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...

The Grande Prairie Storm have brought in another local netminder. The Storm acquired the rights to Sexsmith's Hudson Perry from the Drayton Valley Thunder in exchange for '06 forward Max Algajer. Additionally, the Storm sent GP-born goalie Keagin Kelln to the Northern Manitoba Blizzard of the MJHL for a player developm...

A Grade 11 student at Peace Wapiti Academy has her sights set on representing Canada on the international stage.Indy Dorscheid is training to be a skeleton slider after being identified as having potential in the sport at an RBC Training Ground stop in Grande Prairie.The 16-year-old has spent a couple of weeks training...

StormThe Storm are in Drumheller Friday and Olds Saturday. Both games start at 7 p.m.Grande Prairie lost the first two games of this road trip in southern Alberta, 4-1 in Calgary on Tuesday and 4-3 Wednesday in Canmore.NWJHLIn the Northwest Junior Hockey League Friday, Sexsmith will be at the County Wheat Kings, Peace ...

StormThe Storm lost their second road game in as many nights Wednesday night, 4-3 in Canmore.The Eagles scored the winning goal on the power play with just under five minutes left in the third period.Brandon de Haas had a goal and an assist for Grande Prairie. Nicholas Morin and Will Leduc each had two helpers. The Sto...

StormThe Storm started a four-game road trip with a 4-1 loss in Calgary Tuesday night.Max Algajer scored to lone Storm goal in the final minute of the third period.The road swing continues Wednesday night in Canmore. Face-off time will be 7 p.m.NWJHLThere is one game in the Northwest Junior Hockey League Wednesday nigh...

The Storm have nine games scheduled for the month of November, and all but one will be played on the road.Grande Prairie starts a four-game road trip Tuesday night (November 4) in Calgary. The Storm and Canucks will meet in a rematch of last season's AJHL final.The road swing continues in Canmore Wednesday, Drumheller ...

All information below is courtesy Football Alberta:Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand, we're back. After a long four week hiatus, high school football is back. Unfortunately, the break was long enough to make the resumption of the regular season impossible, so most leagues have gone straight to abbreviated playoffs. Some leagues or divi...

With hockey season in full swing and winter getting closer, the City of Grande Prairie is now accepting applications for its neighbourhood rinks program. Applications must include a site located inside a Grande Prairie Park, and at least five volunteers to help with set-up and maintenance throughout the winter. As part...

Grande Prairie's Oliver Dawson has been picked to represent Canada at another international event.The members of the Piranhas Swim Team is one of 12 athletes that will be on the Canadian swim team at the Commonwealth Games.They will take place from July 23 to August 2, 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland.Dawson has represented ...

Fight night fund-raiserStrike for Hope is putting on The Neurofight 2025 fundraiser Saturday at the Eastlink Centre Fieldhouse. The evening will include supper, along with amateur and professional boxing and kickboxing. Money raised will go to the Parkinson Association of Alberta, MS Canada and Make-A-Wish Canada. If i...