Bulldogs Blast Off Against Assiniboia
The 2025 season has been a tough one for the Kinsmen Moose Jaw Minor Football League’se U12 Bulldogs.
Last season’s champion the Bulldogs find themselves with a team that is 85 percent rookie players often with no football experience.
It’s lead to losses as the young team learns. On Saturday evening the lessons the coaches wants the team to learn may have well shone through.
Bulldogs Jensen Alexannderson evades an Assiniboia Rockets tackler - MJ Independent photo
The new players responded well to the game Josh Sigurdson Bulldogs head coach said.
“The rookies we have this year played great games. “It was a great game. I was very impressed with the effort we put out there. Leo Pilloud I felt was running everywhere. Marshall Flegel has some massive runs. Jace Glasser putting him on the D Line was unreal.”
Sigurdson said he was happy and proud the Bulldogs new found success came on the heels of a full week of practice by the team.
Assiniboia Rockets Reid Costley (right bottom) attempts to tackle the Bulldogs’ - MJ Independent photo
Despite the victory he said Assiniboia is no pushover.
“They’re a tough team and they are going to come back next Friday and they are going to be ready,” he said.
“They are going to be pissed off and they are going to be flying. I’m expecting another great game. Tonight I’m just very proud of the team for sure.”
Bulldogs Jensen Alexanderson attempts to bootleg it past the Assiniboia Rockets defence - MJ Independent photo
Not allowing the Rockets a way back was key to the big victory.
“We never let our foot off of the gas was good. I’m happy we could carry the momentum all of the way through the game. Some kids are feeling a lot better than the previous three (games).”
Sigurdson pointed to the fact the season was still in its early phases and there was still time until the playoffs.
“It’s still anyone’s game. Going in a little bit of a tear here heading into the playoffs would certainly be nice.”
