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weekend snips & snaps

SCORES ACAC volleyball
Jan. 27 - (F) Red Deer 3 GPRC 0 (M) Red Deer 3 GPRC 0 Jan. 28 - (F) Red Deer 3 GPRC 0 (M) Red Deer 3 GPRC 1

A17 17

ACAC basketball

Jan. 27 - (F) Lakeland 77 GPRC 41 (M) Lakeland 126 GPRC 54 Jan. 28 - (F) Lakeland 88 GPRC 80 (M) Lakeland 130 GPRC 84

AJHL (Jr. A hockey)

Jan. 27 - GP Storm 0 @ Lloydminster 6 Jan. 28 - GP Storm 5 @ St. Albert 3

NWJHL (Jr. B hockey)

Jan. 27 - GP Kings 4 @ Whitecourt 3 Jan. 29 - Whitecourt 6 @ GP Kings 2

GPHL (Sr. AA hockey)

Jan. 26 - Valleyview 0 @ GP Athletics 15 Jan. 28 - GP Athletics 5 @ Hythe 4

Jubb Jinxed vs. Jets

It was stats night at the Coca-Cola Centre Thursday for the Grande Prairie Athletics in their North Peace Hockey League game against the Valleyview Jets. At least it was for everyone other than Jason Jubb. Eleven different Athletics skaters scored goals in the game, and 17 of the 18 As skaters recorded at least one point, with Jubb being the only exception. Hey, someone had to focus on defence, to ensure Dave Larson picked up his second shutout of the season.

A pair of Kings honoured

The Northwest Junior Hockey League handed out its hardware for the 2011-2012 regular season and a couple Grande Prairie Kings were honoured. Assistant captain Nolan Trudeau and Fort St. John Huskies forward Robbie Sidhu were named co-winners of the league Most Valuable Player award. The two have been in a battle for the scoring title all season long, at least until this past weekend. Sidhu racked up 10 points in two games against the Beaverlodge Blades to give him 82 points in 29 games played (31 goals, 51 assists). He now sits 14 points clear of Trudeau (29gp, 30g, 38a). The other King to be honoured by the league is Corey Wamsteeker, who was named the NWJHL Rookie of the Year. Wamsteeker sits third overall in league scoring, with 28 goals and 27 assists, for 55 points in just 24 games played.

Photos by Ivan DanIelewIcz/Daily HeralD-Tribune

Sports action from the weekend: (Clockwise, from upper left) Wapiti Nordic Ski Clubs Calum Reid and Foothills Nordic Ski Clubs India McIsaac propel themselves up a hill during the Calforex Cup #3 Mass Start race at the Wapiti Nordic Ski Centre on Saturday; Hinton Cougars Biathlon team member Remington Faid collapses after completing his four-kilometre race during Saturdays Calforex Cup; Grande Prairie Regional College Wolves Brett Sprado sets the ball away from Red Deer Kings David King, with official Pam Rintoul watching for net infractions during an ACAC game at GPRC, Red Deer won 3-0 (sets); Grande Prairie Ernies Sports Experts Storm Parker Sharp looks for a rebound off sprawling Calgary Buffaloes goalie Colin Cooper during their Alberta Midget Hockey League game at the Dave Barr Arena Saturday. Calgary won 5-0; Wapiti Nordic Ski Club member Samuel West checks the target during the Calforex Cup race.

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weekend snips & snaps

SCORES AJHL (Jr. A hockey)
Feb. 3 - Camrose 1 @ GP Storm 0 (SO) Feb. 4 - Drumheller 2 @GP Storm 4

A17 17

NWJHL (Jr. B hockey)

Feb. 2 - Dawson Creek 3 @ GP Kings 7

GPHL (Sr. AA hockey)

Feb. 4 - Fort St. John 3 @ GP Athletics 1

As not quite perfect

The Grande Prairie Athletics went into Friday nights North Peace Hockey League regular season finale with only one thing to play for: A perfect home record. The As were 10-0-0 at the Coca-Cola Centre heading into their game against the Fort St. John Flyers. The Flyers won, 3-1. Eleven apparently is not a good number for the As. They also started the 2011-2012 season a perfect 10-0-0 overall, before falling to the Falher Pirates 6-5 in a shootout. Good thing the playoffs are only best-of-seven series. Those start Tuesday, with the As hosting Hythe. The DHT will preview the game in Tuesdays paper.

Craig flies like an Eagle

Lakeland Eagles forward Craig Anderson won the North Peace Hockey League 20112012 scoring race, with 51 goals and 46 assists for 97 points. With his 95 points for the Eagles (he had two assists for the Horse Lake Chiefs) Anderson was in on 52.4% of the Eagles goals this year. The team scored a total of 181 goals .

Ivan DanIelewIcz/DHT sTaff

Peck mushes to second

Jackson, Wyoming Local dog sledder Aaron Peck finished second overall at the 2012 International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race, with an aggregate time of 20:09:27 over the seven-stage event. Peck placed no worse than fifth in any of the full stages (Day 1 was a time trial through Jackson), and won Day 6, in a time of with a time of 2:59:01 the only racer to break the three-hour barrier that day. Peck improved upon his third-place finish of 2011. Blayne Bud Streeper from Fort Nelson, B.C., was the overall winner of the event, posting a time of 19:52.42. It was Streepers third consecutive title, and fourth of his career. He also won the race in 2004. The International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race, the largest dog sled race in the lower 48 states, was founded in 1996.

Some of the best local sports photos from the weekend that was in Grande Prairie: Clockwise, from upper left - Joe Nitschke, 15, grabs his board midair during the Nitehawk Snowboard Clubs 2012 Rail Jam and Slopestyle competition at the Nitehawk Recreation Area on Saturday; Grande Prairie Nor-Lan Chrysler Storm Alyssa Imler and Lloydminster PWM Steelers Erinn Baddock battle for a loose puck along the boards during their Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League game at the CocaCola Centre Sunday. The game ended in a 1-1 draw; Montrose A Tigers Logan Wolfe lays up a shot past I.V. Macklin A Magic Joseph Atkinson, and Montrose A Tigers Tristan Haycock reacts as hes fouled by I.V. Macklin A Magic Bryce Cagnou during the 2012 Wolves Junior Jamboree basketball tournament at the Grande Prairie Regional College.

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weekend snips & snaps

SCORES
ACAC volleyball
Feb. 10 - (F) GPRC 3 - Kings 1 (M) Kings 3 GPRC 0 Feb. 11 - (F) GPRC 3 - Kings 0 (M) Kings 3 GPRC 2 (END OF REGULAR SEASON)

A17 17

ACAC basketball

Feb. 10 - (F) NAIT 68 GPRC 38 (M) NAIT 107 GPRC 75 Feb. 11 - (F) NAIT 64 GPRC 57 (M) NAIT 109 GPRC 75

AJHL (Jr. A hockey)

Feb. 10 - GP Storm 5 @ Canmore 6 Feb. 11 - GP Storm 1 @ Cal. Canucks 3

NWJHL (Jr. B hockey)

Feb. 10 - GP Kings 10 @ Beaverlodge 1 Feb. 11 GP Kings 5 @ Fort St. John 0 (END OF REGULAR SEASON)

NPHL (Sr. AA hockey)

Feb. 11 - GP Athletics 6 @ Hythe 4 (As lead best-of-seven series 2-1)

Advantage As
The Grande Prairie Athletics maintained home-ice advantage in their best-ofseven North Peace Hockey League playoff series against the Hythe Mustangs Saturday, winning 6-4 at the Coca-Cola Centre. Donny Lloyd led the way for the As, with a goal and two assists. Kelly McLeod, Shane Mudryk, Brant Stilwell, Jordon Bombier, Brock Clement and Garrett Larson also tallied for the As. Jamie Robinson, with a pair, Rob Takala and Brendan Miller had the Mustang goals. The As now have a 2-1 series lead with Game 4 scheduled for Tuesday night in Hythe. In the NPHL, teams alternate home ice for every game. The home team has won every game in this series.

Trudeau takes scoring title

Grande Prairie JDA Kings forward Nolan Trudeau has won the North West Junior Hockey League scoring race, in one of the most incredible late season charges in league history. Trudeau trailed Fort St. Johns Robbie Sidhu by 14 points heading into the final two weeks of the regular season, but scored 22 points in the final two weeks, including 17 in the past four games, to beat Sidhu by three points. Trudeau finished with 43 goals and 47 assists. Sidhu picked up only five points in his teams final four games to finish with 87 (32g, 55a). Trudeau and Sidhu were named co-winners of the league MVP award two weeks ago.

Photos by Ivan DanIelewIcz anD terry Farrell/Daily HeralD-Tribune

Clockwise from upper left: Olivia Kelly of Grande Prairie crosses the finish line in the individual Kinder Kombi alpine skiing event during the Alberta Winter Games at Rabbit Hill Snow Resort just south of Edmonton; Wayne Kruger, a second Dan black belt, breaks through several blocks during a demonstration by the Grande Prairie Taekwondo School at halftime of the ACAC basketball game Friday night at GPRC; GP Athletics Garrett Larson celebrates his second-period goal against the Hythe Mustangs with teammates Kelly McLeod and Shane Mudryk during their North Peace Hockey League play-off game at the Coca-Cola Centre. The As won 6-4; Grande Prairie Minhas Brothers AA Knights Logan Mazerolle pokes the puck around Seera Icemen (Edmonton) goalie Joshua King for a goal in the 36th annual Peewee Classic Hockey Tournament at the Coca-Cola Centre on Saturday. The Knights won 10-2.