The men's third division kicks off today's doubleheader at the St. Albert Rugby Football Club. Game time is 2 p.m. between SARFC and the Lloydminster Reapers in the Edmonton Rugby Union. It's the second-last match before the playoffs for SARFC (7-3, nine bonus points), the top team in the ERU table.
The men's third division kicks off today's doubleheader at the St. Albert Rugby Football Club.
Game time is 2 p.m. between SARFC and the Lloydminster Reapers in the Edmonton Rugby Union.
It's the second-last match before the playoffs for SARFC (7-3, nine bonus points), the top team in the ERU table.
The first-year Reapers (5-4, 11 BP) are ranked seventh, with six fewer points than SARFC.
At 4 p.m. the SARFC premier men and Calgary Saints square-off in the Alberta Cup fixtures.
SARFC (6-2-1, seven BP), the Labatt's Cup provincial champion, is four points back of the first-place Calgary Hornets (7-2, nine BP) and the Saints (4-4-1, five BP) are fifth in the pennant race.
Last month SARFC rallied to tie the Saints at 27 apiece in Calgary.
The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League provincial senior B final between the St. Albert Miners and Rockyview Knights of Airdrie starts this weekend at Coronation Arena.
Game times are 6 p.m. tonight and 2 p.m. Sunday.
The best-of-five series resumes next weekend in Calgary.
The winner will represent Alberta at the Presidents' Cup national championship, Aug. 31 to Sept. 5 at St. Catherines, Ont.
The first-place Knights (14-2) beat the Miners (13-3), last year's provincial champions and national bronze medallists, twice this season by identical 9-8 scores.
The race to the finish at St. Albert Triathlon starts at 7 a.m. Sunday at Fountain Park Recreation Centre.
The 26th annual event, hosted by the St. Albert Road Runners and Triathlon Club, will bring together 243 triathletes – 200 for the sprint distance (750-metre swim, 20-kilometre bike and five-km run) and 43 for the try-a-tri (250m swim, 10-km bike and 2.5-km run) – and 11 relay teams.
Last year's triathlon featured 263 finishers. The sprint champion was Kevin Clark, head coach of the Edmonton Triathlon Academy, at 59 minutes and 18 seconds and Tammy Laubscher of Athletes in Action was the fastest female at 1:07:08 for 11th place overall.
The stars will shine bright Sunday at the St. Albert Men's Soccer League all-star game.
Kickoff is 3 p.m. at Riel Park.
The best of the best from GSE (11-0), winner of the last three SAMSL playoff cups, SV Spurs (6-5) and SA United (2-7-2) will play the top players from Chester City (5-4-2), Magnitude FC (5-5-2), Prestige Worldwide (5-5-1) and SA City (1-9-1).
