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The Bellerose Dawgs are in the hunt for their first high school junior football championship in team history. A victory against the Bev Facey Falcons in the Oct. 26 semifinals would propel the Dawgs into the metro Edmonton premier conference final.

The last weekend before the playoffs for St. Albert teams in the Capital District Minor Football Association kicked off Friday night at the Riel Park turf field.

The St. Albert Steel are down, but not out as the last-place north division team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Their 10th defeat in 14 games was Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to the (8-3-1) Bobcats in Lloydminster.

The St. Albert High Skyhawks proved they can win without players from Paul Kane by beating their former teammates Thursday. The 15-0 shutout marked the first high school football game in St.

The St. Albert Fury beat themselves instead of the Edmonton Chargers in Saturday’s first-place showdown in bantam football. “Penalties killed us.

After playing the waiting game for two years, slotback Chris Dobko has caught on as a starter with the Calgary Dinos.

The St. Albert Steel are stuck in last place in the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s north division after losing two out of three games on the road last weekend.

Pride is on the line Thursday, when the St. Albert High Skyhawks and Paul Kane Blues battle for bragging rights in high school football. Kickoff is 5 p.m. at the Riel Park turf field. Admission is $5. It’s the first game in St.

The Paul Kane Blues completed what they started Wednesday by sweeping the St. Albert Skyhawks in premier women’s high school volleyball action.

The 13th annual Turkey Ring tournament is underway in St. Albert with a record 67 teams participating. The age-group divisions are U9 bunny, U10 novice, U12 petite A, B and C, U14 tween A and B, U16 junior A and B and U19 belle A and B.