A handful of Southwest athletes won the Canadian Junior Football League championship with the Regina Thunder on Nov. 8.
The Thunder defeated the Westshore Rebels 42-21 in Langford, BC in the Canadian Bowl for their second national title.
The team featured Swift Current’s Zach Cloutier, Parker Robertson, Kye Griffin, Maple Creek’s Benjamin Rutherdale, Eastend’s Rowyn Whitney, and Gull Lake’s Trusten Kirwan.
The Regina Thunder topped the Prairie Conference with a 7-1 record. They defeated the Saskatoon Hilltops 44-19 in the PFC final on Oct. 18.
