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Morinville Jets to honour Nick McRae on Remembrance Day

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Jets will hold a special moment of remembrance before Sunday night’s home game against the St. Albert Merchants, honouring both the sacrifices of Canadian soldiers and the memory of teammate Nick McRae who was killed Sept. 3 in an ATV accident south or Edson… […]

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Jets earn four points over weekend

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – After earning just two points in three outings the previous week, the Jets managed two for two over the weekend for another four points and a 10-4-0 record so far this season. The Jets started the weekend with a 7-4 victory over the Beverly Warriors and capped it with a 5-4 shoot out victory Sunday night over the visiting Edmonton Royals… […]

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Free program to tackle physical literacy

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Parents, coaches, teachers and early childhood educators are being invited to take part in a free 90-minute workshop Nov. 12 to help them incorporate physical literacy and fundamental movement skills into their work. The program takes place at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and is part of the Canadian Sport for Life movement, an initiative to make sport better through long-term athlete development and the encouragement of healthy lifestyles… […]

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Rough week for the Morinville Jets

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Two points in three outings is not the week the Morinville Jets wanted, but it is the week they got. After losses to the North Edmonton Red Wings and Spruce Grove Regals, the Jets returned to home ice Sunday night to defeat the Strathcona Bruins… […]

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Jets start week with a loss

By Morinville News Staff

Edmonton – The Jets’ road trip to the Red Wings barn Wednesday night ended in a 9-7 loss for the Jets, their second loss this month and third this season. Details on Wednesday night’s game were not submitted by our deadline… […]

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Morinville Jets back on the win

By Morinville News Staff

Sherwood Park – The Morinville Jets followed a humiliating 4-1 loss to the Edmonton Mustangs Wednesday night with a 4-3 victory over the Sherwood Park Knights Friday night…. […]

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Western Canadian Challenge underway

Photos by Stephen Dafoe and Lucie Roy

Morinville – One of the largest high school volleyball tournaments in Canada began Thursday afternoon at Morinville Community High School. The Lions’ Western Canadian Challenge (WCC) Volleyball Tournament puts 48 teams on the volleyball court over… […]

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Jets corralled by Mustangs

By Stephen Dafoe

Edmonton – Wednesday night’s road trip to the Bill Hunter Arena was a disappointing one for the Morinville Jets. With nine players off the ice with injuries or work commitments, the club fell for the first time in six outings, losing 4-1 to the Edmonton Mustangs… […]

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Jets thaw Iceman at home

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Jets picked up their fifth consecutive win Sunday night after defeating the Wetaskiwin Icemen 7-2. The home-ice win was the Morinville Jets sixth victory in seven outings this season… […]

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Basketball alive and well in Morinville

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Road Runners are about to launch another season of basketball, this time with more teams and players than ever before. After eight years of operation, the organization boasts more than 100 players and eight teams, all competing in the Edmonton Youth Basketball Association.

Road Runners founder and coach Serge Froment said … […]

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Jets win two over holiday weekend

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – The Morinville Jets picked up another four points over the holiday weekend, defeating the Beaumont Chiefs 6-3 Sunday night and squeaking by the St. Albert Merchants with a 4-3 overtime win Friday evening on the road… […]

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Jets cooking up annual fundraiser

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Jets will be kicking off the skates for their annual dinner, dance and silent auction fundraiser next weekend at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. The event takes place Oct. 12 with cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. and live band Boneyard playing the fundraising dance at 8:30 p.m…. […]

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Jets earn back-to-back wins over weekend

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – The Jets back-to-back wins over the weekend bring the club to a 3-1-0 record this season. This weekend’s efforts put another four points on the club’s season tally as they defeated the Fort Saskatchewan Hawks and Edmonton Mustangs… […]

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Morinville Jets open season with mixed results

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Jets entered the Capital Junior Hockey League’s 2012/2013 season with one win and one loss. The club pulled off a 5-2 win over the Stony Plain Flyers Friday night and followed it Sunday night with a 6-4 deficit with the Spruce Grove Regals. Although Sunday night’s contest was a home game, fans had to travel to Servus Place in St. Albert to see it due to a lack of ice in Morinville’s rink.,, […]