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In game four in the best-of-five semifinal, the Raiders lit up the Miners for seven straight goals to win 13-7 at Performance Arena.

The St. Albert Cardinals have home field advantage this weekend during the Baseball Alberta bantam performance Tier I championship at Legion Memorial Park.

Detroit Red Wings goaltender Chris Osgood announced his retirement Tuesday after 17 seasons in the National Hockey League. The three-time Stanley Cup winner with Detroit spent time in the St. Albert minor hockey system.

Morgan Walker is on track for a medal-winning performance at the Legion Canadian youth national championships. The provincial midget female record holder in the 300 metres is going for the gold in two individual events at the Aug.

The stage is set for the St. Albert Tigers to play their very best at this weekend’s dress rehearsal for provincials.

The playoffs are under way for the St. Albert Miners in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League. The best-of-five senior B semifinal between the second-place Miners (12-5-1) and third-place Edmonton Outlaws (10-7-1) opened Friday in St.

The 2011 Football Canada Cup ended last weekend in Lethbridge, and unfortunately for a pair of Paul Kane Blues, things didn’t go Team Alberta’s way in the final.

As the Tour de l’Alberta gets set to roll out of Morinville for the fourth straight year, organizers are looking to give a tip of their caps — or helmets, as it were — to the major milestone their hosts are celebrating.

Most wives might get annoyed if their husbands spent a lot of time in the garage, tinkering with a car. But not Mark Schwabenbauer’s wife. “She loves it,” he said of his wife, Kim.

The first win of the season was better late than never for the St. Albert Rugby Football Club’s (SARFC) senior women’s team.