Local Sports

Big plays propelled the St. Albert High Skyhawks to victory Tuesday in metro Edmonton high school football.

The St. Albert Sabres host the Leduc Oil Kings in tonight’s home opener in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League. Puck drop is 7:45 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena. Friday the Sabres play the KC Squires at 7:45 p.m. at Callingwood Arena.

The St. Albert Curling Club slides into its 50th season at the TachĂ© Street facility Thursday night, when league play gets underway in the men’s and mixed divisions. Only a few leagues still have openings for this winter.

Ellerslie Rugby Park – Saturday's playoff humiliation marked the end of an era at the St. Albert Rugby Football Club. St.

Team Canada prop Andy Tiedemann is getting paid to play the sport he loves after signing a contract with FC Auch Gers. Tiedemann, 24, left Tuesday to join the Auch-based club in Rugby Pro D2, the second tier in the French professional league system.

Last year's half-marathon winners repeated as the fastest finishers at the 10th annual St. Albert Fall Challenge.

The Bellerose Bulldogs left their mark in Tuesday’s statement game against Paul Kane Blues, the defending premier junior champions in metro Edmonton high school football.

Two losses in two years to the Bellerose Bulldogs were too many for the St. Albert High Skyhawks. And there was no way the Skyhawks were going to lose again to their bitter rivals in metro Edmonton high school football.

St. Albert and the Clansmen renew hostilities today in the Ken Ann Cup north final in premier men’s rugby. Kickoff is 4 p.m. at Ellerslie Rugby Park.

The last dress rehearsal for the St. Albert Raiders before the curtain rises on the midget AAA hockey season is Sunday’s exhibition against the Leduc Oil Kings. Puck drop is 3:45 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.