Badgers secure home field

Justin Seward
Times Reporter

 

After months of searching for a new home, the Strathmore Community Football Association is going back to their old stomping grounds come fall.
The teams will kick off their season at Crowther Memorial Junior High School, where they played prior to moving to the Strathmore High School.
President Carl Seafoot thought this was a positive step forward for both the association and the school.
“I sat down with Ivan Wright and Colin Lenox and continued conversations with them through the time frame,” said Seafoot. “They put me in talk with the Golden Hills facilities guys, just through the amount of construction they’re doing back there and it was good talking and made sure everybody is on the same page. We came in and said ‘hey, we’re willing to do what we did before,’ and we’re looking to come in and enhance the facility and not be a bad tenant.”
Seafoot added the association’s schedule should not interfere with the school’s activities, as the teams will be playing after hours on the field.
Now that the football association has full control of the maintenance, the first job to take care of is installing a scoreboard.
Peewee head coach Clinton Bean is pleased to finally have a home for the teams and said it will be a great way for the junior high school kids to represent their school.
“I think it will be beneficial for both parties,” said Bean. “The majority of the kids are going to the junior high. I think they’ll have a sense of ownership because it’s their school, but moving forward, hopefully it’s somewhere we can call our home.”
Camps will begin again on Aug. 17 at Crowther Memorial High School.
The senior team is currently looking for more players; those that are interested can contact head coach Brad Middlemiss at (403) 200-5075.