Local Sports

The round robin draw for the 16th annual Lions Western Canadian Challenge (WCC) high school volleyball tournament swings into action Thursday at 1 p.m. in St. Albert and Morinville. Twenty-four men’s and 24 women’s teams are entered.

The St. Albert Steel dodged a bullet to beat the Bonnyville Pontiacs in Wednesday's shootout.

If the senior Bulldogs can win the Battle of St. Albert, why not the junior Dawgs? That’s how the optimistic Bellerose junior team is tackling Tuesday’s confrontation with the St. Albert Hawks. Kickoff is 6 p.m. at Riel Park field.

The last weekend before the playoffs in the Capital District Minor Football Association is under way for the following St. Albert teams. Tier III/IV bantam: 49ers (0-6) vs. Fort Saskatchewan Lightning (1-5), 12:30 p.m. today at Fort Saskatchewan.

Twenty-four men’s and 24 women’s teams will compete for medals. There are no out-of-province teams entered this year. Visit www.mchs.gsacrd.ab.ca/wcc/ for the list of teams and schedules.

High school volleyball for St. Albert’s premier women’s teams continues today in the metro Edmonton league. The Paul Kane Blues (4-1, 13 GW/3 GL) visit the Ardrossan Bisons (3-2) at 4:45 p.m.

Karim Lynch was saluted as the most valuable player on the first premier men’s provincial championship team in the history of the St. Albert Rugby Football Club.

Johnny Bright Park – The St. Albert Fury had the wind knocked out of them by the Edmonton Black Raiders in Saturday’s bantam division bout.

A star-studded cast of curlers have been confirmed for the 2011 World Financial Group Continental Cup. And starting 10 a.m. Friday, tickets go on sale for the biggest curling spectacle to rock St. Albert.

The St. Albert Slash swept the hometown Grande Prairie Storm last weekend by scores of 4-0 and 8-2 in the Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League. Chloe Sanderson was credited with eight saves in the team’s second shutout in as many games.