Local Sports

Miners lacrosse takes over the Grant Fuhr Arena tonight with a pair of games in Spruce Grove. The Senior B Miners (1-1) take on the Spruce Grove Slash (0-3-1) with a ball drop of 8 p.m.

The tournament may have ended with a douse of rain but two St. Albert teams came close to getting the first worm at this year's Early Bird Tournament.

The St. Albert Track and Field Club will host the annual St. Albert Challenge May 28 and 29. The competition features seven age categories competing in track and field events at Fowler Park.

It kicks off this weekend as Canada plays Australia, Samoa and Scotland in pool C action. Earlier this year Gilmour played for the national sevens at International Rugby Board events in New Zealand and Las Vegas.

The annual St. Albert Early Bird baseball tournament is under way at Legion Memorial Park and Meadowview Diamonds.

The Bellerose Bulldogs exorcised another demon in high school rugby with a rare win against the Sturgeon Spirits.

Losing by 84 points to the Lep/Tigers was a moral victory for St. Albert’s struggling women’s rugby team.

The runaway winner of the first marathon in St. Albert’s 150-year history was awestruck by the magnitude of the moment.

The St. Albert Cardinals play ball tonight against the Spruce Grove White Sox in the Norwest midget AAA league. The first pitch goes at 6:30 p.m. at Henry Singer Park. The Cardinals are 1-7 in the standings.

Airways Park – A shortage of manpower forced several players to take a double shift last weekend against the Clan.