High school rugby
Metro Edmonton high school rugby kicks off Thursday with the division one women’s fixtures.
The Sturgeon Spirits, last year’s league finalists and Tier 2 provincial champions, scrum down against the Jasper Place Rebels at Pirates Rugby Club and the Bellerose Bulldogs battle the Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds at the Clareview turf field.
Match times are 4:45 p.m.
Female football
The first home game for the St. Albert Valkyries in the inaugural season of the female midget spring league in the Capital District Minor Football Association is Friday against the Wetaskiwin Warriors.
Kickoff is 8:15 p.m. at Larry Olexiuk Field.
The Valkyries are undefeated with victories of 20-19 against the West Edmonton Raiders in exhibition action and 43-0 against the Leduc Wildcats in the league opener.
Wetaskiwin is 1-1 after the 40-13 exhibition win against Leduc and 46-38 loss to the Raiders.
The six-on-six full contact league for Grade 9, 10 and 11 females features two 30-minute halfs of running time. The field is divided in half for two games at the same time and every offensive drive starts at the 45-yard line.
Impact soccer
Four of the five St. Albert Impact women’s team in the Edmonton District Soccer Association kick off the outdoor fixtures this weekend at ESA Complex.
Saturday’s division 1A start time is 2 p.m. between Impact 4, last year’s Tier 1 provincial champions, and Wind.
In the premier division Sunday, Impact 1 plays Xavier Academy at 11 a.m., Impact 3 and Angels Scottish SC 2 clash at 3 p.m. and Impact 2 faces Victoria 2 at 5 p.m.
The first division 2A match for Impact 5 is May 2 against FC Magic at 6:30 p.m. at Queen Elizabeth High School.
Storm game
Saturday the St. Albert Storm tackles the Lloydminster Red Dawgs in the Capital District Minor Football Association’s midget spring league.
Kickoff is 4:30 p.m. at Clarke Stadium.
The Storm (2-1) is looking for a bounce-back effort after the 43-13 loss to the Battle River Shock (3-0) April 13 in Lacombe. The halftime score was 36-7.
The Red Dogs (2-0) are undefeated over the last couple of seasons and the only loss for the Storm last year was 36-16 against the Border City team.
The last game for the Storm’s line of Grade 9, 10 and 11 players before the playoffs is May 4 against the Edmonton Chargers at 7 p.m. at Clarke Stadium.
