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Dawgs have their day
By Dale Woodard on August 17th, 2021
The Lethbridge Academy Dawgs didn’t quite have another comeback in them. Still, the hosts of the Baseball Alberta U15 AAA Tier II provincials still managed to get in a pair of games on the final day Sunday at Atso Towaawa Park and tried for a third. The Dawgs were downed 16-6 by the Sherwood Park ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gulls hold off the Bulls
By Lethbridge Herald on August 14th, 2021
A bit of late-game sizzle on the sticks wasn’t enough to snap the Lethbridge Bulls late-season losing skid. The Bulls were downed 12-7 by the Sylvan Lake Gulls in Western Canadian Baseball League play Friday night at Spitz Stadium. Down 11-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning thanks to a three-run fourth inning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat girls’ softball team wins provincial bronze
By Dale Woodard on August 13th, 2021
The Lethbridge U16 Heat girl softball team battled their way to a provincial medal. They also battled the elements, but that didn’t stop them from bringing home the bronze medal at the D provincials last weekend in Edmonton. Playing in the third-place game, the Heat downed Cold Lake 10-1 to win the bronze after narrowly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Professional bull riding returning to Lethbridge
By Lethbridge Herald on August 13th, 2021
For the first time in league history, Professional Bull Riders Canada will launch the 2021 season for the elite Cup Series in Lethbridge, The PBR South Country Co-op Showdown is slated to ride into Enmax Centre Aug. 27-28. Adding to the significance of the event, the tour stop will mark the first major ticketed, fan-attended ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge Dawgs hosting Bantam AAA provincials this weekend
By Lethbridge Herald on August 13th, 2021
A little provincial baseball will take the field this weekend. The Lethbridge Junior Academy Bantam AAA Dawgs will play host to Alberta’s top teams at the Baseball Alberta Tier II Bantam AAA championship as six teams from across Alberta take the field at Atso park. Games start at 3 p.m. today with the Dawgs playing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gulls take flight against the Bulls
By Lethbridge Herald on August 13th, 2021
In the race for second place in the Western Canadian Baseball League, the Sylvan Lake Gulls came out flying Thursday night. The Gulls blanked the Lethbridge Bulls 14-0 in league play Thursday night at Spitz Stadium. In the first of our games the teams will play against each other to wrap up the regular season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dawgs Black battle back to edge the Bulls
By Dale Woodard on August 12th, 2021
The Lethbridge Bulls and the Okotoks Dawgs Black were spinning the hits Wednesday night. But at the end of a four-hour marathon the Dawgs Black were humming a toe-tapping result following a 12-11 win in Western Canadian Baseball League play Wednesday night at Spitz Stadium. Trailing 11-8 after six innings, the league-leading Dawgs Black (23-14) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indian Rodeo rides into the RMTC
By Dale Woodard on August 11th, 2021
Indian rodeo was once again riding tall in the saddle with its first event after the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. The weather had cooled off considerably Sunday afternoon, but there was still some hot riding and roping and some equally high stakes as the Blood Tribe Agricultural Society Rodeo came to a close at the Rocky ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kodiaks women’s volleyball signs Sauder
By Lethbridge Herald on August 11th, 2021
The Lethbridge College Kodiaks women’s volleyball team has made another addition to its roster in time for the 2021-22 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference season. On Monday, the Kodiaks announced the commitment of Abby Sauder from Swift Current Comprehensive High School. Sauder is a left side who will join the Kodiaks after training extensively with Team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Horns rugby duo hosting another clinic
By Dale Woodard on August 11th, 2021
Last month, Savanna Collison and Keegan Brantner invited local youth over to the Lethbridge Rugby Club to experience the finer points of the sport. Now, the duo with the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s rugby team who are also Youth Development Coordinators for the Junior Rugby Alberta Association have kicked it up a notch this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian soccer as good as gold
By Dale Woodard on August 7th, 2021
Score one for soccer in Canada. Score one for soccer in Lethbridge in the long run as well. A soccer nation celebrated from coast to coast in the early hours of Friday morning following the Canadian women’s soccer team’s thrilling 3-2 gold medal win on penalty kicks over Sweden at the Tokyo Games. While Canada ... Read More »
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