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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 »

HOUSTON (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points and his three-point play with two seconds remaining lifted the Los Angeles Clippers to a 105-102 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Leonard, who had 12 rebounds, scored 19 points in the fourth quarter to extend his career-best streak of 20-point games to 33. The [...] Read More »

William Byron will try to become the first driver in history to win the Daytona 500 three consecutive years when the 68th running of “The Great American Race” opens the NASCAR season on Sunday. Byron won last year’s event in overtime after race leader Denny Hamlin got spun on the final lap, igniting a multicar [...] Read More »

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Julius Randle had 41 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat Portland 133-109 von Wednesday night to end the Trail Blazers;’ winning streak at three. Randall, who also had seven rebounds, capped his night with a windmill dunk that put the crowd at the Target Center on its feet. Jaden McDaniels added 21 [...] Read More »

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bam Adebayo had 27 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks and the short-handed Miami Heat beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-111 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break. Miami used only nine players, with Tyler Herro, Norman Powell, Pelle Larsson and Andrew Wiggins sidelined. [...] Read More »

Chris Bassitt is staying in the AL East. The Baltimore Orioles agreed to an $18.5 million, one-year contract with the right-hander Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement was pending a physical. The deal includes a $3 million signing [...] Read More »