Peace Bowl semi-final, Wolves hockey headline Grande Prairie sports weekend
A busy slate of high school football, junior hockey and college athletics is set for the Grande Prairie region this weekend, with a provincial cross country meet also taking place in Red Deer.
The Peace Wapiti Academy Titans face the Grande Prairie Phoenix Friday at 6 p.m. at the Community Knowledge Campus field in the Peace Bowl semi-final. The winner advances to play St. Joe's in the Peace Bowl on November 6.
In junior hockey, the Northwest Junior Hockey League has Fairview playing in Dawson Creek Friday at 8 p.m. B.C. time after the Flyers lost 5-1 to the visiting Wheat Kings Thursday. Saturday sees Sexsmith at the Wheat Kings and La Crete in Slave Lake, both at 8 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively, with La Crete returning to Slave Lake Sunday at 2 p.m. The North Peace Hockey League has Valleyview in Spirit River and Grimshaw in High Prairie Friday, followed by Grande Prairie in Manning and Dawson Creek in Valleyview Saturday, all starting at 8:30 p.m.
Northwestern Polytechnic's Wolves women's hockey team hosts Medicine Hat College Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. at the Design Works Centre. Wolves basketball hosts SAIT Friday and St. Mary's University Saturday, with both days featuring games at 6 and 8 p.m.
The ACAC cross country running provincial championship is scheduled for Saturday in Red Deer.
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