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The Golden Boot scoring race was too close to call as the regular season wound down in the St. Albert Men’s Soccer League.

Alberta Summer Games The provincial Summer Games will take over Grande Prairie this year with St. Albert athletes representing Zone 5 (Black Gold/Yellowhead). Forty-five athletes will be heading north from St.

The premier Impact 1 women’s soccer squad, chasing Impact 2 for most of the night, pulled out a last-minute miracle, beating its St. Albert rival 2-1 Tuesday.

Miners open with a win The St. Albert Miners lacrosse team kicked off their best-of-five playoff series against the Edmonton Warriors with a 17-5 win on Wednesday. The Miners finished the season in first place, with 16 wins, one loss and a tie.

Darian Mar’s father is once again bringing the sport his late son loved to the community for drop-in games.

As the young baseball player positions himself next to the tee, he swings the bat over his shoulder and thwacks the baseball clean off its rubber stand. Behind, Toronto Blue Jays alumni Jesse Barfield nods his head in approval.

The Senior B Miners lacrosse team is on its way to the playoffs. Friday marked the team’s last game – a 12-12 tie with the Edmonton Warriors – before the semifinals. Assistant coach Todd Lorenz stated afterwards he wasn’t happy with the final score.

The St. Albert Rugby Football Club’s premier women emerged victorious over the Edmonton Clanswomen Saturday afternoon, moving up to fifth in the standings, while the premier men came up short.

Alberta Summer Games The provincial Summer Games will take over Grande Prairie this year with St. Albert athletes representing Zone 5 (Black Gold/Yellowhead). Forty-five athletes will be heading north from St.

The St. Albert U15 rugby club blew out the competition to win the provincial championship over the weekend. The squad beat the Calgary Canucks team with a final score of 55-10.