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A breath of fresh air is needed in Calgary
By Lethbridge Herald on October 2nd, 2024
Graham Kelly INSIDE THE CFL With the Calgary Stampeders likely to miss the play-offs for the first time in 18 years, it is only natural that all facets of the organization are under the microscope including the fate of General Manager /Head Coach Dave Dickenson. Since combining the jobs in 2022 the team’s record is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U18AAA Canes open with split
By Lethbridge Herald on October 1st, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes U18AAA team opened up their season with a split over the weekend on home ice. Lethbridge opened with a 6-1 loss to Okotoks on Friday, with Damen Vanderberg getting the lone Canes goal on the powerplay in the contest. The U18AAA’s rebounded with a 3-2 win over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kodiaks soccer on upward trajectory at the halfway point
By Lethbridge Herald on October 1st, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks soccer teams have hit the halfway point of their seasons and are on the upward trajectory. The Kodiak women’s team ended the first half of their schedule winning three of their last five games and sit in third place in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference’s South ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warrior relay races return to RMTC
By Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2024
The Indian Warrior Relay races are back at the Rocky Mountain Turf Club this weekend. Post-time Saturday and Sunday is 1 p.m. and admission is free. The Jason Goodstriker Memorial Indian Warrior Relay racing will honour one of the sport’s greats. In the relay races, riders race bareback on thoroughbred horses, and jumps from one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redblacks are climbing out of their rebuild
By Lethbridge Herald on September 25th, 2024
Graham Kelly Inside the CFL They were showdowns between the new dogs and old dogs on the block, between the challengers and champions. As it turned out, neither the Edmonton Elks nor Ottawa Redblacks were ready for prime time. The Larks continued to soar, the Blue Bombers awoke from their slumber in the fourth quarter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden Hawks expected to be competitive this season
By Lethbridge Herald on September 25th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald While they will have a young roster this season, the Lethbridge Val Matteoti Golden Hawks U15AAA hockey team expect to have a lot of fight in them as they open the 2024-2025 campaign on Saturday. “I think the boys are coming together very well,” said Mitch Maxwell, Golden Hawks head ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cyclones highlight fun and future opportunities for female hockey
By Lethbridge Herald on September 25th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Cyclones female hockey program continues to promote fun and show young players what opportunities there are as they navigate through the system. The main objective in the Cyclones program is to have fun, while there are competitive streams that they want to offer with the Southern Express programs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Softball Valley hosting a night for the food bank
By Lethbridge Herald on September 24th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Softball Valley is thinking about its community again this year with their second annual food bank night on Thursday night. This is the second annual food bank night after last year brought in around $1,700 in food value for the Lethbridge Food Bank. “ That’s part of our mandate that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cook credits brother and coaches for getting him to NLL
By Lethbridge Herald on September 24th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Local lacrosse player Carter Cook will hope to live out a professional lacrosse later this fall. Cook, whose brother Conner got drafted by last year by the Calgary Roughnecks, got drafted year at 49th overall by same team, in last week’s National Lacrosse League Draft. Cook, at 20 years old, ... Read More »
1 responseCanes among five teams to officially bid for Memorial Cup
By Lethbridge Herald on September 23rd, 2024
The Lethbridge Hurricanes are among five Western Hockey League teams officially vying to host the 2026 Memorial Cup. On Monday, the Canadian Hockey League announced that the Hurricanes along with the Medicine Hat Tigers, Brandon Wheat Kings, Kelowna Rockets and Spokane Chiefs have officially submitted bids for the club. This is the largest number of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elite levels seeing good numbers
By Lethbridge Herald on September 20th, 2024
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Elite AAA and AA hockey teams are winding down their try-out/exhibition period and have had positives to build off of in the last number of weeks leading into a new season. “We had good turnouts,” Sean Gillam, Lethbridge Minor Hockey Association’s elite programs representative, on the try-out process. ... Read More »
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