Valkyries Winter Camp hits high gear in photo roundup

By Gordie Howe Sports Complex staff
Gordie Howe Sports Complex

Kennedy Mann, right, uses proper form to make a tackle.

For one day, the Saskatoon Valkyries of the present and potentially the future came together.

The storied Western Women’s Canadian Football League team hosted its annual winter camp on January 26 at the Indoor Training Centre. The camp was for any female player who were at least 16-years-old and no former football experience was required.

A large number of Valkyries veterans take part in this camp along with a sizable amount of high school players and players who graduated from high school the previous June. Those who graduated the previous June could potentially join the Valkyries for the upcoming 2025 campaign, while those still in high school gained a valuable introduction to the squad with the hopes of becoming part of the team in the future.

Julia Smith throws a pass for the Valkyries.

Ultimately, over 70 athletes from across the province took part in this camp.

Our lead picture in this photo roundup sees linebacker Kennedy Mann, right, showing off her wrap up form during a tackling drill.

Mann has been a member of the Valkyries last three straight WWCFL championship teams.

The second photo shows young quarterback Julia Smith working on her technique as she throws the ball to a teammate. Smith was in her first season with the team in 2024.

Receiver Jada Duchene is shown in the third photo making a catch after running a pattern. Duchene is looking to play in her first season with the team.

Jada Duchene makes a catch for the Valkyries.

Along with the pictures from the Saskatoon Valkyries Winter Camp, this photo roundup includes other scenes from the Indoor Training Centre and images from the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval. Baseball, rugby and softball teams are hitting stride preparing for the upcoming spring and summer seasons. Ultimate disc continues with regular season play and the Saskatoon Lions Speed Skating Club prepare for various meets.

The pictures in this photo roundup capture some of the memories that are made on our grounds. In this photo roundup, almost all of these pictures were taken by our Communications Coordinator in Darren Steinke.

Without further ado, here is a selection of 15 shots we hope you enjoy.

Contact

A player from the Saskatoon Royals female baseball program nails a grounder during a practice session on January 12 at the Indoor Training Centre. The hitter was taking part in one of four skill building stations the Royals had set up on this day.

Finesse throw

Emma Frisky, who has played for Softball Canada’s Under-18 Women’s National Team, unloads an off-speed pitch to the plate during an individual session in the pitching lanes on January 12. Frisky enjoys putting in extra work at her craft, which makes her one of the country’s top players in her age group.

Slick toss

A player makes a smart toss up the field past a defender during Saskatoon Ultimate Sport-Disc Society action on January 17 at the Indoor Training Centre. The ultimate disc athletes enjoying taking part in competitive action in a very upbeat atmosphere.

They’re off

A group of young skaters from the Saskatoon Lions Speed Skating Club jet down the back straightaway at the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval on January 22. The young skaters of the Lions love it when they get to jet down the track.

Push race fun

The “push race” has become the team and family building activity for the Saskatoon Lions Speed Skating Club. The “push race” involved all members of the club with skaters separated at different intervals along a straightaway. After the first skaters start, they get up to and push the next skater and then the next skater until you are pushing a line of skaters. These races result in all sorts of smiles and laughs even if one line of skaters wipes out. It is a fun part of Lions practices like this one on January 22 at the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval.

Coach chatter

Head coach Pat Barry address his Saskatoon Valkyries before the morning practice session of their winter camp on January 26 at the Indoor Training Centre. Barry will put the Valkyries players into an upbeat spirit heading into drills for that session.

Group shuffle

Saskatoon Valkyries go through a slide shuffle drill during warmups at their winter camp on January 26 at the Indoor Training Centre. The Valkyries go through a number of warmup routines before heading on to the main part of a training session.

All about technique

An offensive line group goes through blocking technique repetitions during the Saskatoon Valkyries Winter Camp on January 26 at the Indoor Training Centre. The Valkyries coaches know that hand technique skills play a big part in getting the job done on the offensive line.

Here comes the “boom”

A couple of members of the Saskatoon Badgers Rugby Club take part in a contact drill during a practice on January 30 at the Indoor Training Centre. The Badgers practice focused on executing the contact aspects of the sports safely and correctly.

Little things matter

Saskatoon Giants head coach Trent Marien, centre, talks to his players following a practice on January 30 at the Indoor Training Centre. The Giants just finished off a session with a big focus working on pitcher pick off moves, and Marien was talking about how little things like getting outs off pick offs will add up in a game.

Locked down on first

A first baseman tracks a ball into his glove during a Going Yard Baseball Academy training session on February 4 at the Indoor Training Centre. This out was recorded during a session that focused on infield defence and base running.

Picture perfect skating night

The skaters from the Saskatoon Lions Speed Skating Club went through their repetitions under a scenic sky on February 4 at the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval. This was a time nature presented a special gift.

Making it look easy

An infielder plays a ground ball in textbook fashion during a Saskatoon Phantoms Under-11 squad practice on February 4 at the Indoor Training Centre. The Phantoms coaches were also doing evaluations to make plans for the rest of the off-season and the upcoming spring and summer campaign.

Setting for a throw

An infielder sets his feet to make a throw to first base during a simulated game session put on by the Saskatoon Berries Baseball Academy on February 7 at the Indoor Training Centre. The simulated contest made players adjust to the unplanned variables that come up in game situations.

Final preps

Pitcher Garrett Hawkins goes through the mechanics of delivering a pitch on February 7 at the Indoor Training Centre. Hawkins will depart soon for Spring Training with the MLB’s San Diego Padres. He is on the comeback trail after missing all of the 2024 campaign having Tommy John surgery part way through 2023. We wish Hawkins the best of luck on his journey. He was outstanding with helping the young pitchers at the Complex with the Going Yard Baseball Academy.

Valkyries grow into institution in Saskatoon

Female football sees big growth since club’s birth in 2011

By Darren Steinke
Gordie Howe Sports Complex

The Valkyries raise the WWCFL championship trophy in 2022.

The meteoric rise of the Saskatoon Valkyries has given Saskatoon a vibrant female football landscape.

Back in the fall of 2010, Football Saskatchewan held a women’s tackle football clinic in Saskatoon to gauge the interest of women for the sport. Roughly around 45 women ranging in ages and athletic backgrounds from Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert and surrounding areas came out to give the sport a shot.

From that initial gathering, Football Saskatchewan backed the start of two 12-player women’s tackle football teams with one in Regina and one in Saskatoon. In the spring of 2011, the Regina Riot and Saskatoon Valkyries began play in the inaugural season of the Western Women’s Canadian Football League.

The Valkyries won the first four straight league titles and eight league championships overall in the circuit’s history. Since the Valkyries start, numerous players from the team have gone on to coach or take on administrative and supporting roles in the sport.

Female flag football ballooned in “The Bridge City” since the Valkyries creation. The Rush High School Female Football Flag League was born around 2014. The Saskatoon F.A.T.E. (Female Athletes Tackling Excellence) program was created last fall to allow high school aged female players to play games in the six-person version of the sport.

More female players began to show up on high school rosters. Saskatchewan began sending provincial teams to national competitions and Valkyries players have represented Canada on the international scene.

Michelle Duchene, who has been the Valkyries general manager since the team’s inception, marvels looking at what has transpired in Saskatoon since the Valkyries played their first game back on May 22, 2011 downing the Riot 56-6 at historic Taylor Field in Regina.

“The best thing has been watching the sport grow in both flag and tackle for girls, and that we have created the space for females to have a place in football,” said Duchene, whose team hosts the Riot at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 18 at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. “More and more of our players are moving on to coaching tackle and flag football or finding other ways to be involved in the sport once they retire.

“Hearing athletes coming from other sports talk about how they are treated like elite athletes in our community by being part of the Valkyries is a pretty special feeling. We get calls from groups asking our player to come talk to them or teach them about being an elite athlete and our sport, which is a pretty cool ask. It is amazing hearing young athletes talk to us about how excited they are to play for the Valkyries one day.”

Valkyries MLB Emmarae Dale (#45) chases Riot QB Aimee Kowalski.

Over the years, Duchene has recruited a number of players to come play for the Valkyries. Sometimes, the sales pitch comes from planting the idea in a female athlete’s mind that she should give football a try, and she might discover she likes the game.

One of those players Duchene planted a seed with was star middle linebacker Emmarae Dale. Before Dale joined the Valkyries in 2016, she played flag football and Duchene was her coach. Duchene passed on some friendly nudges that Dale would probably like playing for the Valkyries, if she joined the team.

Dale has since become one of the Valkyries most recognizable players. She helped the Valkyries win four WWCFL titles coming in 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2023.

Along with playing for the Valkyries, Dale was recruited to play for the Saskatoon Hilltops and joined the storied powerhouse CJFL club for the 2021 season. She became the first female ever named to the Hilltops roster, and she was also the first female to play in the CJFL regular season.

Dale also suited up for Canada’s National Women’s Team that played in the International Federation of American Football’s Women’s World Championship, which ran from July 28 to August 8, 2022 in Vantaa, Finland. She was one of 12 Valkyries players that was on Canada’s main roster.

Now at age 26, Dale has always loved being a member of the Valkyries and has gained a new appreciation being a veteran player of the team.

“It has been really cool to see kind of where the team has grown throughout the years,” said Dale. “It has been interesting even to just like witness my own transition from being a new player to a veteran.

“It is really awesome just to see all the rookies and new people that we’re getting out. It has been a pretty incredible career so far. I’m just really thankful for the years I’ve been able to have and will hopefully continue to have for a little bit.”

Alex Eyolfson (#15) calls a play in the Valkyries huddle.

Dale has also been active in coaching the female game in various capacities in Saskatoon. She has seen the number of female flag teams grow over the years and said it was cool to see the F.A.T.E. program debut last fall.

“It is definitely an interesting dynamic, but it is really cool being able to see both sides of the ball,” said Dale. “Us veterans that are starting to coach more, I think it has been helping our own play to able to coach as well.

“It is really honestly good to be on the coaching side and kind of get those friendships and memories too. It is kind of interesting to still be coach and an athlete for a lot of us. It has been going really, really well, and I think we all really enjoy it.”

Like Dale, receiver Ricki Obed joined the Valkyries in 2016 too. She was a member of their last four WWCFL championship teams and suited up for Canada’s National Women’s Team for worlds in 2022.

The 32-year-old enjoyed coaching in the F.A.T.E. program last year and the new realizations that continues to bring.

“Starting the F.A.T.E. league and coaching that was just such a great experience,” said Obed. “We coached it with a full female coaching team as well with most of those being Valks players and retired Valks players as well.

“It was just so cool to watch these girls get to experience tackle football and see them start to pick it up, see them start to learn it and love it was very exciting. Now, we actually have some girls on our roster that came from F.A.T.E. just last year. It is this whole big circle, and I’m just loving being a part of it.”

During her time with the Valkyries, Obed has enjoyed seeing former players become members of the club’s coaching staff including some of her former teammates.

“Obviously, the goal of the program is just to get more women involved in football,” said Obed. “To kind of watch that progression of some of our players from the earlier years becoming coaches now, we have Marci (Halseth) and Beth (Thompson), obviously, on our coaching staff.

Ricki Obed breaks downfield after making a catch for the Valkyries.

“Rienna Rueve and Beth Lalonde are out helping coach this year as well. To see that kind of shift watching them go though their career and then into coaching now is really cool. Obviously, it opens my eyes to those opportunities as well.”

Obed said all the former Valkyries players that she knows always have positive things to say about the team. She remembers being a rookie looking up to the veteran players. Obed enjoys that memory and all the memories she has made with the squad.

“It is like a family, honestly,” said Obed. “The girls in the locker room are like some of the closest people in my life.

“To have that and to meet people that way is pretty incredible. Obviously when you go to battle together, it creates a very close bond.”

Pat Barry, who has been the Valkyries head coach since 2017 and been with the club’s coaching staff since 2014, said it has been special working with the team’s players over the years and is pumped every time a new season comes around.

“I’m a long-time coach, obviously, even before this,” said Barry, whose team has regularly played their home games at SMF Field since 2015. “It is just something I’m super excited about every season.

“When you work with adults, life sometimes gets in the way, and I understand that. So many of our athletes, they come from different sports. They come from different backgrounds.

“Now some of them, football is their first sport. That is something that didn’t happen in the early years of the club, but you had players who played flag football for many, many years or now have played tackle football in the new F.A.T.E. league or on their high school teams as well.”

Of course, being able to win eight WWCFL championships has been special as well for the Valkyries over the years. Duchene said winning titles is a nice reward for the team, but when all is said and done, she wants the players to come away feeling being a part of the Valkyries was a great and special thing in their lives.

“I love watching our player reach their goals, get better each year, some go on to play for the national team, and I am so proud of them all for reaching whatever their goal is, even if it is just trying the sport for one year,” said Duchene. “The hope is that their experience with our team will help them all succeed in life after they are done their playing careers.

The Valkyries raise their helmets for a win on June 18, 2023. 

“The number of players who have come through this program is getting bigger, and it is super fun to have them come back and see the impact that they have made and relive the glory days.”

For more information on the Saskatoon Valkyries, feel free to check their website saskatoonvalkyries.com.

Photo roundup features winter in stretch run, spring around corner

By Gordie Howe Sports Complex staff
Gordie Howe Sports Complex

QB Kelli Young fires a pass downfield for the Valkyries.

Don’t let the early March snow dump fool you.

Winter is in its stretch run and the spring sports season is just around the corner.

The Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval hosted its final practice sessions for the Saskatoon Lions Speed Skating Club and public skating. It closed for the season following the public skating session on March 3, and there are already people anticipating its return in December.

The skiing community was dealt a tough hand by fate this winter season with the first real snowfall coming in early January. Still, the Saskatoon Nordic Ski Club pushed through maximizing use on the trails on Glenn Reeve Fields mainly with instruction sessions for junior aged skiers.

One of the big signs that shows spring is around the corner is seeing the eight-time WWCFL champion Saskatoon Valkyries preparing for their upcoming campaign at the Indoor Training Centre. The lead photo of our photo roundup sees Valkyries backup quarterback Kelli Young slinging a pass downfield behind strong protection during a team practice session on February 25.

Various baseball, softball and lacrosse groups continue to prepare for their outdoor seasons. The cricket sporting community gets as much time in as possible in anticipation of game action in the spring.

The University of Saskatchewan Huskies Football Team continues their conditioning work looking forward to their upcoming U Sports season in the fall. They are one of the many groups that works out under the guidance of the crew at Ignite Athletics.

This photo roundup concludes showing off something special that went up in all the buildings on the Gordie Howe Sports Complex grounds.

The pictures in this photo roundup capture some of the memories that are made on our grounds. In this photo roundup, all of these pictures were taken by our Communications Coordinator in Darren Steinke.

Without further ado, here is a selection of 14 shots we hope you enjoy.

Fun at Lions practice

The members of the Saskatoon Lions Speed Skating Club aim to live the notion that if you love a sport it will love you back. During a practice on February 14 at the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval, one of the Lions skaters has a bit of fun doing an airplane glide to the chuckles of those following in her group.

Open field juke

A young player puts a fake out juke move on a coach during a drill at a Saskatoon Havoc Field Lacrosse training session on February 21 at the Indoor Training Centre. The turf field at the Indoor Training Centre allows field lacrosse groups to simulate situations in outdoor contests.

Beauty February break camp swing

A young hitter makes a sound connection on a ball during a Going Yard Baseball Academy February break camp session on February 23 at the Indoor Training Centre. The four-day camp is set up for younger aged players to get a baseball fix in during their week off from school and create a change up from the other activities they are involved in.

Bringing the heat

A pitcher delivers a throw to home plate during a Going Yard Baseball Academy training session for the academy’s regular players on February 23 at the Indoor Training Centre. The pitcher was throwing in a live at bats session which always brings the competitive spirit.

Friendly push down the back straightaway

A couple of skaters have some fun coming down the back straightaway of the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval on February 25. One skater was giving a friendly push from behind to another skater during a public skating session. Public skating sessions are all about fun and enjoying the Oval.

Youngsters take over ski trails

An instructor keeps an amused watchful eye on a group of young skiers out on the ski trials made on top of Glenn Reeve Fields on February 25. A huge number of young skiers took over the ski trails on this afternoon.

Focused MLB

Saskatoon Valkyries star middle linebacker Emmarae Dale studies an offensive set during a set of scrimmage repetitions during a practice session on February 25 at the Indoor Training Centre. Dale often knows where the ball is going to go just from how an offensive unit lines up.

A different style of “stretch run”

Two members from the University of Saskatchewan Huskies Football Team do work with resistance training with an elastic band on February 29 at the Indoor Training Centre. The Huskies players get put through various innovative workouts during their conditioning sessions overseen by the crew at Ignite Athletics to prepare for the upcoming season.

Eye on the ball

A catcher tracks the ball into her glove during a 222’s Fastpitch training session on March 2 at the Indoor Training Centre. The instructors with the 222’s help catchers to develop chemistry with their pitchers and create the skills to react instinctively to various defensive situations.

Into the windup

A pitcher focuses on taking the proper steps in delivering a pitch during a 222’s Fastpitch training session on March 2 at the Indoor Training Centre. The instructors with the 222’s assist pitchers with perfecting all aspects of their deliveries.

Special delivery

A bowler fires a ball down the pitching lanes at the Indoor Training Centre during a Bison Cricket Club Saskatoon practice on March 2. Bison members from junior to adult ages focused on sharpening up their skills.

Line drive

A hitter from the Bison Cricket Club Saskatoon drives a hit down the pitching lanes during a team practice on March 2 at the Indoor Training Centre. Hitters in cricket aim to master the art of knowing when to make big hits to score runs and when to make defensive hits to prevent outs.

Land Acknowledgement

All the buildings on our grounds have a new addition. When you enter any of the buildings on the Gordie Howe Sports Complex, a Land Acknowledgement wall mount will be present in or close to the main entrance way.

Logo meaning

Here is a close up look of the logo that appears on the Land Acknowledgement wall mounts in the buildings on our grounds.

The butterfly is for truth and reconciliation.

The stemming is to give the effect of tree/represent community.

The two hands at different sizes promote different people helping another or others…or a coach/player or adult/child teamwork approach.

The six dots are for Treaty 6.

The Metis infinity represents the union of two cultures.

The growing plant…plants/leaves represent hope and growth.

The feathers…ultimate gift/reward to achieve from the community you provide for.

And lastly, the ring border is the medicine wheel symbolizing all four aspects for a holistic way of living…goals for athletes and all who want to feel holistic.

The Gordie Howe Sports Complex would like to extend a huge thank you to artist Chris Chipak for the creation of the Gordie Howe Sports Complex Land Acknowledgment logo.

To view more of Chris’ art follow him on Instagram @inchipakwetrust

Track in top gear, spring season rolls in photo roundup

By Gordie Howe Sports Complex staff
Gordie Howe Sports Complex

Four runners take off to start an 800-metre race at SHSAA Provincials.

Everywhere you look on the Gordie Howe Sports Complex grounds there seems to be action going on.

The spring season might arguably be the best time at the Complex. On a nightly basis, it seems like there is something going on at every facility on our grounds.

The Track and Field Track and K+S Potash Canada Multi-Sports Centre likely have been the busiest facilities at the Complex. Those two spots have played host to the Saskatoon Secondary Schools Athletic Directorate’s Bob Adams City Championships for track and field and the Saskatoon High School Athletic Association’s Track and Field Provincial Championships along with a number of other meets.

The SHSAA’s Track and Field Provincial Championships held on June 2 and 3 saw just under 1,500 athletes come out to compete at the Track and Field Track and the K+S Potash Canada Multi-Sports Centre along with coaches, team staffers and supporters. Our lead picture for our photo roundup features four runners taking off at the start of the second half of the senior boys’ 800-metre race held on June 3.

Behind the four racers in the lead photo, you can see part of the large number of spectators the SHSAA’s Track and Field Provincial Championships attracted. Michael Hussey, who is the Saskatoon runner wearing number 350, ultimately won gold in the 800-metre event in a time of one minute and 55.87 seconds.

Along with the busy track and field season, Saskatoon Minor Football hosted games for a number of programs and the Saskatoon Valkyries continued their WWCFL season at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. Our baseball and softball diamonds were full of all sorts of league and tournament contests.

These photos capture some of the memories that are made on our grounds. In this photo roundup, all of these pictures were taken by our Communications Coordinator in Darren Steinke.

Without further ado, here is a selection of 15 shots we hope you enjoy.

Catch in traffic

A receiver makes a catch in the middle of a number of defenders during game action in Saskatoon Minor Football’s Six-A-Side program at Saskatoon Minor Football Field on May 18. The Six-A-Side game is intended for players in Grades 5 through 8 and is played in overtime shootout format starting at the 35 yard line. This version of the game creates a great opportunity for skill development.

Rider Nation arrives in numbers

A sea of green took over Saskatoon Minor Football Field on May 20. Rider Nation came out in droves to take part in the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Green and White Day festivities, which included getting to see this year’s Roughriders team.

Smiles for the kids

Saskatchewan Roughriders starting quarterback Trevor Harris is pictured with a trio of youngsters during the team’s Green and White Day held on May 20 at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The day’s activities involving the Roughriders concluded with the team signing autographs for the fans that make up Rider Nation.

Off to the races

Angelina Merilees blasts down the base path for the Saskatoon Shock Under-23 Team during an SASA league game held on May 23 at Glenn Reeve Field #3. The Shock would down the Saskatoon Selects Under-19A squad 7-1 in this encounter.

Up and over

A runner from Holy Cross High School athlete leaps over a hurdle during a 100-metre hurdles race on the final day of the SSSAD’s Bob Adams City Championships track and field event held at the Track and Field Track on May 25. Holy Cross topped the team standings at the event with 678 points.

Voice of track and field

Veteran track and field announcer David Yellowlees puts in a call during the final day of the SSSAD’s Bob Adams City Championships track and field event held at the Track and Field Track on May 25. Saskatoon has been fortunate to have Yellowlees calling the major track and field events in the city for decades. The history and stories he tells around meet announcements can not be matched.

Here comes the boom

Saskatoon Valkyries defensive players Makayla Sader (#8) and Jackie Semple-Dyck (#5) team up on a big hit to bring down Winnipeg Wolfpack running back Myla Harms during a WWCFL regular season game on May 28 at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The Valkyries romped to a 59-0 victory.

Magic in the outfield

An outfielder for the Brandon, Man., based Westman Magic runs down to catch a tough flyball during play at the President’s Tournament on May 28 at Joe Gallagher Field. The Magic would win silver in the under-17 division at this event.

Deep outfield drive

Saskatoon Cubs hitter Osher Stromberg drives a shot into the outfield during a Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League Under-18 AAA contest on May 31 at Cairns Field. The Cubs would blank the Saskatoon Diamondbacks 3-0 in a well-played game.

Let it rip

Saskatoon Diamondbacks pitcher Joel Davidson fires in a pitch during a Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League Under-18 AAA game on May 31 at Cairns Field. Davidson had a strong outing for the Diamondbacks, but his squad was blanked 3-0 by the Saskatoon Cubs.

Golden effort

Emily Hirschfeld from Aden Bowman Collegiate clears the bar during the junior girls’ pole vault during the first day of the SHSAA’s Track and Field Provincial Championships on June 2 at the Track and Field Track. Hirschfeld would win gold in that event with a vault of 2.37 metres.

Busy on all fronts

The Track and Field Track and the K+S Potash Canada Multi-Sports Centre are pictured on the first day of the SHSAA’s Track and Field Provincial Championships held on June 2. Just under 1,500 athletes took part in this event. Combine the presence of the athletes with coaches, team staff, track officials and supporters, the SHSAA’s Track and Field Provincial Championships were a busy time.

Gold medal winning form

Attleigh Maloney from Centennial Collegiate jets down the back straightaway at the Track and Field Track during the second section of the senior girls’ 800-metre race on the second day of the SHSAA’s Track and Field Provincial Championship. Maloney won gold finishing the race in a time of two minutes and 15.48 seconds. She will be joining the University of Saskatchewan Huskies Women’s Track and Field Team in the fall.

TD time for Team South

A running back for Team South runs into the end zone for a touchdown during Game 2 of Football Saskatchewan’s Prairie Bowl Series on June 3 at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. Team South won the game and the series.

Academy title TD celebration

Two players celebrate a Team Black touchdown at Saskatoon Minor Football’s North Sask Academy’s Varsity final on June 7 at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. Team Black downed Team Orange 33-10 to take the championship title.