St. Albert’s premier men’s rugby team makes its home debut today at 4 p.m. against the Calgary Irish.
Last year’s Labatt’s Cup provincial finalists are winless this season after losses of 9-6 to the Strathcona Druids in Sherwood Park and 53-12 to the Clansmen at Ellerslie Rugby Park.
In the women’s division, St. Albert plays the Clan today at 12:30 p.m. at Ellerslie.
St. Albert’s first win after three losses in the Edmonton Rugby Union’s spring league fixtures was 47-7 over Lep/Tigers Green last weekend in St. Albert.
Tonight at 6 p.m. the St. Albert Miners host the Okotoks Raiders in junior A lacrosse action at Northstar Hyundai Arena.
The Miners (2-1) and Raiders (2-1-0) share first place in the four-team standings.
The Miners are coming off a 10-8 decision against the Calgary Mountaineers (1-3) last weekend in St. Albert. Dayna Douville led the attack with three goals and Ryan Davis added four assists. Scott Kavalinas stopped 35 Calgary shots.
Sunday at 4 p.m. the Miners and Mountaineers hook up in Calgary.
The St. Albert Tigers are up to bat Tuesday against the Red Deer Stags in the Sunburst Baseball League.
The first pitch is 7:30 p.m. at Legion Memorial Park.
The last game for the Tigers (1-1) was Friday at home against the Fort Saskatchewan A’s. The score was unavailable at press time.
The St. Albert Minor Baseball Association celebrates its 40th anniversary next Saturday at Legion Memorial Park.
A variety of activities are planned to commemorate the event.
It will be also staged in conjunction with the 29th annual Tigers Baseball Association tournament.
The six-team draw starts Friday, when the Tigers play the Parkland White Sox at 8 p.m.
The Fort Saskatchewan A’s, Red Deer Riggers, Calgary Redbirds and Red Deer Stags are also entered.
One of the largest lacrosse tournaments in the province hits the floor Friday in St. Albert.
The Jeremy Richardson Memorial Baggataway Tournament features 18 girls and 56 boys/mixed teams in the mini-tyke, tyke, novice, peewee, bantam and midget divisions. St. Albert will be represented by 19 teams.
The three-day schedule consists of 126 games at Servus Credit Union Place and the Akinsdale and Kinex arenas.
The tournament was renamed in Richardson’s memory after the former St. Albert Saints’ hockey player and Rams’ product passed away Nov. 5, 2005 at age 23 of malignant melanoma.
Richardson was the first Ram drafted in the National Lacrosse League. He was picked by the Calgary Roughnecks in the third round, 27th overall, in 2003.
