Women's Football

[jerrym]

Here are the current 2023 schedule and standings for the Women's Western Canadian Football League (WWCFL).

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2023 WWCFL SCHEDULE

WEEK 1 Saturday, April 29 Calgary Rage 33, Edmonton Storm 14

WEEK 2 Saturday, May 6 Calgary Rage 42, Lethbridge Steel 0
Sunday, May 7 Manitoba Fearless 78, Winnipeg Wolfpack 0
Saskatoon Valkyries 34, Regina Riot 7

WEEK 3 Saturday, May 13 Edmonton Storm 49, Lethbridge Steel 0
Regina Riot 59, Winnipeg Wolfpack 0
Sunday, May 14 Saskatoon Valkyries 26, Manitoba Fearless 14

WEEK 4 Saturday, May 20 Calgary Rage at Edmonton Storm, 2 p.m. at Taurus Field

WEEK 5Saturday, May 27 Edmonton Storm at Lethbridge Steel, 2 p.m. at the University of Lethbridge
Sunday, May 28 Winnipeg Wolfpack at Saskatoon Valkyries, 1 p.m. at SMF Field
Manitoba Fearless at Regina Riot, 1 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium

WEEK 6
Saturday, June 3Lethbridge Steel at Calgary Rage, 2 p.m. at Hellard Field
Manitoba Fearless at Winnipeg Wolfpack, 7 p.m. at East Side Eagles Field
Sunday, June 4 Saskatoon Valkyries at Regina Riot, 2 p.m. at Liebel FieldConference Quarterfinals
Saturday, June 10 & Sunday, June 11

Conference SemifinalsSaturday, June 17 & Sunday June 18
WWCFL Championship
Announcement coming soon!

2023 WWCFL SCHEDULE

PRAIRIE CONFERENCE

Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA
Saskatoon Valkyries	2	2	0	60	21
Manitoba Fearless	2	1	1	92	33
Regina Riot	2	1	1	66	34
Winnipeg Wolfpack	2	0	2	00	137

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA
Calgary Rage	2	2	0	75	14
Edmonton Storm	2	1	1	63	33
Lethbridge Steel	2	0	2	0	91

​http://www.wwcfl.ca/schedule-results.html

[jerrym]

The 2023 Central Canada Women's Football League (CCWFL season has also begun.

2023 season

Montreal Blitz	1	1	0	0	2	29	6
Ottawa Capital Rebels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phoenix de Québec	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
York Region Football Association	1	0	1	0	0	6	29

https://www.ccwfl.ca/copie-de-quebec

[jerrym]

There have been a lot of very lopsided games this year in the WWCFL, which is not good for its future.

2023 WWCFL SCHEDULE

WEEK 1Saturday, April 29Calgary Rage 33, Edmonton Storm 14WEEK 2Saturday, May 6Calgary Rage 42, Lethbridge Steel 0Sunday, May 7Manitoba Fearless 78, Winnipeg Wolfpack 0Saskatoon Valkyries 34, Regina Riot 7WEEK 3
Saturday, May 13Edmonton Storm 49, Lethbridge Steel 0
Regina Riot 59, Winnipeg Wolfpack 0
Sunday, May 14
Saskatoon Valkyries 26, Manitoba Fearless 14
WEEK 4
Saturday, May 20Calgary Rage vs. Edmonton Storm: Game cancelled as a result of smokeWEEK 5Saturday, May 27Edmonton Storm 49, Lethbridge Steel 0
Sunday, May 28
Regina Riot 33, Manitoba Fearless 7
Saskatoon Valkyries 59, Winnipeg Wolfpack 0*
*Game called at halftime as a result of Wolfpack injuries
WEEK 6
Saturday, June 3Calgary Rage 39, Lethbridge Steel 0
Manitoba Fearless 99, Winnipeg Wolfpack 0
Sunday, June 4
Saskatoon Valkyries 41, Regina Riot 0
League QuarterfinalsRegina Riot 26, Manitoba Fearless 13Lethbridge Steel forfeits to Edmonton StormWinnipeg Wolfpack forfeits to Saskatoon Valkyries
League Semifinals
Western Conference Final
Edmonton Storm forfeits to the Calgary Rage
​Prairie Conference Final
Regina Riot at Saskatoon Valkyries, 1 p.m. on June 18 at SMF Field
WWCFL Championship
Saturday, June 24 in Saskatoon
2 p.m. at Griffiths StadiumTeams TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA
Calgary Rage	3	3	0	114	14
Edmonton Storm	3	2	1	112	33
Lethbridge Steel	4	0	4	0	179

PRAIRIE CONFERENCE

Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA
Saskatoon Valkyries	4	4	0	150	21
Regina Riot	4	2	2	99	82
Manitoba Fearless	4	2	2	172	77
Winnipeg Wolfpack	4	0	4	00	295

https://www.cfl.ca/2023/06/15/catch-...ntic-sold-out/

[jerrym]

Below is a look at the Maritime Women's Football League in Week 4 of their season.
https://www.canadafootballchat.com/m...-week-4-recap/

[jerrym]

The Saskatoon Valkyries have three-peated as champions of the WWCFL with a 40-0 win in the championship game over the Calgary Rage.

As the realization of a three-peat settled in, the Saskatoon Valkyries already had visions of a four-peat dancing in their heads. On Saturday, the Valkyries concluded their 2023 campaign with a perfect 8-0 overall record blanking the Calgary Rage 40-0 in the WWCFL Championship Game at Griffiths Stadium. The win allowed the Valkyries to improve their overall winning streak to 27 games including two forfeit victories and capture the WWCFL title the last three times it has been up for grabs including 2022 and 2019.

The WWCFL title wasn’t contested in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that had gripped the world. In the 11 times a WWCFL champion has been crowned since the league’s inception in 2011, the Valkyries have claimed eight of those titles.
Now, the Valkyries have their sights set on winning a fourth consecutive WWCFL title in 2024. Saskatoon won the WWCFL title the first four times it was awarded from 2011 to 2014. Star running back Sarah Wright, who has played in the Valkyries last three WWCFL championship winners, said it hasn’t been hard to keep the motivation fresh going into each new season.

“I think we all do in a sense,” said Wright, who has been with the Valkyries since 2017. “I think we’ve got the best core group of girls that all are so competitive that want to get the next championship. “We all feed off of each other, so I think it has never been an issue. We kind of keep each other up to that elite level.”

The Valkyries run of three straight WWCFL title wins has been powered by the fact they have strong group of veterans who have played for a number of years. Alex Eyolfson has been the team’s regular quarterback since her rookie year in 2016, when the Valkyries won their fifth WWCFL title. She has become a star as her playing career has gone on.

She is surrounded by a good veteran crew in Wright and talented group of receivers that includes Haley Girolami, Reed Thorstad, Ricki Obed and Rachelle Smith. Girolami and Smith were out with injuries for most of the 2023 campaign. The Valkyries offensive line has a quartet of veteran stars in Alyssa Funk, Lauren Ferguson, Alex Wojcichowsky and Betsy Mawdsley.

Saskatoon’s defence has been anchored by star middle linebacker Emmarae Dale, who joined the squad in 2016. Defensive end Danaya Holynski and defensive tackle Carla Stevenson have provided the Valkyries valuable experience. Kelsey Murphy and Danielle Girolami both started out as receivers before converting to defensive back, but have shown their versatility for a long time.

Valkyries head coach Pat Barry said the veteran presence helps, but the Valkyries have also benefited from newcomers who have joined the team each year and have been quick learners. “We have leadership,” said Barry. “I’ve mentioned before more than half of our team wasn’t on the team in 2019 when this run started. “It is pretty exciting.”

Barry said the Valkyries still faced adversity even with being undefeated this season. During the regular season, the Valkyries traveled to Winnipeg on May 14 and battled out a 26-14 victory against an inspired Manitoba Fearless side. The Valkyries also had to hold off their provincial rivals the Regina Riot 19-9 in the Prairie Conference final held on June 18 at Saskatoon Minor Football Field in another tough outing.

“We had a 10-point game (against Regina in the Prairie Conference final),” said Barry. “Earlier in the season, we went to Winnipeg and had a very close game with them. Those are challenges, but they were able to achieve their goals.” Wright said the Valkyries don’t settle for anything less than reaching the top. She said the feeling after a championship win is still an ultimate topper that gets better as the title count grows. “I think it just keeps getting sweeter,” said Wright. “We’ve been making a really good core group, and it is just so much fun to play with all of them. “We’re always so excited for the next year.”

Wright said the players on the Valkyries usually start thinking about next season fairly quickly. She said the majority of the players on the team play in adult flag leagues, and that helps keep the tackle season on everyone’s mind. “A lot of us play a lot of flag, which is awesome,” said Wright. “It kind of keeps us kind of in shape and obviously thinking football all throughout the summer and winter. “When we come back to Valkyries, you can just tell how much it translates over.”

Barry said the Valkyries will star holding training sessions in January to start preparing for the 2024 campaign. He said they would like to get an early exhibition game in that would double as a team bonding trip in part way to the lead up to the 2024 WWCFL season. We’re hoping to do maybe an interesting trip somewhere,” said Barry. “We’re not sure where. “We might go somewhere hot in the winter time and play an exhibition game. That is our goal.”

While attention is turning towards 2024, Wright is still soaking in the accomplishments from 2023. “The next one is always the best one,” said Wright. “I’m so proud of our team. “They (the coaches) said something like 160 days we’ve been playing together this year, so it is so nice to come win 40-nothing on our last one.”

https://stankssermon.blogspot.com/20...cfl-title.html

[Mocha]

https://twitter.com/owifafootball/status/1692572888551899240?s=20

Canadore College in North Bay joins OWIFA!

[jerrym]

Maya Turner became the first woman to score in U Sports football, but then topped that by later kicking the winning FG for the U of Manitoba Bisons as they beat the Regina Rams in overtime 27-24.

https://globalnews.ca/news/9982123/m...oman-football/

[Mocha]

Girl's high school football starts in Saskatoon:

'This game is so much fun': High-school girls wrap their arms around a new tackle football program

"I scored a touchdown, and everybody helped me get to that point. It's something that's just really great to feel.
Author of the article:
Kevin Mitchell • Saskatoon StarPhoenix


https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/th...otball-program

[Mocha]

Panthers vs Panthers for the women's fall championship:

[Mocha]

I just read that the Capital Rebels are joining the Gatineau Valkyries program, and may be back in the CCWFL for 2024. Hopefully they'll be better able to recruit enough players now.