Local Sports
Warrior relay races return to RMTC
By Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2024
The Indian Warrior Relay races are back at the Rocky Mountain Turf Club this weekend. Post-time Saturday and Sunday is 1 p.m. and admission is free. The Jason Goodstriker Memorial Indian Warrior Relay racing will honour one of the sport’s greats. In the relay races, riders race bareback on thoroughbred horses, and jumps from one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redblacks are climbing out of their rebuild
By Lethbridge Herald on September 25th, 2024
Graham Kelly Inside the CFL They were showdowns between the new dogs and old dogs on the block, between the challengers and champions. As it turned out, neither the Edmonton Elks nor Ottawa Redblacks were ready for prime time. The Larks continued to soar, the Blue Bombers awoke from their slumber in the fourth quarter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden Hawks expected to be competitive this season
By Lethbridge Herald on September 25th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald While they will have a young roster this season, the Lethbridge Val Matteoti Golden Hawks U15AAA hockey team expect to have a lot of fight in them as they open the 2024-2025 campaign on Saturday. “I think the boys are coming together very well,” said Mitch Maxwell, Golden Hawks head ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cyclones highlight fun and future opportunities for female hockey
By Lethbridge Herald on September 25th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Cyclones female hockey program continues to promote fun and show young players what opportunities there are as they navigate through the system. The main objective in the Cyclones program is to have fun, while there are competitive streams that they want to offer with the Southern Express programs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Softball Valley hosting a night for the food bank
By Lethbridge Herald on September 24th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Softball Valley is thinking about its community again this year with their second annual food bank night on Thursday night. This is the second annual food bank night after last year brought in around $1,700 in food value for the Lethbridge Food Bank. “ That’s part of our mandate that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cook credits brother and coaches for getting him to NLL
By Lethbridge Herald on September 24th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Local lacrosse player Carter Cook will hope to live out a professional lacrosse later this fall. Cook, whose brother Conner got drafted by last year by the Calgary Roughnecks, got drafted year at 49th overall by same team, in last week’s National Lacrosse League Draft. Cook, at 20 years old, ... Read More »
1 responseCanes among five teams to officially bid for Memorial Cup
By Lethbridge Herald on September 23rd, 2024
The Lethbridge Hurricanes are among five Western Hockey League teams officially vying to host the 2026 Memorial Cup. On Monday, the Canadian Hockey League announced that the Hurricanes along with the Medicine Hat Tigers, Brandon Wheat Kings, Kelowna Rockets and Spokane Chiefs have officially submitted bids for the club. This is the largest number of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elite levels seeing good numbers
By Lethbridge Herald on September 20th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Elite AAA and AA hockey teams are winding down their try-out/exhibition period and have had positives to build off of in the last number of weeks leading into a new season. “We had good turnouts,” Sean Gillam, Lethbridge Minor Hockey Association’s elite programs representative, on the try-out process. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canes open season with win
By Lethbridge Herald on September 20th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes opened the season with a 3-1 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Friday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. “I thought our forecheck was great tonight,” said Canes defenceman Kale Tipler. “We were hard on pucks, … we had a lot of good ‘O’ (offensive) zone shifts and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes excited to get on the ice for a new season
By Lethbridge Herald on September 20th, 2024
Justin Seward – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – sports@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Hurricanes are set to dig themselves into a new Western Hockey League season tonight feeling prepared with what they’ve got for players on their roster. “It’s been an exciting week,” said Bill Peters, Hurricanes head coach. “It’s a fun time of year and guys are looking forward to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2024-25 WHL preview capsules
By Lethbridge Herald on September 19th, 2024
Contributions were made by media across the league in the Eastern Conference. EAST DIVISION BRANDON WHEAT KINGS Last season: 33-28-6-1, 3rd in division, 6th in conference, lost in conference quarterfinals. Head coach and GM: Marty Murray (third season). Assistant coaches: Mark Derlago (sixth season), Del Pedrick (third season). Key losses: Overagers Brett Hyland, Jayden ... Read More »
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