The Storm lost 7-4 in Whitecourt Wednesday night. The Wolverines led 4-1 after the first period and 5-2 after the second. Sean Richards and Rydley Gerbrandt each had a goal and an assist for Grande Prairie. The Storm are now 2-1 on the season. They will travel to Camrose for games on Saturday and Sunday.NWJHL There is ...

The Storm will be in Whitecourt tonight (Wednesday, Sept. 23) for their first road game of the season. Grande Prairie opened the season with two wins at home over Bonnyville last weekend.Forward Sean Richards had a goal and three assists in those opening games. Defenceman Quinten Flores and forward Easton Goulet each h...

The Tuesday injury report for the Edmonton Elks says receiver Carter Kettyle had limited reps in practice because of a hamstring injury. The St. Joe's graduate has recorded two catches for 16 yards and his first career touchdown in nine games with the Elks this season. That touchdown came in a 48-30 loss to Montreal on...

Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2026 season.These rankings will come out every Sunday (except for Labour Day kickoff) from now up until November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-sid...

The Grande Prairie Storm kicked off the AJHL regular season at home over the weekend, winning a double-header over the Bonnyville Pontiacs.The Storm opened the season Friday night with a 6-1 victory, then again, winning 5-2 Saturday at Bonnetts Energy Centre.The boys travel to Whitecourt on Wednesday, Sept. 23, to play...

NWJHLThe Northwest Junior Hockey League regular season starts Friday with Beaverlodge at the County Wheat Kings.Face-off at 8 p.m. at the JDA County Sportsplex.On Saturday, Slave Lake in Sexsmith starts at 8 p.m. Fort St. John in La Crete will start at 7 p.m.Sunday, Wheat Kings in Sexsmith and Slave Lake in Beaverlodge...

It will be a big night at the Bonnetts Energy Centre Friday (September 18). The Grande Prairie Storm will host the Bonnyville Pontiacs in the opening game of the regular season. Face-off time will be 7 p.m. The Storm went all the way to the league semi-finals last season, before losing in seven games to Whitecourt. The...

A well-known figure around curling rinks in the Peace Country has passed away. An obituary posted to the Oilver's Funeral Home website says Marcy Balderston died at the family home near Sexsmith on Sept. 14. She was 61. The obituary says Balderston was part of five provincial curling championships, plus one national ch...

Some young hockey players in Beaverlodge will be getting some instruction from a professional on Saturday. The Beaverlodge Girls Hockey social media page says that Dayle Ross will be with the other players at its Female Hockey Development Day. Ross is from Spirit River and will soon be going into her second season wit...

GPCCThe Grande Prairie Curling Centre will hold its annual general meeting and awards on Saturday.Start time will be 6:30 p.m.NWJHLThe Northwest Junior Hockey League exhibition season continues on Friday.Fort St. John in Sexsmith starts at 7 p.m. Beaverlodge at the County Kings will get going at 8 p.m.Saturday, Slave L...

The Storm will host Whitecourt Friday night to close out the exhibition season. Face-off at 6 p.m. at the Design Works Centre. The Bonnetts Energy Centre is hosting GrandeCon. The Storm beat the Wolverines 5-4 in a shootout Thursday night in Whitecourt. Cole Penner had two goals, including one in the final minute to fo...

Curling fans are getting a look at some new teams at events this weekend. Nampa's Kayla Skrlik and her new foursome are playing at the Oakville Tankard in Oakville, Ontario. The new rink includes third Myla Plett, second Sarah Koltun, and lead Samantha Fisher. They are taking on the Sarah Daniels foursome from New West...

Thirteen first responders and community riders will begin a week-long trek today (Friday, Sept. 11), to raise money for childhood cancer research.The Cops for Cancer Tour de North begins with a breakfast and send-off event in Fort St. John this morning before the 850 km ride throughout northern BC to Williams Lake.Now,...

Registration is open for the Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection's Try-It Day.On September 19, local youth aged 6 to 17 can try different sports for free.In January's winter event, over 500 youth participated.Registration is open at GPSportConnect.ca from now until September 19.

The North Peace Navigators will not ice a team for the 2026-27 Northwest Junior Hockey League season. In a statement posted to social media, the Board of Directors says it has asked for a leave of absence. The statement says, "Following the conclusion of our training camp, it became clear that we do not currently ...

StormThe Storm visit Drayton Valley Saturday, September 5, to continue the exhibition season. Game time will be 5:00 p.m.The Storm will play Whitecourt September 10 and host Whitecourt September 11.The regular season starts at home versus Bonnyville September 18 and 19.WolvesThe Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves women's ...

The Western Hockey League is changing its livestream provider of video hockey broadcasts on an 'interim basis' to YouTube."The decision to move the livestreaming of WHL games follows uncertainty regarding the future of Victory+, the WHL's exclusive livestreaming partner since March 2025," stated a league rele...

UPDATE: The Storm won Tuesday's game 5-3. Kadyn O'Brien had a hat trick and one assist.The Grande Prairie Storm start the Alberta Junior Hockey League exhibition season tonight (Tuesday, Sept. 1) at home versus Drayton Valley. Face-off time will be 6:00 p.m. at the Bonnetts Energy Centre. The Storm finished in second p...

The 15U AA Grande Prairie Reds have captured the Western Canada Baseball Association championship this past weekend in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.The Reds dominated the WBCA, going undefeated and claiming the title with a 10-7 victory over a local squad, the Sask Sun Devils.The Reds have now ended their magical season...

The curtain has officially closed on the 2026 professional chuckwagon racing season following Sunday (August 16) afternoon's final heat.This years Kirk's Trail Tire Series Champion is Jason Glass, who also broke the track record down in Rocky Mountain House with a time of 1:11.20. Glass' winning time was 1.05 seconds f...

FootballThe Peace Country Cowboys will visit the Calgary Gators for an Alberta Football League semi-final game on Saturday.Kick-off will be at 5 p.m.These same two teams met in the final last year.RugbyThe Centaurs' men's rugby team visits the Nor'westers for a playoff game Saturday in Edmonton.The game will start at 2...

The Nitehawk Adventure Park bike park is now closed for the season.Staff said they "understand this may be an inconvenience," but "important trail and hill maintenance needs to be done to prepare for the upcoming ski season."They add that "taking care of the hill now will help ensure it remains...

The second night of the World Chuckwagons Finals and the Battle of the Rockies saw a packed grandstand crowd down in Rocky Mountain House. When the dust settled Thursday evening, it was chuckwagon driver Obrey Motowylo that pulled off the fastest time of the night with a penalty-free run of 1:16.94. Motowylo tops the W...

UPDATE Friday: The Reds beat Manitoba 17-10 in their opening game.The Grande Prairie Reds 15U AA minor baseball team will represent Alberta at the Western Canada Baseball Association championships this weekend. They will take place in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and will also include 13U and 18U divisions. The Reds pl...

UPDATE 1 Friday: Dawson will compete in the B Final of the 50 metre breaststroke Friday night. He had the tenth-fastest time in the heats and missed a spot in the A Final by less than two-tenths of a second. Dawson will also compete in the 200 metre breaststroke Saturday, and could also be in the men's medley relay.Gra...

The World Professional Chuckwagon Association has opened the last event of the 2026 racing season down in Rocky Mountain House, where the World Champion will be crowned. The Battle of the Rockies and World Chuckwagon Finals opening night on Wednesday went off without a hitch despite some early afternoon rain. The faste...

A soccer player from Grande Prairie has been picked to represent Canada at an international competition. Amy Lynn Wyatt has been named one of the defenders on Team Canada for the IFA7 Super Cup. It will take place from November 4 to 8 in Lima, Peru. This will be a Football 7 competition, which sees each team field seve...

Some athletes from the Peace were part of Team Alberta at the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships, and one came home with two medals. Elizabeth (Lizzy) McLeod took silver in the U16 200 metre hurdles, finishing 0.02 seconds behind the gold medal winner from Ontario. An athlete from the Northwest Territo...