The Dawson Creek Spring Break-Up Rodeo is set for Friday and Saturday at the Ovintiv Events Centre. Start time is 7:00 PM B.C. time both days. There was also a junior rodeo held earlier on Friday. The slack goes at noon on Saturday. Tickets at www.lakeviewtix.caHigh school rodeo at Evergreen ParkThe Alberta High School...

A Grande Prairie-born, Saskatoon-raised player is going into the Volleyball Canada Hall of Fame.Gavin Schmidt played for the national team from 2007 to 2016 after playing in the ACAC and at the university level.He won a bronze medal with Team Canada at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto and represented our country in the...

The winners of the Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection's 2024 Northwest Alberta Sport Excellence awards were announced at a ceremony at Clarkson Hall on Friday, April 12.Two new categories were added this year, the Junior Official of the Year award, and the Spirit of Sport award.Thirteen athletes, community member...

Chanse Vigen and Dayton Sutherland tied for the top bid among drivers from the Peace at Thursday's tarp auction for the Calgary Stampede's Rangeland Derby.The tarps on their wagons sold for $160,000.00 each. They were third overall behind Kris Molle's $210,000.00 and Kurt Bensmiller's $175,000.00. Molle drew the top bi...

Some local sports people will be recognized tonight (Friday, April 12) at the Northwest Alberta Sport Excellence Awards.They are taking place at Clarkson Hall in Evergreen Park.The awards are being given out in a dozen categories, including Male and Female Athlete of the Year, along with awards for coaches, officials a...

The chuckwagon auction for the Calgary Stampede's Rangeland Derby is set for tonight (Thursday April 11).There are 27 drivers included in the auction.That includes five with connections to the Peace: Cody Ridsdale; Kirk, Mitch and Dayton Sutherland, and Chanse Vigen. Layne MacGillvray is the defending champion. The Ran...

Some local sledge hockey players came home from a recent tournament with a silver medal.The team from Grande Prairie's Wolverines Wheelchair Sports Association took part in the Matt Cook Western Canada Sledge Hockey Tournament over Easter weekend in Calgary.The Wolverines dropped the gold medal game in the Intermediate...

Junior B provincials continue in Peace River today.Yesterday, La Crete beat Wainright 3-1 moving to a perfect 3-0 record in the tournament, while the Navigators dropped their game to Okotoks 5-3, making them 1-2.Today, the Lumber Barons took the morning game 3-0 and are now perfect through the round-robin, solidifying ...

Junior B hockey provincials are taking place in Peace River until April 7. Two teams from the NWJHL will be representing the Peace, as the Lumber Barons are the league champions, and the Navigators were chosen as the host city and will serve as the sixth team in the tournament. To kick off the tournament last night, (W...

Team North had a successful showing at the Alberta Bowling Provincials over the weekend, accomplishing something that hasn't been done in their 50-year history of competing. Hosted at HJ's Five Pin Bowling, Team North shined in the team events, taking 4th in the Ladies' Division, 5th in Mixed Teams, and for the first t...