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Pioneers honour players from past season

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The Peace River Pioneers honoured players for their performance during the 2023 high school football season at an awards banquet Nov. 12. Dezso Garaba won the Most Valuable Player Award and the Most Valuable Receiver Award.…
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Peace Pioneers fall short in provincial final

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The Peace River Pioneers fell short in the championship final of the Alberta 9-aside high school football league. The Pioneers lost 31-14 to the host Camrose Trojans on Nov. 4 to finish their second season in…
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Saints win junior high zone volleyball title

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The High Prairie St. Andrew’s Saints won the North West High School 2J Junior Girls’ Volleyball Championship Nov. 3-4 in Peace River. St. Andrew’s defeated the Fairview Cobras 25-15, 25-8 in the final of the 12-team…
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Off to Alaska!

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A brother and sister from High Prairie are gearing up for the Arctic Winter Games next March in Alaska. Abby Bilyk, 15, and her brother Liam Bilyk, 17, will compete in badminton at the Arctic Winter…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News It certainly wasn’t the start the Falher Pirates were looking for this season, but in a year where every team makes the playoffs, coach Daniel Aubin is looking at the bigger picture. “I’m not concerned with…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The High Prairie Outlaws lost in the opening round of the Peace Country Bantam Football League playoffs. The Outlaws dropped a 50-12 decision to the Wembley Bulldogs on Oct. 27 in Grande Prairie. It was a…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A home game for the High Prairie Red Wings is expanding into a special tribute for Remembrance Day for the second successive year. The Red Wings will wear special camouflage jerseys for their game against the…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The High Prairie Renegades were eliminated last week from the playoffs in the high school Mighty Peace Football Conference. The Renegades lost 62-6 to the Fort McMurray Saints on Oct. 28 in Grande Prairie in playoff…
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Vipers snakebit in men’s final vs Chargers

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The E.W. Pratt Chargers, of High Prairie, won the men’s side in the High Prairie School Division senior high volleyball divisional championship tournament Nov. 1 at Pratt. The Chargers edged the Georges P. Vanier Vipers, of…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The Peace River Pioneers have advanced to the championship final of the Alberta 9-Aside High School Football League. The third-place Pioneers edged the host second-place Wetaskiwin Sabres 12-7 in the league semifinal Oct. 28. “It was…
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Lady Chargers win High Prairie School Division volleyball crown

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The E.W. Pratt Chargers, of High Prairie, finished first in the High Prairie School Division senior high women’s volleyball divisional championship tournament Nov. 1 at Pratt. The Lady Chargers defeated the Donnelly Georges P. Vanier Vipers…
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Meet High Prairie’s newest champion!

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A young High Prairie woman is making a name for herself in the world of natural bodybuilding –and moving up. Brianna Schur-Auger was a winner in the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation (WNBF) Calgary Natural Amateur Show…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The Peace River Prospectors have been eliminated from the playoffs in the Peace Country Bantam Football League. The fourth-place Prospectors were shut out 37-0 by the undefeated first-place Grande Prairie Broncos in the Horner Cup semifinal…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The High Prairie Outlaws have qualified for the playoffs in the Peace Country Bantam Football League. High Prairie was scheduled to play the Wembley Bulldogs in the opening round Oct. 27 in Grande Prairie. Entering the…
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Pirates lose in rematch of last season’s final

Chris CleggSouth Peace News The more things change, the more they remain the same! The Falher Pirates opened their NPHL season Oct. 28 in Dawson Creek in what was a rematch of last season’s seven-game final which saw the Canucks…
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