Local Sports
Bulldogs sink teeth into rugby gold
By Lethbridge Herald on June 10th, 2018
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com The Winston Churchill Bulldogs boys rugby team picked the ideal weekend to have their best performance of the season. They’re now Alberta Schools Athletic Association Tier II provincial rugby champions as a result following a 29-10 win over Calgary Robert Thirsk in the gold medal game Saturday afternoon in Calgary. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A wild, Western shootout
By Lethbridge Herald on June 10th, 2018
Steel women’s football team edged by Storm in entertaining WWCFL quarter final Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Steel and the Edmonton Storm left it all out on the field. But with the final seconds ticking awat, the Storm were able to leave just a little more and as a result they’re off to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Okotoks Dawgs spoil Bulls’ home opener
By Lethbridge Herald on June 9th, 2018
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com A little early and late offence wasn’t quite enough give the Lethbridge Bulls a home-opening win. Officially throwing open the doors on their newly renovated Spitz Stadium home in perfect summer night baseball weather, the Bulls were unable to cap the night off with a win, falling 6-4 to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lots of game left
By Lethbridge Herald on December 11th, 2015
‘Good Sport’ column by Dylan Purcell Team City faced Team Media in the annual Christmas Hope Charity Hockey Challenge Thursday at Nicholas Sheran, collecting money and food and unwrapped toys to help out during a difficult time. It was a great night, hockey fans got to see former NHLer, Sportsnet commentator and former Lethbridge Bronco ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kate Andrews loses a coaching icon
By Lethbridge Herald on October 2nd, 2015
By Dave WellsLong-time Coaldale Kate Andrews teacher and basketball head coach Pius Labolevech has shuffled off this mortal coil at age 80. Through current KA athletic director Kevin Holland I was very gratified to learn the funeral is set for Cornerstone this Friday at 1 p.m. I hope many readers send Pius off with passion, an attribute ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miners open with win — Lethbridge takes on Medicine Hat tonight at 7 p.m.
By Lethbridge Herald on July 24th, 2015
Dylan PurcellLETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.comThe worst thing Lethbridge Y’s Men Miners coach Jared Ruff could say about his team’s 14-5 win over the Tri-County Cardinals in their opening game of the Montana-Alberta American Legion Baseball North District championship tournament at Spitz Stadium Thursday night?They failed to get a mercy-rule win.“That was the one thing, it would have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bulls rally to clip Sox — Lethbridge first WMBL team to post 30 wins
By Lethbridge Herald on July 23rd, 2015
Nick KuhlLETHBRIDGE HERALDnkuhl@lethbridgeherald.comIn stark contrast to Tuesday’s game between the teams, defence and pitching were showcased Wednesday at Spitz Stadium. At least for the first five innings.Then Regina scored six runs — three of them off Bulls’ wild pitches and two off overthrows to first — in the top of the sixth, and the game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U13 Giants are provincial reps in Little League championship tournament
By Lethbridge Herald on July 22nd, 2015
LETHBRIDGE HERALDThe Lethbridge Giants U13 have turned into Team Alberta.The team won the provincial tournament last weekend in Calgary and qualified for the 2015 Intermediate Little League National Championship in Saint John, N.B. beginning Friday. The team leaves tonight.The national tournament winner will represent Canada at the Intermediate Little League World Series in Livermore, Calif... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anastas pleased with latest additions — Pronghorns add players to men’s hockey program
By Lethbridge Herald on July 22nd, 2015
Nick KuhlLETHBRIDGE HERALDnkuhl@lethbridgeherald.comThree more players have joined the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s hockey program.The latest additions are Evan Wardley, Zane Jones and Mitch Makin, who each stand 6’3â€. Head coach Spiros Anastas announced the commitments on Tuesday while bringing the 2015-16 recruiting class up to 15.“These three guys are huge additions, both literally and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tuesday’s Good Sport column — Call it a tradition?
By Lethbridge Herald on July 21st, 2015
Dylan PurcellLETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.comIt’s right on the door as you walk into their dojang on Third Avenue. Nine members of Legacy Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts are headed to Italy this week to compete internationally at the World Tae Kwon Do Championships in Roana, Italy. They are part of United Traditional Tae Kwon Do Canada’s national ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey hits Nikka Yukko today — event beings at 1 p.m. today
By Lethbridge Herald on July 21st, 2015
LETHBRIDGE HERALDThe forecast calls for a sunny day with highs stretching to 30 degrees, so why not head to Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens and strap on your helmet and skates?A pair of Olympic gold medallist women’s hockey players and 520 square feet of synthetic ice will be there for the Prairie Toyota Clarkson Cup tour. The ... Read More »
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