Local Sports

At some point this weekend, Caitlin Levesque, 15, will be pushed about eight feet high, get tossed into the air to perform a perfect turn and end up standing on one leg.

The St. Albert Skyhawks and Paul Kane Blues are on the same side of the draw at the 4A provincial high school women’s basketball championship in Lethbridge. The Skyhawks are ranked fourth and the Blues are eighth in the 16-team tournament.

Playing the role as alternate for the Kevin Koe rink has been an award-winning experience for St. Albert curler Jamie King. His repeat performance at the Tim Hortons Brier will continue at worlds in China with the 2010 gold medallists.

Two-time Olympic gold medallist Meaghan Mikkelson will be honoured by the City of St. Albert on Saturday at Servus Credit Union Place. The schedule of activities is a follows. 1 to 1:30 p.m.: Mix and mingle. 1:30 p.m.

The season is over for the St. Albert Raiders after their third-straight loss to the Lloydminster Bobcats in the best-of-five midget AAA north division final.

It was a must-win game Friday for the St. Albert Merchants in the Capital Junior B Hockey League playoffs after losing two in a row for the first time this season.

Winning the coveted SAPEC crown by a whopping 38 points was the exclamation mark to a perfect season by the Vincent J. Maloney Marauders.

The 10th annual Canadian Open Stick Curling Championship is ready to rock St. Albert. Forty-eight two-person teams will compete for national honours from March 31 to April 2 at the St. Albert Curling Club.

The St. Albert Nordic Ski Club hosts its annual Loppet on Sunday afternoon after twice postponing the competition because of cold weather.

The fork in the road in the midget AAA playoffs for the St. Albert Raiders is Saturday’s game-three showdown in Lloydminster.