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The St. Albert Skyhawks continued their winning tradition in high school women's basketball with an unprecedented third straight gold medal at the 3A provincials.

The St. Albert Raiders were poised to deliver the knockout punch after pinning the Leduc Oil Kings against the ropes in the midget AAA north division final.

Rachel Francois was the runaway winner of the CIS female rookie of the year award in track and field with the University of Victoria Vikes. The St.

Calgary Flames all-star Jarome Iginla is in elite company after hitting the 30-goal mark for the 11th straight season.

The round robin draw in the Ringette Alberta U14 tween B championship wraps up today for the St. Albert Xtreme at Servus Credit Union Place. The host team plays Fort McMurray at 11:15 a.m. and the Airdrie Sting at 3:15 p.m. at Mark Messier Arena.

The Grant MacEwan Griffins are seeded No. 1 at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association women’s basketball championship with two St. Albert players in the line-up.

The St. Albert Skyhawks and Paul Kane Blues lost their respective quarter-final matches at provincials Friday morning in high school men's basketball.

The St. Albert Slash are one loss away from playoff elimination as they head into Friday’s third game of the Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League north division final against rival Edmonton Thunder.

The first SAPEC city championship in junior high boys’ basketball since 1997 was worth the wait for the Richard S. Fowler Falcons. The championship drought ended last Friday with a 61-40 win over the William D. Cuts Crusaders at the SkyDome.

Winning a provincial berth was a dream come true for the Paul Kane Blues after last year’s nightmare in the Edmonton zone playoffs.