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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The house that was once full of boisterous energy has now gone eerily silent. 18-year-old Cameron Casorso, 18-year-old JJ Wright and 17-year-old Caden Fine were the three players for the Southern Alberta Mustangs who lost their lives in a car accident near Stavely last week. Casorso and Wright are from Kamloops, [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald  Homegrown southern Albertan from the Seven Persons area, Kynan Vine is committed to ensuring Lethbridge remains a must-attend stop on the Canadian rodeo tour. Vine, who has produced many of Canada’s largest rodeo events, has led the Lethbridge & District Pro Rodeo every year since its return to the Canadian [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald It was a night charged with emotion at the Stavely Arena on Sunday night. The Southern Alberta Mustangs hosted a memorial game against the Stavely Spurs to honour the three players who passed away in a car accident last Monday while traveling to practice. Mustangs team owner Lisa May says the [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks had a very successful weekend on the volleyball court. Both the men’s and women’s volleyball teams earned sweeps over the Olds Broncos at the Val Matteoti Gymnasium. The women won in four sets (23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-13) on Friday to earn their first win of the season [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald It’s been a successful post-secondary career for Hayleigh Craig. The Lethbridge product is in her fifth and final season with the University of Alberta Pandas women’s hockey team.  In 108 career games with the Pandas, she has registered 12 goals and 24 assists but the most important aspect that Craig brings [...] Read More »

The Miami Marlins are signing left-handed reliever John King to a one-year deal to bolster their bullpen, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been finalized. It was first reported by ESPN. The 31-year-old King became a free [...] Read More »

National Women’s Soccer League club Bay FC has acquired U.S. national team midfielder Claire Hutton from the Kansas Current for $1.1 million in intra-league transfer funds. The 20-year-old defensive midfielder signed with the Current out of high school in late 2023. She played in 25 regular-season games last season, starting 22, and was named to [...] Read More »

BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Lazio prevailed in a penalty shootout to beat defending champion Bologna and advance to the semifinals of the Italian Cup on Wednesday. Tijjani Noslin scored for seven-time winner Lazio early in the second half to erase a one goal deficit and send the game to the shootout after it ended 1-1 [...] Read More »

MADRID (AP) — Real Sociedad won 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao in a Basque Country derby in the first leg of the semifinals of Copa del Rey on Wednesday. Beñat Turrientes scored the winning goal from close range in the 62nd minute at San Mames Stadium. The return leg will be in March. Sociedad, playing in [...] Read More »

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi has a strained left hamstring, an injury that could call into some doubt his availability for the reigning MLS Cup champions’ regular-season opener at LAFC on Feb. 21. The team announced the injury on Wednesday. Messi, MLS’ back-to-back reigning MVP, scored a goal in a preseason [...] Read More »