On Sunday, Sept. 22 the Salmon Arm Pee Wee Colts faced Vernon, losing 35-0.
Unfortunately, the scoreboard didn’t reflect the game the team played.
“We only had one touch down scored against in the second half,” said coach Jerrit Lindgren. “We faced a very mature team that has a lot of talent. Once second half came around our players started holding them on defence, and offence was able to drive the ball down the field.”
Lindgren said Vernon’s head coach came up and shook his hand and said it was a pleasure, noting the Colts were a very talented team.
Salmon Arm showed up with 18 players, the league minimum and Vernon had close to 30.
“Our kids played a long, hard game with a lot of heart. They naturally get tired though when we only have six substitutes. Most players stayed on the field the entire game.”
Lindgren says the team needs more players and encourages any boys and girls ages 10 to 11 that might be interested to come out. The next home game at Little Mountain is Sunday, Sept. 29, kick off at noon. Practices are Tuesday and Thursday, 6 to 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Registration and contact is at www.shuswapfootball.com.