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Foote Field – The St. Albert High Skyhawks let the biggest game in team history slip away in Saturday's loss to the Cochrane Cobras in the Alberta Bowl.

The best-of-three north division semifinal between the St. Albert Lady Raiders and Edmonton Lightning starts tonight in the Alberta Major Bantam Female Hockey League. Faceoff is 8:30 p.m. at Kenilworth Arena. Game two is 8 p.m.

Rob Wheatley was walking on sunshine while winning his sixth-straight Hypothermic Half Marathon in Edmonton. The St. Albert power walker completed the 21.

The SAPEC Tier I junior high city basketball finals tip-off today at the SkyDome. The girls’ final between the ESSMY Leopards (8-1) and Lorne Akins Gators (8-1) starts at 5 p.m. and the boys’ final between the Richard S.

The Paul Kane Blues knocked off the undefeated Edmonton Christian Lions for a sweet repeat in metro Edmonton high school hoops.

A former Bellerose Bulldog is now the top Dawg for the high school’s powerhouse junior football program.

The St. Albert Mustangs will be out in full force at the Alberta Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend at the Butterdome. The Mustangs achieved personal bests and top honours at meets leading up to provincials.

A trio of Paul Kane High School track and field alumni were medal winners at the Canada West indoor championships last weekend in Winnipeg.

The third time is hopefully the charm for Karynn Flory. The St. Albert curler is skipping her NAIT Ooks’ rink to its third nationals in three years after winning the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference championship for the second time.

The St. Albert Skyhawks and Paul Kane Blues are one win away from advancing to the metro Edmonton division one final in senior women’s basketball.