Local Sports

After posting their best record in team history, the St. Albert Slash started the Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League playoffs Friday against the Spruce Grove Saints. The score from Troy Murray Arena was unavailable at press time.

An eight-game winning streak by the St. Albert Sabres ended Wednesday against the number-one team in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League.

The puck dropped Friday in the best-of-three qualifying round between the St. Albert Merchants and Spruce Grove Regals in the Capital Junior B Hockey League playoffs. The score from Spruce Grove was unavailable at press time.

The slumping St. Albert Steel continues to forge ahead towards the playoffs one shift at a time.

The Dynamyx Gymnastics Club of St. Albert rolls out the welcome mat today for 120 athletes at its annual Sweetheart of a Meet. Thirteen clubs are represented in three different levels. Session times are 8:50 a.m., 12:50 p.m. and 4:50 p.m.

The inconsistent St. Albert Steel lost their best player for the rest of the season on a dangerous hit in Friday’s 4-3 loss to the Drayton Valley Thunder.

Wearing the Canadian colours at the Deaflympics is a dream come true for Nyla Kurylowich. “I’m very excited. I can’t wait to play against other countries,” said the St. Albert curler.

The last game for the St. Albert Sabres before the playoffs in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League goes tonight against the SSAC Southgate Lions. Faceoff is 7:45 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.

The Lorne Akins Crush wrestling team reached the podium at the 27th annual University of Alberta Paperweight Tournament. In the team standings, the Crush boys finished second overall out of 51 teams.

With three games remaining before the playoffs, the St. Albert Raiders are battling the Southside Athletic Club for top spot in the north standings. Tied at 40 points apiece, Southside (19-8-2) has two games in hand on the Raiders (18-9-4).