Local Sports

The 16-team draw for the John Reid Memorial Tournament will be finalized next Friday by the selection committee but four United States’ teams have been confirmed for the Jan. 15 to 18 competition. The Los Angeles Jr. Kings, Dallas Jr.

The Lorne Akins Gators aced Thursday’s final exam in junior high boys’ volleyball with honour marks. The Gators swept the Sir George Simpson Voyageurs with three scores of 25-16 to win the St.

Elisabeth Taylor, of the St. Albert Skating Centre, will perform at the Skate Canada Challenge Championships after placing sixth in the senior women’s event at the Alberta/Northwest Territories/Nunavut Sectionals last week in Calgary.

Foote Field – For the second year in a row the Paul Kane Blues suffered their only loss of the season in the Tier II provincial north playoffs.

Losing to a team near the bottom of the west division standings was a punch in the gut for the first-place St. Albert Merchants.

The Okotoks Eagles scored 20 unanswered points after the St. Albert Riders opened the scoring in the Tier II peewee (11-12) provincial final in the snow and cold Saturday afternoon at Johnny Bright Park.

The Morinville Kings are the top senior AA team in the North Central Hockey League after winning their fourth straight game.

Twenty-four rinks are competing for a winner’s payout of $850 at the annual St. Albert OK Tire Men’s Bonspiel, starting 7 p.m. Thursday at the St. Albert Curling Club. Sunday’s finals rock the ice at noon.

Keaton Zaychkowsky of the Paul Kane Blues was honoured for a season of excellence as the Grant Yuzyk Trophy recipient as the most valuable player in pool B in metro Edmonton high school junior football. Zaychkowsky is the seventh St.

The Bellerose Bulldogs spike the ball today in the metro Edmonton division two junior women’s final at Strathcona High School. Start time between the Bulldogs (8-1, 25 GW/9 GL) and Archbishop MacDonald Marauders (7-3, 27 GW/12 GL) is 11 a.m.