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Kings finish season in second place

Jan 26, 2014 Comments Off

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – With their first regular season in the North Central Hockey League behind them, the Morinville Kings are pleased with their 2nd place finish in the North Division and league overall. The Kings started the season with a .500 record in their first four games, but the club turned things around to take their next six games without interruption. In fact, the Kings went on to win 14 of their 18 games this season, three of those played over the past weekend… […]

Good weekend for junior and senior clubs

Jan 19, 2014 Comments Off

It was a weekend of wins for the Morinville Junior B Jets and Morinville Senior AA Kings. The Jets played twice, the Kings once between Friday and Sunday… […]

Morinville Sports Report

Jan 19, 2014 Comments Off

The Annual Georges H Primeau Coyotes Basketball Tournament took place over the weekend, starting Friday night with a game between Primeau and Lilian Schick School from Bon Accord…. […]

Rotary Pushes for Multi-Use Rec Facility

Jan 14, 2014 Comments Off

by Calli Stromner with files from Morinville News Staff

Morinville – With a hockey arena about to come to the end of its lifespan, the Morinville Rotary Club hopes to be able to convince Council to build a multi-use recreational facility in its place. Members of the service club were on hand during the January 14 Regular Council Meeting to ask Council to consider the merits of a larger regional facility before committing budget money to a replacement for the Ray McDonald Sports Arena… […]

Morinville Kings continue to dominate NCHL

Jan 12, 2014 Comments Off

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Saturday night’s 5-1 win over the visiting Athabasca Aces gave the Morinville Senior AA Kings their third consecutive win this year and their ninth win in the past 10 outings. The club had a two-win weekend that began with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Devon Barons on the road Friday night, their second OT win this season. … […]

Morinville Sports Shorts

Jan 12, 2014 Comments Off

by Lucie Roy

Morinville hosted the Alberta Floor Curling Association tournament at the Rendez-Vous Centre Jan. 10. Some of the best curlers from Edmonton, Redwater, Spruce Grove, Villeneuve, Onoway, Ardrossan, Barrhead, Dapp, and Morinville gathered to form 16 teams of four players, each competing for cash prizes. Morinville fielded two teams for the event, and players ages ranged from 50 to 93. … […]

Big week for Morinville Jets

Jan 12, 2014 Comments Off

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Jets moved up a couple notches in the Capital Junior Hockey League standings last week, thanks to a series of wins on the road and at home…. […]

Ecole Notre Dame involved in Mission Impossible

Jan 8, 2014 Comments Off

by Lucie Roy

Morinville – In its fourth year, Ecole Notre Dame Elementary School’s Mission Impossible Games are being held this week in the school gym with all classes participating. Notre Dame Physical Education teacher Tina McKinnon said Mission Impossible is “a fun unit to teach agility, fair play, strengths, balance and there is strategy involved.” Students make use of their muscles, legs, stomach… […]

Home-ice win moves Jets up a notch

Jan 7, 2014 Comments Off

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – An 8-3 victory over the visiting Beverly Warriors Tuesday night gave the Morinville Jets their second win in as many outings, and brought the club’s season record to 12-14-2 with 10 games left on the road to playoffs. The club is currently sitting in fifth place in the Capital Junior Hockey League’s West Division… […]

Morinville Kings and Jets earn weekend wins

Jan 5, 2014 Comments Off

The Morinville Senior AA Kings first game after the Christmas break was the club’s first defeat in seven outings. After six consecutive victories, the Kings fell 5-2 on Saturday night to the visiting Slave Lake Winterhawks, a club who heading into the contest were sitting with a 4-6-1 record… […]

Kings snag provincials

Dec 19, 2013 Comments Off

by Morinville News Staff

Morinville – The Morinville Kings received word this week they will host the Senior AA/A Hockey Provincial Championships next March. The championships will feature the league winners of the Ranchland Hockey League, North Peace Hockey League, North Central Hockey League, Saskatchewan / Altberta Hockey League and the Battle River Hockey League, as well as the Okotoks Drillers who play in the Chinook AAA Hockey League, one wild card position, and the Host Morinville Kings… […]

Sports shorts

Dec 15, 2013 Comments Off

NAMHL Action
The PAC Saints narrowly defeated the NE BC & Yukon Flyers 3-2 in a Northern Alberta Midget AA Hockey League regular season game in Morinville Sunday afternoon. The two teams are from the same league as the Sturgeon Midget AA Mustangs… […]

Morinville Sports Shorts

Dec 8, 2013 Comments Off

The Morinville Kings and Morinville Jets are at opposite ends of the standings in their respective leagues well into the 2013-2014 hockey season. The Kings have risen through nine games this season to sit with a 7-2-0 record, placing them in a two-way tie with the Devon Barons for first place in the North Central Hockey League’s North Division,… […]

Sports shorts

Dec 1, 2013 Comments Off

SHC Novice 1 Mustangs
This year’s Novice 1 team is off to a great start. In all games played their record is 6-2. The team’s success so far can be attributed to a real team attitude. These 7 & 8 year olds play positional hockey, skate hard, pass and give a good effort in games and practices. This isn’t always evident at this level of hockey. The team is made up of two first year novice players with… […]

Morinville Recreation Services receives ChooseWell Awards

Dec 1, 2013 Comments Off

The Town of Morinville’s Recreation Programs received two ChooseWell Awards at Festival Place in Fort Saskatchewan Friday night. The Town won the Health Education & Promotion Award, which recognizes efforts family wellness and getting active together as well as the promotion of workplace … […]

Annual alumni game part of festival

Nov 25, 2013 Comments Off

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Jets rookies, veterans and alumni take to the ice over two games in two days this weekend in what has been a highly anticipated annual tradition. This weekend’s Light up the Night Festival will include both an opportunity for former Morinville Jets to show they still have it and for the current crop of players to show the alumni the Jets brand lives strong… […]