Local Sports

The St. Albert High Skyhawks scored a dramatic game-winning touchdown with 29 seconds remaining to knock off the Leduc Tigers in the Miles conference division two playoffs Monday.

The next generation of St. Albert curlers are learning to play the sport with rocks and brooms supplied by Marc Kennedy.

The Sturgeon Valley Golf & Country Club is undergoing a facelift to its course and clubhouse. The total budget is about 3.5 million, with one-third earmarked for the clubhouse and two-thirds for the course in terms of allocation of funds.

The host committee for the Jiffy Lube Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts will close the volunteer call Monday for the provincial women’s championship Jan. 25 to 29 at the St. Albert Curling Club.

Ethan Barwick’s second shutout of the season extended the undefeated St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres’ winning streak to eight games in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League.

The Capital District Minor Football Association regular season wraps up today for St. Albert’s peewee and bantam teams at Riel Recreation Park. The peewee Riders (3-3) and Sherwood Park Rams (1-5) hook up at 10 a.m. in the Bright division.

The playoff drive shifts gears with the finish line in sight for St. Albert’s high school junior football teams.

The St. Albert Merchants have games in hand to cash in while challenging for the division lead in the west standings.

The deadline to volunteer for the 2017 Jiffy Lube Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts at the St. Albert Curling Club is Oct. 31. Visit www.2017jiffylubealbertascotties.com to register online for the Jan.

St. Albert’s bantam AAA hockey team is doing its job every shift every game. “We want to work hard every day.