The Edmonton Wildcats are at home this weekend to host the 0-4 Edmonton Huskies this Saturday at Clarke Stadium, start time 7:00pm in what has been called the Black and Blue game. The Wildcats control their own destiny in making the post season as they head into Saturdays contest with their cross town rivals. This is the most important game of the year for the Cats and they will need to be firing on all cylinders if they want to secure a win this weekend.

Offensively the Wildcats will need to be sharp and control the line of scrimmage with 5th year O-Lineman Logan Trachuk leading the way. The running game of 2nd year Taylor Souster will be a key factor in the Wildcats getting off to a good start on Saturday. Wide Receiver Ryan Smith had a great second half of the game in the contest against the Rifles 2 weeks ago hauling in 13 catches for 134yds and will be looking for that same kind of productivity this weekend.

Defensively the Cats will need to dominant the line shutting down the running game while putting pressure on the quarterback with veteran Steven Giang and Kevin Hanson leading the way. Locking down the secondary will be Zack Brown, Kris Gibson, Sam Badre and Brendan Fair. Special teams as always will be one of the keys to success on Saturday. The team is well rested after the bye week and is hungry to get back at it this weekend.

Next game sees the Wildcats hit the road to face the Saskatoon Hilltops at the Gordie Howe Bowl in Saskatoon, Sunday Sept 25th 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

After last weekends lose to the Winnipeg Rifles, the Edmonton Wildcats head into a bye week focused on a week of hard intense practice leading up to next weekend’s matchup. Their next contest will see the Wildcats host their cross town rivals the Edmonton Huskies in the Black and Blue game, Saturday September 17th at 7:00pm. Both teams are 0-4 and hungry to beat each other. It should make for a hard hitting entertaining game with both teams looking to post their first win of the season.

Practice on Thursday saw the team wearing their High School Jerseys during practice at Rundle Park. This is a tradition that the Wildcats have done over the last few years and brings an entertaining and fun spirit to the practice.

All Edmonton Wildcat practices are at Rundle Park and the players take to the field around 7:00 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 continued their losing streak as they were handed a 54-13 defeat and saw their record dropped to 0- 4 while the Rifles record improved to 3-1 this past weekend at Clarke Stadium in front of approximately 450 fans.

The Rifles got out of the gates fast as Quarterback Ryan Marsh hit Matt Lariviere for a 15yd TD on route to a 3 TD first quarter to put the Rifles up 21 -0 . The 2nd quarter didn’t fare much better for the Wildcats as Marsh posted three more TDs to go into the half up 41-1.

The third quarter saw QB Marsh toss his 6th TD pass of the day with a 31yd strike to Brett Carter to increase the Rifles lead to 47-1.The Wildcats couldn’t get their offense on track and struggled to make first downs and get any momentum going in the game. The only points the Wildcats could muster was a single point off a Ryan Smith kickoff early in the second quarter. The Wildcats would get a safety as Brad Mikoluff conceded a safety touch 2:52 into the final quarter. Kicker Ryan Smyth connected on a 24-yard field goal. Edmonton would find the end zone in the final three minutes with an impressive drive orchestrated by Rookie Quarterback Jordan Olson, moving the ball 89 yds before Justin McEvoy capped off the drive with a 1-yard run to make it a 47-13 game. Choe Sesay of the Rifles would round out the scoring with a 23-yard touchdown scamper on the final play from scrimmage.

Darcy Park was quoted as saying “We were unable to get first downs against them, that’s been the story of our season so far, not being able to get first downs.” “But there is no excuse for the way we played. We didn’t tackle, we didn’t catch the ball. It was an awful game of football”

Winnipeg had a season high 32 first downs and 622 yds of net offense. Ryan Marsch would complete 24 of 32 passes on the day for 392 yards with 7 majors and 2 interceptions. The 7 touchdown tosses gives him 20 on the season. Alex Vitt was the leading Rifles pass catcher with 6 grabs for 104 yards. Kurt Goodrich had 5 catches for 68 yards, while conference-leading receiver Matt Lariviere had 6 catches on the afternoon for 68 yards. Tailback Martin Hovi ran the ball for 129 yards on 17 carries. On defense, rookie linebacker Donovan Gregoire recorded 9 solo tackles, 1 assisted tackle and a 7-yard interception return. The Wildcats posted 18 first downs and 360 yds of net offense. QB Andrew Johnson was 7 of 16 for 50 yds while Rookie QB Jordan Olson was impressive in relief racking up 15 of 22 for 154 yds. His favorite target, Rookie REC Ryan Smith, was equally impressive as he hauled in 13 catches for 134 yds. Defensively Jean-Luc Bugeaud led with 14 points, while Sam Badre and Kevin Hanson each picked up 12 points

Next game sees the Wildcats on a bye week with the following week at home to host their cross-town rivals the Edmonton Huskies at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton on Saturday Sept 17th 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 Wildcats are proud to announce that one of there own DL Rory Connop has been offered a scholarship to Boise State University of the NCAA. Rory had been offered scholarships to Kansas, Tulsa and Pitt and chose to continue his academics and football career with Boise State. Rory is a 2 sport athlete, having played hockey in Edmonton and community football with the West Edmonton Raiders but never played High School Football. After joining the Edmonton Wildcats in 2008 he became a 2 time PFC all star and played 3 total years with the Wildcats before moving on to the NCAA. We all want to wish Rory the best of luck in his new assignment and to do us proud. Congratulations Rory and give em heck.

Rory Connop
6’4”, 265lbs
20 years old
St. Francis Xavier, Edmonton
3 years with Wildcats

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

The Edmonton Wildcats return home this weekend to host the 2-1 Winnipeg Rifles this Sunday at Clarke Stadium, start time 12:00pm. The Wildcats are coming off a beating in Calgary and a wounded cat is a dangerous thing. The Wildcats have their backs against the wall and will need to win this game on Sunday if they want any chance of making the post season.

Darcy Park was quoted as saying from the Calgary game “there was nothing positive to take from the thrashing that saw his team turn the ball over four times”. We need to be a lot better in all aspects of the game.” “When you’re down 13 at halftime, you rely on the experienced guys in the room to come out and help the young guys make plays. We didn’t do it.”

Offensively the Wildcats need to be able to put sustained drives together and minimize the turnovers if they want to have any chance of beating the Rifles this Sunday. Defensively the Cats need to be tighter and put themselves in a position to make plays. Special Teams will need to be firing on all cylinders as well, while keeping the Rifles offense off the field.

The Wildcats need to get off to a good start with help from 2nd year running back Taylor Souster. Quarterback Andrew Johnson will need to utilize all his weapons in Receiver’s Adam Seniuk, Tylor Henry and Ryan Smith to get the ball down the field and put the Cats in a position to score.

Defensively the Cats will again be relying heavily on veteran DL Steven Giang and LB Kevin Hanson to anchor the defense. Locking down the secondary will be Kael Schryver, Zack Brown, Kris Gibson and Jean Luc Bugeaud.

Next game sees the Wildcats on a bye week with the following week at home to host their cross-town rivals the Edmonton Huskies at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton on Saturday Sept 17th 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 saw their record drop to 0- 3 this past weekend in Calgary as they took on the 2-0 Colts at McMahon Stadium in front of approximately 700 fans. The Colts got on the board early in the 1st quarter as they kicked a 44yd field goal to go up 3-0. Calgary increased their lead to 10-0 with a Clayton Masikewich 10 yd TD throw to Brendon Kearl to finish of the first quarter. Rookie kicker Marshall Broom, in the lineup for an ailing Andrew Fabian kicked his second field goal of the game from 36yds out to give the Colts a 13-0 lead heading into the half.

The Colts continued there dominance on offense in the second half with Broom connecting on his third field goal of the afternoon, tailback Cuong Thai Lieu would make it a 23-point lead as he dashed 53 yards off tackle 8:40 in to the third quarter. Third-year back Chucks Okafor would wrap up the scoring 4 minutes into the final period as he found the end zone from 9-yards out.
The Wildcats couldn’t seem to get their offense on track. They showed signs of greatness at times on offense but couldn’t string enough together to post a score on the Colts strong defense, holding the Wildcats to just 96 yds passing with 242 yds of net offense. QB Andrew Johnson completed 12 of 21 passes, but threw a pair of picks. Tailback Taylor Souster ran for 70 yds on 14 carries while receiver Ryan Smith caught 5 passes for 42 yds. The Colts had 398 yds of net offense with Masikewich completing 12 of 21 for 202 yds, with 1 TD. Tailback Cuong Tai Lieu rushed for 129 yds on 14 carries and receiver Joseph Rodreke caught 5 for 62 yds. The results put the Wildcats in a tie for last place with there cross town rival Huskies, who they will square off with later next month.

On Defense, Kael Schryver posted 15 defensive points to lead the defense, with Kris Gibson posting 12 points and Kevin Hanson at 11 points.

Next game sees the Wildcats hosting the Winnipeg Rifles at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton on Sunday September 4th at 12:00pm.

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 0-2 Edmonton Wildcats head south to take on the 1-1 Calgary Colts this Sunday at McMahon Stadium, start time 2:00pm. The Wildcats are hungry for their first win and will be focused on execution to get them back on track and move the club into a tie with Calgary heading into next weekends tilt at home with Winnipeg.

The Wildcats came off a close disappointing loss in their home opener against the Colts and they want to return the favor in Calgary this weekend. Keeping the Colts offense off the field and putting together sustained drives, along with special teams execution will be key factors in the Wildcats success on Sunday.

The Wildcat’s 2nd year Quarterback Andrew Johnson is coming off a rough couple of games but has renewed focus and determination to get his squad into the win column this weekend. With the likes of Taylor Souster at running back, Adam Senuik and Tylor Henry at receiver he will have some solid weapons to help him achieve his goal.

Defensively the Cats will again be relying heavily on veteran DL Steven Giang and LB Kevin Hanson to anchor the defense with Miguel Barker, Kael Schryver, Zack Brown and Kris Gibson locking down the secondary.

Next game sees the Wildcats on home turf to take on the Winnipeg Rifles at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton on Sunday September 4th at 2:00pm.

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 rolled into Regina hoping to come away with 2 points but were met by a very stingy Thunder defense and an offense that was firing on all cylinders. The weather in Regina was hot and so was Thunder Quarterback Wyatt Catley as he went 15 of 21 for 221yds and 3 TD’s in front of approximately 700 home town fans who braved 32c temperatures on Sunday afternoon.

The Wildcats looked sluggish coming out of the gate as Regina posted the first points with a 10yd strike to Kolten Solomon to put the home town up 7-0. The Wildcats answered back though with an interception that brought the ball down to the Thunders 1 yd line, where Taylor Souster pounded it across the goal line to tie the match at 7 at the end of 1

Second quarter action saw the Thunder offense continue to move the ball against the Wildcat defense as Kolten Solomon posted his second major score of the contest with a 23 yd TD run to go ahead 14 -7. The Wildcats answered with a Ryan Smith field goal of 35 yds with 4 minutes remaining in the Half to cut the lead to 14-10. The Thunder were not done though hitting Jonathan Probe for a 4yd TD catch with a 1:30 left to send the Thunder into the half up 21-10

The third quarter saw the Thunder continue to move the ball against the Wildcats defense putting up a 17yd TD score to Mike Schienbein to increase the lead to 28-10. The Wildcats couldn’t get their offense on track in the second half and the Thunder added another TD and three field goals to finish off the scoring and a final score of 44-10.

The Wildcats posted 242 yds of net offense with Andrew Johnson completing 9 of 19 attempts for 101 yds. Taylor Souster rushed 14 times for 45 yds and a TD and caught 4 passes for 41 yds. Receiver Eric Golberg had 3 catches for 42yds. The Thunder had 493 yds of net offense with Wyatt Catley completing 15 of 21 for 229yds and 3 TD’s. The Thunder running game racked up 276 yds with Thomas Ringlein carrying 19 times for 124yds and 1 TD. Receiver Kolten Solomon caught 5 pass for 77yds and 2 TD’s.

On Defense, Kevin Hanson posted 13 defensive points to lead the defense, with Ronald Mawamba and Kurtis Fischer each picking up 10 points a piece.

Next game sees the Wildcats head down south to take on the Calgary Colts at McMahon Stadium in Calgary on Sunday August 28th at 2:00pm.

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 travel to Saskatchewan this weekend to take on the Regina Thunder at Mosaic Stadium in Regina on Sunday August 21st game time 1:00pm. Both teams are come off loses from last weekends contests and will be looking to get on track and post points in the win column.

The Wildcats want to avenge their 32-14 lose last year at home to the Thunder by returning the favor in their house. The keys in this match will be to generate more offense and to dominate on special teams.

The Wildcat offense will be led by 2nd year Quarterback Andrew Johnson and will be looking to improve on his performance from last week. The running game led by 2nd year Taylor Souster will also be one of the keys to getting the offense on track along with the receiving corp of Adam Senuik, Tyler Henry and David Grange.

Defensively the Cats will be relying heavily on veteran DL Steven Giang and LB Kevin Hanson to anchor the defense with Miguel Barker, Kael Schryver, Zack Brown and Kris Gibson locking down the secondary.

All Edmonton Wildcat practices are at Rundle Park and the players take to the field around 7:00 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 and the Calgary Colts squared off on Sunday with the Colts coming out on top by a score of 9-5 and handing the Wildcats their first defeat of the young season in front of approximately 600 fans.

To say this game was a defensive battle would be an understatement as both teams were hard pressed to get their offenses on track. A rash of injuries heading into the game on the Wildcat squad and a depleted veteran core on both sides of the ball were keys factors in determining the outcome of the contest. The first half saw both teams struggle to more the ball, but the Colts opened the scoring midway through the half with a 35 yd field goal from Andrew Fabian to put the Colts up 3 -0.

The second half continued to see the offenses sputter, but with help from their defense the Wildcats were able to gain field position and post a 29yd field goal late in the 3rrd quarter to tie the game at 3. With less than 2 minutes remaining in the quarter the Colts answered back with another Andrew Fabian field goal of 43yds that just squeaked over the bar to put the Colts back on top 6-3.

The 4th quarter saw much of the same where midway through the quarter Fabian kicked his third field goal of the day from 25yds out to increase the lead to 9-3. With time winding down the Wildcats defense held the Colts deep in their end and forced a 2 point safety to cut the Colts lead to 9-5. The Wildcats had one final opportunity to come back to win it with backup QB Jordan Olson at the controls, putting their best drive of the game together marching the ball from their own 32 yd line to the Colts 23, but on 3rd and 2 the Wildcats fell short as Olson slipped trying to eluded the rush, bring an exciting finish to the game, with the Colts escaping with at 9-5 win.

On defense Kevin Hanson and Steven Giang had solid games, while the secondary had a strong outing from Kael Schryver, Zack Brown and Kris Gibson limiting the Colts offense to 3 field goals.

The Wildcats posted 159 yds of net offense with Andrew Johnson completed 3 of 13 attempts for 41 yds while Jordan Olson was 3 for 5 for 22yds. The ground game saw Taylor Souster carry most of the load carrying 24 times for 79 yds. The Colts had 207 yds of net offense with Jeremy Long completing only 1 of 4 for 18yds, while Clayton Masikewich completed 3 of 11 for 70yds. The Colts running game racked up 179 yds with D.J Whetton picking up a good portion of the yds carrying the ball 12 times for 99yds

Next game sees the Wildcats heading next door to Saskatchewan to take on the Regina Thunder at Mosaic Stadium in Regina on Sunday August 21st 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