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Sherwood Park – A mixture of premier and third division players at the St. Albert Rugby Football Club combined to kick off the season with a victory.

Janelle Brcic has a shorter distance for a podium finish in Sunday’s RunWild than last year as the fastest female in the marathon event. But the three-time ironman competitor expects the 21.

The St. Albert Rugby Football Club celebrates the return of the terrific thirds to the pitch today in Sherwood Park.

The 17th annual Spirit of the North, hosted by the Desa School of Karate, wraps up today with a tournament for all coloured belts at Servus Credit Union Place. Admission is free at Go Auto Arena.

The St. Albert Impact’s five adult teams in the Edmonton District Soccer Association perform on their home pitch next week when the Riel Park fields re-open. The home fixtures are also being finalized for the St.

The St. Albert Cardinals play ball this weekend against Fort McMurray in the NorWest midget AAA league. Game times at Legion Memorial Park are 4 p.m. today and 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday.

The St. Albert Crude returned home from last weekend’s season-opening road trip with a split in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League.

Isaiah Wong returns to westerns for the second year in a row but this time as a provincial champion.

Baseball games Tonight's exhibition between the midget AAA St. Albert Cardinals and the senior AAA St. Albert Tigers starts at 7 p.m. at Legion Memorial Park. This weekend in the Norwest league the Cardinals – last year's Baseball Canada silver medallists and provincial champions – host Fort McMurray at 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday's game times are 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The Tigers play ball in the Sunburst league May 8 against the Parkland White Sox at 6:45 p.m. in Spruce Grove.

Sean Seville is bringing it to Sunday's RunWild in St. Albert as the defending half-marathon champion. "St.