Local Sports
Gymnasts tumble in front of the camera
By Dale Woodard on May 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com The watchful eyes of four judges were replaced by one glass eye as members of the West Wind Gymnastics Club took part in their first competition since February of 2020 in the Battle at the Bridge. Hitting the mat for their first meet a little over 14 months after the COVID-19 pandemic wrecked ... Read More »
1 responseShorties pace Tigers past Canes
By Dale Woodard on April 30th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com A pair of shorthanded goals were more than enough to power the Medicine Hat Tigers to victory Thursday night. The Tigers topped the Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-2 in Western Hockey League play Thursday night at the Enmax Centre, the first of three weekend games between the two rivals that continues Saturday night in Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes and Tigers get ready to clash again
By Dale Woodard on April 29th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com It’s time for the Highway 3 rivalry between the Lethbridge Hurricanes and the Medicine Hat Tigers. Take two. With the COVID-19 shortened Western Hockey League season winding down, the Canes and Tigers will clash one more time in a three-game set starting tonight at the Enmax Centre at 7 p.m. before heading to ... Read More »
1 responseHorns jersey numbers retired
By Dale Woodard on April 29th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com Perry Mirkovich and Shawna (Molcak) Kolaczek’s jersey will soon hang in the rafters of the 1st Choice Savings Centre. But in the eyes of the two University of Lethbridge Pronghorns alumni, there were a whole lot of teammates, coaches and friends who helped put them there. Mirkovich and Kolaczek, two of the most ... Read More »
1 responseHinch to join the scrum at UBC
By Dale Woodard on April 28th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com Already a multi-sport athlete, Kiera Hinch added one more to her impressive athletic resume in Grade 8. That sport will now take her to the Canada West university level with the product of Cardston recently committing to the UBC Thunderbirds rugby team in Vancouver. “I’m so excited. It’s going to be a crazy ... Read More »
1 responseKodiaks, ACAC cleared to prepare for the fall season
By Dale Woodard on April 28th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com It’s with a bit of cautious optimism, but the Lethbridge College Kodiaks and the rest of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference have been cleared to begin preparing for the 2021-22 season this fall. After the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the 2020-21 season, the ACAC has been granted approval to draft schedules and commence ... Read More »
1 responseCanes defencemen deliver in Sunday’s win
By Dale Woodard on April 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com One defenceman for the Lethbridge Hurricanes scored his first career Western Hockey League goal on Sunday. Another veteran defenceman has put up his share of points in his three years, but the two assists he posted Sunday in a 4-1 win over the Calgary Hitmen in Calgary put him in elite franchise company. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cotton moves into top-10 in defenceman scoring, Hurricanes top Hitmen
By Dale Woodard on April 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com One defenceman for the Lethbridge Hurricanes scored his first career Western Hockey League goal, while another cracked the top-10 in franchise scoring for blue-liners. Canes rookie defenseman Logan McCutcheon scored his first WHL goal and Alex Cotton moved into a tie for ninth in scoring among defensemen as Lethbridge topped the Calgary Hitmen ... Read More »
1 responseHitmen capitalize with lopsided win over Hurricanes
By Dale Woodard on April 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com Some costly turnovers ultimately did the Lethbridge Hurricanes in. Playing their second game of the weekend against the Calgary Hitmen, the Canes were topped 7-2 in Saturday night Western Hockey League play at the Enmax Centre. With the teams tied at 2-2 in the second period, the Hitmen seized the game with three ... Read More »
1 responseHitmen double up on the Hurricanes
By Dale Woodard on April 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com The numbers game was front-and-centre as the Lethbridge Hurricanes and the Calgary Hitmen clashed in their first of three Western Hockey League weekend games Friday afternoon in Calgary. The Hitmen, however, won the most important numbers game via a 6-3 win over the Canes as the two teams get ready to go back ... Read More »
1 responseCOVID can’t slow down wrestlers
By Dale Woodard on April 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com The COVID-19 pandemic of the past year has made training and competing a bit difficult for Brantley Saar. Fortunately for the Chinook High School student and member of the Lethbridge Amateur Wrestling Association, his day job away from the wrestling mat has helped him stay in shape. “I push carts at Safeway, just ... Read More »
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