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O'Leary High School – With the glare of the spotlight shining on Kendall Lydon, the St. Albert Skyhawks' game star survived Saturday's playoff pressure cooker to win the championship. With 0.

O'Leary High School – Saturday's sweet repeat by the Paul Kane Blues was the second metro Edmonton basketball championship in school history for the premier junior girls. "They're both amazing," exclaimed Grade 11 forward Devon Beaulieu.

A Canadian Press photograph printed on page 33 of Wednesday’s St. Albert Gazette incorrectly identified a member of the Olympic women’s hockey team as Meaghan Mikkelson. That player in question was not Mikkelson.

The Paul Kane Blues are hooping it up in the premier junior finals today at the metro Edmonton league championships at O’Leary High School. The lady Blues (12-1) will defend their title against the Salisbury Sabres (10-4) at 1 p.m.

The St. Albert Flyers will play a deciding game in their playoff series against the Spruce Grove PAC Saints after Wednesday’s 4-2 loss at Akinsdale Arena. Sunday’s face-off is 8:15 p.m. at Stony Plain.

Rocking the ice for Canada at the Olympics was too good to be true for St. Albert's golden boy of curling. "It's not very often that the ultimate dream comes true.

Dave Klatchuk was nifty at 50 Thursday in knocking off the reigning mixed playoff champion at the St. Albert Curling Club. “This is awesome,” the birthday boy declared after the 8-2 romp in five ends over Doug McLennan in the late draw.

The first of three steps to stardom for the St. Albert Skyhawks starts today in the metro Edmonton premier women's final. Game time is 5 p.m.

It wasn’t easy but the St. Albert Raiders battled with their backs against the wall to a 5-2 road win Wednesday over the Leduc Oil Kings in the midget AAA playoffs.

For an unprecedented fifth year in a row, Hootie and the Old Fish celebrated another men’s playoff championship at the St. Albert Curling Club.