Local Sports

A St. Albert skipper will steer the ship for the Alberta women’s curling team at the Canada Winter Games. Calling the shots is Julia Bakos for the U18 lineup of Quinn Prodaniuk, Alyssa Nedohin and Julianna MacKenzie during the Feb.

4A rankings The St. Albert Skyhawks are the No. 1 team in the 4A provincial high school women’s basketball rankings. The first of three Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association rankings of the season was unveiled Monday.

The glass is half full for the St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres after finishing the 41 st annual John Reid Memorial Tournament with one win. “We played good. The calibre of this tournament is very high,” said captain Levi Fesyk.

Flyers at home The St. Albert Flyers skate into Friday’s home game with consecutive losses in the Alberta Minor Midget AAA Hockey League. Faceoff is 8:15 p.m. against the KC Centennials (0-22) at Troy Murray Arena.

Merchants at Jets Sunday’s tilt between the St. Albert Merchants and Morinville Jets is a possible playoff preview in the Capital Junior B Hockey League. Faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at Ray McDonald Sports Centre.

SAPEC hoops Today’s finals in the Boston Pizza Invitational tip off at Vincent J. Maloney School. Game times are 1 p.m. for division B girls, 2:15 p.m. for division B boys, 3:30 p.m. for division A girls and 4:45 p.m.

This year’s John Reid Memorial Scholarship winner symbolizes the same distinguished traits as the award’s namesake.

Junior B Merchants Sunday marks the fourth home game before the playoffs for the St. Albert Merchants in the Capital Junior B Hockey League. Faceoff is 8 p.m. against the Leduc Riggers (14-16-1) at Akinsdale Arena.

Sharks versus Fury The midget elite St. Albert Sharks can distance themselves from the Sherwood Park Fury in the north division standings with a victory today in the Alberta Female Hockey League. Faceoff is 5:30 p.m. at Sherwood Park Arena.

The St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres are prepping for the post-season as the host team for the John Reid Memorial Tournament.