Sports

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Coming out of an early season bye-week, the Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks women’s volleyball team were swept in three sets (25-22, 25-17, 25-21) on home court by The King’s University (TKU) Eagles on Friday night. “I had to admit to the girls it’s even for me confusing when a team passes [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks men’s basketball team have clawed out two road wins on their four-game road trip to start the season which has their head coach beaming about some areas of their game. Head coach Ryan Heggie has been happy with the team’s defensive game right out of the [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald With the Alberta teachers’ strike ending on Wednesday after three weeks , it also meant that local high schools had to figure out a way to complete the Prairie Sky Conference football season after it was put on pause on Oct. 6 due to the strike.  League coaches met via [...] Read More »

Graham Kelly  Inside the CFL Calgary dominated the first half of the season, sweeping the Roughriders and Bombers. The Lions were dominant down the stretch and go into the semi-final on a six-game winning streak. Which teams will show up Saturday at B.C. Place? “We are kind of a team that gets on runs,” Calgary [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Hurricanes rookie 17-year-old forward Lukas Lima is relishing the new environment with his new team after being acquired from the Everett Silvertips in the offseason. “All the boys have been great (and) all the staff have been very  welcoming, so it’s been fun so far,” said Lima. Lima comes [...] Read More »

Phoenix Suns (3-4, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (4-3, eighth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix will try to end its three-game road slide when the Suns play Golden State. Golden State went 48-34 overall, 5-11 in Pacific Division games and 24-17 at home [...] Read More »

Utah Jazz (2-4, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (3-4, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Utah looks to end its three-game slide with a victory over Boston. Boston went 61-21 overall a season ago while going 28-13 at home. The Celtics averaged 116.3 points per game [...] Read More »

Miami Heat (3-3, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (3-2, fifth in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Monday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles will try to keep its three-game home win streak alive when the Clippers face Miami. Los Angeles went 50-32 overall with a 30-11 record at home during [...] Read More »

Charlotte Hornets (3-4, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (0-6, 15th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans will try to end its six-game losing streak when the Pelicans play Charlotte. New Orleans finished 21-61 overall last season while going 14-27 at home. The Pelicans [...] Read More »

Philadelphia 76ers (5-1, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (5-1, second in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia hits the road against Chicago aiming to prolong its three-game road winning streak. Chicago went 39-43 overall and 28-24 in Eastern Conference games last season. The Bulls averaged 117.8 points [...] Read More »