Wolfpack takes Canadian title; South wins NFC all-star game

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NORTHERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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WOLFPACK CLAIM CANADIAN SENIOR TITLE The Calgary Wolfpack earned their second Canadian Senior Men's Football Championship in the last three years as they downed the Ontario Champion Tri City Outlaws 20-14 in Hamilton on Saturday night at Ivor Wynne Stadium. The Wolfpack scored on majors from Terry Eldridge, Mike Leason and Darryl Leason, with Mike Leason adding a 2 point convert. The Outlaws were led by Cory Niereisel who had two short touchdown runs as well as a convert from Brad Moore and a punt single from Jeff Nosal. The Alberta champs also won their other title in Oshawa in 2003 by downing the Oakville Longhorns 39-28. The 2006 Championship will be held in Red Deer, Alberta.

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SOUTH TAKES FIRST N.F.C. ALL-STAR TILT The South downed the North 13-7 in the first ever Northern Football Conference All-Star game played at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton. The South featured players from the Milton Marauders, Oakville Longhorns, Quinte Limestone Panthers and Toronto Maddogs while the North were represented by players from the Markham Raiders, North Bay Bulldogs, Oshawa Hawkeyes, Sault Steelers and Sudbury Spartans.

The Steelers were represented by veteran tight end Mike Prentice. Steve Lubin of Milton with a 2 yard run and Chad Murray of Quinte Limestone with a 5 yard reception scored the majors for the winners with Clint Broeders of Quinte Limestone added a convert.

Oshawa's Sam Jansen gave the North hope late in the game with a 38 yard fumble return for a score with Sudbury's Richard Eldridge adding the convert.

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