StormThe Storm host Lloydminster Friday and Saturday. Game times will be 7 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Saturday. The Storm are fifth in the North Division with 27 points, two back of Bonnyville but with three games in hand.The Bobcats are in second place in the North Division, five points back of first-place Whitecour...

The Northwest Junior Hockey League game tonight (Wednesday, December 10) in Beaverlodge between the Blades and Fairview has been postponed because of the weather. The Wheat Kings in Sexsmith game, however, is still set for an 8 p.m. start.A reminder that the Storm versus Lloydminster game that was set for Grande Prairi...

Peace Wapiti Public School Division is celebrating its senior boys and girls volleyball teams.Both the Peace Wapiti Academy and Beaverlodge Regional High School teams had impressive showings at the Volleyball Provincials in Grande Prairie last month.For the first time in the school's history, the Peace Wapiti Academy s...

Storm game postponedThe Grande Prairie Storm game that was scheduled for Wednesday against the Lloydminster Bobcats has been postponed. The team says in a social media post that the new date will be confirmed soon. The Storm also say this does not affect Friday and Saturday's doubleheader with the Bobcats. Junior A Wor...

Three teams from Edmonton and one from St. Albert advanced to provincials out of the men's and women's qualifiers held at the Grande Prairie Curling Centre over the weekend.The Peter Hlushak and Zach Davies teams from Edmonton advanced from the men's side.Local curler Varyk Doepker is the second on the Hlushak team. Th...

Ontario won the women's title, and Saskatchewan the men's crown, at the Canadian Senior Curling Championships in Ottawa.Sherry Middaugh's rink beat Amber Holland's team from Saskatchewan 7-5 in the women's final.Bruce Korte's team from Saskatchewan won the men's final, 8-4, over Ontario's Mike Harris.Alberta's women's ...

The US beat Canada 2-0 to take gold at Hockey Canada's Para Cup in Dawson Creek.The game was played on Saturday, December 6.The Americans went unbeaten in five games at the tournament.China beat Czechia 4-2 in the bronze medal game, its first win in five starts at the Para Cup.

The Storm beat visiting Bonnyville 2-0 Friday night in the annual Teddy Bear Toss game.Leland Gill made 19 saves for the shutout. Zachary Wilson and Max Fogle scored the Grande Prairie goals. Wilson also recorded an assist.The announced attendance was 1,619.With the win, Grande Prairie moves into fourth place in the AJ...

Canada will play the US Saturday night in the gold medal game at Hockey Canada's Para Cup being played in Dawson Creek.Canada advanced with a 7-0 win over Czechia Friday night in the semi-finals. The Americans beat China 13-2 in the other semi.The US won a preliminary round game over Canada 3-2.The gold medal game star...

Nitehawk Nitehawk will open this weekend. The ski hill is open from 11-5 Saturday and Sunday. The Tube Zone is open from 12-2 and 2:30-4:30. StormThe Storm host Bonnyville Friday in the annual Teddy Bear Toss game. All the stuffies thrown on the ice after Grande Prairie's first goal will be donated to the hospital. Gam...

The 2025 Para Cup is taking the day off in Dawson Creek this Thursday, Dec. 4, following the end of preliminary round action.Team Canada lost on Wednesday, Dec. 3, against Team USA 3-2, while Czechia beat China 6 - 1.Canada will face Czechia, and the Americans will play China, on Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 a...

The Northwestern Polytechnic gym will be busy over the next few days, even though the Wolves volleyball and basketball teams are off until the New Year.The Wolves will host their Junior High All-Star Volleyball Games for Grade 7-9 kids on Thursday. The girl's game starts at 6 p.m. The boy's game is at 7 p.m. The Senior...

The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2026."Each year, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame has the honour of recognizing remarkable individuals who have shaped sport in our province. The Class of 2026 is no exception," said Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Board Chair Murray Cunningham. "This...

The Grande Prairie Storm have traded defenceman Owen Hutzel to Olds for forward Braeden Veldhuizen in a swap of 19-year-olds.Veldhuizen had six goals, seven assists and 14 penalty minutes in 17 games with the Grizzlys this season.Hutzel had a goal and four assists in 22 games.Veldhuizen is from Calgary. Hutzel is from ...

A team based out of the Grande Prairie Curling Centre and Okotoks Curling Club will fly Alberta's flag on the women's side at the Canadian Senior Championships in Ottawa.The team is skipped by Delia DeJong. Kurt Balderston is the coach.The rink also includes third and vice skip Glenys Bakker, second Allison Earl, lead ...

StormThe Storm visits Drayton Valley for two games this weekend. Game times will be 7 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday. The Storm are in fifth place in the North Division with 21 points, three back of Bonnyville and four up on Devon.The Thunder are fifth in the South Division with 16 points, the same total as Olds but w...

An athlete from Beaverlodge is part of Team Alberta at an international para swimming competition this weekend.Natalie Clarke is competing at the Ken Demchuk International Invitational in Markham, Ontario.The competition started Friday and will continue through Sunday.Clarke is a former member of the Beaverlodge Barrac...

St. Joe's is hosting the 3A girls high school volleyball championship Thursday through Saturday, while Peace Wapiti Academy is hosting the 3A boys at the same timeSt. Joe's, Beaverlodge Regional High School, and the Peace Wapiti Academy Titans are among the dozen teams taking part on the girls' side, while the Titans a...

The Edmonton Oil Kings say two players from Grande Prairie were among their top scorers on a recent six-game road trip in B.C.Lukas Sawchyn had four goals and five assists, while Landon Hanson had three goals and two assists.The Oil Kings went 4-2 on the road trip. Their next game is in Red Deer on Friday.

Two members of the Grande Prairie Storm have been named to the Canada West team for the upcoming Junior A World Challenge.Defenceman Matthew Lesyk and forward Max Leduc will play in the tournament, set for December 7-13 in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec Twelve of the 22 players on the Canada West squad play in the Alberta Juni...

Below are the scores of the games played this weekend that led to the Alberta Bowl, School Sport Alberta's high school football championship weekend, next week in Edmonton.5A (School Pop. 1400+)Saturday, November 22#4 Ernest Manning Griffins 23 #1 Harry Ainlay Titans 20 (FINAL in OT)#3 Notre Dame (CGY) Pride 31 #2 Raym...

StormThe Storm play their lone home game of November Friday night.Grande Prairie will host Canmore. Face-off time will be 7 p.m. at the Bonnetts Energy Centre.The Storm are fifth in the North Division with 19 points, one back of Bonnyville and four points up on last place Devon.NWJHLThere are two games in the Northwest...

Tickets go on sale today (Friday, November 21) at 10 a.m. for the 2026 edition of PBR's Peace Country Invitational.Next year's event is set for September 26 at the Bonnetts Energy Centre. Tickets are available by contacting the centre or through its website.Two Saskatchewan cowboys, Dakota Buttar and Jared Parsonage, t...

The Canadian Curling Trials will start Saturday in Halifax. The trials will decide the men's and women's teams that will represent Canada at the upcoming Olympics in Italy. There are three rinks taking part that have connections to the Peace Country. On the women's side, Team Skrlik will open play at 11 a.m. against an...

The 27 drivers that will compete in the 2026 edition of the Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede have been announced.The group includes Mitch Sutherland, Chanse Vigen and Dayton Sutherland.Vigen won the 2025 Rangeland Derby title.The 2026 edition will run from July 3-12.

The road to the Alberta Bowl began on Saturday, officially. Below are the results of the games played at all five levels of high school football as regulated by School Sport Alberta, and their path past this point. Also included are the results of the Bantam (age 15 or less) Minor Provincial Tier I Championship Game.5A...

Grande Prairie StormThe AJHL's Grande Prairie Storm split a pair of games on the road over the weekend.On Saturday, the boys lost 5-4 to the Bonnyville Pontiacs, but redeemed themselves Sunday in a 4-3 shootout win over the Lloydminster Bobcats. The Storm's next game is at home Friday, Nov. 21 hosting the Canmore Eagle...

Storm:The Grande Prairie Storm had the week off but will be back in action tomorrow night in Bonnyville with a puck drop set for 7 p.m.They will then take on the Bobcats in Lloydminster to wrap up their six-game road swing on Sunday; the Storm haven't shared if newly acquired goalie Hudson Perry would be suiting up for...