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It’s been a busy few weeks for the Sylvan Lake Bears peewee football team.
On Oct. 11, they visited Drumheller for a game, and were surprised to see Bo Levi Mitchell, the starting quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders, there as a guest coach for both teams. He also brought Stampeders mascot Ralph the Dog to entertain kids and fans.
Mitchell was there representing the Stampeders as the Drumheller Minor Football Club had their locker rooms vandalized and all their playbooks torn up a few weeks before. He also stated that he is interested in eventually helping coach and that his visit brought him back to when he was that age, dreaming of playing professional football.
During the game, he signed autographs and posed for pictures with anyone who asked him. Once the game was over, he posed for a group picture with all fans and teams, and signed autographs for each player. He was a wonderful ambassador for the Stampeders and a role model to the teams.
A short story and pictures from the day is posted on the Stampeders’ website.
The Bears won the game 48-0 and brought along with them food donations to add to the Drumheller team’s food drive.
Saturday provided another big event, when the Bears played the Olds Huskies at the Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium. The game proved exciting for the boys as some of them have seen the stadium on TV, but never actually been in it — never mind on the field.
More than 100 friends and family of both teams’ players were there to cheer them on. The Sylvan Lake parents, family and friends were definitely the loudest in the stadium.
The Bears enjoyed another positive scoreline, winning 48-0. That left them four wins, one loss and one tie. Their last four games have all been wins, and they’ve shut out the opposing teams each time.
The regular season is now finished, leaving the Bears third place out of 11 teams.
Good luck to the Bears in the upcoming playoffs — your parents and fans will be there cheering you on.