Let's hear it for Roughrider rookie Andy Fantuz! The former Western Mustang star - who played his college ball a two minute drive from my mom's house in London, Ontario - scored his first two CFL touchdowns this afternoon, leading the Riders to a 23-20 overtime win over the B.C. Lions.
Fantuz recovered a Kerry Joseph (who played another poor game) fumble in the end zone, and caught a Joseph warbler for the game-winning score in O-T. I'm thinking young Jacob may have a new favourite Rider. A lot of other people may be Fantuziacs now too, come to think of it. Cool.
On Saturday night, I watched the Regina Pats fall 2-1 to the Saskatoon Blades in the Pats WHL home opener. Better nights are definitely ahead for the young Pats, who seemed to grip their sticks a little too tightly - and spent too much time looking for the highlight reel pass - to overcome some stellar goaltending in the Blades net. And then the post-game show was a technological nightmare. And after that debacle, I temporarily lost my wallet. All in all, not a great night. But, hockey's back in the Brandt Centre. That's never a bad thing.
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