Local Sports

The St. Albert Steel continued their losing ways last weekend in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The Steel (7-42-3) extended their winless streak to nine games in Sunday’s 6-3 loss to the Okotoks Oilers (27-19-5) at Performance Arena.

St. Albert boxer Susan Haas is picking up the pieces after her dream of competing at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games was shattered at nationals.

The St. Albert Flyers host two games at Akinsdale Arena this weekend as the pennant race heats up in the Alberta Minor Midget AAA Hockey League.

Pride is on the line for the last-place St. Albert Steel with 10 games remaining in their season.

Kara Harris of the St. Albert Illusion sniped the overtime winner with seconds remaining in the tween final at the recent West Coast Classic Ringette Tournament in Richmond, B.C.

Curlers will throw more draws than takeouts at the stick provincial championship next weekend at the St. Albert Curling Club. “You will see some exceptionally good draw curling.

The St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres lost the same number of games at the John Reid Memorial Tournament as they did in league play this season.

Athletes representing Team Alberta are training to be the best in their sport at the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games. The seventh national winter festival for athletes with an intellectual disability starts Feb. 28 in St.

The St. Albert Raiders are struggling to perform at the same high level they did at the Mac’s tournament during the Christmas break. The midget AAA team is a lukewarm 1-2-2 in league play after going 5-1 as semifinalists at the Mac’s.

Tonight at 6:30 p.m. the St. Albert Steel host a pond hockey game for players of all ages at Lacombe Park Lake.