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After a career season as the St. Albert Steel’s most valuable player, Taylor Fraser believes the best is still to come.

The future is bright for St. Albert swimmer Paige Kremer after a record-breaking and medal-winning season in the pool.

St. Albert boxer Susan Haas is slugging it out to represent Canada next year at the Summer Olympic Games. “It’s a tough road but I’m going for it,” said the reigning Canadian champion in the 69-kilogram weight category.

Work starts Monday for the St. Albert Steel to build a winning team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League.

The second division pennant race heats up today, when St. Albert hosts the first-place Norwesters at 2 p.m. at the Leading Edge Physiotherapy Fields. The seconds (6-3) trail the Norwesters (7-2) by five points in the Edmonton Rugby Union. The 2010 J.

The following St. Albert athletes returned home with medals from the Western Canada Summer Games in Kamloops: • Rachael Francois, athletics: gold – 400 metres; silver – 800m and 4x400m relay. • Mat Brisson, baseball: gold.

The seventh win in a row by the defending Labatt's Cup champions was too good to be true.

The St. Albert Miners dug deep Sunday to repeat as senior B provincial champions. After letting a 2-0 series lead slip away, the Miners survived a third period scare to edge the Calgary Knights 11-10 in the bitterly contested playoff finale.

Max King's winning time at the St. Albert Triathlon was better than expected. "I've never had good luck in St.

St. Albert was its own worst enemy in Saturday's tug-of-war with the Fort McMurray Knights in second division men's rugby. "We had too many penalties. It took our momentum away," scrum-half Frank Lucas said after the 17-7 win at the St.