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The St. Albert Sabres made it as far as the semifinals at the John Reid Memorial Tournament, only to lose to the eventual champions from Los Angeles. “We kind of knew what they were going to do.

A rookie defenceman from Thorsby has found a home on the St. Albert Steel's blue line. "Lately I feel I belong here. I'm getting more comfortable on the ice.

St. Albert skip Jamie King took the bullet for his team's loss in Sunday's C-event final at the northern Alberta playdowns at Wetaskiwin. "It was definitely my worst game of the weekend, which is disappointing," King said.

The 20th annual Optimist Showdown in St. Albert high school basketball tournament tips off Thursday at 3:15 p.m. at the St. Albert Catholic, Paul Kane, Bellerose and Morinville high schools.

The St. Albert Sabres stormed out of the gate Thursday at the John Reid Memorial Tournament with victories over the Prince George Cougars and Calgary Bronks at Performance Arena.

Brady Goebel paced the surging St. Albert Raiders with two goals and two assists in Wednesday’s 5-2 win over the Canadian Athletic Club at Akinsdale Arena.

“I did a little victory dance after they told me. I got really excited,” a giddy Oudenaarden told the Gazette during a brief stop in St. Albert on Wednesday. “It’s a dream come true to me.

Today’s main event is the 2010 Winter Flip, the St. Albert Gymnastics Club’s annual women’s artistic invitation meet at its Riel Park facility. Provincial level 1 to 4 and pre-provincial level gymnasts from St.

A St. Albert rink skipped by Ben Bellamy will rock the ice at the Lakeland 2010 Alberta Winter Games.

With the foundation in place following the roster freeze deadline, the St. Albert Steel are building towards the playoffs one game at a time.