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The metro Edmonton premier semifinals in high school junior football kick off today at Johnny Bright Park. At 5 p.m. the St. Albert Hawks (2-1 in pool B; 3-2 overall) line up against the Salisbury Sabres (3-1 in pool A; 4-1 overall). At 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s showdown for second place in the metro Edmonton league’s Carr conference was close until the opening kick off.

No matter the style of hockey played on the ice, the St. Albert Raiders have found a way to adjust their game to skate away with wins. Last weekend the Raiders (5-1-1) beat a physical Southside Athletic Club (3-3) at home 6-1.

It's the year of the Bellerose Bulldogs in St. Albert high school football. After tasting many bitter defeats against their rivals from the St.

The opening playoff round in the Capital District Minor Football Association kicks off this weekend for the following St. Albert teams. Tier III/IV peewee: Colts (6-1) vs. Spruce Grove Cougars (2-5), 10 a.m. today at Spruce Grove.

The Francois sisters at Paul Kane High School recorded podium finishes at the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association cross-country championships last Saturday at Vermilion Provincial Park.

The St. Albert Slash continued their statement as a championship-calibre team with their seventh victory of the season Saturday in the Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League.

Only six games into the regular season, the St. Albert Raiders have proven they contain a strong core on both sides of the puck.

Madison Porisky was the hammer and the Paul Kane Blues the nail in premier women's volleyball Monday. The power-hitting Bellerose Bulldog spiked the Blues into submission at Bellerose Composite High School.

Jordan Abt waited 54 games over two seasons to celebrate his first Alberta Junior Hockey League goal. But the St. Albert Steel defenceman from Thorsby never saw the puck go into the net during Friday’s 6-3 loss to the Grande Prairie Storm.