Local Sports

Andy Tiedemann of St. Albert was named captain of Team Canada for the Americas Rugby Championship in Langford, B.C. The 25-year-old prop from the St. Albert Rugby Football Club has 21 caps for Canada since 2009.

The 15th annual St. Albert Turkey Ring tournament is underway, with a record 78 teams competing for medals in 14 divisions. The host St.

Jennifer St. Pierre has unfinished business on the eve of her second Ironman World Championships. The 34-year-old St.

The 15th annual St. Albert Turkey Ring tournament, featuring a record 78 teams, starts Thursday at 6:30 p.m. with Fort Saskatchewan against Sherwood Park in U12 petite B at Mark Messier Arena.

The St. Albert Merchants are the No. 1 team in the Capital Junior B Hockey League after banking their fifth-straight win of the season.

The Bellerose Bulldogs gained valuable ground in the Carr conference playoff race in Friday's must-win game against a team they were chasing in the standings.

Ellerslie Rugby Park – The Labatt's Cup final was close until the opening kickoff, then it went horribly downhill for St. Albert's first 15 against the powerhouse Calgary Hornets in premier men's rugby.

The tradition continues today when provincial powers St. Albert Rugby Football Club and the Calgary Hornets collide for the Labatt’s Cup. Kickoff is 4 p.m.

First place is on the line in the bantam Tier 1/2 division Sunday, when the St. Albert Fury line up against the Sherwood Park Rams in the Capital District Minor Football Association. Kickoff is 3 p.m. at Riel Recreation Park.

Clarke Park – The Paul Kane Blues refused to lose for the second-straight game while trailing on the scoreboard.