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The Lorne Akins Crush wrestling team pounded the mats for multiple podium finishes and tournament titles last week in Edmonton. The Crushers placed first overall in the team category at the all-girls' tournament at Archbishop Joseph MacNeil School.

Doug McLennan skipped his St. Albert rink to victory at the senior men’s city zone playdowns last weekend at the Ottewell Curling Club.

One shaky period in two games was the only downfall for the St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres on the opening day of the John Reid Memorial Tournament.

The St. Albert Raiders have back-to-back games scheduled this weekend in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League. Tonight in Fort Saskatchewan the Raiders (18-8-2) hook up with the Rangers (9-15-3) at 7:45 p.m.

The St. Albert Flyers extended their undefeated streak to five games in the Alberta Minor Midget AAA Hockey League with Wednesday’s 5-4 victory over the Fort Saskatchewan Rangers.

Dallas Smith scored four of the St. Albert Steel’s six goals in two losses against the Sherwood Park Crusaders last weekend.

The last Team Alberta training camp before the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games set the stage for the Feb. 28 to March 3 competition in St. Albert and Jasper.

The stars will shine bright in St. Albert at the John Reid Memorial Tournament. The talent rich 16-team bantam AAA hockey tournament starts Thursday morning at Servus Credit Union Place.

The puck drops Thursday at 8 a.m. at the John Reid Memorial Tournament at Servus Credit Union Place. The 16-team draw consists of four divisions split into two pools to determine the playoff pairings in the A, B and C brackets.

The excitement surrounding the Team Alberta training camp last weekend was contagious for all the medal contenders at the upcoming 2012 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games.