Local Sports

The football season officially kicks off today for the St. Albert High Skyhawks.

Clarke Park – The tradition of excellence continues for the Bellerose Bulldogs.

The Tier II north semifinal between the Paul Kane Blues and St. Joseph’s Celtics of Grande Prairie kicks off today at 2:30 p.m. at Foote Field and admission is $5.

Foote Field – For the second year in a row the Paul Kane Blues will huddle up in the Tier II north semifinal against the St. Joseph’s Celtics of Grande Prairie. Kickoff is 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Foote Field and admission is $5.

Johnny Bright Park – The exclamation mark to a season of excellence for the St. Albert Fury was Sunday’s championship victory in the Capital District Minor Football Association.

Foote Field – A rollercoaster of momentum shifts in Saturday's playoff ended with a frantic finish as the Paul Kane Blues repeated as champions.

The first-place St. Albert Merchants rolled to their sixth-straight victory in the Capital Junior B Hockey League in Sunday’s 6-3 decision against the Strathcona Bruins.

The rematch of last year’s division one final between the Bellerose Bulldogs and Jasper Place Rebels in metro Edmonton high school junior football kicks off Thursday at Clarke Park. The start time has been pushed ahead one hour to 6 p.m.

The Paul Kane Blues can punch their ticket to the Tier II provincial playoffs with a victory today in the Miles division two final in metro Edmonton high school football. Kickoff is 11:30 a.m.

Janna Slevinsky of St. Albert was named to the CIS All-Canadian women’s rugby team for the second year in a row. The high school rugby product of the Bellerose Bulldogs and St.