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Edmonton’s Rexall Place may be the house that Wayne Gretzky built, but on Dec. 14 it belonged to Keegan Kanzig.

The Blackhawks are heading into the Christmas break on a five-game undefeated streak. They emerged from the weekend with two ties following three successive victories.

And in the white, black and yellow corner, the Steelers … in the blue, the Trackers. Welcome to Friday Night Fights at the Agrena.

The Westlock Midget Sabres had mixed results last weekend, but ended on a high note in their two games against the Fort Saskatchewan Rangers. The two teams faced off Friday night at the Jubilee Arena and the Sabres struggled in an 8-3 loss.

The past president of the Westlock Lacrosse Association has been honoured for her contributions to the lacrosse community in the Edmonton area.

One win was all the BCHS JV girls basketball team needed to win their first tournament of the year, but they weren’t able to get it done. Playing in a tournament in Morinville on Dec.

The Barrhead Midget ‘AA’ Steelers had a successful weekend, emerging victorious in both the games they played. On Dec.

Athabasca’s Wa-No Kaze Kai Karate Club was well represented at a tournament in Montreal earlier this month. Shihan Cindy Jones and Sensei Daryl Jones accompanied four of their students to the Kentokukan Classic Children’s Tournament on Dec. 3.

The Edwin Parr Composite senior girls basketball team made their home crowd proud last weekend by winning their own tournament.

St. Mary School’s senior boys basketball team is off to a good start with a silver-place finish at their first tournament of the year despite only one practice. The club headed to Boyle for the eight-team tournament Dec.