Local Sports

Five straight wins have the St. Albert Raiders right on the heels of the Lloydminster Bobcats for first place in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League.

Seventh place was the order of finish for the Paul Kane Blues at the 4A provincial high school women’s volleyball championship. “That was an excellent finish. It was tremendous actually,” said head coach Stan Andronyk.

Good hockey cubs beat the teams below them in the standings, and that’s what the St. Albert Steel did last weekend.

A loss and a tie wasn't what the St. Albert Slash expected on their road trip last weekend against the Medicine Hat Hounds. The Slash (9-6-5) suffered a penalty-filled 4-2 loss Saturday and a 5-5 tie Sunday in Vauxhall against the Hounds (9-7-4).

The Bellerose Bulldogs exceeded expectations at the 4A provincial high school women's volleyball championship.

The 2011 ESSO Cup is coming to St. Albert. Friday's announcement at Servus Credit Union Place was greeted with loud applause, deafening cowbells and happy faces from excited hockey fans.

The Special Olympics Alberta Summer Games are under way in St. Albert for 880 athletes, including 48 local competitors.

All-Canadian standout Jocelyn Blair will pound the volleyball for Canada at the 25th Summer Universiade, starting July 2 in Belgrade, Serbia. "I'm very excited," the distinguished St. Albert athlete told the Gazette Wednesday.

After an extra-inning victory over the Spruce Grove White Sox, the St. Albert bantam AAA Cardinals are within seven games of the western qualifier.

The pressure will be on the St. Albert Tabbies this weekend as a league game earlier in the week will also double as a tournament game this morning.