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By Curtis Galbraith
Local Sports

Sport Excellence Awards, hockey provincials in High Prairie, this weekend

Mar 27, 2026 | 3:12 PM

Sport Excellence Awards

The Sport Excellence Awards will be given out on Friday.

The awards are being given out in 14 categories.

The Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection says there are 45 nominees in those 14 categories.

The awards cover accomplishments from 2025 in the area from Fox Creek and Slave Lake to the B.C. and Northwest Territories boundaries.

Hockey Provincials

High Prairie will host the U18B hockey provincials Friday through Sunday.

Games started at 9 a.m. Friday and start again at 9 a.m. Saturday and go all day both days.

The semi-finals start at 9 a.m. on Sunday, with the gold medal game at 3 p.m.

Eight teams are taking part.

The full schedule and scores can be found here.

by Curtis Galbraith