We're Having a Birthday!

No doubt you have noticed the "Tenth Anniversary" logo that we are showcasing on the front page of the Club Site.

When we reflected last season on the fact that 2010 would be our tenth year, we decided that we simply had to have a way of commemorating the event. For a few of us who are still around and remember those days in 2000 when we were working so hard to put the team together for our first game in August of 2001, it seems that the time has flown by so fast. It also amazes us when we reflect on how far the Wolverines have come in just ten short years.

Here is a short list of just of a few of the memorable accomplishments over the years:

-We played our first ever game on August 18, 2001 against the West Edmonton Raiders. We lost that game 28-6 (one of seven losses that first year) but it was highlighted by Graeme McLeod scoring the Wolverine's first ever touchdown on a three-yard plunge after a drive engineered by Wolverine quarterback Todd Ruptash.
-Our first ever passing touchdown was scored on August 25, 2002 when Andrew Berriman tossed an 11-yard strike to Landon Yeremy. The game against the Seahawks ended with a 12-6 Wolverine victory.
-On Sept. 11, 2005 Korbyn Doblanko set the current team record for the most touchdowns in a single game, scoring four against the Northstars. Several players had shared the previous record of three, including Landon Yeremy, Justin Davis, Will Beamish, Kent Letourneau and Alex Von Hauff.
-On Oct. 9, 2004 Alex Von Hauff set a team record that still stands for the most offensive yardage by a single player, when he destroyed the St. Albert Fury defense with 306 yards and three touchdowns. The game also marks the most yardage gained by the team in a single game with 440 yards total.
-In 2007 we won our first CDMFA Championship, in a memorable game against the West Edmonton Raiders. Although we weren't successful in the Provincial game at Foote Field that year against the Calgary Mavericks, it was a great season and one that the Club will always remember.
-We were one of the originating Midget teams, and are one of the few Clubs (and the only Sherwood Park club) to field a team in the Midget Division every single season.

Yes, in the grand scheme of things the Wolverines are still a young franchise. But ten years is a significant milestone, and we're proud of it. The new logo will be displayed on team wear this season, and our Bantam and Midget players will be displaying the logo in the form of a patch on our jerseys.

Way to go, Wolverines! It's been a grand ten seasons, and here's looking to the next ten!