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Chris CleggSouth Peace News Efforts to revive the High Prairie Regals and rejoin the North Peace Hockey League continue. An application to rejoin the league was submitted Aug. 28 for consideration at the Sept. 9 annual meeting in Fairview. Under…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The Peace River Pioneers return to nine-aside high school football as the season kicks off in just over one week. After playing for many seasons in the 12-aside Mighty Peace Football Conference, the Pioneers joined a…
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Dolphins relay team wins 2 medals

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A High Prairie Dolphin swimmer brought home three medals from the Alberta Summer Swimming Championships held Aug. 18-20 in Edmonton. Finn Marko won one medal in individual competition and two on the swim club relay team.…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News Efforts to revive the High Prairie Regals and rejoin the North Peace Hockey League are unfolding. A meeting Aug. 21 at the Gordon Buchan Recreation Centre drew a scant eight people but it is not deterring…
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Gauchier, Shantz win HP Open titles

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Competition was strong at the 54th annual High Prairie Open at the High Prairie and District Golf Course held Aug. 12-13. Jackie Gauchier captured the women’s championship. Tyler Shantz won the men’s championship flight. The tournament…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The Peace River Prospectors are gearing up for the 2023 season in the Peace Country Bantam Football League. Finishing second in the regular season last year with a record of 4-1, the Prospectors are gunning to…
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‘Potential’ the buzzword for Renegades, Outlaws

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News High Prairie high school and minor football teams kick off the 2023 season in the coming days. The Renegades open their high school season in the Mighty Peace Football League on Aug. 31 when they visit…
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Trapshooters test their skills

The High Prairie Fish and Game Association hosted its event the fifth annual Registered Provincial Trapshooting Association Trapshoot on the Heritage Day long weekend Aug. 4-6. “We probably had about 20 competitors,” says Darrell Basarab, one of the organizers. The…
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Dolphins host annual Invitational Swim Meet

The High Prairie Dolphins held their annual Invitational Swim Meet July 29 at the High Prairie Regional Aquatic Centre. Teams joining the host Dolphins in competition were the Beaverlodge Barracudas, Fairview Olympians, Grande Prairie Aquarians, Grimshaw Gators, High Level Stingrays,…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The High Prairie Red Wings continue to prepare for the first season in the new National Junior Hockey League. After four years in the Greater Metro Hockey League, the Red Wings and other teams look to…
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Girls medal at North American Indigenous Games

Chris CleggSouth Peace News Two High Prairie girls have returned home from the North American Indigenous Games in Halifax July 15-23 with bronze medals. Abbie Cottingham, 19, and Elle MacIntosh, 18, were part of Team Alberta’s 4 x 50-metre 19…
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Concrete pad poured at High Prairie Sports Palace

On July 20, concrete for the new pad at the High Prairie Sports Palace was poured. The approximate $1.2 million project is on schedule. Following are a few facts (for the arena slab only) provided by Bry Sand Ice Arena…
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Down and dirty!

Triangle’s popular weekend of mud bog racing returned July 1-2. Vehicles charged down the muddy lanes as the Pioneer Threshermans Association hosted the event. A small but enthusiastic crowd watched the event as part of a circuit organized by the…
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