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The U14 Prairies tournament was cancelled Saturday, but the mini festival went ahead on schedule at the St. Albert Rugby Football Club.

The bantam AAA St. Albert Cardinals continued to roll through their competition with two road wins this week. Their pitching was strong in the first game but not so good in the second, but in both St. Albert scored enough runs to win the game.

Mackenzie Bender had the performance of a lifetime on July 2. At the bantam A softball provincials last weekend in Leduc, playing for the St.

The St. Albert premier women’s rugby squad was scheduled to take to the pitch on its home field today, looking for its first win, but got it the easy way.

St. Albert soccer enthusiasts had the chance for instruction by a decorated English keeper this week.

For the second straight year the Canada Day weekend couldn’t have gone any better for Stefan Johansson’s team. His U12 tier II Impact boys won gold at the Canada Day Classic Boys Tier I, II and III Tournament hosted by the St.

The St. Albert Rugby Football Club third division men’s squad takes on the Pirates in northeast Edmonton tonight. St. Albert sits eighth in the 10-team division with a 2-6 record, while the Pirates are in second at 5-2.

The midget AAA St. Albert Cardinals evened their overall record to 12-12 on the weekend by picking up three wins in Fort McMurray. While the pitchers struggled a little on Saturday, the Red Birds won two games by 13-8 and 9-3 scores.

Dieter Knobloch, one of the most influential builders and supporters of soccer in St. Albert, passed away June 30 from cancer. Jim Casper, who Knobloch coached for more than 15 years, said soccer in St.

Ellerslie Rugby Park – A promising start dissolved quickly in the second half for St. Albert’s seconds 15 Wednesday night as resurgent Edmonton Clansmen beat the squad 31-24. The game at Ellerslie field had all the makings of a St.