The St. Albert Junior Stars completed a season to remember in tier 1 novice.
Their record was a near-perfect 43 wins, zero losses, two ties and one overtime loss.
The Junior Stars are Tom Braze, Austin Spiridakis, Matthew Reidy, Carter Savoie, Jackson Moffat, Brett Reiter, Brady Harroun, Ethan McKinley, Owen Pacholok, Ronin Pusch, Jackson Ganton, Tyson Kowaluk, Drew Kuzma and Tyler Branch.
The coaching staff includes Keith Reiter, Scott Savoie, Brent Moffat, Rob Pacholok and Mark McKinley. The manager is Joanne Reiter.
The 33rd annual Edmonton Journal Indoor Games featured podium results for the following St. Albert athletes and teams last weekend at the Butterdome.
Alyssa Miller, Muriel Martin Dinos: elementary girls’ 200 metres – first, 28.62 seconds.
Morgan Walker, Sir George Simpson Voyageurs: junior girls’ 200m – first, 25.96.
Nikki Oudenaarden, Paul Kane Blues: senior girls’ 200m – first, 25.42.
Rachel Francois, Paul Kane: senior girls’ 800m – first, 2:15.69.
Tyler Lazarenko, Vincent J. Maloney Marauders: junior boys’ 200m – first, 23.98.
Garrett King, Paul Kane: senior boys’ 200m – third, 22.94.
Andre Francois, masters (35-plus) men’s 60m – first, 7.28.
Elementary boys’ 8x200m relay: Muriel Martin (Daniel Lewis, Mohamed Rafat, Liam Clarkin, Jordan Slessor, Jordan Lai, Cole Zmurchik, Peter Corrigan, Joey Strakowicz, Panayiotis Michailides, Zach Carlson) – second, 4:11.21.
Junior girls’ 8x200m relay: Lorne Akins Gators (Val Schlottke, Katelyn Fitzgerald, Lindsay Riege, Nicole Serbu, Taz Ortman, Chelsea Glasow, Bronaugh Smyth, Emma Popescul) – third, 3:58.39.
Junior boys’ 8x200m relay: Lorne Akins (Cory Knott, Nolan Florence, Ian Mortensen, Tyler Turner, Graeme Loerke, Cole Rochat, Fawad Qadiri, Dylan Alcock) – first, 3:26.68; Vincent J. Maloney – third, 3:30.22.
The St. Albert atom A female Hericanes were crowned playoff champions in the Edmonton Minor Hockey Association after knocking off the SWAT Titans 2-1 in the Blackhawks Division final Sunday at Millwoods Arena.
The Hericanes survived a five-on-three Titans’ power play in the third period to finish the playoffs with a perfect 4-0 record. In the quarter-finals and semifinals they needed double overtime to defeat the Edmonton G-Force 3-2 and Titans 5-4.
In the regular season the Hericanes won 18 and lost four.
The Hericanes are Mary Babichuk, Payden Bialowas, Grace Borle, Abbey Borschneck, Bailey Brokenshire, Nicole Dea, Sawyer Duncan, Lexie Gratton, Alyssa Henkel, Darian Hunt, Paige Jones, Sasha Khan, Faith Nobert, Aidan Soltis and Katelynn Wagner.
The head coach is Jason Babichuk. Assistants are Craig Bialowas, Joel Borle, Brock Brokenshire, Biff Jones and Steve Khan. The manager is Arlene Wagner.
John Dedrick, head coach of the two-time reigning 3A provincial champion St. Albert Skyhawks, was inducted into the Alberta Shooting Stars’ coaches hall of fame Friday in Chestermere.
Dedrick was honoured for his contributions to female basketball and sports in general.
The St. Albert Catholic High School teacher coached the Skyhawks to their seventh straight provincials and their fifth in a row as the Edmonton zone champions. They finished 32-12 this season after going 34-5 in 2009/10, highlighted by a 14-0 record as metro Edmonton premier champions. The Skyhawks are the only St. Albert female basketball team in history to win premier and provincials.
The mission of the Alberta Shooting Stars’ program is to develop, showcase and promote girls’ basketball in Alberta. The Shooting Stars were formed in 1990 and is one of the longest running club programs in Alberta.
