Category Archives: Local Sports

Team Alberta ready to rock week two of the Canada Summer Games
Team Alberta picked up where they left off, collecting six medals (three gold and three bronze) as Week 2 got underway at the Canada Summer Games in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.Rachel Grenke...
Aug 20, 2025

Lethbridge woman wins gold at Canada Summer Games, joins growing list of medal-winners
A local athlete has made it to the top of the podium at the Canada Summer Games (CSG).Jinaye Shomachuk won a gold medal in women's hammer throw on Tuesday, Aug. 19, launching the item 58.8 metres.That...
Aug 20, 2025

Lethbridge racquetballer wins bronze at The World Games, first Canadian since 2009
A man from Lethbridge is coming home from a global competition with some hardware.Coby Iwaasa has won a bronze medal in mixed doubles racquetball at The World Games in Chengdu, China.He and his partne...
Aug 18, 2025

Lethbridge Hurricanes hire new Senior Advisor
With many years behind the bench, Barclay Parneta hopes to take the Lethbridge Hurricanes to the top of the Western Hockey League (WHL).The team has hired the 55-year-old as a Senior Advisor to Genera...
Aug 18, 2025

Lethbridge Bulls knocked out of WCBL playoffs
The Lethbridge Bulls went down in round one of the playoffs.They faced the Sylvan Lake Gulls on Thursday and Friday last week, dropping both contests in the best-of-three series.The Bulls were shut ou...
Aug 11, 2025

Five from southern Alberta hockey teams competing at Hlinka Gretzky Cup
The rosters for a major upcoming international U-18 hockey tournament have been announced.The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) says 60 players from its member leagues will compete at the Hlinka Gretzky Cu...
Aug 11, 2025

Game 1 of Bulls' playoff series rescheduled to Thursday in Lethbridge
The Lethbridge Bulls will have to wait a bit longer before they get the chance to play in the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) playoffs.Game 1 of the Western Division semi-finals at Gulls Stadi...
Aug 07, 2025

Hurricanes' Leo Braillard signs with Swiss pro team
A member of the Lethbridge Hurricanes will be heading back to his home country.Leo Braillard has signed a professional contract with the EHC Biel-Bienne in Switzerland for the 2025-26 season.The 20-ye...
Aug 07, 2025

Southern Albertans to compete at Canada Summer Games
A group of high-level athletes is set to take part in a major national competition.The Canada Summer Games take place in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, from August 8-25, 2025.More than 4,000 a...
Aug 05, 2025

Southern Alberta dragon boaters win dozens of medals at Worlds
A group of local dragon boat racers has proven that they are among the very best in the world.The IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championships have wrapped up in Germany, and Canadian athletes brought ...
Aug 01, 2025