Levi Pick has played in the Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football system since it began in 2008, and that experience is about to pay off for him.
Pick, a running back with the bantam Steelers, has been selected to the South Saskatchewan team for the Red River Cup, an under-16 Western Canadian tournament in Winnipeg that runs from July 6-13.
Pick was one of two EMF players to try out, with the other being lineman Adam Paulson.
More than 110 players tried out, and Pick and Paulson both made it through the first two rounds of cuts.
During the process, Paulson was moved from the offensive line to the defensive line. He was one of the final 75 players still in the running, but didn't make the team.
Pick and Paulson have both played under the EMF banner since their first year of atom in 2008.
Saskatchewan is taking part in the Red River Cup for the second straight year, although last season there was only one entry, which drew from all over the province.
Meanwhile, EMF is still taking registrations for minor football in the fall, with room available for more bantam and peewee players. Registration can be done through the EMF website at estevanminorfootball.com or by contacting Valerie Paulson at [email protected] or 306-421-9850.
