Local Sports

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.

The division lineups have been finalized for the John Reid Memorial Tournament, Jan. 14 to 17 at Servus Credit Union Place. The 16-team, 42-game schedule for the 38th annual St.

The St. Albert Mission belles skate twice this weekend in U19AA ringette. Tonight the Mission plays the U of A alumni at the Enoch Rec Centre and Sunday’s game against the Edmonton Elite is at Akinsdale Arena. Start times are 7:30 p.m.

The St. Albert Merchants are good but still not great as the second half of the season unfolds in the Capital Junior B Hockey League.

What’s in a name? For Marisa Dick of St. Albert it’s her signature mount on beam in the Code of Points, a rulebook that defines the scoring system for each level of competition in gymnastics.

Lori Olson-Johns can hear the Roar of the Rings calling. A victory by Val Sweeting’s rink at the Canada Cup of Curling, starting today in Grande Prairie, would secure a berth at the Olympic Trials for the 2018 Winter Games.