
Northern athletes back from Regina football camp featuring Saskatchewan Roughriders
It was a unique opportunity for hundreds of northern students and football coaches who travelled to Regina last week to learn alongside the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The five-day trip began June 8 when nine teams from the Northern Saskatchewan Football League, including La Ronge’s Churchill Chargers and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band’s Senator Myles Venne School Huskies, arrived in the Queen City for the league’s annual Football Jamboree. In all, 225 players and coaches from the north attended the event.
“We always have one every year, but this is the first time we went to Regina,” Northern Sport Culture and Recreation District manager and Creighton Kodiak head coach Ryan Karakochuk said.
He explained they were able to spend time with the University of Regina Rams, as well as visit Mosaic Stadium a learn from players with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.