Local Sports

SAMSL playoffs The St. Albert Men’s Soccer League two-game aggregate playoff finals will be completed Sunday at Larry Olexiuk Field.

The second division women's rugby team is bringing it to Grande Prairie, specifically the second half from Saturday's playoff success. During the 40 minutes of excellence, the St.

Midget Raiders The preseason is underway for the St. Albert Tire Warehouse Raiders in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League. Thursday’s face-off is 7 p.m. against the Southside Athletic Club at Akinsdale Arena.

The Bellerose Bulldogs flipped the switch on a slow start for a fast finish in Friday’s turnaround victory in high school football.

Super Saturday The highlight of Minor Football Day in St. Albert on Saturday is the formal announcement of the renaming of the Riel Recreation Park artificial turf facility as Larry Olexiuk Field. The ceremony starts at 11:45 a.m.

U16AA juniors The St. Albert Mission skate into the U16AA junior season with four players returning from the 15th place finishers at the 2017 nationals in Leduc.

SAWSL playoffs The St. Albert Women’s Soccer League semifinals kick-off Sunday at Forest Park field. The division one pairings are Mavericks 09 (12-0) versus Kickers (7-5) and Morinville Ladies (6-5-1) versus Titans (5-6-1). Game times are 4:30 p.m.

The St. Albert Tire Warehouse Raiders are building on last season’s foundation of success with Jack Redlick the foreman of the midget AAA team.

Women’s rugby The St. Albert Rugby Football club hosts the Rockers in today’s second division women’s playoff match at 4 p.m.

Defence is the name of the game for the St. Albert Merchants in the Capital Junior B Hockey League. Keeping the puck out of the net is the No. 1 priority for the Money Men after averaging a bloated 4.