The start of the local minor football season is still a few weeks away, but that didn’t prevent Estevan Minor Football (EMF) sponsored by Penta Completions from having an event to promote the sport locally.
The Football Family Fun Day was held on Aug. 6 at the Dana Quewezance Memorial Field at Woodlawn Regional Park. There was a flag football tournament for adults, bouncy castles and other activities for children, and a variety of other attractions. Hundreds of people attended the activities over the course of the day.
The Wil-Tech Warriors won the five-team flag football tournament with a 4-0 record in the round-robin.
“At the end of the day, I left it up to what the players wanted to do, if they wanted to have a championship game,” said EMF president Kevin Mortenson. “But the players were pretty beat at the end of the day.”
A family movie was to be shown in the park at the end of the night, but it was cancelled due to the threat of rain.
Mortenson believes this was a good way to kick off football season in Estevan.
The EMF is still looking for players for its three teams: the atom Minors, the peewee Chargers and the bantam Oilers. The atom team is a learn to play squad, and they will play in exhibition games this fall.
The Chargers and the Oilers will be competing in the Moose Jaw Minor Football League for the second straight season. The name of the bantam team was changed this year, since Swift Current’s team is also named the Steelers. Mortenson also noted that oil is a bigger part of the local economy than steel.
While they have a strong contingent of about 40 players in peewee, they have about 25 in bantam and 20 in atom, so the EMF would like to bolster their numbers in those two age groups.
“There is a good variety of coaches to help the kids,” said Mortenson.
The equipment distribution date has yet to be established, but it is expected to happen around Aug. 20. Some people have told him they will register at that time. Practices are also slated to begin around Aug. 20, and then the start of the season will be in early September.
Anyone who wants to register can contact Mortenson at 306-421-3377 or email him at [email protected].
