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In a must-win game between two teams at the bottom of the standings, the St. Albert Skyhawks rose to the challenge while the Paul Kane Blues struggled to play to the opponent’s level.

Basketball hoops The Paul Kane Blues and St. Albert Skyhawks remain undefeated in metro Edmonton division one senior women’s basketball after recording their seventh wins of the season Monday.

Sharks games The midget elite St. Albert Sharks face-off against the Edmonton Pandas tonight in the Alberta Female Hockey League. Game time is 7:45 p.m. at Bill Hunter Arena.

Three St. Albert athletes are off to South Korea to compete for Canada in the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang . Marc Kennedy and and Scott Pfeifer will play on the Kevin Koe rink in men's curling.

Junior B playoffs The opening playoff round pairings in the Capital Junior Hockey League will be finalized after the regular season wraps up tonight. The St.

The goal this weekend for the St. Albert Tire Warehouse Raiders is to score a goal. Putting the puck into the net is priority No.

Stick provincials A prelude to the Canadian Stick Curling Championship in St. Albert is underway at the Ellerslie Curling Club. A large contingent of St.

Junior B playoffs The St. Albert Merchants will face-off against the Stony Plain Flyers or Edmonton Mustangs in the best-of-three qualifying round in the Capital Junior B Hockey League playoffs.

AFHL all-stars Today’s showcase event in the Alberta Female Hockey League is the Prospects Game for the midget elite and bantam elite all-stars at NAIT Arena. Game times are 2:30 p.m. for bantams and 5 p.m. for the midgets.

Sweeping curling action continues this weekend with the men’s masters (60-plus) northern playdowns in St. Albert. Draw times are 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. today and Sunday with 15 rinks competing in the triple-knockout format for provincial qualification.