Local Sports

A trio of St. Albert Rams returned home from the national bantam lacrosse championship with silver medals.

The third division men and first division women are back on the pitch today in the Edmonton Rugby Union. The thirds (2-7) host the Edson Axmen (5-3) at 2 p.m. at the St.

Saturday’s loss to the Nor’Westers was hard to swallow for the fantastic firsts.

Last year’s silver medallists are on a mission to win gold at the U18 midget AA westerns. The second crack at Best in the West honours starts Friday for St. Albert Cardinals Red at Legion Memorial Park. “We’re pretty pumped.

The stage is set for the first-place division one women’s team to avenge its most lopsided loss of the season in Saturday’s retribution match against the Clan. Kickoff is 2:30 p.m. at Airways Park between the St.

The Western Canada AA Baseball Championships, hosted by the St. Albert Minor Baseball Association, starts 9 a.m. Friday at Legion Memorial Park. The tournament consists of teams from Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, plus St.

The top two finishers at the 27th annual St. Albert Triathlon have strong local connections to the race.

The St. Albert Impact division 1B women are a step closer to a promotion into premier next year after winning Wednesday’s first-place showdown against Sherwood Park Phoenix.

The joint will be jumping today at the St. Albert Rugby Football Club, with four matches scheduled and all three SARFC teams on the pitch. The festivities kick-off at 12 p.m. with the SARFC third division men (2-6) against the Clan (4-3-1). At 2 p.m.

The U18 women are kicking butt and taking names on their path of destruction to the provincial final. The second 100-plus point performance by the junior juggernauts at the St.