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Game 2 of Bulls and Gulls series going tonight
By Lethbridge Herald on August 18th, 2021
After facing each other for five consecutive nights, the Lethbridge Bulls and Sylvan Lake Gulls got a night off, though not intentionally. Kicking off the Western Canadian Baseball League playoffs, the Bulls doubled up the Gulls 4-2 in Game 1 of the teams’ opening round, best-of-three series Monday night in Sylvan Lake. Game 2 was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bulls open the playoffs with a win over the Gulls
By Lethbridge Herald on August 17th, 2021
After ending the season on a six-game losing streak, the Lethbridge Bulls returned to the win column when they needed it the most. Bulls starting pitcher Chris Messer went the distance on the hill as the Bulls kicked off the Western Canadian Baseball League post season with a 4-2 win over the Sylvan Lake Gulls ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL announces mandatory COVID vaccinations
By Lethbridge Herald on August 17th, 2021
The Western Hockey League has dropped the gloves on the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, the WHL announced it has adopted a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. Effective immediately, all WHL roster players, hockey operations staff and other team and WHL office personnel along with officials must be fully vaccinated with a Health Canada approved COVID-19 vaccine ... Read More »
1 responseDawgs have their day
By Dale Woodard on August 17th, 2021
The Lethbridge Academy Dawgs didn’t quite have another comeback in them. Still, the hosts of the Baseball Alberta U15 AAA Tier II provincials still managed to get in a pair of games on the final day Sunday at Atso Towaawa Park and tried for a third. The Dawgs were downed 16-6 by the Sherwood Park ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gulls hold off the Bulls
By Lethbridge Herald on August 14th, 2021
A bit of late-game sizzle on the sticks wasn’t enough to snap the Lethbridge Bulls late-season losing skid. The Bulls were downed 12-7 by the Sylvan Lake Gulls in Western Canadian Baseball League play Friday night at Spitz Stadium. Down 11-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning thanks to a three-run fourth inning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat girls’ softball team wins provincial bronze
By Dale Woodard on August 13th, 2021
The Lethbridge U16 Heat girl softball team battled their way to a provincial medal. They also battled the elements, but that didn’t stop them from bringing home the bronze medal at the D provincials last weekend in Edmonton. Playing in the third-place game, the Heat downed Cold Lake 10-1 to win the bronze after narrowly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Professional bull riding returning to Lethbridge
By Lethbridge Herald on August 13th, 2021
For the first time in league history, Professional Bull Riders Canada will launch the 2021 season for the elite Cup Series in Lethbridge, The PBR South Country Co-op Showdown is slated to ride into Enmax Centre Aug. 27-28. Adding to the significance of the event, the tour stop will mark the first major ticketed, fan-attended ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge Dawgs hosting Bantam AAA provincials this weekend
By Lethbridge Herald on August 13th, 2021
A little provincial baseball will take the field this weekend. The Lethbridge Junior Academy Bantam AAA Dawgs will play host to Alberta’s top teams at the Baseball Alberta Tier II Bantam AAA championship as six teams from across Alberta take the field at Atso park. Games start at 3 p.m. today with the Dawgs playing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gulls take flight against the Bulls
By Lethbridge Herald on August 13th, 2021
In the race for second place in the Western Canadian Baseball League, the Sylvan Lake Gulls came out flying Thursday night. The Gulls blanked the Lethbridge Bulls 14-0 in league play Thursday night at Spitz Stadium. In the first of our games the teams will play against each other to wrap up the regular season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dawgs Black battle back to edge the Bulls
By Dale Woodard on August 12th, 2021
The Lethbridge Bulls and the Okotoks Dawgs Black were spinning the hits Wednesday night. But at the end of a four-hour marathon the Dawgs Black were humming a toe-tapping result following a 12-11 win in Western Canadian Baseball League play Wednesday night at Spitz Stadium. Trailing 11-8 after six innings, the league-leading Dawgs Black (23-14) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indian Rodeo rides into the RMTC
By Dale Woodard on August 11th, 2021
Indian rodeo was once again riding tall in the saddle with its first event after the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. The weather had cooled off considerably Sunday afternoon, but there was still some hot riding and roping and some equally high stakes as the Blood Tribe Agricultural Society Rodeo came to a close at the Rocky ... Read More »
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