Photo By Morgan Modjeski Metro Saskatoon
The Saskatoon Valkyries are on their way to a possible WWCFL four-peat.
After dominating the Regina Riot, their Saskatchewan rivals, 44-15 in the Prairie Conference final at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon on Sunday, the Valkyries will compete for their fourth consecutive Western Women’s Canadian Football League championship.
Valkyries head coach Jeff Yausie said after the game that he’s thrilled about the upcoming title match against the Lethbridge Steel, but noted that getting through the conference wasn’t easy.
“The ultimate goal is to win our conference and Regina is our rival,” Yausie said, “so we’ve had three great physical battles against those guys this year.”
Riot head coach Darren Fisher said his squad needed a stronger start.
“I’m not sure what it is, but we don’t start good and it’s a little bit frustrating — so we’re going to have to figure that out,” Fisher said.
“As soon as you let them get ahead, it’s just so tough to come back.”
The championship game between the Valkyries and the Steel will be played at Griffiths Stadium on July 5 at 7 p.m.
Running back Julie David, who scored three of the Valkyries’ six touchdowns in the conference final, is looking forward to taking on the Alberta team.
“It’s really exciting,” she said, “but we know that Lethbridge is going to be stiff competition for us.”
