Local Sports

The St. Albert Steel are surprisingly upbeat about their playoff fortunes despite their losing ways recently. “We’re not pushing the panic button just yet,” said goalie Rhys Hadfield.

The St. Albert Raiders are playing the waiting game with a first-round bye in the midget AAA playoffs.

The finish line is only three months away for the organizers of the Alberta 55 Plus Winter Games in St. Albert. "Our goal is to put on the best 55 Plus Winter Games there has ever been," declared Stephen Bourdeau, games manager for the Feb.

The St. Albert Skyhawks continued their domination of the Paul Kane Blues in premier women's basketball with a 21-point margin of victory Wednesday.

The Alberta 55 Plus Winter Games start at 1 p.m. Thursday with the ATCO Gas Torch Relay from St. Albert Place to Servus Credit Union Place. The torch should arrive at 3 p.m.

The Steel (26-26-3) trailed the sixth-place Crusaders (26-24-6) by three points with a game in hand prior to Tuesday’s home tilt against the defending Alberta Junior Hockey League champion Spruce Grove Saints (47-6-4).

Friday's cancellation of the 17th Winter Deaflympics left the Canadian women's curling team devastated. "Our dream was shattered," said third Nyla Kurylowich of St. Albert.

The St. Albert Skyhawks and Paul Kane Blues renew their intense rivalry today in metro Edmonton premier women’s basketball. Tipoff is 4:45 p.m. at the SkyDome. The Skyhawks, ranked number one provincially in 3A, are 11-1 in premier.

A local man has become one of the first quadriplegic athletes to take part in the Canadian Birkebeiner. Bradley Pfeifle of St.

Alberta's longest, coldest motorized ice race has been cancelled due to bad weather for what could be the first time in history.