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Morinville Titans prepping for season

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Junior C Titans take to the ice at the Ray McDonald Sports Centre tonight, the first of several tryout sessions the club is having over the next couple of weeks to get ready for the 2010-2011 Noralta Junior C Hockey League season … […]

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Morinville Jets thinning the herd heading into season

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Jets 6-5 loss to the Edmonton Mustangs Wednesday night was no great disappointment to the team’s coaching staff. The home-ice exhibition game was but another opportunity for rookie hopefuls to prove themselves and for coaches to see who has what it takes to wear a Jets’ jersey … […]

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Puck set to drop for Fun Team Hockey

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – With the ice set to go back in the Ray McDonald Sports Centre next week, local hockey players of all ages and levels are checking their equipment and lacing up their skates in preparation for another season of minor hockey … […]

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Jets looking for board members and volunteers

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – With the Jets starting their fall camp next week, there is no doubt the Junior B club will have more than enough players to choose from this season. But what the team is lacking at present are board members to help run the organization … […]

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Morinville Jets looking forward to fall camp

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Jets are looking to come on the ice this season with a team that has more size, more speed and a more balanced attack. That’s the word from Jets’ Director of Player Development Roland Blackburn, who said the Junior B hockey club is anticipating …
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Tearin’ Up The Turf grabs excitement by the horns

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Sturgeon County – Professional bull riders from around the world gathered at the Sturgeon Agriplex Aug. 14 for the 8th Annual Tearin’ Up The Turf event, more than four hours of on the edge of your seat excitement that drew a capacity crowd once again this year.

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Dog sport team hosts international event

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – When it comes to hockey games, there have been some real dogs played in the Ray McDonald Sports Centre. But with the ice out for other off-season activities, the local arena offered a venue for some real dogs last weekend, and extremely talented ones at that.

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Morinville Jets to benefit from Servus scholarships

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – With the Morinville Jets fall camp just a month away, the club will be keeping its eyes open for those players who will give the Jets a successful season. But one local financial institution is looking to ready some of those players for a successful future outside of hockey.

Servus Credit Union in downtown Morinville has just made a three-year commitment to provide two annual $500 scholarships to Morinville Jets players, an award that will begin retroactively with the 2009-2010 season.
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Morinville – Fort Saskatchewan ends in tie (Gallery)

Photos by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The June 14 contest between the Morinville 2 and Fort Saskatchewan 2 U12 boys teams was a stark contrast from the end result of their first match early in the season.

After being defeated 7-0 in their first outing, Morinville bounced back this time around to tie it up 1-1 three quarters of the way through the game.
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