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Weekend hockey round up

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Jets dominate West Division
The Morinville Jets defeated the Wetaskiwin Icemen 7-3 Sunday. The road game victory extends the Junior B club’s winning streak to five consecutive games, and brought the Jets record to 10-2-1… […]

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Jets win in shootout

By Stephen Dafoe

Edmonton – Morinville Jet Braden Arcand’s unassisted goal with 15 seconds left in the game kept the club in the game Wednesday night. Tied 4-4 at the end of three, the Jets were assured at least one point for their trip to Edmonton to take on the Mustangs, but pushed through to win the contest in a shootout… […]

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Column: Coach’s Corner with Scott Rodda

By Scott Rodda, Morinville Jets Head Coach

Almost one third into the season, now’s a good time to weigh in on how the Jets season is progressing to date. Overall the coaching staff is pleased with the results, particularly with the low goals against average which is one of the best in the league. The attention being shown by our club defensively is awesome and certainly our goaltending is a huge part of that. Both [Mike] Saunders and [Brad] Miller have been very solid between the pipes… […]

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Jets maintain top spot in West Division

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – Sunday night’s 4-1 victory over the Stony Plain Flyers (0-9-1) provided the Morinville Jets with another two points on their road to league dominance. With an 8-2-1 record this season, the Jets are currently positioned in the top slot of the Capital Junior Hockey League’s West Division and tied for second place in the league overall… […]

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Vipers douse Hinton Heat

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Legal – The Vipers rebounded from a hard-fought shoot out loss against the Athabasca Aces Friday night to deliver the visiting Hinton Heat with a 13-4 upset Saturday evening. The win and shootout loss bring the Vipers to 1-1-1 on the season… […]

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Lion’s tourney fills MCHS

By Morinvillenews.com Staff

Morinville – Volleyball players from Morinville Community High School hit the court Thursday afternoon for the opening games of the 17th Annual Lion’s Western Canadian Challenge Invitational High School Volleyball Tournament… […]

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Vipers defeated in home opener

By Stephen Dafoe

Legal – The Vipers took to the ice Saturday night for their first game of the 2011 / 2012 North Central Hockey League Season. Although the club hoped to hit the showers with a victory under their belt, their maiden voyage into the season was a 9-4 defeat at the hands of the Athabasca Aces… […]

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Two point weekend for the Jets

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Jets won one of two games over the weekend to give them two points for their troubles. The club began the weekend with a Friday night road game to take on the Sherwood Park Knights, a club who shut the Jets out with a 4-0 victory. Sunday night’s home game was a better outcome for the Jets, one in which the Junior B club defeated the visiting Edmonton Mustangs 4-2… […]

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High school ready to play some volleyball

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – Volleyball players from Morinville Community High School are getting set to hit the court this week for the annual Lion’s Western Canadian Challenge Invitational High School Volleyball Tournament… […]

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Jets grab another two wins over the weekend

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – The Morinville Jets stuffed another four points into their record over the Thanksgiving Day weekend. The Jets took to the road Friday night, returning with a 4-2 victory over the Beaumont Braves, and capped it Sunday night at home with a 4-3 overtime victory against the Fort Saskatchewan Hawks. The back-to-back weekend wins brings the Jets to a 5-1-1 record this season and ties them with the St. Albert Merchants for top slot in the West Division of the Capital Junior Hockey League… […]

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Discipline costs Morinville Jets another home game

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The irony of Saturday night’s Military Appreciation event was the discipline necessary in the Canadian soldier seemed nowhere to be found on the ice among Morinville Jets wearing camouflage jerseys designed to pay tribute to the troops… […]

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Hockey Day in Morinville raises fun and funds [PHOTOS]

Photos by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Jets both old and new donned their jerseys Saturday for a day of hockey that celebrated the Junior B team’s more than three decade run in the community as well as paid tribute to Morinville and area’s military families… […]

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Notre Dame picks up two 6th place showings in St. Albert Run

Photos by Joann Deveau

St. Albert – Notre Dame Elementary’s School’s Running Club took to the trails Thursday afternoon for a 1.5 kilometre race. In total, 29 students participated in four categories of race along with students from St. Albert.
Notre Dame picked up two sixth place showings and another pair of placements in the top ten. A total of 363 students competed… […]

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Morinville Jets pay tribute to military this weekend

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Jets will take to the ice in camouflage jerseys and socks this Saturday, but the change in attire is not to blend them into their surroundings as they storm the crease looking to defeat the St. Albert Merchants. The military-themed Jets’ jerseys are all part of the Junior B club’s salute to the military, an initiative that will culminate in the jersey’s being auctioned off to raise funds for the Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC)… […]

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Morinville Fitness Challenge ready to test mind and body

By Étienne Thevou

Morinville – Runners, retailors and residents at large will team up with the Town of Morinville Oct. 16 for the first Morinville Fitness Challenge, an outdoor fun and fitness event organizers are hoping will become a regular event in town… […]