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Biggio HR, Blue Jays begin 2020 odyssey by beating Rays
By Woodard, Dale on July 25th, 2020
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS – ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Cavan Biggio hit a three-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays began their still-in-progress odyssey by topping the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 Friday night in a season opener. Earlier in the day, the Blue Jays announced they will play the majority of their home games at the stadium ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dyck more than happy to get back on the ice
By Woodard, Dale on July 24th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com Even in the grip of a pandemic, Mike Dyck has kept busy. For the past two weeks, the Lethbridge product, former head coach of the Lethbridge Hurricanes and current head coach of the Vancouver Giants has been back in his hometown and back on the ice, running the United Hockey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Choi finishes strong at tourney
By Woodard, Dale on July 24th, 2020
Lethbridge herald Ethan Choi surged up the leaderboard in the final day of the Alberta Men’s Amateur Championship in Medicine Hat. The member of the Pincher Creek Golf Club shot a final round, two-under 69 Thursday afternoon to finish with a three-day, nine-over 222 and a tie for 28th overall. It wasn’t enough for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cozens, Greig prepare for Team Canada camp; local stars participating in United Hockey School
By Herald on July 23rd, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com Dylan Cozens has already been through one World Junior Championship evaluation camp. The next one is going to be a tad different. After spending the summer up in his native Yukon, the Lethbridge Hurricanes forward and Buffalo Sabres prospect was back in Lethbridge this week for the United Hockey school ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paisley to coach Jr. B Copperheads
By Woodard, Dale on July 22nd, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com The last time Doug Paisley played Junior B hockey was in 1989 with the Lethbridge Bridge City Barons. The head coach of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s hockey team is headed back to those ranks, this time behind the bench. On Monday, the Copperheads announced they had hired Paisley ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Locals struggle on Day 1
By Woodard, Dale on July 22nd, 2020
Lethbridge Herald Local golfers will have a bit of ground to make up as the Alberta Men’s Amateur Championship heads into Day 2 today. Lethbridge’s Darin Bertschi and Ryan O’Donnell sat at six-over 77 and tied for 60th as scores were still coming in on the opening day of the championship Tuesday in Medicine Hat. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Summer Games would have started this week
By Woodard, Dale on July 22nd, 2020
Lethbridge Sport Council It feels a lot like the movie Groundhog Day as we begin the one-year countdown to the 2021 Alberta Summer Games, previously known as the 2020 Alberta Summer Games. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, sport events near and far have been cancelled or postponed. The Lethbridge Alberta Summer Games have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Native Sons get Hall recognition
By Woodard, Dale on July 22nd, 2020
Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Native Sons have scored some provincial recognition. The Native Sons hockey team was inducted into the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame 2020 Induction Class Sunday. The team, along with seven individual recipients, were honoured at this year’s induction banquet in Canmore. The Native Sons were hometown heroes at the 1975 Canada ... Read More »
1 responseLocals leg it out in Ultra Marathon
By Woodard, Dale on July 17th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com Through no fault of his own, Sam Yamamoto was a little off his running game. So the music teacher at LCI threw himself into an intense international race with a gruelling, last-man-standing format as Yamamoto and 11 other Lethbridge runners laced up for the Quarantine Backyard Ultra last weekend. With ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PBR rides again
By Woodard, Dale on July 15th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com Professional bull riding is coming back to Lethbridge. So grab your parking spot and get comfortable. After a 138-day hiatus from competition in Canada, PBR will usher in the return of fan-attended professional sporting events in the country when the elite Monster Energy Tour holds back-to-back events July 23 at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eight Canes alumni on NHL training camp rosters
By Woodard, Dale on July 15th, 2020
Lethbridge As the National Hockey League heads into Phase 3’s Return to Play and training camps, there will healthy dose of Lethbridge Hurricanes alumni. Eight former Canes make up eight different rosters as Calen Addison (Minnesota Wild), Brayden Burke (Arizona Coyotes), Reid Duke (Vegas Golden Knights), Brennan Menell (Minnesota Wild), Luca Sbisa (Winnipeg Jets), Colton ... Read More »
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