Local Sports
Golden Hawks soar to victory
By Lethbridge Herald on January 16th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Val Matteoti Golden Hawks U15AAA hockey club were flying high in their weekend victory over Maple Leaf (MLAC) Scott Pump on Saturday. Damen Vanderberg led the way with a hat trick and two assists while teammates Landon Ward, Kutcher Aquila, Devin Groenenboom, Lincoln Eaves, Maxton Okubo, Dawson Spence, Cohen ... Read More »
1 responseHurricanes looking to find their rhythm, says Peters
By Lethbridge Herald on January 15th, 2024
James Tubb – SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS – jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Lethbridge Hurricanes are gearing up for the sprint of 28 games ahead of them. The Hurricanes are coming off a split weekend against the Medicine Hat Tigers, with a 5-2 win at the Enmax Centre on Friday before consistency cost them in a 3-2 loss Saturday at Medicine ... Read More »
1 responseHurricanes acquire D-man and forward at trade deadline
By Lethbridge Herald on January 10th, 2024
The Lethbridge Hurricanes continued to deal as the Western Hockey League trade deadline arrived on Wednesday. The team announced Wednesday afternoon that it had acquired 2004-born defenceman Brandon Wynne from the Seattle Thunderbirds in exchange for a seventh-round draft pick. Wynne, 19, was undrafted in the WHL draft but signed by the Edmonton Oil Kings ... Read More »
1 responseHurricanes trades aim for more competitive lineup
By Lethbridge Herald on January 9th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Hurricanes general manager Peter Anholt says the team’s big players need to play bigger and the smaller guys have to be more competitive. The Canes GM spoke to reporters on Tuesday morning after the Western Hockey League club pulled the trigger on three trades Monday. The team, however, may ... Read More »
1 responsePeters bringing positive vibes to Canes dressing room
By Lethbridge Herald on January 4th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters feels he is settling in well in his first season with the hockey club and the players are feeling the positive vibe in the dressing room as a result. “It’s good,” said Peters. “It’s a good group of young men to work with, a ... Read More »
1 responseU13AA Hurricanes ready for second half
By Lethbridge Herald on January 4th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge U13AA Hurricanes hockey club open the post-Christmas break schedule tonight with the hope of continuing to build on their torrid start to the South Central Alberta Hockey League season. The team is undefeated at 20-0 in league play and are ranked second in western Canada according to My ... Read More »
1 responseHorns feeling confident heading into second semester
By Lethbridge Herald on January 3rd, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s basketball team start second semester tomorrow feeling confident after six-game win streak to finish first semester. Horns head coach Dave Waknuk says the spirits are good. “ I think we’re excited about what we accomplished but we know we still have so much more ... Read More »
1 responseCanes double up the Broncos
By Lethbridge Herald on January 3rd, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes avenged a loss to the Swift Current Broncos a week ago with a 6-3 win on Wednesday night at the Enmax Centre. “I liked our second period even though we came out of it down one,” said Bill Peters, Hurricanes head coach. “The guys knew they were ... Read More »
1 responseThe year it was for Lethbridge sports
By Lethbridge Herald on December 29th, 2023
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald 2023 saw many highlights throughout the Lethbridge sports scene and here are the top stories captured during the year. Canes make controversial hire The Lethbridge Hurricanes replaced Brent Kisio with Bill Peters before the start of training camp in late August. The hire didn’t come without its controversy considering ... Read More »
1 responseHurricanes snap losing streak with shootout win
By Lethbridge Herald on December 29th, 2023
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes snapped a five-game losing streak after 2-1 shootout win over the Red Deer Rebels on Friday night at the Enmax Centre. Logan McCutcheon scored the shootout winner in the seventh round to preserve the win for the Canes. “Oh, gutsy effort,” said Matt Anholt, Hurricanes assistant coach ... Read More »
1 responseTaber’s Sparks energizing on the court for Kodiaks
By Lethbridge Herald on December 28th, 2023
By Heather Cameron Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Taber Times Taber local Kitawna Sparks was named November’s Athlete of the Month at Lethbridge College. “When I learned I was November’s Athlete of the Month, I felt extremely grateful,” said Sparks. “I’ve had a very good start to this basketball season, and this past month I’ve done very ... Read More »
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