Sports

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Local racquetball player, Coby Iwaasa, will be joining 139 other athletes of all skill levels at Racquetball Canada National Championships  next week in Calgary. “There’s always a lot of motivation,” said Iwaasa. “I’m very competitive and I want to do better.” Iwaasa’s motivation may come from losing to international playing [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The dominant Lethbridge Community College Kodiak women’s basketball teams of two seasons from 1988 to 1990 were recognized for their efforts by being inducted into the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Hall of Fame recently. “It’s definitely an honour to be recognized,” said Laurie Hockridge (now Robertson), who was a part [...] Read More »

The Lethbridge Elks American Legion AA baseball team  are going into this season with a younger roster after seeing more turnover in players from last year. “It looks like a talented crew,” said Scott Oikawa, Elks head coach,  on the new roster make up. “It is definitely a lot of new faces. We didn’t return [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Bertil Johansson was one of two Lethbridge College Kodiaks representatives to be enshrined into the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conferences Hall of fame during an induction ceremony last week in Red Deer.   “It’s always an honour, first of all, when you get recognized and that you’re inducted into [the] Alberta [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs  varsity are ready to battle on the base pads this weekend in hopes of winning their first  Canadian College World Series in seven years at Spitz Stadium. The CCBC’s (Canadian College Baseball Conference)  eight teams will all be competing for the league championship. “Hopefully that [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – All season long, the Vancouver Canucks have preached resilience. Now comes the ultimate test. After an ugly 5-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, the Canucks need to once again showcase their ability to bounce back as the two teams prepare for a decisive Game 7 Monday in the second-round playoff series. [...] Read More »

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – Fancy Bermudez scored two tries as Canada recorded a historic rugby win over New Zealand on Sunday, holding on to dispatch the reigning World Cup champion 22-19 and win the Pacific Four Series. The Canadian women had lost all 17 previous meetings with the Black Ferns, with 10 of those defeats [...] Read More »

SEATTLE (AP) – Ryan Gauld scored on a penalty kick in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time, and the Vancouver Whitecaps salvaged a 1-1 draw with the Seattle Sounders on Saturday night. Gauld’s tying goal came following a lengthy video review where referee Victor Rivas and video official Pierre-Luc Lauziere determined Seattle defender Nouhou [...] Read More »

SEATTLE (AP) – Ryan Gauld scored on a penalty kick in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time, and the Vancouver Whitecaps salvaged a 1-1 Major League Soccer draw with the Seattle Sounders on Saturday night. Gauld’s tying goal came following a lengthy video review where referee Victor Rivas and video official Pierre-Luc Lauziere determined [...] Read More »

Saturday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Edmonton 5 Vancouver 1 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3) — IIHF World Hockey Championship Group Stage At Prague Canada 5 Finland 3 Switzerland 8 Denmark 0 Czechia 4 Britain 1 At Ostrava, Czechia Sweden 7 Latvia 2 Germany 4 Poland 4 Slovakia 4 France 2 — AHL Playoffs Division Finals [...] Read More »