Category Archives: Local Sports
Canadian Hockey League names first full-time President
TORONTO, ON - Dan MacKenzie has been named the first ever full-time President of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL).The former National Basketball Association (NBA) executive will start in his new role ...
Jul 30, 2019 CHL Logo provided by the WHL at www.whl.ca
Can Lethbridge be the hub of golf in southern Alberta?
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Southern Alberta is a paradise for many golfers, with a wide variety of courses to choose from. In Lethbridge, there are five courses where players can hit the links. One of those is ...
Jul 30, 2019 'Varsity View', the second hole at the Lethbridge Country Club (Lethbridge News Now)
Prestigious golf tournament starts Tuesday in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Over 100 golfers are ready to hit the links at the Lethbridge Country Club.The course is hosting the 65th annual Canadian Junior Girls Championship (CJGC), which will bring in the cou...
Jul 27, 2019 'Golden Pond', the 5th hole at the Lethbridge Country Club (Lethbridge News Now)
Lethbridge girl competing in nationals for tumbling this weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Kariya Lepko arrived in Toronto Thursday morning to prepare for the 2019 Canadian Championships in Trampoline Gymnastics.Although she took part in last year's nationals that were host...
Jul 25, 2019 Kariya Lepko. (Submitted by West Wind Gymnastics)
2020 Olympic medals to be made from recycled cell phones
TOKYO, JAPAN - The designs for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic medals have been unveiled and are the first of its kind in the event's history.The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralymp...
Jul 25, 2019 The designs of the 2020 Olympic medals. (Supplied by Tokyo 2020)
Graysen Cameron looks to defy the odds with Humboldt Broncos comeback
RED DEER -- Graysen Cameron's focus 16 months ago was on helping the Humboldt Broncos to a playoff series win.Now, on the heels of a life-changing journey, playing the game he loves once again is his ...
Jul 21, 2019 Graysen Cameron
Lethbridge athletes competing at multi-sports games this summer
LETHBRIDGE, AB - More than two dozen athletes from Lethbridge will be or have been taking part in several multi-sports games throughout the summer. According to Susan Eymann, Executive Director of the...
Jul 18, 2019 Lethbridge Sport Council -Photo: courtesy Lethbridge Sport Council
Two Lethbridge dragon boat teams heading to nationals for the first time
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Canadian National Dragon Boat Championships are being held this weekend in Regina.132 teams from across the country will be competing, which includes for the first time, Lethbridg...
Jul 18, 2019 Dragon boat racers on Henderson Lake. (Supplied by MPP Photography)
Logan McCutcheon signs with Lethbridge Hurricanes
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Hurricanes have announced another player being signed ahead of the 2019-2020 WHL season. 15-year-old Logan McCutcheon was drafted by Lethbridge in the third round (60th overall) i...
Jul 17, 2019 Logan McCutcheon. (Supplied by Lethbridge Hurricanes)
Lethbridge Hurricanes sign forward Oliver Okuliar
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Hailing from Trencin, Slovakia, Okuliar was the Hurricanes' only pick in this year's CHL Import Draft.The 19-year-old played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League last season, reco...
Jul 15, 2019 Oliver Okuliar. (Supplied by Lethbridge Hurricanes)