Tyler Saunders of Sturgeon County punched his ticket for the United States amateur championships at a recent section qualifier in Colorado. The St.
Tyler Saunders of Sturgeon County punched his ticket for the United States amateur championships at a recent section qualifier in Colorado.
The St. Albert Catholic High School alumnus and Golf Canada development team member carded rounds of 75 and 63 for a six-under-par 138 score for second place at the Columbine Country Club. The top three finishers advance to the Aug. 17 to 23 championship at the Olympia Fields Country Club in Illinois.
The Glendale Golf & Country Club member is defending his Alberta amateur title this week at the Petroleum Golf & Country Club.
After his freshman season with the Texas State University Bobcats the 19-year-old Saunders finished as the top amateur at last month's Alberta Open and tied for second overall.
The St. Albert Miners are one win away from advancing to the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League provincial senior B final after knocking off the Calgary Raiders twice last weekend.
The defending champions posted wins of 14-6 and 11-4 in St. Albert.
The best-of-five series shifts to the Stu Peppard Arena in Calgary for game three Friday at 9:30 p.m. and game four, if needed, Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
If the Raiders force a fifth and deciding game, it will be played at 2 p.m. Sunday at Go Auto Arena.
The winner plays the Rockyview Knights of Airdrie or the Calgary Mountaineers for the right to represent Alberta at the Presidents' Cup national championship, Aug. 31 to Sept. 5 at St. Catherines, Ont.
The first-place Knights (14-2, including a default loss) beat the Miners (13-3) twice this year by identical 9-8 scores.
The 2014 national bronze medallists spread the offence around against the Raiders (6-10) and special teams combined for six power play and three shorthanded tallies
In the series opener, the Miners outscored the visitors 5-2 in the second period to lead 10-6.
Captain Jordan Cornfield's hat-trick and two-goal efforts by Marshall Just, Spencer Lee and Owen Williams paced the attack. Tom Buckley, Ryan Davis, Darren Kinnear, Brett LaRiviere and Derek Burak also scored.
In the next game, it was 8-0 Miners after 40 minutes before the Raiders broke Matt Hiebert's shutout bid early in the third period. Hiebert also picked up his third assist in the series.
Graedon Cornfield potted a pair and notched two helpers, Buckley struck twice and Burak, Kinnear, Lee, Matt Andruchow, Jordan Cornfield, Tyler Douglas, Brett Reynar fired singles.
In league play, the Miners defeated the Raiders 8-7 and 11-8.
Arinn Young of Legal finished the second annual Women's U25 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship with her fourth consecutive double-double for Team Canada.
Young, 19, was the co-leader in points with 24 while reeling in 10 rebounds for Canada (2-5) in the 61-53 loss to China (4-3) in the bronze-medal playoff at Beijing recently.
Great Britain (7-0) was awarded gold after its 44-35 victory over Australia (5-2).
In semifinal action, Young produced a game-high 25 points and added 13 rebounds in the 67-51 setback to Great Britain.
Young, a member of the national senior team that captured the 2014 world championship, will now gear up for the Aug. 7 to 15 Parapam American Games in Toronto.
The high school standup basketball product of the Morinville Lady Wolves is classified as a 4.5 player (minimal disabilities and can walk normally) on the court.
St. Albert resident Serge Lajoie returns to the University of Alberta Golden Bears as the hockey team's 24th head coach.
The former St. Albert Saint and Golden Bears' defenceman replaces Ian Herbers, who was hired by the Edmonton Oilers as an assistant coach after leading the U of A to CIS national championships in 2014 and 2015.
Lajoie spent the last five seasons as the head coach of the NAIT Ooks, winners of the 2013 and 2015 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference titles.
The ACAC coach of the year the past two campaigns had previously served as an assistant coach for the Golden Bears during their 2006 and 2008 championship seasons.
Lajoie joined the Golden Bears in 1988 and in five seasons racked up 141 points, including 105 assists in 198 games. He celebrated a national championship in 1992 and the next season, his last with the Golden Bears, was awarded the Mervyn “Red” Dutton Trophy as the Canada West defenceman of the year, the Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy as the Canadian university's men's hockey player of the year, while recording 50 points in 45 games, and the Wilson Challenge Trophy as the U of A male athlete of the year.
After university Lajoie played five seasons in the German First Division with EC Bad Nauheim and compiled 165 points and 401 penalty minutes in 203 games.
Lajoie has also coached in St. Albert minor hockey system and at the provincial and national level.
The third annual J.R. Patrick Classic 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament hoops it up Aug. 8 to 9 at Servus Credit Union Place.
The registration deadline is Aug. 5 and the entry fee is $150 per team.
The age divisions are male or female 10-12, 13-15, 16-17, 18-plus and 18-plus elite.
Visit www.jrpatrickybc.com for more information.
