The Baseball Canada U13 nationals start Thursday morning for the St. Albert Cardinals in London, Ont.
The Alberta peewee AAA Tier I champions play Saskatchewan in the tournament opener.
Friday the Cardinals are up to bat against Quebec and the host London team to complete the pool A round robin.
The crossover playoffs are Saturday and the medal finals are Sunday.
Visit www.old.baseball.ca/13u/ for the schedule and results.
The Cardinals are 34-9 after winning their first Baseball Alberta title since 2006.
The Nor’Westers Cup is for up grabs tonight between the St. Albert Rugby Football Club and the Clansmen in the Edmonton Rugby Union U19 junior final.
Kickoff is 6:30 p.m. at Ellerslie Rugby Park.
The winner scrums down against the Calgary Rugby Union champion in Saturday’s provincial final at Calgary Rugby Park.
The last Nor’Westers Cup celebration in SARFC history was 2006 when the age division was U18.
Last year SARFC suffered a semifinal exit and two years ago reached the final.
SARFC is 4-1 after winning the last week’s semifinal 2-1 on penalty kicks against the visiting Strathcona Druids (1-4) after a 17-17 stalemate in regulation time.
The Clan are 5-0 after their 29-0 playoff victory against the Pirates/LTs (1-4).
In league play the Clan pummelled SARFC 69-5 as the juniors played with only 13 for most of the match at Alpine field.
Last year the Clan White team swept the ERU and provincial playoffs.
Registration for the St. Albert Merchants’ conditioning camp goes tonight at 7 p.m. at Akinsdale Arena.
The fee is $50 for next week’s Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday sessions, from 9:15 to 10:45 p.m. at Go Auto Arena. Registrations are capped at 40 players.
Registrations will also be accepted tonight for the Merchants’ main camp. The first of 11 sessions at Akinsdale Arena is Sept. 2 starting at 9:30 p.m.
The Merchants will also compete in a four-game tournament, hosted by the Morinville Jets on Sept. 6 and 7.
Visit www.stalbertmerchants.com for more information.
Last season the Merchants finished 45-11-1 overall as the pennant winners (34-3-1) and Founders Cup finalists in the Capital Junior B Hockey League and at provincials placed fourth at 2-3.
It was the most successful campaign by a St. Albert junior B team since the 1996/97 Merchants: 36-0-0 in the regular season and Founders Cup champions.
