On Wednesday night the Division 1B St. Albert Impact 2 men’s squad lost to the AC Milan 2 Men at the ESA complex in Edmonton. The Impact was shut out by the opposition and faced a final defeat of 1-0. This is the Impact’s second loss of the season to AC Milan 2, having fallen victim to them earlier in the season with a final defeat of 3-0. The Impact sit third in the league with a total of six wins, while the AC Milan 2 Men are in fifth place with four wins. The Impact’s next game is against the Liberian Lone Stars on July 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Archbishop O’Leary field.
After several successful seasons, the Morinville Ladies have encountered some baby trouble. Two members of the team have newborns and four more are expecting in October. The team was founded 13 years ago and they play in the St. Albert Women’s Soccer League in the summer and the EDSA in the winter. Since their founding, they have been very successful. They have never finished lower than third place in the standings and they won a bronze medal at outdoor provincials and had a fourth place finish at indoor provincials. This year they were promoted to Division 2 for the next indoor season. Because of the baby news, the team is looking for new players for the upcoming indoor season. They are looking for experienced, committed players who are available for games Tuesday nights in Edmonton. They practice on Sundays in the Morinville Community High School gym. Any interested players can call Jon at 780-939-4825 or 780-245-4825.
The St. Albert Impact Premiere women suffered a stalemate at Riel Field on Tuesday night. The seventh place Impact squared off against the Xavier Academy women’s team on July 14 and could not pull off a win against the fifth ranked team. Both teams faced shutouts for a final score of 0-0. This was the third meeting between the teams during the season. Each team gained one win each in the previous two matchups.
This weekend, the St. Albert Crude will be starting a playoff run against the Red Deer Rampage. The best of five series will kick off at the Kinex Arena in Red Deer with the July 17 game starting at 5 p.m. The series will come back to St. Albert for game three when the teams do battle on July 24 at 8:30 at the Akinsdale Arena in St. Albert. The fourth place Crude have faced off against the first place Rampage three times this season, all times yielding unfavourable results for the home team.
