The Edmonton Wildcats host their second home game of the season against the Saskatoon Hilltops at Clarke Park on Saturday August 22nd at 7:00 pm. The Hilltops are coming off an upset lose at the hands of the Regina Thunder this past Saturday and will be out to right the ship and prevent 2 loses in a row. The Wildcats on the other hand are coming off a blowout win against the Winnipeg Rifles and are riding a 2 game winning streak heading into this weekend’s matchup.

The offence led by Andy Pilon is looking to continue the success they had in Winnipeg with the running and passing game while controlling the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball.

The defense has been solid stopping the running game again this year and look as good if not better than last year with Mike Podloski racking up 19 points on 9 tackles to lead the team this past week against Winnipeg.

As a special note Defensive Back and Return Specialist David Berg received another recognition this past week from the CJFL in the season opener against Calgary.

WILDCAT RETURN ACE STAKES CLAIM TO CJFL WEEKLY HONORS
Edmonton Wildcats Kick Return Specialist/DB David Berg had a sensational season opener in the 35-21 win over the Calgary Colts. That garnered national notice as Berg was named CJFL Special Teams Player of the Week.
The 5’7” sophomore speedster from Harry Ainley High School returned 6 punts for 111 yards, one of those going 67 yards for a major score. Two previous returns of 50 & 100 yards were called back due to penalties before the 2nd quarter gallop.
The Wildcat Rookie of the Year in 2008, Berg also was a nominee for the Halliburton Trophy as the Most Outstanding High School Football Player in Edmonton and a selection to Team North also in 2008.
Next game sees the Wildcats on the road, taking on the Calgary, Saturday August 29th 7:00pm at McMahon Stadium.

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

Stuart Gibson
Edmonton Wildcats Media Coordinator
media@edmontonwildcats.com
Phone (780) 221-3671
www.edmontonwildcats.com

The Edmonton Wildcats dominated in every aspect of the game on Saturday afternoon in Winnipeg, scoring on their first possession and never looking back, as the Wildcats mauled the Winnipeg Rifles 60 -21 in front of a rain soaked crowd of just over 300 people at Canad Inn Stadium.

The Wildcats offence dominated from the get go, scoring on their first two possessions with a 27 yd run from Justin McEvoy and a 23yd reception from Kevin Wuthrich who had 8 receptions for 171 yds and 2 TD’, to put the Wildcats up 14 – 0. The Wildcats conceded a safety at the end of the first quarter to make the score 14-2 for the Wildcats. The Rifles were unable to hold the Cats potent offence in the second quarter as Edmonton went on a scoring rampage with a 9yd TD pass to Kevin Wuthrich, a 27yd TD run by Liam Dow, a 65yd TD reception by Jerit Lambert and capping off the end of the first half with a interception for a TD from defensive back Miguel Barker, to make the score 52 – 2 going into the locker room

The first half stats saw the Wildcats rack up 16 first downs with 223 yds rushing and completing 9 -13 for 236yds and 3 TD’s for a net total of 459 yds to end the half. Winnipeg was held to just 6 first downs, with 106 yds rushing and was 2-7 for 6yds and a net total of 112 yds on the half.

On defense, the Wildcats looked very strong holding the Rifles to just 2 first half points. The second half saw the Wildcats take their foot of the gas by letting the Rifles score an 85 yd punt return by Ryan Lester to make the score 52 – 9. On their next possession the Rifles scored again this time on a 25yd run by receiver Matt Lariviere to make the score 52-16. The Wildcats missed on a 31yd field goal and the Rifles conceded a single point to make it 53-16 after 3 quarters. The Wildcats were able to muster up one more score with Adam Senik at the helm who played all of the second half and handed off to Kendall Kennedy for a 1 yd TD, to make the score 60-16. The Rifles ended their day with a 13yd TD reception by Marsh Joseph-Burnett to make the final score Wildcats 60 and the Rifles 22.

Final stats at the end of the game saw the Wildcats rack up 670 yard of total offence, with Andy Pilon going 10- 13 for 254 yds and three TD’s. The Cats rushed for 435 yds and had 26 first downs on the day. The Wildcat defense held the Rifles to 326 yds of total offence, with Tyler Johnston completing 11 of 16 for 156 yds and 2 TD’s and Kienan Lafrance rushing for 127 yds on 20 carries.

Next game sees the Wildcats hosting the Saskatoon Hilltops on Saturday August 22nd 7:00pm at Clark Park.

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

Stuart Gibson
Edmonton Wildcats Media Coordinator
Media@ Edmonton wildcats .com

The Edmonton Wildcats travel to Winnipeg this weekend to take on the Winnipeg Rifles on Saturday August 15th 12:00pm at Canad Inn Stadium. A win on Saturday will keep them atop the PFC conference and a strong start to the season.

After putting away the Calgary Colts 35 – 21 in last weekend’s season opener at Clarke Park, the Wildcats are looking to continue their success in Winnipeg.

The defense looked very strong in that contest holding the Colts to only 7 points in the second half.

On offense the Wildcats started to jell showing some consistency especially in the second half, putting together some key drives. Special teams dominated in that game and as a result, one of our players received special team’s player of the week.

Special Teams Player of the Week
David Berg –Return Specialist – Edmonton Wildcats
David Berg ran a 67 yd punt return back for a touchdown in last weekend’s contest against the Calgary Colts. A special note saw David run 2 more punt returns back for touchdowns of 50 and 100yds only to be called back on penalties. David had 6 punt returns for 111yds on the day and 2 kick off returns for 50 yds.

Next game sees the Wildcats at home, taking on the Saskatoon Hilltops, Saturday August 22nd 7:00pm at Clarke Park

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) 221-3671

The Edmonton Wildcats opened their season with a decisive win over the Calgary Colts at Clarke Park on Saturday night by a score of 35-21 in front of 900 enthusiastic fans.

The first quarter saw no scoring and a 50yd punt return for a touchdown by David Berg called back due to a penalty. In the second quarter David Berg ran a 100yd punt return back for a touchdown only to be called back again for a penalty on the play. The Colts opened the scoring with a touchdown in the second quarter but was answered back quickly by the Cats with a 1yd touchdown pass to Mike Wojcicki who had 5 rec. for 40 yards on the day. The Colts then countered that with a 95 yard kick-off return by Alan Lichwa to make the score 14 -7 with little time left in the half. Not to be out done the Cats finished the scoring in the first half with a 64 yd punt return for a touchdown by David Berg, this time with no penalty on the play to make it 14-14 going into the locker room. The Wildcats came out in the 2nd half with renewed energy as Kevin (Cash) Wuthrich hauled in a 20yd touchdown pass from Andy Pilon to go ahead for the first time in the game 21-14. Cash had 4 rec. for 50 yards on the day while Andy Pilon completed 14 of 28 for 184 yds. With momentum swinging the Cats way Andy took advantage of a banged up defense by scampering for 40 yds on a keeper play to set up another scoring opportunity. On the next play Andy tossed a 10 yd touchdown pass to rookie Jerit Lambert to make the score at the end of the third quarter 28-14. Calgary was only able to muster up one more score in the game before Andy ended it with a 10yd keeper player for a touchdown to make the final score Wildcats 35 and the Colts 21. All in all a solid effort by both clubs and a great start to the season for the Wildcats.

On Defense, 4th year defensive back Neil King lead the team with 20 points on 9 tackles with Line backer Steven Rae not far behind with 14 points on 4 tackles and 2 QB sacks.

The Wildcats offense had 370 total net yards, with the defense holding the Colts to just 7 points in the second half.

Next game sees the Wildcats on the road, taking on the Winnipeg Rifles, Saturday August15th 12:00pm at Canad Inn Stadium.

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) 221-3671
www.edmontonwildcats.com

The Edmonton Wildcats hosted Jersey Night in the Green and Gold room at Commonwealth Stadium on Friday night introducing the Edmonton Wildcats 2009 roster with approximately 100 people in attendance.

Team captains for this year’s season are Mike Wojicki and Shawn Doll on Offense, Neil King, Gabriel David and Dylan Graf on Defense. Also introduced was the return of Wide Receiver Kevin Wuthrich who has been cleared by the Edmonton Eskimos at Kevin’s request, to play for the Wildcats this season. Great news to start the 2009 campaign.

A bit of community news to send your way, on June 20, 2009 Liam Mahoney and Dylan Graff took the time to prepare, serve and entertain 8 football fans in the name of fundraising.

These great young men had supplied a Gourmet BBQ event for a silent auction to raise funds to start an Atom program in Wetaskiwin under the Wetaskiwin and District Amateur Football program.

The winner that contacted us was fortunate enough to be the highest bidders. They all met at Miquelon Provincial Park and were treated to an amazing meal planned and prepared by our very own Liam Mahoney and served and entertained by Dylan Graff.

The person that won this silent auction wanted to let us know how well they represented the Edmonton Wildcats! They have been Wildcats fans for a number of years and enjoy bringing up and coming high school football players to watch our games. They are so thrilled to have had the opportunity to spend some time with these two great athletes and young men. Fantastic job guys!

Stuart Gibson
Edmonton Wildcats Media Coordinator
media@edmontonwildcats.com

The Edmonton Wildcats will be hosting the Calgary Colts at Clarke Park this Saturday August 8th at 7:00pm.The Wildcats will be looking for redemption after a heartbreaking lose to the Colts in the first round of the playoffs last season.

With a 4-3-1 season last year and losing in the first round of the play-offs to the Calgary Colts the Wildcats are eager to get back on the field this year to prove that they are a better team than what they showed last year.

The Wildcats are looking forward to the return of many key veterans. Wide receiver Mike Wojicki will be back for his 5th and final year with the squad and will be called upon this year to fill the shoes of departing wide receiver Kevin Wuthrich who was signed to the Edmonton Eskimos practice rooster this year. Matt Lalande, Corbin Sharun and Neil King will be back with the team and will be a key part of the defensive core. Gabriel David and Rory Connop will be picking up the slack on the defensive side of the ball with the departure of Jesse Schryver who is heading to Manitoba this year to join the Manitoba Bison and to continue on with his education.

Any Pilon will be back this year looking to improve on last years record and is excited with the new crop of rookies that have come to camp. With the likes of rookie receiver Jared Lambert and rookie running back Shiane Runcie the Wildcats look to have a potent offense this season both on the ground and in the air. Rookie Quarterback Adam Senik is coming along nicely and will be backing up Andy this season. He as a great arm is starting to get comfortable with the Wildcats playbook.

The 2009 season looks very bright for the Wildcats this year with a good crop of rookies and returning veterans. The players are eager to get the season underway and are looking forward to the season opener against the Calgary Colts, while focused on improving their record from last year.

All Edmonton Wildcat practices are at Rundle Park and the players take to the field around 7:00 pm nightly.

Stuart Gibson
Edmonton Wildcats Media Coordinator
media@edmontonwildcats.com

The Edmonton Wildcats hosted exhibition games at Clarke Park today, Sunday August 2nd at 12:00pm with a healthy crowd on hand of about 800 people. The first games saw the Edmonton Wildcats take on their cross town rivals the Edmonton Huskies. They played a mini game of two quarters with the Wildcats coming out on top 24 – 0. Rookie wide receiver Jared Lambert opened the scoring with a 85 yard punt return for a touchdown, while running back Liam Dow scored the other two majors on 15 and 10 yard scampers. In the second mini game the Edmonton Wildcats took on the Calgary Colts losing 14 – 0. The Wildcats couldn’t seen to generate much offense through the two quarters of play, but the defense showed some consistency in the game with some key tackles by Gabriel David, Neil King and Corbin Sharun.

The season opener will commence this weekend at Clarke Park Saturday August 8th at 7:00pm with a playoff rematch between the Edmonton Wildcats and the Calgary Colts. The Wildcats will be looking for redemption after a heartbreaking lose to the Colts in the first round of the playoffs last season

All Edmonton Wildcat practices are at Rundle Park and the players take to the field around 7:00 pm nightly.

Stuart Gibson
Edmonton Wildcats Media Coordinator
media@edmontonwildcats.com

The Edmonton Wildcats kicked off their main Camp on Wednesday night with the Annual King of the Cats Skills competition. This year’s 2009 winner went to running back Liam Dow. Past winners of the competition were Derek Graf, winning it the last two years in 2007 and 2008, along with Ryan King winning it in 2006.

The King of the Cats competition was created by Assistant Head Coach, Darcy Park to help the coaches evaluate the skill level of the players coming into main camp and to provide some healthy competition for the players leading into the first day of training camp.

Thursday kicks off the regular practices leading up to the Exhibition games that will be played at Clark Parke on Sunday Aug 2nd with the Calgary Colt and the Edmonton Huskies.

Just a reminder that Final registration will be on Monday to Wednesday, July 20th to 22nd.

Please make sure you bring your Alberta Health Care card with you and for those that didn’t have it at the early registration on June 1st.

Wildcats Main Camp will start on Wednesday July 22nd with our King of the Cats competition, culminating with the Exhibition game at Clark Park on Sunday August 2nd.

Look forward to seeing you all there!

A few updates from the last couple of weeks to pass your way.

CONGRATULATION! goes out to one of our own, Kevin Wuthrich who was successful in making the Edmonton Eskimos Practice rooster. We wish you great success Kevin. It’s going to be just a matter of time before we will see you on the field with the Green and Gold.

Ryan Elaschuk had a great Eskimos Camp but fell short of making the squad, being one of the final cuts leading into the regular season. This isn’t the end for Ryan though as he pursuing other opportunities and it won’t be long before we see Ryan on the football field again. Good Luck Ryan we know you will be successful.