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Ignited by eight St. Albert skaters, the zone 5 Demolition ringette team exploded for a gold medal at the U12 petite AA provincial tournament in Edmonton. The St.

O'Leary High School – The Paul Kane Blues settled for second best in the metro Edmonton premier women's basketball final Saturday. The O'Leary Spartans, ranked number-one provincially in 4A, defeated the eighth-ranked Blues 66-48.

The St. Albert Skyhawks are shooting for their seventh-straight 3A provincial berth today in the Edmonton zone women’s basketball semifinals. Game time against the Beaumont Bandits is 4:45 p.m. at the SkyDome. The Skyhawks are 27-12 overall.

The St. Albert Slash left their mark in Sunday’s pivotal playoff affair in the Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League. The 3-2 win at Performance Arena in game two in the best-of-five north division final evened up the series.

O’Leary High School – Saturday’s exorcism of the Paul Kane junior men’s basketball demons stopped four years of losing the premier final.

Winning gold at the Canada Winter Games was too good to be true for St. Albert Slash forwards Melissa Kueber and Jessica Kampjes.

Thursday’s fifth and deciding playoff game against the Leduc Oil Kings was a thriller for the fans, but it ended in major disappointment for the St. Albert Raiders.

The Paul Kane Blues are one win away from going to the 4A provincial men’s basketball tournament.

The Paul Kane Blues celebrated a major milestone in Wednesday's emotional conquest of the St. Albert Skyhawks in high school women's basketball. "It's such an amazing feeling to beat them.

The tradition of excellence continued for the Lorne Akins Crush wrestling team at the recent Provincial Junior Olympics in Olds.