Local Sports

The Edmonton Rural Bantam AA Hockey League final between the St. Albert Bears and Beaumont Braves was decided Tuesday in Leduc. The score from game three was unavailable at press time.

The Landrex St. Albert Road Race is picking up the pace towards its online registration deadline as the weather heats up for the April 17 event.

Team Canada, with St. Albert Curling Club wall of fame inductees’ Marc Kennedy at third and alternate Scott Pfeifer on the Kevin Koe rink, won their opening five games at the men’s worlds in Basal, Switzerland.

Golfers are springing into summer with earlier than expected tee times on the local links. The March 31 opening for the Sandpiper Golf & County Club on permanent greens was a course record.

Eight local hockey players were selected to the Team Northwest roster for the 30th annual Alberta Cup for second-year bantam players. Representing the St.

Hootie and the Old Fish are the Kings of curling again in St. Albert. The 11th President’s Cup in the decorated 24-year history of the Jamie King rink was etched in stone in Wednesday’s A-B men’s final.

The St. Albert Storm line up against the Battle River Shock in today’s midget spring league game in the Capital District Minor Football Association. Kickoff is 12:30 p.m. at Fuhr Sports Park in Spruce Grove.

The President’s Cup mixed final was a heavyweight bout between two rinks slugging it out for playoff honours at the St. Albert Curling Club.

The Lauren Jenkyns rink celebrated another milestone as the President’s Cup champions at the St. Albert Curling Club.

Climbing to the top of the world can be a slippery slope to summit for Canadian curlers.