With four full football games in all age divisions, the stands were consistently packed at Woodlawn Field for Football Day in Estevan.
The atom Power Dodge Cudas, peewee Century 21 Chargers and bantam Estevan Lions Club Oilers joined the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs Saturday in games against out of town competition, plus fundraising from the Southern Plains Co-op.
Estevan Minor Football is sponsored this year by Penta Completions.
“They donated $10,000 for us this year and signed a deal to do $10,000 for us for five years,” said Paul Duncan, minor football president and head coach of the Oilers. “It's great for the team sponsors and for us to be able to recognize them.”
The day also included bouncy castles and presence of fire and police vehicles for the first two games.
“I thought the community support was fantastic,” Duncan said. “I loved seeing the emergency services here, with the fire and the police department. Maybe next year we enlist the Estevan Flying Cluba nd see if we can get a flyover or something like that. But I was really happy with it.”
There was about $1,400 raised in donations from the barbecue, Duncan said. The support shown by people in the stands for the younger football teams impressed Duncan, whose Oilers lost 47-30.
“As we're building for the future, it's nice to see the support for that,” he said. “It was nice to see the Cudas today come away with a victory. The Chargers played hard, and they didn't come away with a win but that's OK. You've got to keep going forward. I think as president, I really think today was a successful day for us.”
