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Red Wings win 2 games to open 2023

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The High Prairie Red Wings won their first two games to start the 2023 portion of the regular season in the Greater Metro Hockey League.High Prairie defeated the visiting Edson Eagles 4-2 on Jan. 6 and…
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Red Wings place 6 on GMJHL All-Star Game

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The high-flying High Prairie Red Wings will have six players and a coach participating in the Greater Metro Hockey League Top Prospects and All-Star Games on Jan. 17 in Bancroft, Ontario.Two will play in the Top…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News It has taken them weeks but the Falher Pirates are back in first place after a 4-2 win over the visiting Manning Comets Jan. 14.Darren Kramer and Dallas Brochu scored power play goals while Eric Dentinger…
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Red Wings’ biggest score comes off the ice

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Victims of crime and crisis will be comforted by a special donation from the High Prairie Red Wings hockey team and its fans.High Prairie Victim Services and Lakeshore Regional Police Service Victim Services shared almost 400…
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Want to go geocaching with Mighty Peace?

Above are two photos from the Mighty Peace Tourism’s website, courtesy of the organization, photos by Paul Lavoie. The photos are part of a Geocache Hunt, which invites people from around the world to compete for prizes. It is another…
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Red Wings fall to Tomahawks – again!

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The High Prairie Red Wings split two games in their final weekend before the Christmas break in Greater Metro Hockey League action.High Prairie lost 3-2 at home Dec. 16 to the Enoch Northern Alberta Tomahawks.The Red…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News Joseph Sylvain scored two third period goals and Trevor Tokarz and Cruz Cote added the other goals as the visiting Falher Pirates defeated the Valleyview Jets 4-1 Dec. 17 in their last game before the Christmas…
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Man with passion for sports receives Jubilee Medal

Chris CleggSouth Peace News A Peace River man with a huge passion for sports and education received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal in Edmonton Dec. 16.Mark Owens, who co-coaches the Peace River Pioneers high school football club, works…
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Wings’ streak ends at 23

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The High Prairie Red Wings have finally lost their first game of the season in Greater Metro Hockey League play.High Prairie lost to the Northern Alberta Tomahawks 6-4 in Enoch Dec. 9, despite leading 3-0 in…
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Prospectors honour team’s best players in 2022

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The Peace River Prospectors honoured its top players in 2022 in the Peace Country Bantam Football League at an awards banquet Dec. 3.Coaches presented 10 awards to eight players.Tate Cousins won the Most Valuable Player Award…
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Red Wings are in a giving mood this Christmas

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The High Prairie Red Wings hockey team will be in the Christmas spirit Dec. 16 with two special activities for people to donate.The team hosts the second annual Teddy Bear Toss when they play the Enoch…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News While it was the goaltenders who stole the show in the battle of the NPHL’s Beasts of the East Dec. 10, it was a forward who proved to be the hero.Cruz Cote scored the only goal…
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Charger men settle for second

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The host High Prairie E.W. Pratt Chargers finished second in the 10th annual Tonesha Walker Memorial Basketball Tournament, Dec. 2-3.The Chargers lost 75-70 to the Worsley Wildcats in the hard-fought final of the nine-team tournament.RJ Grievson…
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Lady Chargers win own tournament

Tazannah Belcourt, of the Kapawe’no Bears, middle, wins the Most Valuable Player Award in the women’s tournament at the 10th annual Tonesha Walker Memorial Basketball Tournament, Dec. 2-3. Left-right, are Darlene Walker (Tonesha’s mother), Saylor Desjarlais, E.W. Pratt Chargers mascot,…
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