Sports

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A group of firefighters from Lethbridge Local 237 is participating in the Moonlight 10K run in firefighter gear to raise money and awareness for A New Dawn, a charity that helps people rebuild their lives after crisis, violence, and trauma. Primary Care Paramedic firefighter Kevin Berteron and Advance Care Paramedic [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald  At Paradise Canyon Golf Resort, the grass is still winter-yellow, the snow chased off by warmer days and the ever-present wind. But under a bright first-day-of-spring sun on Friday, that’s more than enough for golfers eager to get back on the course—including some who’ve made the trip south from Calgary, [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter  Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks women’s basketball program will have a new head coach next season. In a press release on Tuesday, the Kodiaks announced that Ken McMurray has retired from his duties as head coach. McMurray initially got involved with the Kodiaks program as an assistant coach under Deanna Simpson and [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Autumn Fisher is looking forward to the next chapter in her rugby career. Fisher, who is currently a Grade 12 student at Chinook High School in Lethbridge, has committed to play for the Saint Mary’s University (SMU) Huskies women’s program next season. The Huskies are a U SPORTS school located in [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Sport Council (LSC) will be hosting a Give-it-a-Try diving event at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the university aquatic centre, for adults to try a new sport in a low commitment, low pressure environment at no cost. This event is in partnership with the Lethbridge Diving Club [...] Read More »

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Corey Camper Jr. finished with a triple-double, Elijah Price posted a double-double and Nevada used a late 11-0 run to beat Liberty 73-63 in the second round of the NIT on Saturday night. No. 2 seed Nevada advances to the quarterfinals where it will play the winner of Sunday’s second-round matchup [...] Read More »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cearah Parchment scored 21 points as seventh-seeded Illinois beat No. 10 seed Colorado 66-57 on Saturday night in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Fighting Illini (22-11) are the youngest team in this tournament after replacing four starters, and they now have won a first-round game for a [...] Read More »

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oklahoma State survived blowing most of their leads of 18 and 14 points to beat Princeton 82-68 on Saturday, giving Jacie Hoyt her first March Madness win in her fourth season as coach. Oklahoma State had lost in the first round in its last two March Madness appearances. “It’s been a [...] Read More »

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Braden Frager made a driving layup with 2.2 seconds left, and Nebraska advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time, outlasting Vanderbilt 74-72 in a scintillating second-round NCAA Tournament game on Saturday night when Tyler Tanner’s heave from beyond half court rimmed out at the buzzer. Frager finished with 15 [...] Read More »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. Stamkos opened the scoring 40 seconds in and added a power-play goal in the first two minutes of the second period as Nashville raced to an early [...] Read More »