Local Sports
Iwaasa crowned a worlds champion
By Lethbridge Herald on August 29th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Local racquetball player Coby Iwaasa and partner Sam Murray were crowned men’s doubles world champions as Team Canada at the World Racquetball championships in San Antonio on Thursday. Iwaasa and Murray knocked off the heavy favourites from Mexico, who won the world men’s doubles title the previous four years in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edwards, Marques relish NHL development camp experiences
By Lethbridge Herald on August 29th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Hurricane forwards Brayden Edwards and Miguel Marques had very productive summers and hope to transition what they learned into training camp and into ultimately having great seasons with the club. Marques was selected by the Nashville Predators in the third round of this year’s NHL Entry Draft in Las ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Graham wins multiple long drive titles
By Lethbridge Herald on August 28th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge’s Sara Graham is a long drive golf competition winner after capturing multiple Canadian Amateur Long Drive titles in Edmonton recently. Graham won the Open Women’s category for the second time with the longest drive of 282 yards, the 35+ division with a 287-yard drive and the 40+ category with ... Read More »
1 responseCanes break ice for training camp
By Lethbridge Herald on August 28th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes hit the ice for the start of training camp today with the hopes of seeing players grow within and seeing where new young players fit in to help build this season’s roster. Head coach Bill Peters wants to see the growth amongst players at camp. “We need ... Read More »
1 responseHorns open season with ties
By Lethbridge Herald on August 27th, 2024
Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s soccer team could not muster any offence in a pair of 0-0 ties on the road at Mount Royal and University of Calgary over the weekend. At Mount Royal, each team had two shots hit the net and the Cougars holding the overall shot total at 9-5. ... Read More »
1 responseATTACK Volleyball seeing progress within first year
By Lethbridge Herald on August 27th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald ATTACK Volleyball is almost a year into existence and has seen growth since coming to fruition. Ard Biesheuvel was running a friends’ volleyball camp in Newfoundland and he thought there were unique ideas that he never seen before there and came back and had discussions with now ATTACK partner André ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Run for the Pumpkin has a new course
By Lethbridge Herald on August 23rd, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Run for the Pumpkin fun run, which is hosted by the Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks cross-country team, returns for its 37th year next month with a slight change. A new course has been implemented with both the start and finish lines being at the south end of Nicholas Sheran School. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Contestants enjoy the spirit of the Lethbridge rodeo
By Lethbridge Herald on August 23rd, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Rodeo life can be a busy one, but for many contestants the stop at the Lethbridge and District Pro Rodeo, they enjoy this stop for its hospitality and the implications this late in the schedule. Manitoba’s Orin Larsen has been to nine Nationals Finals Rodeos (NFR) and five Canadian Finals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deep South Volleyball League creates new home for local high school teams
By Lethbridge Herald on August 22nd, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Some city and local-area high schools have teamed up to form a new volleyball league beginning this season. As a result of Southern Alberta Interscholastic Administrative Council (SAIAC) folding, eight schools including Winston Churchill High School, Coaldale Christian, Immanuel Christian, Prairie Winds (formerly Kate Andrews High School), Stirling, St. Mary’s, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Record season for offence in the Western Canadian Baseball League
By Lethbridge Herald on August 22nd, 2024
The hits kept coming. They came in bunches. Batters slapping out singles, line-driving doubles and hammering out homers. It was a record year for long balls and base hits in the Western Canadian Baseball League, making for fun days at the ballpark for sluggers and challenging nights for those who work on the mound. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virk looks to build off past work as Horns begin a new season
By Lethbridge Herald on August 21st, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s soccer team begin a new Canada West season this weekend under a new head coach that plans to build on what has already been implemented in past seasons. “It’s really about kind of building off of work these guys have done with the previous ... Read More »
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