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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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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.
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »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
Continue Reading »Wheatbelt Baseball League Schedule Released
The regular season for the Wheatbelt Baseball League will get underway next week. There are now six teams in the league with a new team now in High Prairie, the HP Sauce. Also in the league this
Continue Reading »Navs Continuing Busy Offseason
Offseason work is continuing for the North Peace Navigators in the NWJHL. The team held their spring camp this past weekend in Beaumont and Head Coach and GM Jody Menssa says they got a good look at
Continue Reading »Building Issues Affecting Fairview Curling Club
The future of the Fairview Curling Club is in doubt after they were unable to open this past season. Tracy Watchorn, the acting president of the club, says problems with the roof of their building meant that
Continue Reading »Peace River Preparing For 2024 Junior B Provincials
Next spring will see a big hockey event coming to Peace River with the 2024 Alberta Junior B Provincials. Joe Fawcett is the chair of the host committee, he says right now they’re in the preliminary stages
Continue Reading »Grimshaw’s Fawcett Signs With WHL’s Calgary Hitmen
A Grimshaw hockey player is taking his talents to the Western Hockey League. Keets Fawcett has signed a WHL Scholarship & Development Agreement with the Calgary Hitmen. Fawcett spent most of this past season playing at the
Continue Reading »Successful Season For NPHL In Return
The North Peace Hockey League had a successful season coming back from the pandemic. League Commissioner Michael Mercredi says the fan support got stronger as the season went on. “Right off the bat, people were craving for
Continue Reading »NPHL Rangers To Go To Senior AA Provincials
The season isn’t over quite yet for the NPHL’s Spirit River Rangers, as they will be going to the Senior AA Provincials. Team President Jim Nicholson says after other teams declined to go, they decided to take
Continue Reading »Lumber Barons Looking To Build Upon First Season
The La Crete Lumber Barons are calling their first season in the NWJHL a success. Dennis Paul, the GM of the Lumber Barons, says they had a lot of players and coaches who were new to the
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