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Ecole Heritage junior badminton players win medals in Grimshaw, Valleyview
Express Staff The junior badminton players for Ecole Heritage participated in a badminton tournament in Grimshaw on March 25 and Valleyview on April 5 and they brought home medals. Here is a list of winners for each event. Grimshaw –…
PIC – Badminton players win medals
Ecole Heritage badminton players participated in the Hillside Invitational Tournament in Valleyview April 8. Pictured above are Josh Fischer – bronze intermediate boys singles; Amber Guérette – gold junior girls singles; David Therriault – silver senior mens singles; and Kayla…
Taekwondo clubs hold end-of-season testing day
Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs Members of Smoky River Taekwondo and Iron Tiger Taekwondo of Manning met at Georges P. Vanier on April 1 for their annual end-of-season testing and advancement day. Alain Johnson, head instructor for Smoky River Taekwondo,…
Falher Pirates’ coach reflects on the 2016/17 season
Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs The Falher Pirates didn’t bring home the Campbell at the end of the season, but they do have the East Division banner to put on the wall at the Falher Regional Recreation Complex. Coach Mathieu…
We are the champions!!! Smoky River Atom team brings home provincial banner
Submitted by Chantal L’Abbe The Smoky River Atoms attended the Atom D Provincials held in Delburne March 16-19. Fourteen boys had an experience of a lifetime. Knowing that their family and community was behind them 100 per cent and with…
PIC – High Prairie Men’s Bonspiel – the Charles Simoneau team
Charles Simoneau’s Smoky River rink won the C Event at the High Prairie Men’s Curling Bonspiel March 3-4. Rink members, left-right, are skip Charles Simoneau, third Denis Pele, second Alain Blanchette and lead Ed Skrlik.
Pirates lose four straight to Rangers
Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs The 2016/17 NPHL season is over, as the Spirit River Rangers have swept the Falher Pirates in four straight games to win the Campbell. The Rangers hosted the Pirates for game four at the MacLean…
Smoky River Gymnastics Club ends the season with a fun meet
Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs Parents, grandparents and the general public applauded for their gymnasts throughout the morning and early afternoon of March 11, and many children smiled and waved in return. The Smoky River Gymnastics Club held their annual…
Tournament continues in Comeau’s memory
Chris Clegg Spotlight The late Marge Comeau had a dream 24 years ago that an ice fishing tournament at Joussard could be a huge success. She went to work and for years, until her untimely passing on Feb. 23, 2005,…
GPV Vipers junior basketball teams place third in league playoffs
Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs The basketball season came to the end for the GPV Vipers junior teams in February, and both teams did well at league playoffs in Slave Lake during February 24-25. Pam Heckbert, the junior girls’ coach,…
Rangers on the verge of winning the Campbell Cup
Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs The Spirit River Rangers were within one game of winning the Campbell Cup last week, after handing the Falher Pirates three straight losses in the championship series. Coach Mathieu Maisonneuve tried to put the best…
Spirit River Rangers win 4-0 against Falher Pirates, take the Campbell Cup.
Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs Late breaking: The NPHL season is over, as the Spirit River Rangers have won the Campbell Cup, defeating the Falher Pirates in four straight games. The Pirates traveled to Spirit River on March 11…
Smoky River Gymnastics Club holds fun meet to end the season
Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs Members of the Smoky River Gymnastics Club held their fun meet at Ecole Routhier on March 11. All groups performed, including the boys’ group. Each participant was scored on their performance as they rotated…
PIC – Achievement Day for local gymnasts
Smoky River gymnastics club hosted Achievement Day on February 18. This is a competition that gives these gymnasts a chance to compete in a fun setting and to get to know other gymnasts. The meet included gymnasts from Smoky River,…