Local Sports

The St. Albert Skating Centre was represented by 26 skaters in 39 events at the Northwest Region Open and Alberta Winter Games (Zone 5 to 8) Run-Offs last weekend in Whitecourt.

The St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres host the winless Maple Leafs tonight in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League. Faceoff is 8 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena. The Sabres (15-3-4) are second in the nitro north division and fourth overall in the AMBHL.

The waiting game is almost over for Lauren Henderson. It’s only a matter of days before for the St. Albert Ringette Association graduate wears the No. 9 Team Canada jersey at worlds in Finland.

The St. Albert Merchants and Morinville Jets will pack the stands at the Ray McDonald Sports Centre on Sunday, when the Capital Junior B Hockey League rivals face-off for the third time this season. Puck drop is 6:45 p.m.

The St. Albert Merchants battle the North Edmonton Red Wings tonight in the Capital Junior B Hockey League. Puck drop is 8 p.m. at Londonderry Arena.

Fans of the 1972 St. Albert High women’s volleyball team were quick to point out the 2015 3A lady Skyhawks were not the first provincial champions in school history, as suggested in the Dec. 2 issue of the Gazette. In the Dec.

The St. Albert Skyhawks are slapping a positive spin on a negative result as the fifth-place finishers at the 4A provincial basketball championship last season.

An extra end was the difference between a Canadian Olympic Trials berth or second place at the Home Hardware Canada Cup for Paul Kane High School teacher Lori Olson-Johns as the third for the Val Sweeting rink.

The Grey Cup is coming to Servus Credit Union Place on Dec. 19. Fans can have their picture taken with the Canadian Football League championship trophy from 2 to 4 p.m. on the upper floor in front of Go Auto Arena.

The road to the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics runs through Ottawa for St. Albert curler Marc Kennedy.