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Clarke Park – The beginning of the end for the Bellerose Bulldogs in Friday's playoff came when the Salisbury Sabres ran back the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown.

Clarke Park – The St. Albert High Skyhawks ended a season to forget in Friday's 46-point shutout loss in high school football.

The 35-28 decision against the Austin O’Brien Crusaders on a bone-chilling evening at Riel Park field set the stage for Friday’s playoff match between the Skyhawks (3-3 league; 4-4 overall) and Falcons (5-0 league; 8-0 overall).

The elimination playoff round in the Capital District Minor Football Association is under way this weekend for St. Albert’s bantam, peewee and atom teams. The semifinal kick-off times are as follows: Tier IV atom: Jaguars (1-7) vs.

A slow start by the St. Albert Sabres didn’t bode well for the bantam AAA team Wednesday at Akinsdale Arena. The Sabres (3-4-3) were shut out by the Maple Leafs (2-7-1) by a score of 2-0.

Whether the Bellerose Bulldogs won or lost yesterday's semifinal, they've made major strides in metro Edmonton high school football. "We were the underdogs all year.

The deadline to submit applications for the third annual John Reid Memorial Scholarship is Jan. 10. The $1,000 scholarship is open to any player who played bantam AAA hockey for St. Albert and, after the 2004/05 season, played hockey in St.

Derek Bacon cooked up Wednesday’s game winner in overtime to defeat the Sherwood Park Crusaders at Performance Arena. “It was a pretty greasy goal,” said the St. Albert Steel centre.

The St. Albert Merchants will try their luck with Wes Werhun as the bench boss after the departure of head coach Terry Moser. Merchants’ officials refused to comment on the dismissal of Moser.

Dieter Knobloch was posthumously recognized as a leader in developing and delivering a recreational program in St. Albert with the 2010 provincial Energize Award.