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It was close until the opening kickoff, then the roof caved in on the Bellerose Bulldogs in Thursday’s first-place showdown with the Bev Facey Falcons.

The Alberta Golden Bears will hoop it up in Canadian Interuniversity Sport pre-season action Friday night at Bellerose Composite High School. Tipoff is 7 p.m.

If the Bellerose Bulldogs want to be the top dawgs in high school football, they have to upset the powerhouse Bev Facey Falcons with first place on the line Thursday. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. at Strathcona Athletic Park. Admission is $5.

The St. Albert Skyhawks served up a sweeping victory over the Paul Kane Blues in premier women’s volleyball Monday. The undefeated Skyhawks rolled over the two-time defending metro Edmonton champions 25-21, 25-14, 25-23 at the SkyDome.

The Lions Western Canadian Challenge serves up its 18th annual high school volleyball tournament Thursday at 1 p.m. in St. Albert and Morinville. The tournament venues are the Morinville Community, Bellerose Composite and St.

One loss was one too many for the St. Albert Raiders last weekend in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League.

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The St. Albert Merchants host the Leduc Riggers in the Capital Junior B Hockey League on Sunday. Faceoff is 8 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena. The Merchants played the Strathcona Bruins in St. Albert Friday, but the score was unavailable at press time.

The Paul Kane Blues are feeling the heat to duplicate last year’s championship season in metro Edmonton junior football. “Is there pressure? Definitely,” said Theo Block, a Grade 11 slotback and defensive halfback.

After a solid pre-season start, the St. Albert bantam AAA female Raiders are set to begin their regular season Sunday against the rival the Edmonton Lightning.