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The Curling Alberta U18 Optimist playdowns slide into action Thursday at St. Albert Curling Club. The 1 p.m. opening draw in the 14-team male division features the St.

The first two-game winning streak since early December bodes well for the St. Albert Merchants with two games left until the Capital Junior B Hockey League playoffs.

The Morinville Jets are playing the waiting game to see who they play in the best-of-three qualifying round in the west division of the Capital Junior B Hockey League. The St.

Tonight at 6:30 p.m. the Paul Kane Blues host the winless Archbishop MacDonald Marauders in metro Edmonton division one women’s action.

The St. Albert Skyhawks proved their No. 1 ranking in 4A provincial high school women’s basketball wasn’t a fluke at the St. Mary’s Saints Senior Classic in Calgary.

The host team at the Lady Wolves Invitational settled for second place at Morinville Community High School. Saturday’s final ended with the St. Peter the Apostle Spartans of Spruce Grove winning 49-30.

This weekend marks the last home games before the playoffs for the St. Albert Nektar Raiders in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League. The Raiders host the Maple Leafs (1-29-1) at 1:45 p.m. Saturday and Lloydminster Bobcats (7-19-4) at 1:15 p.m.

The midget AAA St. Albert Slash responded to a rare loss with back-to-back 4-0 shutouts in the Alberta Female Hockey League.

Abby Marks is a Canadian champion. The St. Albert curler celebrated the crowning achievement at the U21 nationals as the Alberta rink skipped by Selena Sturmay qualified for worlds by going undefeated in 11 games. “It’s pretty cool.

Merchants update The St. Albert Merchants have two games remaining before the playoffs after hosting the Capital Junior B Hockey League champion Wetaskiwin Icemen on Sunday. Puck drop is 8 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.