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The sixth win in nine games for the St. Albert Sabres was Wednesday’s 4-1 decision against the Spruce Grove Saints at Akinsdale Arena.

League play resumes tonight for the St. Albert Raiders in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League. Faceoff is 7:45 p.m. against the KC Pats (5-11-6) at Bill Hunter Arena.

Susan Haas can punch her ticket to the next qualification round for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games with a knockout performance at next week’s national boxing championships.

The St. Albert Steel have no more moves to make before Tuesday’s trade deadline after dealing away the majority of their veterans last month. “I don’t think we’re going to move anyone off the current roster.

The Morinville Jets are hosting the Capital Junior B Hockey League all-star game Saturday at the Ray MacDonald Sports Centre. The rookie game starts at 1:30 p.m. and the all-star game is 4 p.m. Tickets are $5.

St. Albert's midget AAA teams lost their respective semifinals Saturday to the eventual championship winners at the Mac's tournament in Calgary.

The spotlight will shine on the Special Olympics movement when St. Albert and Jasper host the 2012 national winter games for athletes with intellectual disabilities.

The all-time career-scoring leader for the St. Albert Slash is lighting the lamp as a freshman with the Colgate Raiders in the Eastern College Athletic Association.

The St. Albert Raiders skated into the playoff round at the 35th annual Mac’s Midget AAA World Invitational Tournament in Calgary after a first-place finish in pool play.

They don’t call this the feel-bad movie of the year for nothing. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo takes its sweet time to arrive at a very unpleasant climax, making several vile stops along the way.