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Uneasy week leads to Olympic team spot for Hess
By Lethbridge Herald on May 22nd, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Local swimmer, Apollo Hess, will live out his Olympic dream this summer after qualifying for the Paris Summer Olympics for the Canadian swim team at Olympic Trials last week in Toronto. The Lethbridge swimmer, who is swimming out of the High Performance Centre in Toronto, will be the lone Olympian ... Read More »
1 responseOlympic dream comes true for Canadian 3×3 basketball team
By Lethbridge Herald on May 22nd, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Canada’s FIBA (International Basketball Federation) 3×3 women’s basketball team had a second chance to qualify for this summer’s Paris Summer Olympics and they made the most of it over the weekend. The red and white team that consisted of Lethbridge’s own Kacie Bosch, Paige Crozon and the Plouffe twins , ... Read More »
2 responsesElks go 1-2 in Vauxhall
By Lethbridge Herald on May 21st, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Elks American Legion baseball team opened their season with a 1-2 record at the Vauxhall tournament over the May long weekend. The tournament started with a loss for the Elks on Saturday, as they lost 7-6 Absolute Human Performance. Bowen Weaver took the loss in the mound for ... Read More »
1 responseHurricanes sign top prospects
By Lethbridge Herald on May 21st, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes secured some of their future on Tuesday with the signing of their top four prospects from the 2024 Prospects Draft at the Enmax Centre. The Canes signed their top four picks in Tyden Lafournaise, Reid Soper, Leif Oaten and Cohen Pentney to WHL Scholarship and Development Agreements. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iwaasa motivated for national stage in home province
By Lethbridge Herald on May 17th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Local racquetball player, Coby Iwaasa, will be joining 139 other athletes of all skill levels at Racquetball Canada National Championships next week in Calgary. “There’s always a lot of motivation,” said Iwaasa. “I’m very competitive and I want to do better.” Iwaasa’s motivation may come from losing to international playing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockridge reflects on strong Kodiak women’s basketball teams
By Lethbridge Herald on May 17th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The dominant Lethbridge Community College Kodiak women’s basketball teams of two seasons from 1988 to 1990 were recognized for their efforts by being inducted into the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Hall of Fame recently. “It’s definitely an honour to be recognized,” said Laurie Hockridge (now Robertson), who was a part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elks fielding a younger crew
By Lethbridge Herald on May 16th, 2024
The Lethbridge Elks American Legion AA baseball team are going into this season with a younger roster after seeing more turnover in players from last year. “It looks like a talented crew,” said Scott Oikawa, Elks head coach, on the new roster make up. “It is definitely a lot of new faces. We didn’t return ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Johansson humbled by ACAC Hall of Fame induction
By Lethbridge Herald on May 15th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Bertil Johansson was one of two Lethbridge College Kodiaks representatives to be enshrined into the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conferences Hall of fame during an induction ceremony last week in Red Deer. “It’s always an honour, first of all, when you get recognized and that you’re inducted into [the] Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PBA hopes all facets of game click during World Series
By Lethbridge Herald on May 15th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs varsity are ready to battle on the base pads this weekend in hopes of winning their first Canadian College World Series in seven years at Spitz Stadium. The CCBC’s (Canadian College Baseball Conference) eight teams will all be competing for the league championship. “Hopefully that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Standoff baseball player makes history
By Lethbridge Herald on May 14th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Standoff baseball player Junior Young Pine has made history in his young career. The Fort MacLeod Royal American Legion Baseball multi-positional player will be the first indigenous player to suit up for the Canadian College Baseball Conference’s Edmonton Collegiate Hawks next season. “We believe he’s the first in CCBC,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cougars grind out win over Coyotes
By Lethbridge Herald on May 14th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Catholic Central Cougars had a strong showing on home turf with a 39-22 victory over the Chinook Coyotes during high varsity girls rugby action at CCH west on Tuesday. “We were a good match against each other,” said Cougars head coach Dez Prete. “This was definitely a hard game ... Read More »
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