Sports
Ice hockey and curling are the favorite sports in Ste. Anne. The town has an ice-skating arena and curling rink. The Ste. Anne Aces, an ice hockey team, play in the Carillon Senior Hockey League. Soccer and Baseball are also popular sports in this town.
In March 2009, Bailey Bram (representing the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program competed in the NCAA Women's Frozen Four along with two other players from her hometown of Ste. Anne. Known colloquially as the Ste. Anne Three, Bram, Jocelyne Larocque of the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey program, and senior captain of the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program, Melanie Gagnon competed in the event.
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