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The past, present and future are bonding as one in St. Albert women's rugby. Wednesday’s 35-31 loss to the LA Crude at St.

The St. Albert Red Cardinals are rising to the challenge as provincial contenders. The 22 nd win in 31 games was Wednesday’s 8-1 convincing performance against the Parkland Twins, last year’s Baseball Alberta Tier 1 midget AAA champions.

Norwest games The St. Albert Blue Cardinals host the East Central Bulls this weekend at Legion Memorial Park. Game times are 3 and 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. Sunday.

Alberta Games The Zone 5 (Black Gold/Yellowhead) lineup for the Alberta Summer Games includes medal hopefuls from St. Albert, Sturgeon County, Morinville, Calahoo and Gibbons.

Women’s rugby Tonight’s division two women’s match against the LA Crude kicks off at 7 p.m. at St. Albert Rugby Football Club.

Sherwood Park – Haunted by last year’s playoff demise, St. Albert’s premier men played like a team possessed in Saturday’s exorcism of the Strathcona Druids. “It was energetic.

The St. Albert Tigers equalled their Sunburst league win total in the senior AAA team’s home tournament. The Tigers won three out of four games during the successful weekend at the sun-drenched Legion Memorial Park.

Impact premier The St. Albert Impact 1 (Spaidal) team ranks second in the premier women’s division after blanking third-place Victoria in the Edmonton District Soccer Association.

SARFC matches St. Albert Rugby Football Club teams are rucking and mauling today in Sherwood Park and Calgary.

The St. Albert Blue Cardinals spread their wings as newbies in the Norwest Midget AAA Baseball League. The first-year development team joined the Red Cardinals as the St. Albert Minor Baseball Association reps in the Norwest circuit this season.