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Leif Mattson continued his torrid scoring pace for the St. Albert Flyers in Tuesday’s blowout of the Fort Saskatchewan Rangers in the Alberta Minor Midget AAA Hockey League.

The St. Albert Raiders are undefeated in nine games and will host the Leduc Oil Kings today in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League. Faceoff is 1:15 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.

The St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres are sharpening their competitive edge as a playoff contender in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League. T.J. Woodward, head coach of the 10-6-3 Sabres, believes the team is on the verge of greatness.

Revenge is sweet and Ty Clelland savoured the taste of shutting out his former team in the Capital Junior B Hockey League. The St.

Basketball tilt The Battle of St. Albert rattles the rim today in metro Edmonton high school basketball. Slash game The St. Albert Slash are back on the ice Friday after the all-star break in the Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League Raiders at home Saturday the St. Albert Raiders face-off against the Leduc Oil Kings in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League.

The annual Gologo Invitation high school junior basketball tournament tips off Thursday at the SkyDome. The host St. Albert Skyhawks play the Salisbury Sabres at 4:30 p.m. in the four-team women’s draw.

The Morinville Jets skate into Friday’s junior B game undefeated in five games as the third-place team in the west standings. Faceoff is 8 p.m. between the Jets (14-5-1) and the North Edmonton Red Wings (14-5-2) at Londonderry Arena.

SFX High School – It was a slam dunk repeat for the St. Albert Skyhawks at the 17th annual Mike Dea Classic. The defending champions dominated the 12-team women’s draw while averaging 87.3 points and only 27.

SFX Sports Centre – After two years of playing toothless basketball the Bellerose Bulldogs now have bite with the return of Don Phillips as head coach of the varsity men’s team.

Tonight the St. Albert Flyers host the KC Centennials in the Alberta Minor Midget AAA Hockey League. Puck drop is 8 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.