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St. Albert’s unrelenting will to win overpowered the Strathcona Druids in Thursday’s confrontation in premier men’s rugby.

Four matches in two days at the Leading Edge Fields for St. Albert’s rugby teams kicks off tonight at 7 p.m. The third division men (3-1) host the Leduc Crude (2-4) and the women’s team (1-7) entertains the Pirates (3-5). Thursday at 7 p.

Alberta’s best female amateur golfers swing into St. Albert next month when the historic Alberta Ladies’ Amateur Championship tees off at Sturgeon Valley golf club, July 10-13.

Colton Parayko almost dropped the phone Saturday morning when Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman Al MacInnis welcomed the St. Albert product to the St. Louis Blues. "I could barely talk back.

St. Albert football player Tanner Doll returns to the world stage next week, this time with Canada at the U19 championship in Austin, Texas. The first international competition for the product of the St.

St. Albert firsts surrendered the first try and then punished the Calgary Saints for 42 unanswered points Saturday en route to a 42-12 victory in premier men's Alberta Cup rugby.

The Canadian Track and Field Trials for the 2012 London Olympics are underway in Calgary for St. Albert athletes Rachel Francois and Niki Oudenaarden. Francois will run the 800 metres and Oudenaarden will compete in javelin.

The founder of the longest running junior high sports program in St. Albert is retiring after 34 years as the wrestling coach at Lorne Akins School. "It's time to hand over the reigns," said Barrie Schulha, floor general for the Crush wrestling team.

Today at 4 p.m. St. Albert hosts the Calgary Saints at the Leading Edge Fields in premier men’s rugby. St. Albert, the 2011 provincial finalist, has won its last two matches after kicking off the Alberta Cup fixtures with two losses.

Ethan Delhez wears a soccer jersey, a friendly grin and brown wavy hair side-swept into the style of cool sixth graders everywhere.