read More »
1 response‘Canes split weekend games with win over Raiders
By Lethbridge Herald on October 26th, 2021
A key power play goal ultimately propelled the Lethbridge Hurricanes to a win and allowed them to salvage a 1-1 weekend. The Hurricanes downed the Prince Albert Raiders 5-3 in Western Hockey League play Saturday night at the Enmax Centre. Yegor Klavdiev scored on a five-on-three with 5:21 left in regulation to pull the Hurricanes ... Read More »
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