The opening playoff round in the Capital District Minor Football Association kicks off this weekend for the following St. Albert teams.
Tier III/IV peewee: Colts (6-1) vs. Spruce Grove Cougars (2-5), 10 a.m. today at Spruce Grove.
Tier III/IV peewee: Riders (3-4) vs. Millwoods Maulers (3-4), noon today at Spruce Grove.
Tier I/II atom: Vikings (2-4-1) vs. Edmonton Black Raiders (4-3), noon today at Sherwood Park
Tier I/II bantam: Fury (3-4) vs. Edmonton Black Raiders (4-3), 10 a.m. Sunday at Clarke Park.
Tier III/IV atom: Jaguars (1-6) vs. Camrose Buffaloes (7-0), 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Sherwood Park.
Tier III/IV bantam: 49ers (0-7) vs. Camrose Buffaloes (7-0), 3 p.m. Sunday at Spruce Grove.
Tier III/IV atom: Buccaneers (1-6) vs. Wetaskiwin Wolverines (5-2), 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Sherwood Park.
The winning teams advance to the semifinals in their division’s highest tier and the losing teams compete in the division semifinals of the lowest tier.
Visit www.cdmfa.com or www.stalbertfootball.com for playoff updates.
The St. Albert Flyers have home-ice advantage this weekend in the Alberta Minor Midget AAA Hockey League.
Tonight at 8 p.m. the Flyers (4-1) play the Sherwood Park Squires (5-0-1) and Sunday they host the Grande Prairie Storm (0-4) at 12:45 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.
The last game for the Flyers was Wednesday’s 5-2 win over the Leduc Oil Kings (4-2) in St. Albert. Gabriel Chabot’s hat trick led all scorers. Jeff Harrison notched one goal and two assists. Jake Mykitiuk also scored and Andrew Clark added three assists. Landon Bow (3-0, 2.33 GAA) stopped 37 shots.
In the north conference scoring race, Mykitiuk was tied for top spot with 14 points. Chabot was the team leader in goals with seven.
The puck drops tonight between the division leaders in the Alberta Major Bantam Female Hockey League.
The St. Albert Raiders (3-1-2 in the north) and Calgary Outlaws (3-3 in the south) hook up at 6 p.m. at Mark Messier arena.
Sunday at 4 p.m. the Raiders visit the Lloydminster Ice Cats (2-2-1).
Last weekend the Raiders blanked the Royals (0-3-3) 6-0 in Sherwood Park and edged the Grande Prairie Storm (2-1-3) 2-1 in St. Albert.
The Sabres outshot the Royals 46-10. Megan Lalor tallied twice and added one assist. MacKenzie Koep had three helpers.
Kennedy Bozek and Jenna Jewell scored against the Storm and Sarah Murray stopped 25 shots.
