Local Sports

St. Albert is double trouble tonight in the Edmonton Rugby Union junior boys’ finals at Ellerslie Rugby Park. Kickoff is 7 p.m. against the Nor’Westers in U17 and Clansmen B in U19.

St. Albert's slumping premier men's rugby team has one match left to get its act together before the playoffs kick off.

Grant Fuhr Arena – Five shorthanded goals in the third period by the Rockyview Knights buried the St. Albert Miners in Saturday's series-clinching victory in the provincial senior B lacrosse final.

This weekend the Capital District Minor Football Association kicks off the 2012 season with jamborees in the bantam, peewee and atom divisions. The seeding games are spread over two weeks to determine the Tier I and II division teams in league play.

The next generation of St. Albert rugby stars are showcasing their skills with the U19 provincial contenders.

St. Albert’s first and second division men’s teams scrum down today at Ellerslie Rugby Park. At 12:30 p.m. the first 15 tackle the Strathcona Druids (4-6) in the Alberta Cup fixtures.

It's been a rush for Jarrett Toll playing for the St. Albert Miners. The National Lacrosse League player is the top playmaker in the playoffs with 16 assists in six games, and is second in points with 22 in his first stint with the senior B team.

Meaghan Mikkelson’s $5,000 donation to the St. Albert Minor Hockey Association's Play Like Girls program will provide local youth with opportunities to train, compete and succeed now and into the future.

An extra lap in the pool didn't slow down Kris Loshack from winning the 23rd annual St. Albert Triathlon. The Edmonton Triathlon Academy competitor finished the 750-metre swim, 20-kilometre bike and five-km run in 56 minutes and 13 seconds.

The St. Albert Miners are between a rock and a hard place in the provincial lacrosse final after dropping two overtime decisions to the Rockyview Knights.