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SPORTS – Ecole Heritage badminton teams are ready to swat those birds

The junior and senior high badminton teams are in action and here is a schedule of their tournaments. The junior high team has two tournaments. The first is on April 23, which they will co-host with Georges P. Vanier in…

March 24, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

SPORTS – Smoky River Seed host midget tournament

The Smoky River Seed midget team played against the Grande Prairie Knights in round robin action on March 12, and the local team won the game 4-1. The Smoky River Seed midgets played against the Peace River Mustangs on March…

March 23, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

Road Warriors Taekwondo to host testing day on April 9

Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs Road Warriors Taekwondo is inviting the public to watch their students go through their testing. The testing will take place in the main gym at Georges P. Vanier in Donnelly, beginning at noon on April…

March 23, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

SPORTS – Junior curlers advance to international event

Express Staff The Falher/Nampa junior girls curling team has come home victorious. They won the gold medal at the provincial championship in Lacombe during the weekend of March 4-6. They played against Emily Clarke of the Northern Alberta Curling Association…

March 20, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

SPORTS – Junior curlers have front row seats at Scotties Tournament of Hearts

Mac Olsen Express Staff It’s not every day you get to attend a premiere curling event. But local junior curlers Luc Blanchette and Anna Desharnais were front and centre at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, held at Revolution Place in…

March 20, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

Falher Curling Club holds Farmers Bonspiel

The Falher Curling Club held their Farmers Bonspiel during the weekend of Feb. 27-28 and it is the last one for the season. Falher Curling Club photos  

March 9, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

Letter to the Editor in the Alaska Highway News about Fort St. John Flyers forfeiture

Dear editor, The North Peace Hockey League wishes to acknowledge the class with which the Fort St. John Flyers handled the recent decision by the NPHL regarding the forfeit of their series versus the Grimshaw Huskies [Alaska Highway News, March…

March 9, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

Fort St. John Flyers forfeit Game 7 vs Grimshaw Huskies

Chris Clegg South Peace News The North Peace Hockey League was notified on Monday, Feb. 29 about the possibility of the Fort St. John Flyers using an illegal player in Game 7 vs the Grimshaw Huskies on Saturday, Feb. 27.…

March 9, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

GPV Vipers in Slave Lake for a junior high basketball tournament

The Georges P. Vanier Vipers junior boys basketball team travelled to Slave Lake on Feb. 27 for the Junior Boys and Girls Divisional Basketball Tournament. It was held at the St. Francis of Assissi Catholic Academy. In these photos, the…

March 9, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

Falher Curling Club holds Farmers Bonspiel

In the top photo is the A Event winning team: Tanner Pollack, Kalab Savill, Allen Butterfield and Rob Marx. Above is C Event winning team: Norm Trudeau, Dave Pedden, Brandon Lefrebre and Jacob Hodgson. In the middle is the B…

March 9, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

SPORTS – Vipers beat Falcons in junior basketball action

  The Georges P. Vanier Vipers junior high boys hosted the St. Francis Falcons of Slave Lake in the afternoon of Feb. 24. The Falcons managed to tie the score at 40-40 at the end of the fourth quarter. However,…

March 3, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

SPORTS – Pirates are out of the playoffs, as the Rangers defeat them four-straight

The Pirates and Rangers shake hands at the end of the fourth game on Feb. 20. The Rangers won the best-of-seven series in four straight games and advance to the next round of playoffs. Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs The…

March 2, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

SPORTS – Bantam team going to Provincials

The Smoky River Minor Hockey Bantam Pirates are heading for the Hockey Alberta Bantam D Provincial Championships. They will be held in High Level during March 17-20. The Smoky River Express will have an article about their participation in the…

February 29, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

SPORTS – Taekwondo competitors bring home medals from Whitecourt

Alain Johnson Taekwondo instructor Ten athletes from the Smoky River Road Warriors Taekwondo Club competed in the 26th Annual Whitecourt Taekwondo Championship, held at the Jean and Allen Millar Centre in Whitecourt on Jan. 30. Athletes can compete in both…

February 28, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

SPORTS – Pirates in danger of being knocked out by Rangers in the playoffs

Mac Olsen Express Staff The Falher Pirates were in desperate straits last week, as the Spirit River Rangers were on a roll with two wins in their best-of-seven playoff series. The series began on Feb. 13, when the Pirates travelled…

February 28, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·