The Wildcats would like to congratulate 5th year Defensive Linemen Steven Giang being selected for The Wes Montgomery Award last week at the 47th Annual Edmonton Eskimos Dinner at the Shaw Conference Center on Tuesday Night. This award recognizes the player with high academic and athletic achievements.

The 5th year defensive Lineman was also selected as a PFC All-star at last weekends PFC finals Banquet in Saskatoon. Steven played the last 2 games of the U of A Golden Bears schedule to finish off the 2011 season.

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Stuart Gibson
Edmonton Wildcats Media Coordinator
media@edmontonwildcats.com
Phone (780) 718-3447
www.edmontonwildcats.com

The Wildcats would like to congratulate rookie Tylor Henry for being selected for Special Teams honors by the Prairie Football Conference for his performance against the Regina Thunder this past weekend.

SPECIAL TEAMS – TYLOR HENRY – Edmonton Wildcats

https://youtube.com/watch?v=u50aAgsxCPs%3Fversion%3D3

Henry would have a busy afternoon in Sunday’s 53-37 home loss to the Regina Thunder as he returned 3 kickoffs for 118 yards; one of those was a season-best 64-yard run back. He added 6 punt returns for 73 yards with his longest return going for 20 yards.
Tylor the rookie out of Camrose finishes the PFC season 3rd in kickoff returns with 13 for 324, averaging 24.9 yards/return and 6th in punt returns with 18 for 140 yards.

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Stuart Gibson
Edmonton Wildcats Media Coordinator
media@edmontonwildcats.com
Phone (780) 718-3447
www.edmontonwildcats.com

The Edmonton Wildcats wanted to finish their season on a winning note but the Regina Thunder had other ideas as they outscored the Wildcats in a TD fest 53-37 Sunday afternoon at Clarke Stadium in front of approximately 600 fans

The Thunder opened the scoring early in the first quarter with a 10 yd toss by Wyatt Catley to Kolton Solomon to put the Thunder up 7-0. The Wildcats answered right back though as they drove the ball down the field capping it off with a 28yd strike by Jordan Olson to Ryan Smith to tie the contest at 7. Late in the first quarter the Thunder struck again hitting Clay Cooke for a 12yd TD catch to put the Thunder back on top 13-7 after a missed convert attempt. The second quarter saw the Thunder add to their lead with a 16 yd field goal by Ben Koot to make it 16-7. The Cats answered the field goal with one of their own as Ryan Smith nailed a 25yarder to cut the lead to 16-10. The Wildcats gave up a 2 point safety late in the quarter to up the Thunders lead to 18-10. With just over a minute left in the half the Thunder drove the ball down the field, hitting Solomon with an 18yd strike for his 2nd TD on the afternoon to add to their lead 25-10. But the Wildcats never say die, driving the ball down the field with seconds left on the clock with Olson throwing a strike to Johnson for a spectacular catch in the end zone to send the Cats into the locker room only down 25-16 after a missed covert attempt. The third quarter saw the Thunder post a pair of TD’s as Regina pulled ahead 39-16 heading into the final quarter. The Wildcats had no quite in them though as early in the 4th quarter Jordan Olson scampered in from 9yds out to claw their way back and cut the Thunders lead to 39-23. The Cats kept coming, cutting the lead to just 9 as Olson hit Tyler Henry on a 28yd toss in the end zone to cut the lead to 39-30. The Thunder though added a pair of TD’s late in the quarter to increase their lead to 53-30. But the Wildcats would not go down easy as they posted their 4th TD pass of the day with a 7yd strike from Rookie QB Taylor Yaremchuk to Brad Sloman to make the final score on the afternoon 53-37 Thunder.

The Wildcats posted 362 yds of net offense with Jordan Olson completing 12 of 24 attempts for 242yds and 3 TD’s. Justin McEvoy ran the ball 9 times for 43 yds, while Taylor Souster carried 6 times for 38 yards. Andrew Johnson had a stellar afternoon hauling in 7 catches for 148 yds and a TD along with fellow team mate Ryan Smith snagging 2 for 58 yds and 1 TD. The Thunder had 570 yds of net offense with Wyatt Catley completing 20 of 32 for 372 yds and 5 TD’s. The Thunders running game posted 191 yds with Nick Brown carrying the ball 15 times for 84 yds, while Derek Bell rushed 6 times for 47 yds and 2 TD’s. Receiver Kolton Solomon caught 9 for 135 and 2 TD’s, with Clay Cooke hauling in 6 for 105 and 1TD

Miguel Barker, Ronald Mawamba and Josh Madsen led the defense, posting 12 defensive points each. Defensively for the Thunder, Yianni Cabylis led the way with 18 defensive points, while Philmon posted 17 points.

This will conclude the Wildcats regular season with the team unfortunately missing the post season this year. Have a great remainder of 2011 and hope to see you all next year.

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Stuart Gibson
Edmonton Wildcats Media Coordinator
media@edmontonwildcats.com
Phone (780) 718-3447
www.edmontonwildcats.com

For the second straight year the Edmonton Wildcats will not be heading to the post season as the Regina Thunder officially knocked the Wildcats out of the playoffs after last Sundays 32-19 win over the Calgary Colts at Mosaic Stadium in Regina. For the Wildcats it has been a tough year but the players never gave up in any of the game they played and will want to go out on a winning note this Sunday at Clarke Stadium, game time 1:00pm. For some of the 5th year and graduating players this will be their last game that they ever play, so emotions and intensity will be high.

Offensively the Wildcats had a solid game against the Huskies last weekend with Quarterback Jordan Olson completing 15 of 20 for 334 yds and 5 TD’s. The Cats will need to dominate again this weekend against the Thunder as they did last game against the Huskies with 543 net yards of offensive. Running back Shiane Runcie had 2 TD’s on the ground and 1 in the air and was a big factor in the win last weekend along with Andrew Johnson who had 3 TD catches. This kind of productivity and focus will be needed this week if they want to secure a win against the Thunder. Regina has a very good offense with QB Wyatt Catley throwing 22 of 43 for 354 yds and 2 TD’s in last weekend’s win against Calgary.

Defensively the Cats will need to keep Wyatt Catley and the Thunder’s offense off the field and dominate as they did in Saskatoon, shutting down the running game and air attack. 5th year veteran Steven Giang will be anchoring the line supported by graduating Linebacker Kevin Hanson along with 5th year veterans Miguel Backer and Kris Gibson on the corners..

This will conclude the Wildcats regular season. See you all next year.

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Stuart Gibson
Edmonton Wildcats Media Coordinator
media@edmontonwildcats.com
Phone (780) 718-3447
www.edmontonwildcats.com

The Edmonton Wildcats continued their fight to make the post season on Saturday night as they thumped the Huskies 51-25 on a rainy night in front of approximately 600 hearty fans braving soggy conditions and cool temperatures at Clarke Stadium.

The Huskies got on the board first with a 38 yd field goal from J Heidebreht early in the quarter, but that didn’t last long as running back Shiane Runcie rumbled in from 18 yds out to put the Wildcats on top 7 -3 midway through the first quarter. With time winding down in the first stanza Jordan Olson fired a 27 yd strike to Shiane Runcie for his second TD of the night to increase the Cats lead to 14-3. The second quarter saw more aerial assault by Jordan Olson as he hit Tylor Henry on a bomb for 73 yds resulting in a TD to widen the gap 21-3. The Huskies did manage to inch their way back as J. Heidebreht kicked a 48 yd field goal to cut the lead to 21-6. The Wildcats were not done though has they continued to pound their cross town rivals with a 40 yd scamper by Shiane Runcie for his 2nd rushing TD on the night to put the Cats in cruise control up 28-6. The Wildcats were not done as they added another TD before the half as Andrew Johnson hauled in his first TD on the night as the Wildcats headed into the locker run up 35-6. On the Huskies first possession of the third quarter they drove the ball down the field where QB Trevor Erdmann finished it off with a 19 yd scamper to cut the Wildcats lead to 35-13. Jordan Olson answered right back with a 25 yd toss to Andrew Johnson for his 2nd TD on the night to widen the gap 42-13. Huskies were able to drive the ball down the field on the next series but the defense came up big and limited the Huskies to a field goal of 37 yds to cut the lead to 42-16. The Wildcats were relentless on the night though as the hot hand of Jordan Olson kept firing, finding Andrew Johnson again for a 28 yd TD strike and his 3rd on the night as the Wildcats pulled away 49-16. The 4th quarter saw limited scoring with a conceded safety by each team and one final gasp by the Huskies late in the quarter with a 13 yd TD run by D. Kondro to finish off the scoring and send the Huskies home with their 31 consecutive loss 51-25.

The Wildcats posted 543 yds of net offense with Jordan Olson completing 15 of 20 attempts for 334yds and 5 TD’s. Shiane Runcie had a breakout game rushing for 106 yds on 14 carries and 2 TD’s with 1 receiving TD, while Receiver/QB Andrew Johnson had a stellar game catching 10 for 182 yds and 3 TD’s. Tylor Henry contributed as well, snagging 3 for 113yds and 1 TD. The Huskies had 294 yds of net offense with Trevor Erdmann completing only 6 of 24 for 96 yds and 3 interceptions. The Huskies running game posted 211 yds with Skyler Sargeant carrying most of the load with 15 carries for 96 yds. Receiver Anthony Barrett caught 2 for 32 and Eric Gilmour had 1 for 38 yds.

Keaton Hoddinott led the defense posting 11 defensive points, while Ryan Migadel posted 10 points. Defensively for the Huskies Chance Hanson led the way with 14 defensive points, while Braedon Kopernick posted 12 points.

Next game sees the Wildcats finish off the regular season at home hosting the Regina Thunder at Clarke Stadium on Sunday Oct 9th 1:00pm.

All Edmonton Wildcat practices are at Rundle Park and the players take to the field at around 7:30 pm nightly.

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Stuart Gibson
Edmonton Wildcats Media Coordinator
media@edmontonwildcats.com
Phone (780) 718-3447
www.edmontonwildcats.com

The Edmonton Wildcats are playing visitors this weekend at Clarke Stadium, in the rematch of the Black and Blue game against the Huskies, start time 7:00pm. The Wildcats are still mathematically in the hunt for a play off spot and need to win their remaining 2 games and Regina would need to lose their last 2 games, with the Wildcats last game here against Regina, determining who is in and who is out. The Wildcats would need to beat the Regina Thunder by at least 30 points in that contest to secure a playoff berth. The Regina Thunders play the Calgary Colts this Sunday in Regina.

Offensively the Wildcats are starting to gain momentum with Quarterback Jordan Olson. He had a solid game against the Hilltops last weekend throwing 19 of 29 for 186 yds and 1 TD. The Wildcat will need to continue their success on the ground with Taylor Souster in the backfield, who is currently third in rushing in the conference, while utilizing their key receiving corp of Ryan Smith, Tylor Henry and Adam Seniuk.

Defensively the Cats are coming off a dominant performance in Saskatoon and will need to display that same intensity this weekend against the dogs. The Cats held the leading conference rusher in Regan Schuler to under 100 yds on 19 carries while shutting down Chase Bradshaw’s passing game, limiting him to just 151 yds on 6 of 24 attempts. Keaton Hoddinott and Ronald Mawamba both had a strong game against the Hilltops along with Kevin Hanson who is currently 6th in defensive points in the conference. They will need to be solid again as they head into this weekends matchup with their cross town rivals.

Next game sees the Wildcats in their last regular season game at home to face the Regina Thunder at Clarke Stadium, Sunday Oct 9th game time 1:00pm.

All Edmonton Wildcat practices are at Rundle Park and the players take to the field at around 7:30 pm nightly.

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Stuart Gibson
Edmonton Wildcats Media Coordinator
media@edmontonwildcats.com
Phone (780) 718-3447
www.edmontonwildcats.com

The Edmonton Wildcats came out on the short end of the stick as the Hilltops squeaked by in a defensive battle that saw both teams only muster up 17 points between them at the Gordie Howe Bowl in Saskatoon with the Hilltops prevailing 10-7 in front of approximately 1000 home town fans. The defenses were cooking and so was the temperature as it hit 32c in the Bowl with no shade to be had.

There was a sense of confidence in the locker room as the Wildcats made their way to the field to take on the conference leading Hilltops. The Wildcats opened there first series with an impressive drive taking the ball from there 30 yd line all the way down to the Hilltops 25 before turning it over to the Hilltops on a fumble recovery. The Hilltops proceeded to drive down to the 35 yd line, but the Wildcat defense came up big ending in a 42yd missed field goal by the Hilltops. The Wildcats missed on a 34yd field goal of their own early in the second quarter, but the Hilltops opened the scoring late in the quarter with a Chase Bradshaw Quarterback keeper, scampering in from 19yds out to go up 7-0 and their only major on the afternoon. The Wildcats answered right back on the next series with a Jordan Olson toss to Andrew Johnson of 25yds in the end zone to tie the contest at 7 going in to the locker room. The third quarter saw no scoring as the defenses continued to battle hard. The Hilltops scored their only other points early in the 4th quarter with a 21yd field goal to put the Toppers up 10-7. The Wildcat fought back valiantly and had an opportunity to tie the game with a 40 yd field goal and seconds left, but the kick came up short and the Hilltops squeaked away with a 10-7 victory.

The Wildcats posted 352 yds of net offense with Jordan Olson completing 19 of 29 attempts for 186 yds and 2 interceptions. Taylor Souster had a solid game, rushing 23 times for 100 yds, while Receiver/QB Andrew Johnson caught 7 for 73 yds and Tylor Henry snagged 4 for 35yds, with Adam Seniuk picking up 2 for 34yds. The Hilltops had 289yds of net offense with Chase Bradshaw completing only 6 of 24 for 151yds and 2 interceptions. The Hilltops running game posted 151yds with Regan Schuler carrying 19 times for 73yds. Receiver Jace Muggli caught 2 pass for 62yds while John Trumpy had 1 for 36yds.

Keaton Hoddinott and Ronald Mawamba led the defense posting 12 defensive points each, while Kevin Hanson posted 10 points. Defensively for the Hilltops Ben Cressman led the way with 20 defensive points, while Dylan Kemp posted 16 points.

Next game sees the Wildcats as visitors in a rematch with their cross town rival Huskies at Clarke Stadium on Saturday Oct 1st 7:00pm.

All Edmonton Wildcat practices are at Rundle Park and the players take to the field at around 7:30 pm nightly.

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Stuart Gibson
Edmonton Wildcats Media Coordinator
media@edmontonwildcats.com
Phone (780) 718-3447
www.edmontonwildcats.com

The Wildcats want to congratulate rookie Ryan Smith for being selected for Special Teams honors by the Prairie Football Conference for his performance against the Huskies last weekend.

SPECIAL TEAMS-RYAN SMITH-Edmonton Wildcats

https://youtube.com/watch?v=LNjzCENA-0o%3Fversion%3D3

The rookie kicker/receiver was good on 3 of 4 field goal attempts from 42, 31 & 30 yards respectively as the Wildcats picked up their first win of 2011 on Saturday as they defeated their Clarke Park co-tenants Edmonton Huskies 30-19.
The Bev Facey school product has made 6 of 10 placements this season.

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Stuart Gibson
Edmonton Wildcats Media Coordinator
media@edmontonwildcats.com
Phone (780) 718-3447
www.edmontonwildcats.com

The Edmonton Wildcats head next door this weekend to Saskatoon, taking on the Hilltops at the Gordie Howe Bowl on Sunday September 25th at 1:00pm. The Wildcats are coming off a solid performance from last weekend’s battle against their cross town rival Huskies and posted their first win of the season. The Cats are now focused on continuing the trend and will have a big test against a strong Hilltops team that currently leads the conference with a 5-0 record after beating the Calgary Colts on the road in Calgary last weekend 22-15. The Cats still have a shot at the play-offs but will need to be firing on all cylinders in Saskatoon if the want to beat the conference leaders.

Offensively the tandem of Jordan Olson and Andrew Johnson worked effectively, moving the ball well against a tough Huskies defense. Taylor Souster had an explosive game against the Huskies racking up 213yds on 25 carries and will need to do more of the same against the stout defense of the Hilltops. Some key targets at the receiver position will be Ryan Smith and Adam Seniuk who had solid games last weekend and will be key factors in the Wildcats getting off to a good start on Sunday.

Defensively Kevin Hanson leads the club in defensive points while holding down 5th spot in the conference and will be relied upon this weekend to fortify the defense along with 5th year Steven Giang and 4th year Ben Garry. Leading the way in the secondary will be Miguel Barker, Zack Brown, Kris Gibson and Sam Badre. Field position and Special teams will also be key factors in the game on Sunday with Ryan Smith and David Ness holding down the kicking duties

Next game sees the Wildcats back home as visitors to face their cross town rival Huskies in a rematch at Clarke Stadium on Saturday Oct 1st, game time 7:00pm.

All Edmonton Wildcat practices are at Rundle Park and the players take to the field at around 7:30 pm nightly.

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Stuart Gibson
Edmonton Wildcats Media Coordinator
media@edmontonwildcats.com
Phone (780) 718-3447
www.edmontonwildcats.com

The Edmonton Wildcats posted their first win of the season with a convincing 30 -19 win over their cross town rival Edmonton Huskies in front of a very vocal crowd of 900 enthusiastic fans at Clarke Park on Saturday Night

The team was fired up and it showed on the field as the Wildcats jumped out to an early 3 -0 lead midway through the first quarter with a 42yd Ryan Smith field goal, 1 of 3 on the night. The Huskies answered back with a field goal of their own early in the 2nd quarter with a 33yd kick to tie the contest at 3. Midway through the second quarter rookie QB Jordan Olson tossed a 10yd TD strike to Andrew Johnson, putting the Wildcats on top 10-3. A missed field goal by Ryan Smith, resulting in a single point, rounded out the scoring in the first half as the Wildcats went into the locker room up 11 -3. Third quarter saw the Huskies take advantage of a forced fumble early in the quarter, marching the ball down the field, and capping it off with a Ben Gorniak 27yd strike to Anthony Barrett to cut the Cats lead to 11-10. Not to be out done, the Cats put a drive of their own together finishing it off with a Jordan Olson Strike to Andrew Johnson, his second on the night to pull ahead 17-10. Kicker Ryan Smith added a field goal late in the quarter to up the score to 20-10. Running back Taylor Souster who was 25 for 213yds in the game opened up the scoring in the 4th quarter with a 22yd scamper to pay dirt to increase the lead to 27-10. The Cats gave up a 2 point Safety to the Huskies, cutting the lead to 27-12. Ryan Smith added his third field goal on the night of 30yds to round out the Wildcats scoring at 30-12. The Huskies scored a late TD by Zack Wilkie to finish off the scoring at 30-19, but it was too little to late as the Wildcats handed the Huskies their 5 straight lost of the season. The Wildcats are now 1-4 and currently tied with The Regina Thunder for 4th place in the conference heading into next weekend’s tilt with the Hilltops in Saskatoon.

The Wildcats posted 462 yds of net offense with Jordan Olson completing 10 of 23 attempts for 122 yds. Taylor Souster had a breakout game and rushed 25 times for 213 yds and a TD, while Receiver/QB Andrew Johnson rushed 7 times for 35 yds and a TD plus 1 catch of 10 yds for his second TD. The Huskies had 380yds of net offense with Ben Gorniak completing 12 of 28 for 169yds and 1 TD. The Huskies running game posted 192 yds with Skyler Sargent carrying 16 times for 117yds. Receiver Anthony Barrett caught 6 pass for 91yds and 1 TD.

Zack Brown led the defense posting 12 defensive points, while Ryan Doram and Kurtis Fischer each posted 10 points a piece. Defensively for the Huskies Chance Hanson led the way with 20 defensive points, while Brandt Kolybaba posted 16 points.

Next game sees the Wildcats head next door to take on the Saskatoon Hilltops at the Gordie Howe Bowl in Saskatoon on Sunday September 25th at 1:00pm.

All Edmonton Wildcat practices are at Rundle Park and the players take to the field at around 7:30 pm nightly.

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Stuart Gibson
Edmonton Wildcats Media Coordinator
media@edmontonwildcats.com
Phone (780) 718-3447
www.edmontonwildcats.com