Local Sports

A pair of St. Albert Rams Lacrosse players shared in the success of Alberta repeating as midget A national champions.

Division 1A Impact A victory tonight by St. Albert Impact 4 (Murphy) would punch the division 1A women’s team ticket to provincials. Kickoff is 6:30 p.m.

Pigskin preview Training camps have kicked off for the Bellerose Bulldogs, Paul Kane Blues, St. Albert High Skyhawks and the first-year Sturgeon Spirits in metro Edmonton high school football.

The powerhouse of senior B lacrosse is loaded for an explosive Presidents’ Cup three-peat. The St. Albert Miners blasted a 24-1-1 path of destruction into nationals with a powder-keg offence averaging 13.4 goals and a defiant 5.3 against per game.

The St. Albert Red Cardinals fell short of bringing home a medal from the U18 Baseball Canada nationals in Fort McMurray. Four consecutive wins in five games propelled the Cardinals into Sunday’s medal round but losses of 1-0 to the London (Ont.

Pool play ends today for the St. Albert Red Cardinals at the U18 Baseball Canada championship in Fort McMurray. The Cardinals play Manitoba at 11:30 a.m.

The 2002 St. Albert Impact were good as gold all season as the Alberta Soccer Association U17 Tier 2 champions.

Rugby playoff The defending provincial champion Lep/Tigers host the St. Albert Rugby Football Club in the Alberta premier women’s semifinal today at 2 p.m.

Doll joins Eskimos Tanner Doll is now an Edmonton Eskimo. The high school football product of the St. Albert High Skyhawks was signed by the Eskimos on Tuesday after playing four games with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats this season.

Midget AAA Raiders Tryouts start today for the St. Albert Tire Warehouse Raiders with the 2003 born rookie camp at Akinsdale Arena. Scrimmages for the Holden, Benning and Kulak teams are 4, 5 and 6 p.m. The main camp for the Raiders begins Aug.