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Megan Boothby may be heading to the 2010 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games, but education is her real focus. The 19-year-old athlete from St. Albert will be competing in five different swimming events in London, Ont.

The midget AAA St. Albert Cardinals lost Wednesday to the SEEBA 1 Cardinals and begin the final stretch of the regular season this weekend. SEEBA pounded St. Albert 7-2 at Legion Memorial Park, a game in which St. Albert only managed two hits.

The St. Albert Impact Rangers play their penultimate game of the season Thursday when they host the KC Trojans 1 squad at Riel Park at 7 p.m. St.

The Alberta Cup St. Albert rugby firsts didn’t play the way they’re capable of Saturday, but it was still good enough for the win. St. Albert (5-1) topped the Edmonton Lep/Tigers (0-5) 40-20 at Ellerslie Rugby Park.

People around the world will watch Nate Diaz fight on pay-per-view on Aug. 28, but on Saturday he was in St. Albert to lead a training session.

St. Albert’s winning streak had to end eventually and it ended in a big way Sunday. After winning nine straight games overall in tournaments and league play, the bantam AAA St.

The U14 Prairies tournament was cancelled Saturday, but the mini festival went ahead on schedule at the St. Albert Rugby Football Club.

The bantam AAA St. Albert Cardinals continued to roll through their competition with two road wins this week. Their pitching was strong in the first game but not so good in the second, but in both St. Albert scored enough runs to win the game.

Mackenzie Bender had the performance of a lifetime on July 2. At the bantam A softball provincials last weekend in Leduc, playing for the St.

The St. Albert premier women’s rugby squad was scheduled to take to the pitch on its home field today, looking for its first win, but got it the easy way.