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All-girl team off to a great first season

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – It’s not uncommon to see Atom hockey players taking to the ice at the Ray McDonald Sports Centre each weekend. What is new this year is seeing one of those Atom teams entirely made up of female players. The Atom Female team are in their first season with the Sturgeon Hockey Club and the team’s manager and coaches are excited about the girls’ efforts early on… […]

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Submitted by Danielle Cyr, Manager

Our team consists of 15 players and two goalies this season that travel from Morinville, Legal, Westlock, Calahoo, Rivière Qui Barre and Wabamun. Many players are new to the AA stream but all are proving themselves as great competitors open to learning and developing their skills. Our boys are playing in the Edmonton Rural Bantam Hockey… […]

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Morinville Jets topple Beverly Warriors

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Jets ended a five-game losing streak Sunday night after defeating the visiting Beverly Warriors 6-3. The win brings the Jets record to 6-9-1 this season, and positions them in fifth place in the Capital Junior Hockey League’s West Division, one point ahead of the Spruce Grove Regals and two points ahead of the Edmonton Mustangs…. […]

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Morinville Kings top NCHL North Division

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Kings continued their winning ways Saturday night with their third consecutive victory, this time toppling the visiting Athabasca Aces in a 5-4 decision. The home-ice victory followed a Friday night road trip to Westlock where the Kings upset the Warriors 8-7… […]

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Big win for the Morinville Kings

The Morinville Kings took to home ice Saturday night to take on the NCHL North Divison’s top-ranked Devon Barons, emerging with an important 7-5 win for the Senior AA club… […]

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Jets and Kings weekend results

by Morinville News Staff

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The Morinville Kings took to the road Saturday and returned with a 5-3 loss to the Edson Ice, the Senior AA club’s first loss in three outings…
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Photo by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Senior AA Kings played their first home-ice game Saturday night, defeating the visiting Westlock Warriors 6-5, an identical score to their Friday night win over the Whitecoart Wild. The weekend wins bring the Kings’ record to 2-1-0 this season and place them in a two-way tie with the Devon Barons for first place in the North Central Hockey League’s North Division… […]

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Morinville football player headed to the US

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A seven-year journey is culminating in the start of a lifelong dream for 18-year old Evan Clewes. The Morinville Community High School graduate will depart for the United States in January to start a football scholarship. Clewes has received 11 offers from American schools for full and partial scholarships, and said he is leaning towards playing in Oregon…. […]

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Morinville Jets on the win

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Home ice proved a recipe for success for the Morinville Jets last week. The club earned back-to-back wins Tuesday and Sunday night. .. […]

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Leukemia walk ready to Light the Night

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A fundraising walk is set for Oct. 18 at the Morinville Fish and Game Association pond trail. The roughly 4-kilometre Light the Night Walk in support of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada will depart from the pond at roughly 7 p.m. and take about 90-minutes to complete. Participants will carry lit lanterns on their trek… […]

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The Sturgeon Mustangs took to the ice Sunday afternoon for a home game against the visiting (4-0-0) Wainwright Polar Kings. The contest ended in an 11-0 defeat for the Mustangs… […]

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Photos by Lucie Roy

Morinville schools honoured the legacy of Terry Fox last week by participating in the Terry Fox Run. Here are some pictorial highlights of the events… […]

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Jets open season with back-to-back wins.

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – It was a four-point opening weekend for the Morinville Jets. The Junior B club kicked off the Capital Junior Hockey League 2013-2014 season with a 6-5 OT victory over the St. Albert Merchants Friday night, and followed it with a 7-2 win over the visiting Wetaskiwin Icemen Sunday night…. […]