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Jets / Red Wings in round one of CJHL Playoffs

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – An overtime victory for the Fort Saskatchewan Hawks was the deciding factor in who the Morinville Jets will play in round one of CJHL playoffs this weekend… […]

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Jets earn back-to-back weekend wins

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Jets came back from a trilogy of February losses to earn back-to-back wins over the weekend. The Jets defeated the Stony Plain Flyers 5-1 Friday night and followed it with a 6-4 victory over the North Edmonton Red Wings Sunday night. The victories brought the club’s record to 23-14-0 and placed them in fifth place in the CJHL’s West Division… […]

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Sturgeon Hockey Club Player of the Week

Ben Kieser, No. 9, is our SHC Player of the Week. Ben is a valuable member of the Peewee 1 Mustangs; he is a strong and versatile playing both defense and offense in just his third season of hockey… […]

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Morinville Jets take another hit

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Jets suffered another loss Tuesday night, the club’s third upset in as many outings. After starting 2013 with eight consecutive wins, the Jets have been winless in February. Tuesday night’s home game saw the Junior B club fall 11-8 to the Sherwood Park Knights, a club currently at the top of the CJHL’s East Division and ranked second in the league overall… […]

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Morinville preparing early for summer hockey camp

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Town of Morinville, Sturgeon Hockey Club and the Morinville Jets are partnering this summer to bring a hockey camp to town. The camp will run from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2 at the Ray McDonald Sport Centre and promises to get players properly prepared to hit the ice in the fall… […]

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Morinville Jets end their streak

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – After an undefeated streak that ran for eight consecutive games in January, the Morinville Jets suffered back-to-back defeats over the weekend. The Jets fell 6-1 to the St. Albert Merchants Friday night and lost 8-6 to the Beverly Warriors on Sunday… […]

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Morinville student off to play ball in Cuba

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A Georges H. Primeau Grade 7 student is packing his bags for an opportunity to play baseball where it is a little warmer. Twelve-year-old Morgan Melchert leaves Friday for Cuba where he and his teammates will play against local ball clubs from Veradero, Matanzas and Havana.

The good will trip is being organized by the St. Albert Minor Baseball Association’s (SAMBA) PeeWee AA cardinals, and allows the boys an opportunity to visit fellow ball players and to help… […]

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Morinville Jets winning streak continues

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A pair of weekend wins gave the Morinville Jets their seventh and eighth consecutive wins Jan. 25 and 27. The club started the weekend with an 8-2 road victory over the Leduc… […]

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Morinville Sports Shorts

The 1st Morinville Scouts participated in their 3rd annual Oil Kings Sleepover Saturday. The scouters attend the regular game, followed it with an autograph session, then set up camp and watched a movie on the jumbotron before turning in for the night…. […]

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Morinville Jets earn four points over weekend

By Stephen Dafoe

Strathcona – The Morinville Jets took to the road Sunday afternoon, returning home with another two points for their troubles. After an impressive 10-2 victory over the visiting Edmonton Mustangs Friday night, the Jets had to push it to a 4-3 shoot out victory Sunday afternoon. Sunday’s win bring the Jets to a 19-11-0 record… […]

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Morinville Sports Shorts

By Morinville News Staff

St. Albert – The Morinville Roadrunners Midget Girls basketball team honoured their coach during a game in St Albert Saturday. The player’s all wore pink socks during a weekend game in memory of coach Serge Froment’s mother who passed away from cancer a few months ago… […]

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Jets continue undefeated run

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Jets took it to five consecutive wins Friday night with a 10-2 victory over the visiting Edmonton Mustangs. The win brought the Jets’ record to 18-11-0 this season and puts them tied with the Merchants for fourth place in the CJHL’s West Division. […]

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Jets undefeated in January

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Jets pushed their winning streak to four consecutive games Wednesday night with a 7-4 road victory over the Edmonton Royals. The win adds another two points to the Jets’ season and brings their record to… […]

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Jets on the win

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – With a full roster back on the ice, the Morinville Jets picked up their third consecutive win Sunday night, a 5-2 victory over the visiting North Edmonton Red Wings. Hot on the heels of a winning streak of their own, the Red Wings were unable to advance beyond the two points they earned in the first period… […]