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The Jamie King rink is a contender and not a pretender for the provincial men's curling crown. The star-studded St.

Thursday the St. Albert Sabres skate into the new year against the Fort Saskatchewan Rangers in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League. Faceoff is 7 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.

The St. Albert Raiders opened the 35th annual Mac’s Midget AAA World Invitation Tournament with a victory Wednesday in Calgary.

Karly Heffernan was speechless when the call came at the end of November that she had made Team Canada for the U18 women’s world championship in Finland. “I was honestly jumping up and down. It was crazy.

Ryan Stanton is a man on a mission in his third season in the American Hockey League.

Dan Rombough’s power-play goal with 11 seconds left in regulation time for the St. Albert Merchants was the game winner against the Morinville Jets last weekend at the Ray McDonald Sports Centre.

Cross-country skiers are getting their snow fix this winter on trails groomed by the St. Albert Nordic Ski Club. “Thanks to Mother Nature the quality of the trails is top notch,” said club president Ken Chin.

The 2013 Goodwill Tour of Cuba is only a pitch away for the St. Albert Cardinals. The 10-player roster of Cardinals in the 12-to-14 age range leaves Feb. 1 for the sporting and cultural event of a lifetime.

The Mac’s Midget AAA World Invitation Tournament starts today in Calgary for the St. Albert Raiders and St. Albert Slash. At the Max Bell Centre the Slash play the Saskatoon Stars at 2 p.m.

The St. Albert Skyhawks unwrapped a Christmas gift to remember Wednesday in high school women’s basketball. The perfect present for the No. 1-ranked 3A Skyhawks was their 15th win in 15 games in the 84-28 rout of the St.