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It was a great day for St. Albert rugby when the Alberta Cup provincial finalists whipped the Druids of Strathcona by 46 points to kick off the premier fixtures.

The Edmonton District Soccer Association released its men’s premier and division one fixtures after receiving its field permits last week from the City of Edmonton. Today at 7 p.m. at Riel Park, both St.

Tori Martyn of St. Albert is among 22 players participating in the U20 Canadian women’s soccer identification camp at Surrey, B.C. The four-day session wraps up today with an exhibition match against Whitecaps FC.

Alberta Golden Bears’ centre Nick Ternovatsky played up to his potential at the CIS East-West Bowl. “It went very well actually. I was very happy,” said the high school product of the St. Albert High Skyhawks.

St. Albert’s return to Alberta premier women’s rugby left last year’s provincial second division champions seeing stars. The Druids of Strathcona lit up the home team for 11 tries in Saturday’s 67-13 drubbing at the St.

Adrian Johnson did better than expected in his first appearance at the Western Canadian Championships. The level 4 gymnast surprised himself by placing fifth overall on vault with a score of 12.65 last weekend in Regina.

A sense of urgency surrounds St. Albert’s first 15 on the eve of today’s home opener against the Druids.

Tears of joy greeted the arrival of Little Miss Nitza into the world April 10. "I cried when I seen her," said co-owner Peter Giannakopoulos, the proprietor of Nitza's Pizza in St. Albert. "I have a love for all horses, but especially her.

Today’s tripleheader at the St. Albert Rugby Football Club kicks off its home fixtures for the 2010 season. Game times at the Leading Edge Physiotherapy Fields are 12:30 p.m. for the men’s third division, 1 p.m.

A medal-winning performance at westerns by gymnast Graham Plomp bodes well for the upcoming national championships.