Local Sports

The 26th annual St. Albert Triathlon, hosted by the St. Albert Road Runners and Triathlon Club, is ready to roll Sunday. The start time is 7 a.m.

A St. Albert Mustang broke a 32-year-old Athletes Alberta record with a photo finish at the recent Western Canada Challenge in Winnipeg.

The Baseball Alberta midget AA provincials are underway for the St. Albert Cardinals in the Tier I and II tournaments. Cardinals Red is competing in Tier I at Fort Saskatchewan and Cardinals Blue is in Tier II at Okotoks.

Nor’Westers Fields – When push came to shove for the fantastic firsts, the Nor’Westers landed with a thud in Thursday’s dust-up in premier men’s rugby. “It was pretty damn physical.

The St. Albert Cardinals are up to bat for a sweet repeat as the provincial hosts for the midget AAA Tier I tournament.

The St. Albert Impact and Edmonton Warriors combined for seven goals in the last 15 minutes of Tuesday’s premier women’s match in the Edmonton District Soccer Association.

The St. Albert Cardinals will defend their Baseball Alberta midget AAA Tier I championship on their home field this weekend at Legion Memorial Park. In pool B, the Cardinals are up to bat at 9 a.m.

The terrific thirds control their own destiny in pursuit of the St. Albert Rugby Football Club’s first Visser Cup in 18 years.

The beat goes on for Mavericks 09. The St. Albert Women’s Soccer League powerhouse pounded the drums for its 31st consecutive victory in Sunday’s 6-0 shutout of the Morinville Ladies at Forest Park field.

Thursday the St. Albert premier men’s rugby team battles the rough and tumble Nor’Westers in the Alberta Cup fixtures. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at the Nor’Westers Fields, 711-50 St. (east from the corner of Ellerslie Road and 50 St.). St.