Local Sports

The St. Albert Raiders are prepping for a long playoff run after crossing the finish line in second place last year. The No. 1 team in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League at 17-5-5 has seven games remaining until the post-season starts.

The 10th annual Boston Pizza SAPEC Invitational Junior High Basketball Tournament tips off Thursday at 4 p.m. in St. Albert. The winning teams in the opening draw advance into the A division and the losing teams compete in the B division.

Karly Heffernan fired the golden goal for Canada at the U18 women’s world championship. The former St. Albert Slash forward beat netminder Sidney Peters 58 seconds into sudden-death to edge the United States 2-1 Saturday in Heinola, Finland.

Friday the St. Albert Merchants host the Beverly Warriors in the Capital Junior B Hockey League. Faceoff is 8 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.

The Paul Kane Blues rattle the rim at home next week in metro Edmonton premier conference basketball. The lady Blues (1-4) host the St. Francis Xavier Rams (4-2) Wednesday and the O’Leary Spartans (3-2) Thursday at 4:45 p.m.

The 35th annual Mac’s Midget AAA World Invitation Tournament ended sooner than expected for the St. Albert Raiders in Calgary.

Anj Grewal of St. Albert backstopped Team Canada West to a bronze medal at the U19 World Ringette Championship in London, Ont. Grewal stopped 34 shots in Thursday’s 7-1 win over Russia in the third-place playoff match.

The St. Albert Rugby Football Club is breaking from tradition with the hiring of the first female head coach for the premier men’s team.

The St. Albert Sabres carry a three-game undefeated streak into today’s contest against the Spruce Grove Saints in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League. Faceoff is 3:45 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.

Larry Green's favourite colour is red, so naturally the alpine skier from St. Albert was over the moon when his Team Canada skin suit arrived for him to wear at the Special Olympics World Winter Games.