Local Sports

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.

Senior Bulldogs The Bellerose Bulldogs roar into action Friday in the metro Edmonton league. The division one Carr conference lid-lifter kicks off at 6 p.m. against the Spruce Grove Panthers at Larry Olexiuk Field.

The namesake of Larry Olexiuk Field is in a state of shock. “Can you believe it? I still don’t believe it,” said an astonished Olexiuk after St.

The St. Albert Miners set the standard for greatness in senior B lacrosse as the repeat winners of the Presidents’ Cup.