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Strength in numbers add up to a winning season for the St. Albert Merchants. The No. 1 team in the Capital Junior B Hockey League is 32-3-1 while averaging 5.92 goals scored and 2.31 against with two games remaining before the Founders Cup playoffs.

The first round in the Battle of St. Albert was shorter than expected before the St. Albert Skyhawks declared victory against the Paul Kane Blues in high school women’s basketball.

A preview of the metro Edmonton division one junior women’s basketball final tips off tonight at 6:30 p.m. between the St. Albert Skyhawks and the host Harry Ainlay Titans.

The St. Albert Raiders took a big step closer to clinching a top-six playoff spot in the north by picking up three out of a possible four points last weekend in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League.

The Paul Kane Blues are headed in the right direction towards a winning season in high school women’s basketball.

With the Roar of the Rings in the rearview mirror, Marc Kennedy is looking ahead to the Boston Pizza Cup and a return trip to the Brier. "There is some extra motivation to finish this year off really strong.

The St. Albert Raiders are back on the ice after a break in the schedule with two games this weekend in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League. Today at 2:45 p.m.

The will to win was greater than the depths of despair of losing for the host team at the Skyhawks Invitational Tournament.

The only outdoor ringette tournament in Alberta skates into action Thursday in St. Albert. The third annual Stadnyk Frozen Ring features 26 teams, an increase from two from last year after making its 2012 debut with six teams.

High school basketball resumes after the exam break with the third annual Skyhawks Invitational Tournament. The 12-team women’s draw features four games at Paul Kane High School on Thursday, starting at 10 a.m. At 2 p.m.