Local Sports

NCABL all-stars The North Central Alberta Baseball League all-star game tonight at Remax Field features five St. Albert Cardinals. Hayden Chies and Tanner McLean-Poll were among 10 players voted to the NCABL's 2018 All-Star Club.

Alberta Summer Games The Alberta Summer Games wrapped up Sunday in Grande Prairie for athletes 11 to 17 years old representing eight provincewide zones. More than 2,800 participants attended the 20-sport, four-day competition.

The Golden Boot scoring race was too close to call as the regular season wound down in the St. Albert Men’s Soccer League.

Alberta Summer Games The provincial Summer Games will take over Grande Prairie this year with St. Albert athletes representing Zone 5 (Black Gold/Yellowhead). Forty-five athletes will be heading north from St.

The premier Impact 1 women’s soccer squad, chasing Impact 2 for most of the night, pulled out a last-minute miracle, beating its St. Albert rival 2-1 Tuesday.

Miners open with a win The St. Albert Miners lacrosse team kicked off their best-of-five playoff series against the Edmonton Warriors with a 17-5 win on Wednesday. The Miners finished the season in first place, with 16 wins, one loss and a tie.

Darian Mar’s father is once again bringing the sport his late son loved to the community for drop-in games.

As the young baseball player positions himself next to the tee, he swings the bat over his shoulder and thwacks the baseball clean off its rubber stand. Behind, Toronto Blue Jays alumni Jesse Barfield nods his head in approval.

The Senior B Miners lacrosse team is on its way to the playoffs. Friday marked the team’s last game – a 12-12 tie with the Edmonton Warriors – before the semifinals. Assistant coach Todd Lorenz stated afterwards he wasn’t happy with the final score.

The St. Albert Rugby Football Club’s premier women emerged victorious over the Edmonton Clanswomen Saturday afternoon, moving up to fifth in the standings, while the premier men came up short.