Local Sports

Brooke Brezovski scored a hole in one as the 2018 recipient of the Helena Harbridge Award.

The breakthrough performance of winning the Esso Golden Ring bodes well for the U14AA St. Albert Mission at provincials and westerns.

The St. Albert Nektar Raiders are barrelling towards the playoffs as leaders of the pack in the north division of the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League. The Raiders (15-9-4) have six games remaining before league play ends Feb.

Sabres rolling The St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres streak into Monday’s game undefeated in five as winners of four in a row. Faceoff is 6:45 p.m. against the PAC Saints (5-17-4) at Akinsdale Arena.

Fowler Classic The crossover playoffs in the Fowler Classic tip off today at Richard S. Fowler School.

Junior nationals Abby Marks of St. Albert is curling at her second nationals and the first in the U21 division.

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.