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Rosene selected to play in elite football game

Lakers football player Landon Rosene will head to McMahon Stadium in Calgary to play in Football Alberta's 26th Annual Senior Bowl.
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Landon Rosene

Lakers football player Landon Rosene will head to McMahon Stadium in Calgary to play for Football Alberta's 26th Annual Senior Bowl North team May 18.

Rosene, a Grade 12 student at HJ Cody School, will be playing with 41 other players and said that it “feels good” to be chosen for the team.

He said he is really looking forward to playing on the North team, as it will give him the opportunity to play with new players.

“It's a good way to meet others that play the sport,” Rosene said.

Rosene's mother Ingrid Peers knows her son's capabilities when it comes to playing football and supports him 100 per cent.

Rosene was presented with the Most Valuable Offensive Player of the Year award at the Lakers’ season-end banquet in March, and often wins Rookie of the Year when he advances to a new team, said Peers.

Peers said when her son tries out for a team he is almost always selected to play. She said last summer he tried out for Team Alberta and was selected.

Even though Rosene may be smaller than some of the other football players, he still lives and breathes the sport and plays with his own unique capabilities.

“He has lightning speed and he doesn't have fear because there's a lot of big players on those teams,” Peers said. “He just does what he has to do.”

Being a football player is Rosene's dream and playing on the Senior Bowl North team is one step closer to achieving his goal. Football scouts are often at these sporting events and are always looking to recruit players, said Peers.

“It goes to show that when you want something bad enough it doesn't matter how small you are it can be done,” Peers said. “He's very good at what he does and I'm really proud of him.”