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Lakers focus on development for the next level
By Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Lakers American Legion baseball team will be playing a full slate of games in the league’s ‘B’ schedule this season with a goal in mind of developing players to go to the next level. “We’re kind of a feeder program,” said Sam Hilgersom, Lakers assistant coach. “So we’re ... Read More »
1 responseGolden Hawk players selected in WHL Draft
By Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Four Val Matteoti Golden Hawks U15AAA players got closer to playing in the WHL down the road after being drafted in the Prospects Draft on Thursday. The highest player to be picked from the city was defenceman Nolan Pilsner as he went 106th overall to the Swift Current Broncos. Pilsner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PBA get much-needed split
By Lethbridge Herald on May 9th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald A Josh Clark sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning scored Morgan Halliday for the winning run in a 1-0 Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs victory over the Edmonton Collegiate Hawks in the second game of the double header between the two teams at Lloyd Nolan Yard on Thursday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes stock up on centremen in Prospects Draft
By Lethbridge Herald on May 9th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes officially wrapped up another season with the completion of the WHL Prospects Draft on Thursday. The Canes chose eight forwards, a goalie and six defencemen in total. “When I zero in on our group, we are just as excited as can be,” said Peter Anholt, Hurricanes GM. ... Read More »
1 responseYoung Miners have lots of upside this season
By Lethbridge Herald on May 8th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Miners American Legion ‘A’ baseball team open the season tomorrow with plenty of upside as a young group. “We’re quite excited with the group of kids we have,” said Miners head coach Nicholas Ankermann. The Miners have only two 18 year olds returning from last year who ... Read More »
1 responseCompetitive swimmers heading for Olympic Trials
By Lethbridge Herald on May 8th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Four Lethbridge Amateur Swim Club (LASC) members are getting the opportunity of a lifetime to swim at next week’s Olympic Trials in Toronto with the hopes of heading to the Summer Olympics Games in Paris as a part of Team Canada Those swimmers are Raine Arden, Owen Guyn, Tanner Sanders ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PBA working to improve during stretch run
By Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs varsity team are entering the stretch drive this week that will see them play eight games in a five day stretch beginning Thursday to end the CCBC regular season. However, the team is entering the home stretch of the season having just gone 2-5 on ... Read More »
1 responseCanes seek more forwards in Prospects Draft
By Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes are preparing for a busy week with the US Priority Draft today and the WHL Prospects Draft on Thursday. “There’s some really high-end D-men [defencemen]that are going to go early in the draft,” said Matt Anholt, Canes assistant general manager and assistant coach, when asked about his ... Read More »
1 responseDawgs downed by Coyotes
By Lethbridge Herald on May 3rd, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs varsity didn’t get the result they wanted in the back half of the series with the Okanagan College Coyotes on Friday. The Coyotes took the first game 3-0 followed by a 3-2 win in the second game respectively. OC scored three runs in the fifth ... Read More »
1 responseLSHOF enshrines 2024 inductees
By Lethbridge Herald on May 3rd, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame enshrined the class of 2024 during an induction ceremony at the Enmax Centre’s Western Canadian Bank Lounge on Friday night. One of the inductees was boxer Carmen Rinke. “It’s thrilling,” said Rinke, The Lundbreck product boxed competitively from 1966 to 1972, earning six Canadian ... Read More »
1 responseDawgs split with Coyotes to begin road trip
By Lethbridge Herald on May 2nd, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald After dropping three-of-four at home to the VIU Mariners last week, the Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs varsity team split their doubleheader with Okanagan College Coyotes to begin their road trip on Thursday in Kelowna. PBA started the day with an 8-1 win over OC, in which a four-run first inning ... Read More »
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