Local Sports

It was an all-Edmonton final Sunday at the first annual Rainmaker Invitational Tournament, sanctioned by the North Central Alberta Baseball League.

Winning provincials is not a sprint but a marathon and the St. Albert Crude are training to go the distance this year.

Winning three matches in a row is too good to be true for the undefeated women’s team at the St. Albert Rugby Football Club. “Oh, man! It’s just such a dream.

The Paul Kane Blues will scrum down for the metro Edmonton division two women’s rugby championship Thursday against the Harry Ainlay Titans. Kickoff is 4:45 p.m. at Ellerslie Rugby Park. The Blues are 4-1 and Ainlay is 5-0.

After eight straight frustrating losses to the Hornets, pride was on the line for St. Albert's fantastic firsts when the powerhouses of Alberta Cup rugby collided Saturday in Calgary.

The St. Albert Mustangs Track Club can be caught in action Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, competing against athletes from all over Alberta.

The Bantam AAA St. Albert Cardinals dropped their first game in the provincial round of play to the Sherwood Park Athletics May 21 at Legion Memorial Park. The Cards gave up three unearned runs to Sherwood Park.

The St. Albert Premier Women are playing the Wolves FC on Sunday at 10 a.m., at Foote Field (11601 68 Ave.), and can be caught in action the following Tuesday, at 7 p.m. against Victoria at Victoria Soccer Club (14020 142 St.).

Three St. Albert metro league rugby teams have now handily reserved spots in the semi-finals of the high school playoffs for the 2014 season.

An ex-St. Albert hockey player has recently been selected to bring his nearly a decade of hockey experience to help coach the U18 U.S. national women’s hockey team. 35-year-old Brent Hill was recently picked to be an assistant coach on the U.S.