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Hurricanes announce home game schedule for 2021-22 WHL season
By Lethbridge Herald on June 29th, 2021
The Lethbridge Hurricanes announced their 2021-2022 Western Hockey League regular season home schedule Monday. The Canes will host 34 regular season games at Enmax Centre, beginning with their season opener Oct. 1 when they host the Calgary Hitmen. The 2021-22 season will not feature any interlocking conference games, so the home schedule includes a total ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warriors Relay Races on Canada Day to pay tribute
By Dale Woodard on June 26th, 2021
After being kept away last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Warrior Relay Races ride back into the Rocky Mountain Turf Club on Canada Day, This year, however, the race will take on a special meaning and is welcoming some public participation. In memory of the 215 children whose remains were discovered buried near ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moleschi, Wardley named to rugby 7’s Olympic team
By Lethbridge Herald on June 26th, 2021
Two local names are headed to the Summer Olympic Games. Rugby Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced Friday Canada’s rugby sevens teams nominated to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Named to Team Canada’s 13-player roster for the women’s team is University of Lethbridge Pronghorns alumnus Kayla Moleschi as well as Vulcan’s Keyara ... Read More »
1 responseBulls down Dawgs
By Lethbridge Herald on June 26th, 2021
The Lethbridge Bulls have won their second game in a row. The Bulls downed the Okotoks Dawgs Black 16-10 in Western Canadian Baseball League play Friday night in Okotoks. With the win, the Bulls improve to 3-1 on the season as they return home to Spitz Stadium at 2:05 p.m. Sunday to face the Dawgs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Magrath Golf Club open for business, navigating a season of COVID restrictions
By Laura Balanko-Dickson on June 25th, 2021
Magrath’s golf club has had “challenges” dealing with the fluctuating restrictions in Alberta. Despite this, Gina Nelson, manager of golf operations at Magrath’s golf club said, “there’s a lot of stuff that’s starting to get going.” There will be things like “rakes” and “ball washers” put back out onto the course. Moreover, Nelson said they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hess has “breakout” meet at Olympic trials
By Dale Woodard on June 25th, 2021
Apollo Hess has just swam his way right onto the 2024 Summer Olympic radar. The 18-year-old swimmer for the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns joined fellow Pronghorn Chris Alexander and 2016 Olympian and fellow Lethbridge athlete Rachel Nicol at the Canadian Olympic team trials earlier week in Toronto. Though Hess won’t be at this year’s Summer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jockey rides to five straight victories
By Dale Woodard on June 24th, 2021
Laurina Bugeaud was at the gate, and then just like that she was first over the finish line. In fact, that happened five times in a row. It made for quite the outing for the jockey June 12 at the Rocky Mountain Turf Club as Bugeaud pulled off the rarity of five consecutive wins. “That’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bulls edge the Dawgs
By Dale Woodard on June 24th, 2021
It was a white-knuckle ending for the Lethbridge Bulls. Thankfully, it was enough for the win as the Bulls prevailed with a 3-2 win over the Okotoks Dawgs Red in Western Canadian Baseball League play Wednesday night at Spitz Stadium. With Lethbridge up 3-1 heading into the ninth and with some late-evening lightning flashing off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kodiaks men’s volleyball team signs Saskatchewan prospect
By Lethbridge Herald on June 23rd, 2021
The Lethbridge College Kodiaks men’s volleyball team headed one province over to land their latest recruit. On Tuesday, the Kodiaks announced the commitment of Shaye Wall for the 2021-22 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference season. Wall, an outside attacker, comes to the Kodiaks from Swift Current, where he was a three-year member of the Swift Current ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DeLauw, Van Pelt giving back
By Dale Woodard on June 23rd, 2021
Growing up, Joel Van Pelt and Ross DeLauw honed their football skills on the north side at Winston Churchill High School and again in their post-secondary careers with the Calgary Dinos. On Saturday afternoon at the University of Lethbridge Stadium, the former Bulldogs and Dinos were back on familiar turf, this time as members of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bulls topped by the Dawgs
By Dale Woodard on June 22nd, 2021
Some late offence wasn’t enough for a comeback win for the Lethbridge Bulls. A surrendered seven-run inning also put them behind the eight ball. The Bulls were downed 9-6 by the Okotoks Red Dawgs in Western Canadian Baseball League play Sunday afternoon in Okotoks. Looking to start the season at 2-0 following a 14-7 win ... Read More »
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