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 are on a hot streak to start the AJHL regular season.The team picked up a pair of wins at home over the Thanksgiving weekend after hosting both Devon and Bonnyville.The first game at Bonnetts Energy Centre was Friday night, the Storm won 4-1 over the Devon Xtreme. The second game Saturday had t...

Besides the Storm and Wolves hockey games this weekend, there are a bunch of other games on the local sports schedule.NWJHLIN the Northwest Junior Hockey League Friday, Fairview in Fort St. John starts at 7 p.m. B.C. time. La Crete in Dawson Creek will start at 8 p.m. B.C. time.On Saturday, Beaverlodge will be in Sexs...

With four wins and two losses on the young AJHL season, the Grande Prairie Storm hit the ice this weekend at Bonnetts Energy Centre to host a weekend doubleheader with two other teams. The first tilt is Friday night against the Devon Xtreme. Puck drop is 7:00 p.m. This will be the first time this season the two teams m...

The head coach of the Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves women's hockey team says they are both nervous and excited about playing its first-ever regular season games this weekend. The Wolves host NAIT tonight at 7 p.m. A Community Tailgate party with free hot dogs starts at 5:30 p.m.Brett Stephanson thinks it is healthy t...

UPDATE: Thursday resultsIt was a good night for Peace Region competitors on Night 2 of the CFR. Grimshaw's Denver Leitch had the highest score in bareback night with an 86.5. He is now eighth in the Canadian standings. Stephen Culling was second on the night in steer wrestling with a time of 4.2 seconds. He is fourth ...

Sexsmith Football is recruiting players for what it says would be "the first all-female U16 football team in our community." The team is looking for players born in 2012, 2013 or 2014. Potential players do not need any experience. The early registration deadline is November 1. Anyone interested can email pres...

In the new high school rankings from Football Alberta, the Peace Wapiti Academy Titans are ranked ninth among 4A schools. The Titans are 3-0. They will play the Grande Prairie Phoenix Friday night. Kick-off time will be 6 p.m. at CKC Field.High Prairie is rated third, Sexsmith fifth, in the 9-a-side rankings. Both team...

Young people interested in rough stock rodeo events will be getting instructions from some top cowboys later this month. Ryder Topolinski, Auzyn Corr, and Logan Rasmussen will be giving lessons at clinics organized by Teepee Creek Junior Rodeo. There is a bareback and saddle bronc clinic on October 17 and a steer ridi...

Canmore beat the Storm 5-3 this afternoon in Grande Prairie in the annual Hockey Hooky game. The Storm led 1-0 on a Cole Penner goal before the Eagles scored five straight goals, then held on for the win. Braeden Veldhuizen had a goal and an assist for Grande Prairie, while Bowen Grycan had the other Storm goal. Cohen ...

NWJHLThere are three games in the Northwest Junior Hockey League Friday, Oct. 2.Slave Lake is in Beaverlodge, Sexsmith is at the Wheat Kings, and Dawson Creek is in Fairview. All three games start at 8:00 p.m. On Saturday, Oct. 3, La Crete is in Beaverlodge and Fort St. John in Slave Lake with both starting at 7:00 p.m...

The Grande Prairie Storm are off to a hot start in their 2026/27 campaign with a 4-1 record to end off September. The team is currently sitting atop the AJHL's North Division and the entire league.Over their last two seasons, the Storm have seen a lot of success, setting a new league attendance record, making a trip to...

For the second time in as many weeks, a member of the Grande Prairie Storm has been named the AJHL Defensive Player of the Week. Rydley Gerbrandt took the honours this week after Quinten Flores did the same last week. The La Crete product had a goal and four assists as the Storm won two of their three road games in Whi...

Just five games into the regular season, the Grande Prairie Storm are 4-and-1 after claiming a pair of games in Camrose over the weekend.The Storm took the first game on Saturday night into shootout, where Bowden Grycan scored the winning goal in the first round to beat the Kodiaks 5-4. Sunday's game had Grande Prairie...

Grande Prairie's Bonnetts Energy Centre was packed to the rafters Saturday night (Sept. 26) for a sold out show of PBR Canada's Peace Country Invitational. With 24 bull riders, 12 eight-second rides were witnessed on the night, with 27-year-old Coy Robbins of Camrose, AB, placing first with two qualified rides. Robbins...

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...

A Grande Prairie bull rider will be competing at his third PBR Peace Country Invitational back home this weekend. Jett Lambert says he drew a good bull and has "a really good feeling" about Saturday's competition. "(I'm) feeling (confident). I've definitely sharpened up my mental and physical game over t...

Besides PBR Canada's Peace Country Invitational taking place this weekend, there are a bunch of other things going on as well.StormThe Storm are in Camrose for games Saturday and Sunday.Face-off times are 6 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.The Storm are 2-1 on the season after two wins at home over Bonnyville last...

Four cowboys from the Peace Country are set to compete at home when Professional Bull Riding's Peace County Invitational takes place Saturday in Grande Prairie. The group includes Mason Hamilton and Austin Paley from Beaverlodge and Kayden Budde and Jett Lambert from Grande Prairie. The 23 riders set to compete Saturd...

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...