Local Sports

Experience will be delivered by the St. Albert rink skipped by Lauren Jenkyns at the Alberta Travelers Curling Club Championships this weekend at Grande Prairie.

The St. Albert Merchants host a pair of games this weekend in the Capital Junior B Hockey League. Faceoff times are 8 p.m. against the Wetaskiwin Icemen (4-3-1) Friday and Stony Plain Flyers (5-3-1) Sunday.

Thursday’s special hockey game between the 840 CFCW Critters and St. Albert Crunchers is a fundraiser for the Constable David Wynn Memorial and Endowment Fund. Faceoff is 7 p.m. at Go Auto Arena.

The Morinville Wolves served up an historic victory at the 22nd annual Lions Western Canadian Challenge.

The Lions Western Canadian Challenge is a dress rehearsal for the 3A provincials for the defending volleyball champions from St. Albert Catholic High School.

The Capital District Minor Football Association tripleheader today at Riel Recreation Park kicks off at 10 a.m. between the peewee Riders and Edmonton Raiders Black. The Riders (2-3) and Raiders (1-4) compete in the Bright Division.

The midget elite St. Albert Sharks make their season debut this weekend at Go Auto Arena. The Sharks host the Rocky Mountain Raiders tonight at 7:45 p.m. and Calgary Fire White at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

It’s looking like 2015 all over again for the St. Albert High Skyhawks in football.

The last junior game before the metro Edmonton football playoffs is the Battle of St. Albert on Tuesday. Kickoff is 6 p.m. between the Bellerose Bulldogs and Paul Kane Blues at Riel Recreation Park.

The St. Albert Merchants deposited their fifth win in a row in the Capital Junior B Hockey League at the expense of the Strathcona Bruins.