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  Despite the skeptics–The St. John’s Edge Basketball team has been a success story.   To date the Edge have been competitive fighting for first place in their division and also making the playoffs in their first season.   Figures in attendance show the team has been a success at the box office.   The team has played 16 home games and have drawn a total of 51 thousand 260 fans to their games. That’s an average of 3203.75 fans per game. And remember the team said they needed at least 15 hundred fans per game to break even.  …

  The Edge finished their last regular season road game with a convincing win 118-103 over Niagara River Lions on Thursday night. Charles Hinkle led the winners with a 35 point performance. Wally Ellenson backed him with 32 points. Carl English didn’t play this game as he was suspended by the league because of his technical fouls the previous night.   The Edge finish up the regular season next weekend at Mile One against Niagara. .…

  The St. John’s Edge (22-14) fell to the Windsor Express (19-16) 108-95 on Saturday night. Both teams struggled with scoring in the first half by combining for only 86 points at halftime. The Express found their spark in the third quarter and kept momentum throughout the second half to secure just their first home victory over the Edge at the WFCU Centre     Charles Hinkle led the Edge with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Alex Johnson, continued his consistent play by contributing 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Carl English dealt with added defensive pressure…