This past Saturday nite, the Calgary Stampeders improved their record to 2-0 for the 2014, with a 34-15 victory over the Argos. The leading rusher for the Stamps was former Dino Matt Walter with 49 yards on the ground. The leading receiver for the Stamps was former Dino Anthony Parker with 101 yards thru the air, including a first quarter TD bomb of 58 yards. This is a first time in recent Calgary Stampeders history that hometown talents have lead the way in rushing and receiving.
Last week under the hot sun at McMahon Stadium. Over 200 campers took part in the Dinos Football Summer camp. The week began with the Atom, Pee Wee and Bantam camp, where the focus was on fundamental skill development. The week concluded with the High School camp, which focused on the fine tuning of skills of the high school players present. During the camp those in attendance not only worked on football skills but they were treated to combine prep sessions from King Football, as well as strength and speed training from GT Fitness. The camp was attended by players from as far east as Hamilton, Ontario and Vancouver Island in the west. During the high school camp there was some great talent on display and hopefully some of those participating will be a part of future Dino recruiting classes.
The University of Calgary Dinos
football team offensive line received a big boost late last week. Talented
offensive lineman Darius Ciraco has informed Coach Blake Nill that he will
enrol in the Haskayne School of Business and play football for the Dinos.
A graduate of the outstanding
program at AssumptionHigh School in Burlington,
Ontario, which is the same High School current
Calgary running back Mercer Timmis attended
before he went to prep school in the United States. Ciraco is regarded
as one of the elite graduating offensive line prospects in the country.
The 6’4”, 290 lbs. Ciraco also
played for the Burlington Stampeders of the Ontario Football Conference. Darius
was heavily courted by Guelph,
Western and hometown McMaster.
Ciraco’s resume is impressive. He
was an all-star at last year’s Canada Cup Tournament and was a member of Canada’s U18 team that played in Texas this past winter.
This summer he will be a member of Canada’s
U19 Junior National Team that will participate in the World Championships in Kuwait. On Team
Canada, Darius will be
joined by incoming Dino freshman Joel Van Pelt (Defensive Line, Lethbridge, AB.) and Micah
Tietz (Linebacker, Springbank, AB.) along with current Dinos offensive guard
Ryan Sceviour.
