Local Sports

Canada’s ultimate hockey festival is only a slap shot away in St. Albert. The second annual Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour, presented by Scotiabank and Dodge, will bring fans closer to the stars of the game on March 5-6.

Game two in the best-of-three series between the St. Albert Merchants and Stony Plain Flyers is 8 p.m. Sunday at Glenn Hall Centennial Arena. Game three, if needed, is 8 p.m. Wednesday at Akinsdale Arena.

The St. Albert Merchants have all the pieces in place during a rebuilding season to construct a playoff championship in the Capital Junior B Hockey League.

The Boston Pizza Cup provincial men’s curling championship sweeps into action today in Camrose. The St.

The Bellerose Bulldogs host the Paul Kane Blues today in metro Edmonton division one men’s basketball. Tipoff is 5 p.m. The Bulldogs are 0-9 and Paul Kane was 2-7 before Monday’s game against the Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds (7-1).

The Skyhawks survived a comeback charge by Paul Kane Blues in the Battle of St. Albert. The metro Edmonton division one women’s basketball showdown went down to the wire as the Skyhawks prevailed 60-55.

The St. Albert Mission U14AA tweens skated to second-place finish in their last tournament before the Ringette Alberta AA provincials in Lacombe.

Kyle Gilmour of the St. Albert Rugby Football Club has been added to Canada’s 27-man roster for the Americas Rugby Championship.

Special Olympics St. Albert is represented by two teams at the fifth annual floor hockey Invitational tournament today at the Northlands Expo Centre in Hall C. The tournament is hosted by Special Olympics Alberta-Edmonton and consists of 26 teams.

Performing at the Alberta Winter Games next weekend is too good to be true for synchronized swimmer Paige Skogstad.