Local Sports

Junior B special The Saturday Night Special between the St. Albert Merchants and Morinville Jets starts 6 p.m. at Ray McDonald Sports Centre. The Capital Junior B Hockey League rivals kicked off the season Sept.

The Bellerose Bulldogs and St. Albert High Skyhawks are one big win away from the trip of a lifetime to the Alberta Bowl in high school football.

Jasper Place High School – The Bellerose Bulldogs finished the job they started last year in metro Edmonton high school volleyball.

The Lindsay Makichuk rink played the waiting game to win the St. Albert ladies bonspiel.

Junior Blues rule The Paul Kane Blues were not to be denied their first junior men’s volleyball banner since 2008.

Raiders at home The St. Albert Tire Warehouse Raiders wrap up a seven-game homestand this weekend in the Alberta Midget AAA League. Faceoff times are 1:45 p.m. today against the Lloydminster Bobcats (2-9-1) and 1:15 p.m.

For the second year in a row, all three St. Albert high school football teams are competing in the provincial playdowns. The north semifinals kick off today for the Bellerose Bulldogs in Tier I, Paul Kane Blues in Tier II and St.

Commonwealth Stadium – Bad breaks continue to hurt the Bellerose Bulldogs.

Commonwealth Stadium – The Paul Kane Blues face an uphill battle in the provincial playdowns as the second-best team in the division two Miles conference. In Tier II (750 to 1,249 students), the No.

Commonwealth Stadium – Quade Kozak’s star shone the brightest as this year’s most valuable player in division one Carr conference football.