Tag: athletics

2025 Sport Excellence Awards recognizes more than 40 nominees across 13 award categories

Sports Ethan Montague -
The Grande Prairie Subaru Sport Excellence Awards came on April 11th, recognizing some of the region's best athletes, coaches, officials, and volunteers in local athletics. 

Wood Buffalo, Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection conducting survey to examine costs northern athletes face

Community Ethan Montague -
The Wood Buffalo Sport Connection and the Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection have announced a joint partnership to conduct an "extensive" survey on the costs associated with travelling for competitions outside Northern Alberta. 

City of GP encourages local athletes, coaches, organizations to apply for Pursuit of Excellence Funding

GP City Hall Ethan Montague -
The City of Grande Prairie is encouraging local athletes and coaches to consider applying for its Pursuit of Excellence Funding as the February 1st deadline quickly approaches. 

Dennis Rix named NPHL Best Centre

News Erica Fisher -
A member of the Grande Prairie Athletics has won a North Peace Hockey League award. Dennis Rix has been...

Fort St. John Flyers take NPHL west division playoffs

News Erica Fisher -
The Grande Prairie Athletics are out of the North Peace Hockey League playoffs. The senior men's team came out...

NPHL playoffs start Tuesday with west division round-robin

News Erica Fisher -
The North Peace Hockey League playoffs get underway Tuesday, but things are a little different for the west division...

Modified NPHL playoffs start January 30th

News Erica Fisher -
With only three teams left in the North Peace Hockey League's West Division, all three will be headed to...

Grande Prairie Athletics players earn NPHL honours

News Erica Fisher -
Congratulations are in order for five members of the Grande Prairie Athletics, recognized by the North Peace Hockey League...

Athletics to face Rangers in NPHL semis

News Erica Fisher -
It looks like forfeiting their January 14th game against Valleyview has cost the Grande Prairie Athletics first place in...

Illegal players forces Athletics to forfeit game

News Erica Fisher -
The Grande Prairie Athletics have had to forfeit their most recent game. They beat the Valleyview Jets 11-3 Saturday...

GPRC making headway towards regional high performance athletic centre

News Erica Fisher -
Grande Prairie Regional College is putting together a regional athletic centre. The initiative will be headed up by Physical...

Grande Prairie Athletics back in the NPHL

News Erica Fisher -
The Grande Prairie Athletics are back in the North Peace Hockey League. The team took a year off after...

Grande Prairie Athletics preparing for return to NPHL

News Erica Fisher -
The Grande Prairie Athletics are on a hiatus this season, but plans are already in the works to rejoin...

Grande Prairie Athletics taking year off

News Erica Fisher -
The Grande Prairie Athletics will not be icing a team this season. According to post on the team's Facebook...

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Eyes on the road: Tips for safe holiday travel as snow in forecast for parts of Alberta

Community
The first snowfall of the final stretch of the year is in the forecast for some communities, including parts of the Peace Country, which could impact holiday travel over the coming Thanksgiving long weekend. 

Wembley Wildcats receive RONA Rookies program support

Community
The Wembley Wildcats are among 150 minor hockey teams across Canada receiving support through the RONA Rookies program this season.

Rotary Clubs of Grande Prairie launches annual Dignity Drive

Community
The Rotary Clubs of Grande Prairie's Dignity Drive has kicked off for another year. 

Legion showcases two new veteran memorial crosswalks

Community
The Grande Prairie Legion has unveiled two brand-new veteran memorial crosswalks in the city.

NWP Wolves women’s hockey team ready to take bite out of ACAC

Community
Northwestern Polytechnic's Wolves women's hockey team is hoping the community can come together to pack the rink at their inaugural home game in the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference on Friday.
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