Local Sports

The St. Albert Sabres earned a crucial two points in the battle for home ice in the playoffs with a 4-3 come-from-behind victory Wednesday over the Leduc Oil Kings.

The St. Albert Raiders kept pace with the Lloydminster Bobcats for the division lead in the north standings last weekend with their fourth win in six games.

The St. Albert Steel are counting down the days until the puck drops Feb. 25 in the Alberta Junior Hockey League playoffs. “Everyone is real anxious.

In a rematch of the Mac’s tournament final, the Calgary Flyers edged out the St. Albert Slash 1-0 Sunday at Performance Arena. The Flyers scored 39 seconds into the contest on a scramble behind the net.

School was in session Sunday for Jessica Monk’s rink at the St. Albert ladies bonspiel.

The St. Albert Steel resume play after the all-star break in the Alberta Junior Hockey League with home games this weekend against north division teams.

Paul Kane was feeling the Showdown blues in its worst loss of the season Monday in premier men’s basketball. After underachieving as the fourth-place finishers at the 20th annual St.

The St. Albert Skyhawks lived up their advance billing as the team to fear at the 20th annual Optimist Showdown in St. Albert.

Second best is still not good enough for the St. Albert Skyhawks. The number-two ranked 3A varsity women’s basketball team in Alberta is determined to finish on top when provincial honours are at stake.

The Paul Kane Blues survived a brief scare in Thursday’s tournament opener at the 20th annual Optimist Showdown in St. Albert.