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Willis Helping Develop Next Class of Canadian Football Players

March 12, 2024 | Michael Arcuri
EDMONTON, AB – The ‘Mayor of Commonwealth’ is looking for recruits. Odell Willis one of many popular EE alumni who remains tied to the Edmonton community, having become a Canadian ...

CFL Free Agency Previews | Defensive Backs

February 11, 2024 | Michael Arcuri
EDMONTON, AB – Who will be the newest members of the Edmonton Elks? CFL Free Agency is quickly approaching, with the frenzy set to begin at 10:00 a.m. MT on Feb. 13. The Green and Gold find ...

Elks made an impact in the community in 2023

January 26, 2024 | Michael Arcuri
EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Elks have always been engrained in the community and 2023 was no different. Players, coaches, cheer team members, mascots, and staff were out in full force during the ...

Project $2M: Pig out on pizza to support KidSport

October 2, 2023 | Brian Swane
Sport participation promotes the development of children’s social, mental and physical well-being. Kids learn leadership, hard work, dedication, and self-confidence, and build the habits and ...

Project $2M: Girls In Sports provides opportunities to play

September 8, 2023 | Brian Swane
Girls In Sports Alberta believe all girls should have the opportunity to play and try a new sport, and Edmonton Elks fans can help send girls to Girls In Sports Alberta’s camps and programs by ...

Elks to hold Purolator Tackle Hunger drive Sunday

August 26, 2023 | Brian Swane
The annual Purolator Tackle Hunger campaign returns this Sunday (Aug. 27) when the Edmonton Elks host the Ottawa Redblacks. CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF ITEMS MOST NEEDED BY EDMONTON’S FOOD ...

Elks Women’s Dinner Honours Pam’s Hero Award Winner

May 1, 2023 | Brian Swane
Each spring since 2007, the Green and Gold community comes together for The Edmonton Elks Women’s Dinner, presented by James H. Brown & Associates, Injury Lawyers. The 2023 edition of the EE ...

Alberta Bowl: Spruce Grove wins its first provincial title

November 27, 2022 | Brian Swane
For the first time, the Spruce Grove Panthers senior football team are provincial champions. In an Alberta Bowl thriller at Calgary’s Shouldice Park in Calgary Saturday, Spruce Grove rallied to ...

Alberta Bowl: EE alumnus guides Royals to six-a-side title

November 26, 2022 | Brian Swane
Call it the comeback to go back-to-back. In the opening game of Alberta Bowl 2022 at Shouldice Park in Calgary on Friday afternoon, the Millwoods Christian Royals rallied from a 10-point deficit ...

Alberta Bowl: Titans face friends and family for Tier 1 title

November 25, 2022 | Brian Swane
For a couple hours Saturday night, friends and family will be foes when the battle lines are drawn across Hellard Field at Shouldice Park in Calgary for the Alberta Schools Athletic Association ...

Alberta Bowl: Panthers seize opportunity in new division

November 24, 2022 | Brian Swane
For just the second year, the Larry Wilson Division championship game is part of the Alberta Bowl, and the Spruce Grove Panthers hope it results in their first Alberta Schools Athletic ...

Alberta Bowl: Royals going for second consecutive title

November 23, 2022 | Brian Swane
After nearly two weeks of waiting, the Millwoods Christian Royals will be just two halves away from capturing a championship two years in the making. Millwoods Christian can become back-to-back ...

Alberta Bowl: Austin O’Brien making record appearance

November 22, 2022 | Brian Swane
The 2022 Alberta Schools Athletic Association (ASAA) high school football playoffs are turning into something of a revenge tour for the Austin O’Brien Crusaders. Last Saturday (Nov. 19) in the ...

Project $2M: Festival of Trees is bigger and better in 2022

November 21, 2022 | Brian Swane
A staple of the holiday season in Edmonton since 1985, the University Hospital Foundation’s Festival of Trees is back with more events and experiences than ever to spread cheer while fundraising ...

HS Provincials: Elks WR Cobb helping coach at Salisbury

November 18, 2022 | Brian Swane
As an assistant receivers coach with the Salisbury Sabres senior football team this season, Gavin Cobb has taught aspiring high school athletes all that he’s picked up along the way to becoming a ...

HS Provincials: Patient Bisons eager to return to action

November 16, 2022 | Brian Swane
If trophies were awarded for patience, the Ardrossan Bisons would already be champions. Nearly a month has passed since the Bisons last played a high school football game, but finally their long ...

HS Provincials: Sturgeon Spirits aim to make more history

November 15, 2022 | Brian Swane
The Sturgeon Spirits have been making all kinds of history on the gridiron this year. First unbeaten regular season? Check. First Metro Edmonton High School championship title? Check. First trip ...

HS Provincials: Royals advance to six-a-side title game

November 13, 2022 | Brian Swane
There will be a buzz in the hallways of Millwoods Christian the next couple weeks, as the Edmonton school’s six-a-side football team gets to set to defend its Alberta Schools Athletic Association ...

HS Provincials: Falcons on the long road to Alberta Bowl

November 11, 2022 | Brian Swane
It’s a long trip, but more than worth it for the opportunity to keep playing football this fall. The Bev Facey Falcons are traveling from Sherwood Park to Grande Prairie, where they will face the ...

HS Provincials: Crusaders prepared from facing the best

November 9, 2022 | Brian Swane
Everything has been building to this point for the Austin O’Brien Crusaders, who will take on the Lloydminster Barons at Armstrong Field in Lloydminster, 4 p.m. on Saturday during the opening ...
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