Local Sports

The St. Albert Tire Warehouse Raiders are revved up for the playoffs as one of the hottest teams in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League.

The inaugural Alberta Stick Curling Championship will be staged next weekend at the St. Albert Curling Club. The opening draw is 9 a.m. Friday and the final is tentatively set for 1 p.m. Sunday.

The St. Albert Rugby Football Club is hosting the first leg of the men's U20 World Rugby Trophy qualifier between Canada and the United States on June 13. The World Rugby Trophy is World Rugby's second-tier U20 championship.

Tonight's bantam AA match between the St. Albert Bears and St. Albert Comets in the Northern Alberta Hockey League starts at 8 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.

The Paul Kane Blues have a score to settle Monday in the Battle of St. Albert. The Blues are looking to right a wrong against the Bellerose Bulldogs after last year’s loss in high school men’s basketball.

The inaugural Alberta Stick Curling Championship will be staged next weekend at the St. Albert Curling Club. The opening draw is 9 a.m. Friday and the final is tentatively set for 1 p.m. Sunday.

The St. Albert Rugby Football Club is hosting the first leg of the men’s U20 World Rugby Trophy qualifier between Canada and the United States on June 13. The World Rugby Trophy is World Rugby’s second-tier U20 championship.

Tonight’s bantam AA match between the St. Albert Bears and St. Albert Comets in the Northern Alberta Hockey League starts at 8 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.

The St. Albert Tire Warehouse Raiders nailed down second place in the north division of the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League in Sunday’s win over the Southside Athletic Club.

The last home game for the St. Albert Royals before the playoffs is Thursday in the Rural & Edmonton Midget 15AA Hockey League. Faceoff is 8:15 p.m. against the Sherwood Park Senators (12-11-2) at Go Auto Arena.