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The St. Albert Cardinals celebrated their Baseball Alberta midget AA Tier I championship in style Sunday in Fort Saskatchewan.

The St. Albert Cardinals were six outs away from a Baseball Alberta repeat as midget AAA Tier I champions when Okotoks Dawgs Black spoiled the celebration party at Legion Memorial Park.

The St. Albert Tigers host the Sherwood Park A's at Legion Memorial Park in the Sunburst Baseball League semifinals tonight at 7:30 p.m. The best-of-three series started Tuesday in Sherwood Park but the score was unavailable at press time. Game three, if needed, is 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Sherwood Park.

The 26th annual St. Albert Triathlon, hosted by the St. Albert Road Runners and Triathlon Club, is ready to roll Sunday. The start time is 7 a.m.

A St. Albert Mustang broke a 32-year-old Athletes Alberta record with a photo finish at the recent Western Canada Challenge in Winnipeg.

The Baseball Alberta midget AA provincials are underway for the St. Albert Cardinals in the Tier I and II tournaments. Cardinals Red is competing in Tier I at Fort Saskatchewan and Cardinals Blue is in Tier II at Okotoks.

Nor’Westers Fields – When push came to shove for the fantastic firsts, the Nor’Westers landed with a thud in Thursday’s dust-up in premier men’s rugby. “It was pretty damn physical.

The St. Albert Cardinals are up to bat for a sweet repeat as the provincial hosts for the midget AAA Tier I tournament.

The St. Albert Impact and Edmonton Warriors combined for seven goals in the last 15 minutes of Tuesday’s premier women’s match in the Edmonton District Soccer Association.

The St. Albert Cardinals will defend their Baseball Alberta midget AAA Tier I championship on their home field this weekend at Legion Memorial Park. In pool B, the Cardinals are up to bat at 9 a.m.