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By Jesse Gill

SPORTS

All three high school football teams in action at Medicine Hat’s Methanex Bowl Friday

Sep 5, 2025 | 8:07 AM

It’s a busy day for high school football in Medicine Hat, with all three of the cities teams in action at the Methanex Bowl on Friday

The Medicine Hat High School Hawks will host the Holy Trinity Academy Knights out of Okotoks at 5 p.m. in the first game.

It will be followed by the Boksteyn Bowl played between the McCoy Colts and Crescent Heights High School Vikings at 7:30 p.m.

The game is the fifth annual, and is named after Rick Boksteyn who had coached at both programs before passing away in 2020.

A firefighter in the city for 35 years years, his obituary said he was a defensive coach with the McCoy Colts football team for 36 years.

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“He had a true talent to inspire young players and was particularly interested in developing the players that needed extra encouragement and attention. Rick demonstrated exemplary leadership as a coach,” his obituary read.

“He was generous with his time and support to the team. He strongly resisted any individual recognition or attention acknowledging his efforts. Instead he insisted focusing success on the combined efforts of players, coaches, teachers and parents. There was no “I” in team where Rick was concerned,” the obituary continued.

“Coaching was Rick’s greatest pleasure. He often said that coaching was a gift that allowed him to be 16 again.”