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Fifth place was the order of finish at the Esso Cup for the St. Albert Slash.

Robert Blunden’s 20-yard field goal capped off Thursday’s 9-7 comeback victory by the St. Albert Storm in midget spring league football.

Finishing fifth in his age group at the 115th annual Boston Marathon was good but not great for Joe Garcia. “I was hoping to do a little better, to tell you the truth,” said the venerable 67-year-old St. Albert runner.

Meaghan Mikkelson of St. Albert made the tournament all-star team on defence at the IIHF World Women’s Championship in Switzerland.

The Notre Dame Hounds played the game of their lives in memory of Mandi Schwartz in winning the Esso Cup. "We did it for her.

The Edmonton Thunder stormed into Friday’s semifinals as the team to beat at the Esso Cup.

The field general for the fantastic firsts is not satisfied with last year's historic playoff triumph. "I want to win consecutive titles.

Medals will be awarded today at the third annual Esso Cup national female midget hockey championship at Servus Credit Union Place. The bronze medal game is 2 p.m. and the gold medal final is 6 p.m. at Performance Arena.

The St. Albert-dominated Northwest Sharks finished second overall at the Alberta Cup bantam tournament in Lethbridge. In the A final Sunday the Sharks lost 3-2 in a shootout to the Calgary South Flames.

After four games at the Esso Cup, the St. Albert Slash found themselves on the brink of elimination.