Your 2019 Pee-wee Coaching staff
Head Coach - josh scott
lineman coach - bryce hotte
JUNIOR COACH - lANCE adams
JUNIOR COACH - MASON best
Lightning wrap up season with win over little rocks and a 5th place finish.
WCLFA Lighting end there season in 5th place with a exciting 32-0 win over the Sexsmith Little Rocks in the finals. Congratulations to the Lightning on all there accomplishments this year and we are looking forward to another exciting year in 2020. This season it was very exciting to see the parents who all stepped up and helped to make this year a success, volunteering for a association is time consuming business and takes a lot of effort to put it all together so we thank you for all you have done. Special thank you to our assistant coaches who all made this team a priority and showed a true passion for the game.
I will see you all out on the field for 2020 Season!
-WCLFA
I will see you all out on the field for 2020 Season!
-WCLFA
LiGHTNING GO .500 IN PLAYOFF FOOTBALL ACTION
Lightning traveled to Sexsmith for playoff action this week to take on the Rams on a Thursday night game followed by the Lions on Saturday. After a good start against the Rams the lightning with the first go ahead score, the Rams took over and lightning and fell 46-12. On Saturday playoff action the Lightning walked back into the lions den and slay the beast. After falling short in there regular season match up 28-24, Lightning proved to be to much to handle this time. With quick offensive strikes and a bolstered defense the lightning looked a lot better in holding there ground and not allowing many of outside runs. With finals now in site lightning will playing for 5th place in Peace River against the winner of the 6-7 placement. Come cheer on your Lightning as we wrap up our season next Saturday in Peace River at 2pm. Come out and cheer your loudest as Wembley looks to close out the season on a win!
See you on the the field!
-WCLFA
See you on the the field!
-WCLFA
Lightning travel to sexsmith to take on lions; fall short in fourth quarter.
In another weekend of GPPWFL action, Lightning travel to Sexsmith to take on the Lions. With a improved offence and fired up defence, Lightning proved worthy of the fight. The lightning defense was able to step up in this game to show what they are made of by shutting down the run game effectively for three quarters causing turn overs and fumbles giving the offence a chance to put up multiple scores on the day. With a fast paced offence with quick ball movements, Lightning looked to confuse the defense and move the ball efficiently all day. When all the dust settled and the final whistle was blown, Lions walked away with the victory 28-24 putting the Lightning at 1-3 this season moving into there BYE week and end of regular season. Other football action included Little Rocks (2-1) vs Stingers (1-2) in a battle of Sexsmith where both teams had a incredible defensive game until the fourth quarter where Stingers where able to capitalize on a drive and put the Stingers up 6-0 for the final score. The third game scheduled in Peace River was cancelled due to High Smoke index in a match up of Panthers (0-2) vs G.P Bears (3-0). This week is the final week of regular season play with Lightning on a BYE. Football action returns on June 13th for playoff action. Come out and cheer on your Lightning as they look to make a run deep into playoff football!
See you out on the field!
-WCLFA
See you out on the field!
-WCLFA
bears/Lions/Little Rocks triumph in wclfas' host weekend; lighting drop to 1-2
Lightning took the field on a cold Saturday morning; geared up and ready to play against the undefeated Bears that proved to be a tough match up (34-0). The first quarter showed that Lightning still have work to do and improvements to be made on all sides of the ball as Bears were able to effectively shut them down during the first half. The second half showed lots of improvement; Lightning charged the ball downfield on effective plays moving the ball around not letting the Bears get a good grasp on ball direction; But ultimately was stopped in the red zone and turned the ball over. Lightning will be looking to go .500 this upcoming weekend against the G.P Lions who defeated the G.P Rams 42-18 in the second game at Wembley in what was a back and forth rainy battle, until the second half when the Lions pulled away. Lightning take on the Lions in Sexsmith at (11am) while other football action include Little Rocks take on the Stingers in a Sexsmith Vs Sexsmith Home town battle (9am) and the G.P Bears travel to Peace River to take on the Panthers (12pm). Come out for some exciting football this weekend and cheer on your Lightning!
See you out on the field!
-WCLFA
See you out on the field!
-WCLFA
Lightning drop home opener 26-6 to little rocks; Moves to 1-1
The Little Rocks prove to be to much for the Lightning in the home opener; Defeating the lighting 26-6 in Wembley. Lightning started off strong putting up the first score of the game to go ahead 6-0; but it was all Little Rocks from that point on. After a hard fought game that saw the Lightning put it all out on the field, Little Rocks emerged victorious. Wembley looks to play host this weekend against the Bears at 9:00am Saturday, Followed by G.P Lions take on the G.P Rams at 11am. Come out and cheer on your Lightning in what should be a thrilling football game.
See you out on the field!
-WCLFA
See you out on the field!
-WCLFA
Lightning move to 1-0 on the season!
The lightning traveled to Peace River this past weekend to take on the Panthers in football action. After a tiring first quarter that saw both teams running the ball efficiently, Lightning was able to stop the Panthers on a third down conversion and get a go ahead score to put the lightning up 20-14 before half.
The second half of the game was all defense from both teams. Peace River was able to stop the run game and vice versa which left both teams trying to find a effective gap in the defense. Lightning was able to exploit a gap to charge the ball 60 yards to the opponents 1 yard line only to be stuffed on third down and turn the ball over. With 2 minutes in the game, Peace River had a chance to drive the ball back and tie. With a change of run gamefor the Panthers, they were able to get the ball to the 30 yard line before a loose football got away from the RB and effectivly leaving them with 3rd and 20+ yards to go for the first down. With a great team effort from the Lightnings defense they were able to stop the RB well short of the first down marker and regained possession of the ball with 8 seconds remaining.
With a snap of the ball and a kneel down, Lightning (1-0) has secured there first victory in season play this year. With a long weekend ahead, the team will have three practices to fix issues before heading into a double header week; hosting the Sexsmith Little Rocks (0-0) at Home in Wembley on May 21st at 6:30pm, Followed by more action at home on May 25th vs G.P Bears (1-0) at 9:00am. Come out and cheer on your Lightning and watch some great GPPWFL action.
See you out on the field!
-WCLFA
The second half of the game was all defense from both teams. Peace River was able to stop the run game and vice versa which left both teams trying to find a effective gap in the defense. Lightning was able to exploit a gap to charge the ball 60 yards to the opponents 1 yard line only to be stuffed on third down and turn the ball over. With 2 minutes in the game, Peace River had a chance to drive the ball back and tie. With a change of run gamefor the Panthers, they were able to get the ball to the 30 yard line before a loose football got away from the RB and effectivly leaving them with 3rd and 20+ yards to go for the first down. With a great team effort from the Lightnings defense they were able to stop the RB well short of the first down marker and regained possession of the ball with 8 seconds remaining.
With a snap of the ball and a kneel down, Lightning (1-0) has secured there first victory in season play this year. With a long weekend ahead, the team will have three practices to fix issues before heading into a double header week; hosting the Sexsmith Little Rocks (0-0) at Home in Wembley on May 21st at 6:30pm, Followed by more action at home on May 25th vs G.P Bears (1-0) at 9:00am. Come out and cheer on your Lightning and watch some great GPPWFL action.
See you out on the field!
-WCLFA
