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Golf Courses Opening for this season
As of April 18, 2024 Heart River: Course & Range-this Friday High Prairie: Course: target this Saturday Mighty Peace: Driving range currently open Fairview: Driving range open No open updates yet from… Condy Meadows Lakeside-Eaglesham Fox Haven-High
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Grimshaw’s Fawcett Moving Up On NHL Draft Rankings
Grimshaw’s Keets Fawcett has moved up in the rankings for prospects for the NHL Draft. NHL Central Scouting has released their final draft rankings and Fawcett at number 138 among North American skaters. The mid-term rankings back
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Lumber Barons End Provincials With Silver Medal
It wasn’t the ending the La Crete Lumber Barons were hoping for. Okotoks got past La Crete 6-3 in the gold medal game of the Junior B Hockey Provincials in Peace River. Lumber Barons Head Coach Dion
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Rope Skipping Provincials In Grimshaw This Weekend
About 85 athletes and 60 judges are convening on Grimshaw for the Provincial Rope Skipping Competition this weekend. The Alleykatz Skipping Club from Grimshaw is hosting the event Saturday and Sunday at Mile Zero Multiplex. We talked
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Provincials Sees Navs Returning To Action
After getting ready all season for it, the North Peace Navigators are ready to begin the Junior B Provincials. It’s been a little over three weeks since the Navs last played a game, and head coach Jody
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NWJHL Champion Lumber Barons Ready For Provincials
Fresh off winning the NWJHL championship, the La Crete Lumber Barons are hoping to continue that momentum into provincials this week. Lumber Barons GM Dennis Paul says with the younger lineup that they have, they may be
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Peace River Preparing For Junior B Hockey Provincials
After over a little over a year preparing for it, the 2024 Junior B Provincials in Peace River are just under a week away. Joe Fawcett, the chair of the host committee, says they’ve had a strong
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NWJHL Finals – Fort St. John vs La Crete
The championship series for the NWJHL will begin this weekend between the Fort St. John Huskies and the La Crete Lumber Barons. These two teams finished first and second in the regular season. After a bye in
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NPHL Finals – Falher vs Spirit River
The championship series for the North Peace Hockey League will begin this week. The battle for the Campbell Cup will feature the Falher Pirates against the Spirit River Rangers. Falher hasn’t played that many games in the
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NWJHL Playoffs – La Crete vs Beaverlodge
The La Crete Lumber Barons and Beaverlodge Blades will face each other in the semi-final round of the NWJHL’s playoffs. Both teams are coming off sweeping their opponents in the quarter-finals. The Lumber Barons swept the Sexsmith
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NWJHL Playoffs – Fort St. John vs North Peace
We’re now into the semi-final round of the NWJHL’s playoffs. One of the two matchups will see the Fort St. John Huskies take on the North Peace Navigators. The number one seeded Huskies had a bye through
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Mighty Peace Basketball League Debuting This Spring
A new basketball league in the region, the Mighty Peace Basketball League, is getting ready to begin play in the spring. The president of the league, Nicholas Gagnon, says he wanted to get a competitive league for
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St. Isidore’s Lavoie Talks About College Hockey Season
St. Isidore’s Nadia Lavoie is having success in her first season playing hockey at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Lavoie says she’s been able to make the adjustment to the college game. “It’s definitely a
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Pirates And Comets To Battle In NPHL Playoffs
The second round of the North Peace Hockey League playoffs will see the Falher Pirates and Manning Comets face each other in the East Division. The Pirates had a first round bye after finishing first in the
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NWJHL Playoffs – La Crete vs Sexsmith
The La Crete Lumber Barons and Sexsmith Vipers will go at it in the quarterfinal round of the NWJHL playoffs. La Crete is the number two seed in the playoffs after finishing the regular season with a
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NWJHL Playoffs – Beaverlodge vs Dawson Creek
The #4 vs #5 match-up in the NWJHL quarterfinals will have the Beaverlodge Blades against the Dawson Creek Kodiaks. Both teams finished with 41 points on the season, but Beaverlodge had more wins (20 vs 18 for
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NWJHL Playoffs – Grande Prairie vs North Peace
The North Peace Navigators and Grande Prairie Wheat Kings will be one of the quarterfinal matchups in the NWJHL playoffs. The Kings are the number 3 seed after 28-10-4 record for 60 points in the regular season.
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Behnke Talks About Youth Olympics Expierence
Peace River’s Annika Behnke is now back home after her medal winning efforts at the Winter Youth Olympics. Behnke says it meant a lot to her to get rewarded at the games. “It just means that all
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NWJHL Playoffs – Sexsmith vs Fairview
The post-season for the NWJHL will begin tonight as the Sexsmith Vipers and Fairview Flyers play a best-of-three play-in series. The two teams finished seventh and eighth respectively in the regular season standings. The Vipers won five
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Guy’s Aubin Talks About College Hockey, Family, and PWHL
Guy’s Danika Aubin is having a good time in her first season of college hockey. Aubin goes to Manhattanville College, a Division 3 school in New York, and says she’s one of a number of rookies on
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NPHL First Round Playoff Preview
The first round of the North Peace Hockey League Playoffs will begin this week. All seven teams that completed the regular season will be battling it out for the Campbell Cup title. The Dawson Creek Canucks are
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NWJHL Announces Playoff Format And Schedule
There’s just over a week left in the regular season for the NWJHL and the league has announced the dates for the playoffs and also a new format for the post-season. The week of February 12-15 will
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Skrlik loses Provincial Final
It’s a heart-breaker for Nampa’s Kayla Skrlik in St. Paul… Selena Sturmay of Edmonton wins the Provincial Women’s Curling championship with a 6-5 win over Skrlik. Leading 5-3 heading into the 9th end without hammer, Skrlik forces
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Off-Ice Drama In AJHL
The Alberta Junior Hockey League was the talk of hockey world on the weekend over some interesting off-ice drama. Reports started emerging on Friday night that five teams, the Brooks Bandits, Okotoks Oilers, Blackfalds Bulldogs, Sherwood Park
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Battle of the Badges Charity Hockey game tonight (Drew Keddie)
They’re having fun, but bragging rights are on the line… The annual Battle of the Badges Charity Hockey Game happens tonight at the Baytex Energy Center. Warm-up is 7:30, the game is 8:00. Proceeds benefit the Peace
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Ross Talks About Her Game And Thoughts On PWHL
Spirit River hockey player Dayle Ross says her game has gotten better playing in college hockey. Ross is in her third season at St. Cloud State University and says her “hockey IQ” has grown the most in
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WHL’s Broncos High On Local Prospect Gauchier
A general manager of a Western Hockey League made a visit to some hockey games in the Peace Region. Chad Leslie of the Swift Current Broncos says he’s keeping a close eye on one of his teams
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NPHL – Grimshaw Out, High Prairie In?
The North Peace Hockey League began their season on the weekend, but there’s also some off-ice matters the league is tending to. The Grimshaw Huskies announced that they’ve requested a one year leave of absence, league president
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Sucker Creek’s Shantz Looking For Big WHL Season
Sucker Creek’s Zackary Shantz is hoping for a big season with the Regina Pats in the WHL. He missed some time last season due to a broken collarbone so staying healthy is among his goals for this
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Grimshaw’s Fawcett Begins WHL Career
A hockey player from Grimshaw is now playing in the Western Hockey League. Keets Fawcett is in first season with the Calgary Hitmen and says he’s been having a good time so far. “The staff and all
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NPHL Releases 2023-24 Schedule
The North Peace Hockey League has released their schedule for the 2023-24 regular season. All eight teams from last season (Grimshaw Huskies, Falher Pirates, Manning Comets, Valleyview Jets, Spirit River Rangers, Grande Prairie Athletics, Dawson Creek Canucks
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Fairview Flyers Looking For Improvements This Season
The Fairview Flyers are ready to begin the NWJHL season. Lance Wiebe, the Flyers head coach and GM, says they had a good number of returning players at their training camp. “We had what we expected for
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Lumber Barons Ready For Second NWJHL Season
The La Crete Lumber Barons are preparing for their second season in the NWJHL. Pre-season games are happening this week and GM Dennis Paul says they’ll be playing games in the Edmonton area against teams from the
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Navs Preparing For Big Season
This NWJHL season is looking to be a very exciting one for the North Peace Navigators. The team is hosting the Junior B Provincials this season and Head Coach and GM Jody Menssa says they have quite
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2023 Fall High School Football Schedule…
NOTE: Games are subject to change without notice August 31 (Senior) – High Prairie @ St. Joseph’s (GP) September 8th (9-person) – Peace River @ Camrose September 8th (Senior) – Valleyview @ High Prairie September 9th (Bantam)
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NWJHL Schedule Released
The NWJHL schedule has been released. The exhibition season starts Wednesday after the September Long Weekend, when Dawson Creek visits Beaverlodge. The North Peace Navigators play at home that Friday against Dawson Creek… the Fairview Flyers play
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Peace River Stampeders Win Championship
For the first time in ten years, the Peace River Stampeders are the Wheatbelt Baseball League Champions. The stamps wrapped up a three game sweep of the Rycroft Rage with a 7-3 win in front of a
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Wheatbelt Baseball Championship Game 3
The Wheatbelt Baseball Championship Trophy could be lifted tonight at the Misery Mountain Ball Diamond. Game three between the Peace River Stampeders and Rycroft Rage is scheduled for 7:15, weather permitting. The Stamps lead the best of
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High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo
The High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo will bust out of the chute next Tuesday. Listen to our interview with organizer Lindsay Pratt below, and check out the poster HERE
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Peace River Gold Cup Jet Boat Races
The roar of jet boats will be filling the air in Peace River this weekend. It all begins with the Show and Shine and Car Show at Misery Mountain on Friday. The Circuit Races take place on
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Grimshaw Huskies beat Manning Mets in Exciting Extra Innings Wildcard Game
The Wheatbelt Baseball League Playoffs started off with a bang. The Grimshaw Huskies squeaked past the Manning Mets 4-3 in a thrilling extra inning wildcard game on Wednesday night. The scoreboard showed a 2-2 tie after the
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Wheatbelt Baseball Playoffs
The Wheatbelt Baseball League Playoffs start tonight. Once again it’s the Manning Mets and Grimshaw Huskies battling in the one game wildcard. First pitch is scheduled for 7:15 in Manning. The winner moves on to play the
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Golf Course Profiles – Condy Meadows
The next golf course in the region that we’re profiling is the Condy Meadows Golf Course in Manning. Jon Lambert is the Vice President of the course, he says they have a number of challenging holes. “Number
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Golf Course Profiles – Fairview
The Fairview Golf Club is the next golf course in the region that we are profiling. General Manager David Atmore says golfers will be tested by a number of water hazards. “This year again we’re in just
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Golf Course Profiles – Lakeside
The Lakeside Golf & Country Club in Eaglesham is where we’re going for our next golf course feature. Duncan Finlayson from the course says there’s a couple of holes there that are popular with golfers. “#7 is
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Grande Prairie Storm 2023-24 Schedule Released
The Alberta Junior Hockey League has released their schedule for the 2023-24 season. The schedule will be a little different this year as the league has shifted to a balanced schedule. Teams will play each other four
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Golf Course Profiles – Fox Haven
Our golf course profiles continue as we look at the Fox Haven Golf & Country Club in High Level. Bill McNeill is the grounds superintendent at the course, he says hole #16 is the signature hole on
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Golf Course Profiles – 5 Star
We continue our look at golf courses in the region with the 5 Star Golf Club in Falher. Rocky Johnson, the groundskeeper at the course, says players can expect good conditions. “We’re just coming out of the
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Golf Course Profiles – Heart River
Golf season is here and we’re going to be taking a closer look at courses from around the region. At the Heart River Golf Club in Nampa, Superintendent Mark Morin says golfers will be challenged in a
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High Prairie Red Wings Join New League
The High Prairie Red Wings have left the GMHL and are now part of a new league called the National Junior Hockey League. Team owner and GM Kevin Hopfner says they had some issues with how the
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