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Pronghorns taking aim in fundraiser
By Dale Woodard on February 3rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com In her first three years with the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s basketball team, there was always one special game for Amy Mazutinec and her teammates. At least wardrobe-wise. In that particular game, the team would don pink for the Horns annual Shoot For The Cure fundraiser to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes ready for puck drop, again
By Herald on January 28th, 2021
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com The Western Hockey League — or at least a part of it — is returning after nearly a year away. Fortunately for the Lethbridge Hurricanes, that includes them and the rest of the Central Division. On Thursday, the WHL announced it had been granted approval by the Government of Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plume fondly remembered; former Hurricanes defenceman passes away
By Herald on January 22nd, 2021
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com A well-liked, solid defenceman who played the game the right way. That is how former Lethbridge Hurricane blue-liner Clay Plume is remembered by athletic therapist Gord Watt. Plume, a product of Standoff, passed away Tuesday at the age of 37. Plume played for the Hurricanes in the Western Hockey League ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes break even for past season
By Herald on January 19th, 2021
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com Despite having their regular season cut short combined with their entire playoff run being iced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lethbridge Hurricanes’ bottom line didn’t get checked too hard in the 2019-20 Western Hockey League season. In fact, they pretty much broke even. Though the pandemic wiped out the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cozens posts assist in NHL debut
By Herald on January 15th, 2021
BUFFALO – ASSOCIATED PRESS T.J. Oshie had a goal and two assists in Peter Laviolette’s debut as Washington’s coach and the Capitals opened the season with a 6-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. Making his NHL debut, former Lethbridge Hurricanes captain Dylan Cozens posted an assist on Buffalo’s second goal for his first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes reflect on shortened 2020
By Herald on January 14th, 2021
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com Welcome to the 2020 edition of the Lethbridge Hurricanes, the year that was. Or was it the year that wasn’t? Whatever it was, it featured double gold medals at the World Junior Championship, the return of a familiar face at the trade deadline and a Canes defenceman putting up league-leading ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!History served by Kodiaks; men’s volleyball success highlights college’s sports year
By Herald on January 11th, 2021
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com So how strong was the Lethbridge College Kodiaks men’s volleyball team last year? Put it this way, not even a pandemic could stop them. In 2020, program history was made as a result as the Kodiaks Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference silver medal – earned on home court at the Val ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Abrey’s 33 points powers Kate Andrews over Willow Creek
By Lethbridge Herald on February 29th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE Kaci Abrey scored 33 points as Coaldale Kate Andrews Pride dumped Claresholm Willow Creek Composite 83-15 in Deep South Conference basketball league play. Evelyn Ferguson added 16 points and Hailey Brown scored 12 for the winners. Kaitlyn Woodruff scored eight points in the loss. In the junior varsity game, Gwen Newberry and Kaitlyn Traber ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Midget AAA Canes host Flames tonight
By Lethbridge Herald on February 29th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge midget AAA Hurricanes look to even their playoff series with the Calgary Flames tonight. The Canes host the Flames in Game 2 of their second-round, best-of- five Alberta Midget Hockey League series at the Logan Boulet Arena at 7:30 p.m. The Flames downed the Hurricanes 4-1 in Game 1 Thursday night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kodiaks off to nationals
By Lethbridge Herald on February 29th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald They have one more game to play, but the Lethbrige College Kodiaks men’s volleyball team is headed to nationals. The Kodiaks swept the SAIT Trojans 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 27-25) in the semifinal of the Murray Chevrolet Cadillac 2020 ACAC Men’s Volleyball Championships Friday night at the Val Matteotti Gymnasium. That puts the Kodiaks in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canes top Oil Kings in shootout
By Lethbridge Herald on February 29th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com What a time to be in a divisional race. On Friday night at the Enmax Centre, the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Edmonton Oil Kings put the pedal down and made an announced crowd of 5,227 white knuckle it right to the end before the Canes prevailed in an entertaining 5-4 ... Read More »
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