GP Drillers: Welcome
Monday, September 8Drillers season ends with loss to Llyod
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A disappointing loss for the drillers on Sunday losing 42-21. The game was extremely close all game. The score was tied 7-7 after the first quarter. The drillers were up 21-14 at half time. The vandals tied the score up 21-21 in the third quarter. With 12 minutes left in the fourth quarter the Drillers gave up two quick touchdowns to go down 35-21. They were never able to recover before finally giving up one more with minutes remaining. Qb Nathan Aldred had a strong performance completing 23 out of 34 attempts for 331 yards passing and Rushing for 45 yards on 6 carries. Receiver Brent Fulmek had 5 catches for 109 yards and 2 touchdowns. Running Back Kevin Winnicky had 5 receptions for 95 yards and 1 touchdown. Tyler Fulmek rounded out the scoring going 3 for 3 on convert attempts. The Defense was led by safety Greg DuCloux who had 7 solo tackles and 3 assisted. The defense had 1 interception and 1 QB sack. The Drillers had a strong season. The Drillers have now made the post season all 5 years since joining the league. Best of luck to the Calgary Wolfpack and Llyodminister Vandals who will play for the AFL championship. The winner will play for the National title in Calgary
The Drillers 2008 Season comes to a close. Thank you fans, friends, family and sponsors for your support of the Grande Prairie Drillers.
AFL league standings
1. Calgary Wolfpack 2. Llyodminister Vandals 3. Parkland Panthers 4. GP Drillers 5. Calgary Gators 6. Edmonton Stallions 7. Red Deer Buccaneers 8. Edmonton Seahawks
The Drillers will have a beer gardens at all home games. Please drink responsible and do not drink and drive. Next game will feature a larger beer garden area and Pita Pit will be serving food.
The Drillers are once again helping the Salvation Army with food bank donations.
Help the Drillers Tackle Hunger by bringing a food bank donation for admission to regular season Home games.
Anyone wishing to watch or help out with the drillers practices are welcome to come out. Practices run every Tuesday and Thursday from 7-9 pm. Outdoor practices take place at Kateri Mission School in Mission Heights. An optional practice will take place on Wednesday evenings to do cardio and strength training.
There have been 3 schedule changes for the 2008 season. I am sad to announce that the Wainwright Longhorns and Calgary Thunder have folded from the AFL. Thanks for the hard hitting football. 2008 Season Opener will now be played against the Edmonton Seahawks at Legion field on June 7. The second home game will be played against the Parkland Panthers on July 19th
Therefore the away game on June 14 & home game on July 12 are now BYE weeks.
Another successful AGM took place in Edmonton on Jan 26,2008. The highlight of the meeting was the accepted team propasal of the Parkland Panthers out of Spruce Grove. This brings the Alberta Football league to ten teams for the 2008 season. The 2008 AFL schedule was released. Game dates and times may vary due to scheduling however the weekend will remain the same.
Congratulations and Welcome to the Parkland Panthers in joining the AFL
The Drillers will prepare in the offseason with recruiting and training to make the 2008 season even more successful. The Indoor practice schedule can be found under practices. Indoor practices will also run in school gymnasiums. More information to follow
If you are interested in playing/coaching/volunteering with the Grande Prairie Drillers Football club, Please contact James Kostuk 814-9440
8 Drillers were named to the 2007 AllStar team
1st Team Allstars
Wr-Brent Fulmek
Lb-Todd Seely
DE-Cordell Badger
2nd Team Allstars
Qb-Nathan Aldred
The Drillers 2007 record tied their best season in 2005 with a 7-1 record.
The Drillers have a chat room. Come on and talk football and/or keep up to date with teammates.
http://pub9.bravenet.com/forum/688597831
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