The Tigers Baseball Association hosts its 28th annual tournament this weekend at Legion Memorial Park.
Eight teams will compete for prize money — $150 per round-robin win, plus $800 to the tournament winner and $400 to the loser of the championship game.
The Waples division features the St. Albert Tigers Black, Parkland Whitesox, Red Deer Stags and Prince George Grays.
The Young division includes the St. Albert Tigers Orange, Fort Saskatchewan Athletics, Red Deer Riggers and Calgary Red Birds.
The following games are scheduled for the east and west diamonds at Legion park:
Friday
Tigers Orange vs. Fort Sask., 6 p.m. west.
Tigers Black vs. Parkland, 8:30 p.m. west.
Saturday
Grays vs. Parkland, 10 a.m. east.
Riggers vs. Fort Sask., 10 a.m. west.
Tigers Orange vs. Calgary, 1 p.m. east.
Tigers Black vs. Stags, 1 p.m. west.
Calgary vs. Fort Sask., 4 p.m. east.
Stags vs. Parkland, 4 p.m. west.
Tigers Orange vs. Riggers, 7 p.m. east.
Tigers Black vs. Grays, 8 p.m. west.
Sunday
Grays vs. Stags, 9 a.m. east.
Riggers vs. Calgary, 9 a.m. west.
Semifinal: noon, 1st Waples vs. 2nd Young, east.
Semifinal: noon, 1st Young vs. 2nd Waples, west.
Final: 3 p.m., west.
Meanwhile, in the Sunburst Baseball League, the senior AAA Tigers Black (2-3) beat the junior AAA Tigers Orange (0-7) by score of 5-2 Friday at Legion park. See page 73 for more coverage.
The reigning premier men’s provincial champions tackle the Calgary Saracens (0-4) Saturday. Kickoff is 4 p.m. at the St. Albert Rugby Football Club.
St. Albert’s first 15 snapped a season-opening three-game losing streak recently with a gritty 22-14 decision against the Titans (0-4) in Red Deer.
Meanwhile, St. Albert’s second division team in the Edmonton Rugby Union won its first game after two losses, 29-12 against the Knights (2-2) in Fort McMurray, last weekend. Matt Jarvis, Justin (Bomber) Armitt, David Owen and Matt Herod scored tries. The Knights didn‘t even cross St. Albert’s 22-metre line in the second half. A young, undersized St. Albert pack was the difference in the match.
The first roller derby bout in St. Albert history starts jamming at 7 p.m. Saturday, when the St. Albert Heavenly Rollers host the Deathbridge Derby Dames of Lethbridge at Performance Arena.
Tickets are $10 in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com or $15 at the door. Kids 10 and under get in free.
The game will consist of two 30-minute halves.
Visit www.stahrderby.com for more information.
