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The Paul Kane Blues are moving up into the toughest division in metro Edmonton high school football after consecutive Miles division two championships.

Defence is the name of the game the St. Albert Raiders are playing in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League.

The annual St. Albert Centre Ladies Bonspiel is underway at the St. Albert Curling Club. The 20-rink draw ends Sunday with the finals starting at 1:30 p.m. This year’s theme is That ’70s Show.

Thursday the Paul Kane Blues host the 4A provincial champion Harry Ainlay Titans in metro Edmonton division one men’s basketball. Tipoff is 5 p.m. at Paul Kane High School.

The moment of truth for Tyler Edworthy was walking onto the mat for his match against a larger and younger competitor and a trip to the world professional jiu-jitsu championship on the line.

Tonight’s playoff lid-lifter between the St. Albert Raiders and Grande Prairie Storm starts at 7:45 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena. Game two in the best-of-three north division series in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League is 6:45 p.m.

Harry Ainlay – The 22nd win 24 games was the best of the bunch for the St. Albert Skyhawks.

The St. Albert Mission were looking ahead to nationals when the host team for the belle U19AA provincials competed in last week’s ringette tournament in Ottawa. The Mission tested their skills against four Quebec teams and the No.

The St. Albert Merchants are playing the waiting game to see who they will face-off against in the Capital Junior B Hockey League playoffs.

The St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres host the SSAC Southgate Lions today in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League playoffs. Faceoff is 3:45 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.