The division one St. Albert Impact teams in the Edmonton District Soccer Association wrap up league play this week before the crossover playdowns kick off Aug. 13.
Wednesday the 1B Impact squad tackles the Scona Blues at 7 p.m. and Saturday the 1A Impact Rangers battle AS Roma at 6 p.m. Both matches are scheduled for the ESA Complex.
In the 1B table Scona (9-2-2) is first and the Impact (8-4) are second.
The Impact are led by Cohen Cassidy’s nine goals and Evan Gallant is second in team scoring with five.
The Rangers (8-3-1) are second behind AS Roma (13-0) in the 1A table.
David Letourneau and Luis Davalos have six goals apiece for the Rangers, a former longtime premier team.
If the Rangers and Impact finish second in their respective tables, they will meet in the Aug. 13 playdowns. The winner will play the loser of the AS Roma/Scona tilt for the right to go to the Tier II provincials Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 in Calgary.
The Impact premier team kicks into action Thursday against Punjab United in the second-last match of the season. Start time is 7 p.m. at the ESA Complex.
Jeff Bruha is the top scorer for the fifth-place Impact (6-7-3) with 12 goals.
As of Sunday, 247 competitors had registered online for the 24th annual St. Albert Triathlon on Sunday at Fountain Park Recreation Centre.
The confirmation list includes 217 competitors in the sprint distance (750-metre swim, 20-kilometre bike and five-km run) and try-a-tri (250m swim, 10-km bike and 2.5-km run) and 10 sprint relay teams.
The triathlon starts at 7 a.m. and the awards ceremony is approximately 11 a.m.
Last year’s totals featured 182 finishers in the sprint race and 42 in the try-a-tri. Eight teams also participated in the sprint relay.
The 2012 champion was Kris Loshack of the Edmonton Triathlon Academy in 56 minutes and 13 seconds.
Chantell Widney, an elite-level athlete from Edmonton, was the fastest female at 1:00:28 for sixth place overall.
Richard Roberts also completed his 23rd consecutive St. Albert Triathlon in 1:40:07 for fourth place in 60-plus men and 152nd overall.
The St. Albert Road Runners and Triathlon Club hosts the Triathlon Alberta-sanctioned race.
Visit www.starrt.com for more information.
