GP Drillers: Welcome
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Semi Finals
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3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Armstrong Field |
| Sat 9/13 |
AFL Championship
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TBA | TBA |
Semi Final Game time set
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Player Info - Hotel is booked for Saturday night at the Cedar Inn Motel.(306)825-6155 in Llyodminister. Hotel is on main drag entering Llyod. Contact James if you need info(780)814-9440
The Drillers(4th) will now travel to play the Semi Final game in Llyodminister(2nd). The Drillers will have two weeks to prepare for the Semi Final match up. The game is scheduled Sunday September 7 with a 3pm kickoff
The Edmonton Stallions(5th) defeated the Parkland Panthers(3rd) in the other quarter final matchup. The Stallions will travel to Calgary to Play the Wolfpack(1st) in the other semi final game.
Come support your Drillers this weekend for their playoff drive.
Drillers win Quarter final game vs Calgary Gators
The Grande Prairie Drillers played the Calgary Gators on the weekend. The Drillers won the game 48-27. This is the fifth consecutive year the drillers have made the post season. The Drillers had a strong offence performance against the Gators. Qb Nathan Aldred led the offence going 18 of 25 with 370 yards passing. WR Brent Fulmek had 132 yards receiving with 5 receptions. SB John Warr had 7 receptions for 127 yards. The Defense played exceptional when needed and gave the offence good field postion all day. Linebacker Tyler Boyd led the defence with 1 QB sack, 4 solo and 5 assisted tackles. Defense Halfback James Kostuk had 1 interception, 5 solo and 4 assisted tackles.
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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