Grande Prairie area sports lineup: NWJHL, Wolves soccer, Titans football
A packed weekend of hockey, soccer and high school football is on tap across the Peace region, including Northwestern Polytechnic's final home soccer games of the season.
The Northwest Junior Hockey League has several matchups this weekend involving Peace region teams. Friday sees Fairview play in Fort St. John and La Crete in Dawson Creek, both starting at 7 p.m. B.C. time. Saturday features Beaverlodge in Sexsmith and Slave Lake in Fairview, both at 8 p.m., along with the Wheat Kings hosting Dawson Creek and La Crete in Fort St. John, both at 7 p.m. B.C. time. On Sunday, Slave Lake visits the Wheat Kings at 2 p.m. and Sexsmith plays in Fort St. John at 2:30 p.m. B.C. time.
Northwestern Polytechnic's Wolves soccer teams will close out their home schedule this weekend, hosting Lakeland on Saturday and Sunday. Both days begin with the women's game at noon, followed by the men's game at 2:15 p.m.
In high school football, the Mighty Peace Football League has a Friday night matchup at CKC Field, where the Peace Wapiti Academy Titans take on the Grande Prairie Phoenix. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. The Titans currently rank ninth in Alberta among 4A schools, according to Football Alberta.
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