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Impact 1 premier The third shutout of the season for St. Albert Impact 1 (Spaidal) was also the third consecutive victory for the premier women’s team in the Edmonton District Soccer Association.

Division one women The Sturgeon Spirits battle the reigning division one champion Bev Facey Falcons in Thursday’s metro Edmonton women’s rugby final. Kickoff is 4:30 p.m. at Ellerslie Rugby Park.

Junior masters Brooke Brezovski of the Sturgeon Valley Golf & Country Club carded a fourth-place finish in the U14 female division at The PGA of Alberta Junior Masters.

Tigers baseball Friday the St. Albert Tigers host the Sherwood Park Athletics in the Sunburst Baseball League. First pitch is 7:30 p.m. at Legion Memorial Park.

The premier women’s team at St. Albert Rugby Football Club kicked off its second season with a moral victory. Despite only 17 players available for game day, SARFC battled the heavily fortified Calgary Irish tooth and nail in the 29-22 loss.

Stars football The St. Albert Stars are slotted to play their first game of the season against the Fort McMurray Monarchs on May 26.

Canada’s elite volleyball commandos will challenge the world’s best this week at an international military sports throw-down at CFB Edmonton.

St. Albert Challenger Baseball is back for a second year, helping children with cognitive or physical disabilities enjoy a game of ball in the great outdoors.

This weekend hundreds of young athletes will compete in the St. Albert Challenge, the annual track and field meet hosted by the St. Albert Mustangs.

The Road Rage Street Hockey Tournament is back for a sixth year the last weekend of May. The Servus Place south parking lot will be transformed into an outdoor arena, where several teams will compete for the Road Rage cup.