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Local Sports

Local sports February 2-4

Feb 2, 2024 | 1:36 PM

NWJHL

In the Northwest Junior Hockey League Friday, Fairview in Fort St. John, Sexsmith in Dawson Creek and La Crete in Peace River.

Saturday, Fort St. John at the Wheat Kings, La Crete in Fairview and Peace River in Beaverlodge.

All those games start at 8 p.m.

Sunday, Dawson Creek at the Wheat Kings starts at 6:30.

Thursday night, the Wheat Kings won 2-1 in Beaverlodge.

Playoffs are set to start on February 12, with the play-in series set to take place between the seventh and eighth seed.

The best-of-seven league final will then be held in the middle of March.

2023/2024 Playoff Bracket (Photo Courtesy NWJHL)

NPHL

North Peace Hockey League Friday, Manning in Valleyview.

Saturday, Falher in Manning, Grande Prairie in Fort St. John and Spirit River in Dawson Creek.

All games start at 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Grande Prairie in Falher starts at 6 p.m.

Thursday night, Grande Prairie stopped visiting Dawson Creek 5-2

Spirit River beat visiting Fort St. John 5-3.

Curling

The Grande Prairie Curing Centre hosts a Senior Championship qualifier Saturday and Sunday.

Game times are set for 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. both days.

Three teams are taking part: Colin Griffith and Harley Jones from Grande Prairie and Carl McRee from Slave Lake.

Updated scores can be found online.

Wolves

Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves basketball hosts Lakeland College Friday at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Volleyball visits Keyano on the same days at the same times.

Futsal continues Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Portage College.

Skiing

Nitehawk ski hill is open from 5:30 to 9:30 Friday, 11-5 Saturday and Sunday.

The Tube Zone is open from 5-7 and 7:30 to 9:30 Friday, 2-4, 4:30 to 6:30 and 6:45 to 8:45 Saturday and noon-2 and 2:30 to 4:30 Sunday.

Whispering Pines is open Friday through Sunday. Lifts run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. The rental shop opens at 9 a.m.

Powder King is open Saturdays and Sundays from 9-3:30.