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Little League U10s play a game for the ages
By Dale Woodard on September 1st, 2021
The Lethbridge Little League Minor AAA U10 baseball team got both a comeback and a shutdown inning all wrapped up in one. They’ve also got a provincial banner – earned on their Canola Harvest Field home diamond, no less – to show for it following an extra innings win over Calgary West in the Minor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adversity turns to gold for Norcrest
By Dale Woodard on September 1st, 2021
A little bit of adversity ultimately turned into a provincial championship for Norcrest Little League. The Norcrest squad made up of players from Lethbridge and southern Alberta defeated the Lethbridge Little League Major AA All Stars 6-3 in the gold medal game of the Little League Alberta Major AA Championship Sunday afternoon at Canola Harvest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lakers make a major splash as provincial hosts
By Dale Woodard on August 31st, 2021
This time, the Lethbridge Lakers were on the right side of the 10-run rule. Just in time, too, because now they’re provincial champions as a result. Facing the Okotoks Outlaws in the final of the Baseball Alberta U18 AA Tier 2 provincial championship Sunday night at Spitz Stadium, the young Lakers — made up of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Diablos perfect en route to Intermediate provincial title
By Dale Woodard on August 31st, 2021
The Lethbridge Intermediate Diablos picked a heck of a weekend to go 5-0. And one big inning capped it off in grand style, earning the Diablos the Little League Intermediate/Junior Provincial Championship. Lethbridge defeated Medicine Hat 19-9 in six innings during the gold medal game Sunday afternoon at Dave Elton Park to cap off a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge’s Klinkhammer picked up by KHL’s Dynamo Moskva
By Lethbridge Herald on August 28th, 2021
Rob Klinkhammer will have a new hockey home overseas this coming season. On Friday, the Dynamo Moskva of the Kontinental Hockey League announced they had picked up the Lethbridge product. Klinkhammer, who turned 35 earlier this month, spent last season with the Dinamo Minsk, where he scored 15 goals and 26 points in 31 games. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Easthope places 22nd at Canadian Mid-Amateur Championship
By Lethbridge Herald on August 28th, 2021
A trio of southern Alberta golfers have wrapped up three days of play at the Canadian Mid-Amateur Championship this week in Fort McMurray. Hitting the links at the four-day event which began Tuesday and ran until Friday was Lethbridge’s Ryan O’Donnell and Justin Nagy as well as Cardston’s Melvin Easthope. Easthope finished the highest of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U18 Lakers look to rebound at provincials
By Dale Woodard on August 28th, 2021
The Lethbridge Lakers are hopeful they’ve worked out the kinks as they head into the weekend portion of the Baseball Alberta U18 AA Tier 2 provincial championship this weekend. The Lakers were downed 18-8 by the Okotoks Outlaws in the provincial opener Friday after noon at Spitz Stadium. As they head into this morning’s play ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miller sweeps Round 1 and 5/5 Bucking Battle at season-launch PBR Canada Cup Series event
By Lethbridge Herald on August 28th, 2021
Callum Miller was the dominant force as the 2021 season for the elite Professional Bull Riders Canada Cup Series got underway Friday night at the Enmax Centre. The rider from Warwick, Queensland spept both Round 1 and the 5/5 Bucking Battle accompanying the PBR South Country Co-op Showdown, earning a combined 27 national points to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charge! Bulls bash their way to WCBL title
By Herald on August 23rd, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald For their first three games of the playoffs, the arms of the Lethbridge Bulls starting pitchers staff carried them. On Saturday night, the Bulls bats took over and now they’re the Western Canadian Baseball League champions for the second time in six years following a 16-5 win over the Edmonton Prospects ... Read More »
1 responseBulls strike first in final
By Dale Woodard on August 21st, 2021
The arms race continues to favour the Lethbridge Bulls in their playoff run. Hosting Game 1 of the Western Canadian Baseball League championship final against the Edmonton Prospects Friday night at Spitz Stadium, Lethbridge drew first blood in the best-of-three series with a 2-0 win. Bulls starter Jake Anderson went the distance and threw a ... Read More »
1 responsePickleball starting to cause a racket
By Dale Woodard on August 21st, 2021
Southern Alberta is producing its share of pickleball medallists. Given the upcoming renovations to the pickleball courts on the north side that are coming thanks to approval for a Capital Improvement Project from the City of Lethbridge, the timing couldn’t be better. And don’t suggest it’s just a sport for older, retired people, either. In ... Read More »
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