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The St. Albert Raiders will play a team identical to the one they upset in the midget AAA playoffs when the north division final starts Sunday in Lloydminster.

Amanda-Dawn Coderre of St. Albert is on top of the world as the head coach of the junior women’s gold-medal winning curling team from Canada.

Sweeping playoff action begins next week at the St. Albert Curling Club to determine the President’s Cup and Manager’s Cup champions.

The Paul Kane Blues put their undefeated records on the line in today’s junior semifinal doubleheader in metro Edmonton division two basketball. Game times are 5 p.m. for the lady Blues (7-0) against the Ardrossan Bisons (5-2) and 6:30 p.m.

Twenty-five years of tradition will be celebrated in grand style by 500 athletes from 10 Special Olympics clubs at the St. Albert bowling and floor hockey tournament this weekend.

The semifinal showdown between the St. Albert Merchants and Beaumont Chiefs kicks off Thursday at 8 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena. Game two in the best-of-seven Capital Junior B Hockey League series is 8:30 p.m. Friday in Beaumont and game three is 8 p.m.

If the St. Albert Skyhawks are to three-peat in metro Edmonton high school basketball they will have to beat the rival Paul Kane Blues in today’s semifinal showdown. The Battle of St.

The St. Albert Raiders are poised to do the unthinkable: knock off the first-place Leduc Oil Kings in the midget AAA playoffs. A win tonight in game four would cap off the best-of-five north division upset. Puck drop is 7:45 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.

Lining up for Canada at the 2014 International Bowl was the thrill of a lifetime for two St. Albert football players.

Rob Wheatley put his best foot forward to win the Hypothermic Half-Marathon Walk on Sunday morning in Edmonton. Wheatley, 46, completed the 21.