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The St. Albert Cardinals are on the rise in the Norwest Midget AAA Baseball League.

Winning the Gareth Jones Cup is the start of something special for the Paul Kane Blues. The third victory for the undefeated Blues clinched top spot in pool A and a semifinal berth in metro Edmonton division one women’s rugby.

The Western Canada AA Baseball Championships are returning to Legion Memorial Park after the St. Albert Minor Baseball Association hosted last year’s midget, bantam and peewee tournaments. The Aug.

Aaron (The Boss) Bosiak is preparing for the fight of a lifetime.

Thursday’s metro Edmonton high school women’s soccer matches kick-off at 4:15 p.m. in St. Albert. The Paul Kane Blues (2-0) play the Bellerose Bulldogs (0-1) at Riel Park and the St.

The St. Albert Impact hosts ASC United in division 1B women’s soccer tonight at Riel Park. Kickoff is 7 p.m. The Impact are 1-0-1 and United has two ties in the Edmonton District Soccer Association.

Tanner Doll has a job interview with the Ottawa RedBlacks. The high school football product of the St. Albert High Skyhawks will apply for work with the CFL team when training camp kicks off in two weeks.

A trio of St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres were selected in the Western Hockey League bantam draft Thursday.

Drew Grant’s try under the posts in the 68th minute put the U21 men’s team on top to stay in Wednesday’s season debut against the Nor’Westers at the St. Albert Rugby Football Club.

Victory never tasted so sweet for the Bellerose Bulldogs in high school men's rugby. The cherry on top of the cake was the Gareth Jones Cup in Thursday’s grudge match with the Paul Kane Blues.