November 22nd, 2024

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Elks blanked by the Lakers

By Lethbridge Herald on June 12th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald   The Lethbridge Elks American Legion AA team remain winless through four conference games after being blanked by the Kalispell Lakers 2-0 at Spitz Stadium on Wednesday night. “We just couldn’t put any runs on the board today unfortunately,” said Scott Oikawa, Elks head coach. “We had some decent swings ... Read More »

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Bulldogs pull off three-peat

By Lethbridge Herald on June 12th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Winston Churchill Bulldogs varsity boys rugby team pulled off the three-peat as Tier 2 Boys provincial champions over the weekend in Red Deer. The Bulldogs defeated West Central 63-0 in the final on Saturday after defeating them 69-0  and Strathmore 75-0 on Friday. “It’s always exciting to go win ... Read More »

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Miners sweep the Royals

By Lethbridge Herald on June 11th, 2024

By Justin Seward The Lethbridge Miner American Legion A baseball  team swept the Fort Macleod Royals in a Sunday doubleheader with a 10-6 and 16-4 win. The Miners were led by Brett Smith who had four hits in five at bats and seven runs on five hits in the seventh inning to propel them to ... Read More »

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LCI Clippers win rugby provincial title

By Lethbridge Herald on June 11th, 2024

  Garrett Simmons Lethbridge School Division  The Lethbridge Collegiate Clippers defeated a familiar foe in the championship game at the 2024 Alberta Schools Athletic Association Rugby 15s Provincials on Saturday. LCI met up with Raymond in the Tier 1 final and emerged with a 19-10 win to take gold.  The win in the final over ... Read More »

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Bombers score 10 runs in win over Bulls on Tuesday night

By Lethbridge Herald on June 11th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Brooks Bombers tamed the Lethbridge  Bulls with a 10-6  win on Tuesday night at Spitz Stadium. The Bombers got on the board first as a  Kelton Phillips ground out scored Jouseph Gelpi on the play in the first inning. Brooks made it 2-0 in the first when Anthony Gilbert ... Read More »

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Elks look to up consistency as conference play kicks off

By Lethbridge Herald on June 7th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Elks American Legion baseball team kick off conference play today with the hopes of upping their consistency. “It’s been (a) little bit inconsistent early but that’s to be expected with … a younger club,” said Elks head coach Scott Oikawa, on the team’s play heading into conference play. ... Read More »

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Bulls pummel the Dawgs

By Lethbridge Herald on June 7th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls passed an early season test with a convincing 12-4 win over the first place Okotoks Dawgs on Friday night at Spitz Stadium. “(On) the base pads, I think we just stayed aggressive, really I think that was the main part,” said Bulls infielder Scott Hansen. Hansen thought ... Read More »

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Chadwick earns CHL’s scholastic award

By Lethbridge Herald on June 6th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Hurricanes defenceman Noah Chadwick was recognized for his excellence in the classroom last week during the Memorial Cup. Chadwick was  named the recipient the Canadian Hockey League Scholastic Player of the Year, which is an award that is handed out annually to a player that best displays successes both ... Read More »

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Bulls stomp over the Bombers

By Lethbridge Herald on June 6th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald A seven-run sixth inning propelled the Lethbridge Bulls  to an 11-5 win over the Brooks Bombers on Thursday night at Spitz Stadium. The Bombers didn’t waste any time getting on the board as a single by Kelton Phillips  scored  Payton Matthews to give the visitors an early 1-0 lead. The ... Read More »

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Kelly’s Peerless Pigskin Prognostication

By Lethbridge Herald on June 5th, 2024

Graham Kelly INSIDE THE CFL Will Winnipeg become the fourth team in CFL history to make it to the Grey Cup five times? Will the Lions roar in 2024? Can the Stampeders find a cure for their red-zone blues? If the Elks keep losing will Edmonton fans set up a Go Fund Me page to ... Read More »

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Mavs spoil the Bulls home opener

By Lethbridge Herald on June 5th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Medicine Hat Mavericks used a couple of home runs to propel them to spoil the Lethbridge Bulls home opener with a 6-4 win on Wednesday night at Spitz Stadium. “Just missed a couple pitches (that) ended up over the fence and that was basically (the) deciding factor,” said Ryan ... Read More »

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