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Hurricanes advance to second round of playoffs
By Lethbridge Herald on April 4th, 2025
The Lethbridge Hurricanes advanced to the second round of the WHL playoffs after eliminating the Brandon Wheat Kings in five games in the first round with a 5-2 victory on Friday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. “Yeah, really happy and proud of our team tonight and the way we kind of responded after the first (with) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LVC U14 team vaults to top ranking
By Lethbridge Herald on April 3rd, 2025
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald You may not hear often about a young club volleyball team being the No. 1 ranked team in a province, however, for one Lethbridge team, they have achieved that status. The Lethbridge Volleyball Club U14 Blue girls’ team have vaulted up the charts to the No. 1 team in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miller captures second straight Miss Basketball Award
By Lethbridge Herald on April 3rd, 2025
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Alberta’s top female varsity high school basketball players competed in the recent Alberta Shooting Stars Showcase and some athletes were awarded for their efforts during their season. Shooting Stars promotes girls basketball and celebrates female school athletes in Alberta. LCI’s Mishynn Miller won the Miss Basketball Award for a second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wheat Kings force Game 5 against Canes
By Lethbridge Herald on April 2nd, 2025
The Brandon Wheat Kings staved off elimination with a 6-4 Game 4 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series on Wednesday night in Virden. “Gutsy effort by us for the most part,” said Matt Anholt, Canes associate head coach. “Just some ugly mistakes that can’t happen in playoffs by some individuals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LCI looks to build off of championship season
By Lethbridge Herald on April 2nd, 2025
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald LCI’s varsity girls rugby team kicked off a new season this week with a primary focus of building off of last year’s provincial win. “It definitely changes the tone,” said Samantha Wiersma, LCI head coach. “I’d say they have a quiet confidence behind them, that they’ve done it before and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U11AA Canes crowned provincial champions
By Lethbridge Herald on April 1st, 2025
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes U11AA hockey team capped off a successful season by winning the inaugural Hockey Alberta U11AA Provincials Championships over the weekend in Strathmore. The Canes went undefeated in the provincial championship after doubling up the Wainwright Polar Kings 6-3 in Sunday’s final, edging rival Red Deer 6-3 earlier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canes take stranglehold on series
By Lethbridge Herald on April 1st, 2025
The Lethbridge Hurricanes took a commanding 3-0 series lead in their best-of-seven Western Hockey League quarterfinal playoff series with the Brandon Wheat Kings after a 3-1 road win on Tuesday night at Virden’s Tundra Oil and Gas Place. “It was a real greasy road win,” said Matt Anholt, Canes associate head coach. “I think when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: What will it take for the Stamps to buck up?
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 1st, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@medicinehatnews.com Calgary and Ottawa blew it; Edmonton and Saskatchewan got it done. The Elks chalked up their first win of the season, ending a 13-game losing streak. They have an opportunity to end their really embarrassing losing streak of 22 losses at home on Sunday night against Ottawa. Meanwhile down the QE II, things ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes confident ahead of Virden playoff games
By Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2025
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes take a 2-0 first-round series lead over the Brandon Wheat Kings into Virden, Man., for Games 3 and 4 today and tomorrow respectively and are feeling confident heading out on the road after winning both games on home ice to start the series. “You play 68 games ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PBA splits games with Coyotes
By Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2025
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald For the second weekend in a row the Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs varsity team split their road games. The Dawgs played a four game series with the Okanagan College Coyotes and opened with a 7-6 win in the first game of the double-header on Saturday. PBA scored seven runs on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canes edge Wheat Kings to take 2-0 series lead
By Lethbridge Herald on March 29th, 2025
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes took a 2-0 series lead after edging the Brandon Wheat Kings 4-3 in Game 2 of their first round series on Saturday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. “It was a hard fought game right until the bitter end,” said Bill Peters, Canes head coach. “Both teams had a ... Read More »
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