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Forsyth to speak on safe sport
By Lethbridge Herald on April 24th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Sport Council will conclude their seven-part ‘Sport for All’: Breaking Barrier series by welcoming Generation Safe Founder and former Olympian, Allison Forsyth, to host a safe sport workshop on Saturday. The workshop includes education and will offer up what options are available to organizations in regards to safe sport. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dawgs smash through Golden Tide on the road
By Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs varsity baseball team improved their record 8-4 on the season after taking three of four road games off the Victoria Collegiate Golden Tide over the weekend. “I thought we did OK especially with the long bus ride,” said Todd Hubka, PBA head coach. “We came ... Read More »
1 responseNew female football team arrives in Lethbridge
By Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald There is a new football opportunity for female high school players in the city. The Lethbridge Rams U19 female team began play earlier this month in the Southern Alberta Female Football League in their first season. The team came to fruition after head coach Justin Tillery, who is also defensive ... Read More »
1 responseLCI varsity girls looking for more this season
By Lethbridge Herald on April 19th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The LCI senior varsity girls rugby team is going into a new season with high expectations. “We felt like we didn’t quite get the results we were looking for at provincials last year and we didn’t have a huge turnover of players,” said head coach Sam Wright. “So we knew ... Read More »
2 responsesRams excited to be back playing 15s
By Lethbridge Herald on April 19th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald For the first time since pre-COVID, the LCI Rams boys rugby teams are returning to play in the 15s league this season. The Rams were able to field enough players this year after not being able to field a program a year ago due to low numbers, which was the ... Read More »
2 responsesCoyote varsity girls rugby to use teamwork and leadership
By Lethbridge Herald on April 18th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Chinook Coyotes senior girls rugby team will use teamwork, communication and leadership to band together success this season. “We have the skills,” said head coach Alaya French. “We just need to make sure that we’re all supporting each other the whole time.” The Coyotes will rely on solid backs ... Read More »
2 responsesHelton, Stewart take home Athlete of the Year awards
By Lethbridge Herald on April 18th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge College Kodiaks officially wrapped up the 2023-2024 college athletic season with their annual Kodi awards on Wednesday night. Local indoor track and cross country athlete, Owen Stewart, won the Tim Tollestrup Leadership/ Athlete of the Year for male athletes. “Honestly, I’m really grateful to be awarded this award,” ... Read More »
1 responseCoyotes to lean on past successes and a whole team leadership mentality
By Lethbridge Herald on April 17th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Chinook Coyotes senior boys rugby team will look to build off of past successes and a full team effort to find success this season. The team won the ASAA Sportsmanship Award at provincials last year, which coach Connor Kopp was most proud of, on top of winning a Tier ... Read More »
1 responseYeti cheerleaders crowned national champions
By Lethbridge Herald on April 17th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Peak Elite Cheerleading headed to Niagara Falls to compete at the Canadian Cheer National Championships and one group came home a champion over the weekend. Peak Elite’s U12 Level 1 Yetis group won the national championship. “They showed some real grit (last) weekend,” said Samantha Paradee, Peak Elite Cheerleading owner ... Read More »
1 responseCougars look to improved athleticism and strong players this season
By Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Catholic Central Cougars senior girls rugby team come into the season with a more of an athleticism approach and a strong core of players that will hopefully lead them to success. “We have been focusing more this year on cardio and being able to keep up with each other ... Read More »
1 responseMeneghin to focus on being a better playoff performer
By Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Hurricanes goaltender Harrison Meneghin had a career year as the full-time starter for the team. Meneghin posted career bests with a 27-20-5-0 record, a 2.59 GAA and 0.919 save percentage in 53 starts. “I really liked my regular season,” said Meneghin. “I felt good going into playoffs but as ... Read More »
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