Local Sports
Elks look to improve with each game in home tournament
By Lethbridge Herald on June 15th, 2023
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Elks American Legion AA baseball team are set to host their annual Mary Oikawa Memorial Baseball Tournament at Spitz Stadium this weekend. Coach Scott Oikawa feels the team has been making some strides heading into this weekend. “We did have you know a nice win in conference against ... Read More »
1 responseCardston High School athlete impacted by transgender participant at recent zone meet
By Lethbridge Herald on June 15th, 2023
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald A race at the recent high school track and field zone meet on May 25 has caused a stir on a southwestern Alberta scale. Cardston High School’s Hannah Pilling was competing in her zone meet when she initially lost out on a provincials berth to a Medicine Hat transgender athlete. ... Read More »
1 responseThe opening week it was in the CFL
By Lethbridge Herald on June 15th, 2023
Graham Kelly Inside the CFL While Nick Taylor became the first Canadian since Pat Fletcher in 1954 to win the Canadian Open, the Elks extended their CFL record home losing streak Sunday to 18 when they couldn’t punch it in from the Saskatchewan one-yard line, allowing the visitors to escape with a badly needed 17-13 ... Read More »
1 responseFrancis cracks Team Alberta U18 roster
By Lethbridge Herald on June 14th, 2023
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Raymond High Comets football player Bently Francis is getting his first taste at the Team Alberta level next month. Francis was named to the final 40-man roster for the U18 Team Alberta team that will compete in the Football Canada Cup in Edmonton from July 7-15. The Football Canada ... Read More »
1 responseBulls split with Gulls
By Lethbridge Herald on June 14th, 2023
Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls split their four-game set with the Sylvan Lake Gulls. Tuesday’s result saw the Bulls edge the Gulls 5-3 in Sylvan Lake. Lethbridge was shut out 3-0 on Monday in Sylvan Lake after edging the Gulls 4-3 Sunday at Spitz Stadium. The Bulls opened the series with a 10-4 loss on ... Read More »
1 responseMiners sweep Cardinals in twin bill
By Lethbridge Herald on June 14th, 2023
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge American Legion Miners ‘A’ baseball team held on for an 8-6 win over the Tri-County Cardinals in the first game of the double header in rainy and cold conditions at Spitz Stadium on Wednesday night. “Yeah, it was a battle out there,” said Miners head coach Nicholas Ankermann. ... Read More »
1 responseRetired health care workers depart on monumental cycling race
By Lethbridge Herald on June 13th, 2023
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Local retired health care workers Roy Pollmuller and Don Erickson began a monumental cycling race yesterday. Both men agreed to the opportunity to be a part of the support team for cyclist Leah Goldstein in the Race Across America (RAAM), which she is a former champion of. RAAM is a ... Read More »
1 responseMiners welcome Cardinals to Spitz Stadium
By Lethbridge Herald on June 13th, 2023
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald For the first time since before COVID, the Lethbridge Miners ‘A’ American Legion baseball team will welcome an American opponent north of the border tonight. The Miners will welcome the Tri-County Cardinals out of Conrad, Mont., tonight for a double header at Spitz Stadium. “Yeah, we’re really excited to have ... Read More »
1 responseBulldogs repeat as provincial champions
By Lethbridge Herald on June 13th, 2023
Local senior high school rugby teams attended provincials in Calgary this past weekend and had strong showings. The Winston Churchill Bulldogs boys team repeated as provincial champions after capturing the Tier 2 provincial banner by beating Calgary’s Rundle College 43-7 in the final on Saturday. “Yeah, it was good,” said Bulldogs head coach Jonathan Dick. ... Read More »
1 responseBulls and Gulls set to clash in pivotal match
By Lethbridge Herald on June 9th, 2023
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald While it wasn’t the ideal start to the weekend series between the Lethbridge Bulls and Sylvan Lake Gulls due the first game being cancelled due to rain on Friday at Spitz Stadium, both teams will hit the field for four straight against each other over the next four days in ... Read More »
1 responseLowry, Miller named LCI’s athletes of the year
By Lethbridge Herald on June 9th, 2023
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald LCI held its Green and Gold Day on Friday where awards were handed out for athletes of the year and fine arts. Graduating athlete Ryder Lowry took home the Jim Whitelaw Award as Male Athlete of the Year. “Oh yeah it’s so crazy,” said Lowry. “So inspiring and it’s just ... Read More »
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