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Lethbridge to open 2021 PBR Canada Cup Series
By PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERS on June 8th, 2021
Set to begin its sixth season, PBR and Canada’s nationally-televised Cup Series will hold six two-day events throughout 2021, visiting cities across Alberta and Saskatchewan. In 2021, the Canadian Cup Series will begin in Lethbridge at Enmax Centre, launching the season on Aug. 27-28. Last season, the nation’s premier series travelled to Lethbridge twice. After ... Read More »
1 responseSoftball Valley hoping to start league play this month
By Tim Kalinowski on June 8th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The grass is perfectly groomed, the lines are painted in, the mounds are prepared, and the base pads have been installed, but Softball Valley is still looking for more teams and players to get its league action up and running again this summer, likely by June 20. According to Softball Valley facility manager ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bulls sign hometown product Penner for coming season
By Dale Woodard on June 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com With the baseball season just around the corner, a local product is back for the summer. The Lethbridge Bulls announced Monday infielder Ty Penner will be back at Spitz Stadium as the Western Canadian Baseball League returns to the diamond after the 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Penner was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stringer listed on NHL Central Scouting
By Lethbridge Herald on May 28th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Hurricanes forward and local product Zack Stringer has landed on the National Hockey League’s Central Scouting Service list. Stringer, 18, was listed 190th among North American skaters as Central Scouting released its list Thursday. The six-foot-one, 165-pound forward was drafted by the Canes in the first round and eighth overall in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets take off for college programs
By Cole Parkinson on May 28th, 2021
Despite the lack of games for the Vauxhall Academy of Baseball Jets, their senior players have continued to find teams for the next fall season. Earlier this month, three Jets players committed to college programs for the upcoming 2021-22 season. Right-handed pitcher Cole Alguire from Calgary accepted a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) scholarship ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bulls ready to play some ball this summer
By Dale Woodard on May 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com After more than a year away from the ball diamond due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bulls are ready to charge. With the province announcing its three-stage Open For Summer plan with the hopes of being fully open by late-June or early July as vaccination targets are ideally reached and hospitalizations decline, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province’s Open For Summer plan means slight changes for golfers
By Dale Woodard on May 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com The announcement of the province’s three-stage Open For Summer plan is being felt somewhat on the links. With COVID-19 numbers on the decline and vaccinations on the upswing, Alberta premier Jason Kenney rolled out stage 1 of his plan of attack on the pandemic with the hopes of having the province completely open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge product Talbot joins the Kodiaks
By Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge College Kodiaks women’s volleyball team has served up a local recruit. The Kodiaks announced Tuesday the signing of Claire Talbot to the Kodiaks roster in time for the 2021-22 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference season. The local product who will graduate from Catholic Central High School this spring also played club volleyball ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kodiaks add speed with commitment of Morrison
By Dale Woodard on May 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge College Kodiaks women’s soccer team continues to recruit, and this time they added a little speed. As they gear up for the 2021 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference season, the Kodiaks announced the commitment of striker Megan Morrison. The product of Medicine Hat will make the Kodiaks just a little bit faster. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RMTC opening weekend postponed
By Dale Woodard on May 15th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com The Rocky Mountain Turf Club will wait another weekend before the horses charge from the gate. On Thursday, the RMTC announced the opening weekend of racing — minus the fans due to COVID-19 protocol — would take place Saturday and Sunday with the Preakness Stakes weekend. But late Friday, the starting gate closed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local swimmer Fletcher ready to compete in NCAA Division 1
By Dale Woodard on May 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com Out of a disappointing development, Isaac Fletcher was still able to take the next step. Or in the case of the local swimmer, the next lap. Those laps will take place south of the border and at the NCAA Division 1 level as Fletcher, a member of the Lethbridge Amateur Swim Club, signs ... Read More »
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