Local Sports
UPDATE: Castle Mountain Resort closed for the season
By Woodard, Dale on March 17th, 2020
UPDATE: Castle Mountain Resort closing for the season as of March 17 Lethbridge Herald The slopes are still open at Castle Mountain Resort. With the recent development of the COVID-19 virus, the resort has made changes to its operations for all skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and fat-biking enthusiasts with the plan to keep the lifts running ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kodiaks edged in bronze-medal game
By Lethbridge Herald on March 16th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com On a very busy final day of the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association men’s volleyball championship, the Lethbridge Kodiaks fell just shy of a medal.Facing the Volontaires de Sherbrooke for the second time in three days, the Kodiaks dropped a heart-stopping 3-2 decision to their Quebec counterparts in the bronze medal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes players head home in face of COVID-19 pandemic
By Woodard, Dale on March 16th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes are being sent home, for now. The Hurricanes announced Sunday that as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and continued travel restrictions, the club has released all players to return home to their families while the season remains suspended. The Hurricanes, in conjunction with the Canadian Hockey League and Western ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moonlight Run cancelled
By Woodard, Dale on March 14th, 2020
Moonlight Run cancelled Lethbridge In an effort to help stop the spread of COVID-19, The Runners Soul Moonlight Run has been cancelled. The 2020 race was scheduled to take place March 21. “In light of (Thursday’s) announcement by the Alberta government we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Moonlight Run scheduled for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey season put on hold
By Woodard, Dale on March 13th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com The Canadian Hockey League has been put on pause. Following consultation with medical professionals and meetings Thursday with the Canadian Hockey League board of directors in regards ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, it was determined all hockey activity in the Western Hockey League will be paused until further notice. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 concerns sideline high school zone tourneys
By Woodard, Dale on March 13th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com The COVID-19 virus has sidelined the 1A and 2A as well as 4A and junior varsity South Zone basketball playdowns. Following an emergency meeting of the Alberta Schools Athletic Association executive committee Thursday afternoon, the decision was made to indefinitely postpone this year’s ASAA provincials amid growing concern over the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kodiaks men’s volleyball team loses a close one to Sherbrooke
By Woodard, Dale on March 13th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge College Kodiaks men’s volleyball team was involved in the closest game of the day at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Volleyball Championship in Fredericton, N.B., Thursday. The locals went the five-set distance and staged a comeback to get it to the last set, but unfortunately they weren’t able to end ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pronghorn rugby adds key recruit
By Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s rugby team has announced a second player to next year’s recruiting class with the addition of Sam Ganske.Ganske joins local product Teagan Viney as the first two women’s rugby recruits for next fall.“Sam is returning to Alberta after playing rugby in the U.K. for a few years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!4A semifinals set for tonight
By Yoos, Cam on March 12th, 2020
lethbridge herald South Zone action in the Southern Alberta High School Basketball League continues today with semifinal games at the 1st Choice Savings Centre at the University of Lethbridge. In girls’ play, second-seeded Lethbridge Collegiate Institute will take on third-seed Magrath in the semifinals at 3 p.m. Cardston will play top-seeded Raymond Comets in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kainai and St. Mary’s advance at zones
By Yoos, Cam on March 12th, 2020
lethbridge herald Zone playdowns in the 1A and 2A boys and girls high school basketball tournament continued Wednesday night at the Val Matteotti gymnasium. 2A GIRLS Kainai 70 vs. F.P. Walshe 35 Jurnee Eagle Plume and Chase Wells-Creighton scored 19 and 18 points respectively as Kainai topped F.P. Walshe of Fort Macleod. Eight players hit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forettes and Lakers among winners in 1A girls zone basketball play
By Woodard, Dale on March 11th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald The second day of the Alberta Schools Athletic Association 1A and 2A South Zone boys and girls basketball playdowns were in full swing at the Val Matteotti Gymnasium at Lethbridge College on Tuesday. 1A girls #2 Foremost Forettes 54 vs. #7 Picture Butte Sugar Queens 34 Kamryn Yancie scored 31 points to power ... Read More »
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