By Charlene Tebbutt

Prince Albert River Riders score at Mosaic Stadium

Oct 9, 2018 | 1:52 PM

It was an exciting day Monday for some local football players who not only got to take in the Saskatchewan Roughriders game in Regina, but also scrimmage on the field before thousands at Mosaic Stadium.  

Peewee players with the Prince Albert River Riders took to the field at Mosaic Stadium Monday afternoon to scrimmage during the half-time break in the game between the Riders and the Edmonton Eskimos. The River Riders were one of two minor football teams to take to the field for a half-time scrimmage.

For some of the young players, it was their first time at a Roughriders game, and having the chance to play before the crowd was a thrilling bonus. For Cohen Simpson and Sam McCloy, being part of the action on the field was the game highlight. The two 12-year-olds said any nerves they had during the game quickly disappeared once they took to the field.  

“When you get on the field and start playing, I didn’t really even recognize anyone watching,” Simpson said. “Being able to play on the field, that was really fun.”

Wonderful time at the @sskroughriders home game against Edmonton this week! So great to see the local kids from @PAMinorFootball out on the field at Mosaic Stadium! pic.twitter.com/6fVt62enL4

— Charlene Tebbutt (@CharleneTebbutt) October 9, 2018

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The River Riders were one of a number of teams in the Saskatoon Kinsmen Football League offered the chance to join the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the game Monday. Taras Kachkowski, who volunteers as a coach with the River Riders and helped coordinate the team’s visit to Mosaic Stadium Monday, said the team and parents of the players were eager to take part when the offer was made.

With interest from four other teams in the league, the River Riders then had their name go into a hat with the lucky winner chosen at a recent Saskatoon Hilltops practice, Kachkowski said. The River Riders have participated with the Roughriders previously, coordinating some drills and activities outside the stadium on game days, but Monday was the team’s first time on the CFL field.

“We kind of beat the odds there a little bit,” Kachkowski told paNOW. “It’s certainly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

While the game was sure to be a fun experience for the youth and their families, Kachkowski tasked the young players with some work as well. He asked the kids to watch how professional players run, block and tackle on the field.

“Football is a team sport, and therefore, it’s kind of important to build those bonds between players,” he added. “So, I’m looking at this opportunity as kind of a team-building exercise … I hope that by observing how the pros do it that it will help us in a certain sense elevate our game as well.”

The Saskatchewan Roughriders won the game Monday too, beating the Eskimos 19-12 after Willie Jefferson’s touchdown with less than two minutes left in the fourth quarter put Saskatchewan ahead on the scoreboard.

Charlene.tebbutt@jpbg.ca

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