Three players from Wyoming will be a part of the 2019 Can-Am Bowl, a six-man all-star game.
Farson’s Clancy Gines and Lain Mitchelson and Meeteetse’s Kirwin Johnson will be a part of Team USA, Farson coach Trip Applequist said via email on Friday.
The game takes place every July in Saskatchewan. A six-man all-star team from the United States faces a six-man all-star team of players from Saskatchewan and Alberta. Full rosters are not yet available.
The game will be July 6 in Wakaw, Saskatchewan.
This will be the 23rd Can-Am Bowl. Team USA has an 18-4 series edge and won last year’s game 68-30. Wyoming players began playing in the Can-Am Bowl in 2014.
Applequist and Farson’s Scott Reed will be among the coaches for the team.
The Team USA provided by Applequist includes:
Montana: Cobe Begger, Caleb Fix, Joey Hale, Bill Hansen, Caleb Hess, Seth Prevost, Bryce Reitz, Jake Solomon, Zane Somerfeld, JR Spenser, Sawyer Thiel, Tyler Thiessen, AJ Ullmer, Colby Zentner.
Nebraska: AJ Jenkins.
Texas: Trisdon Bynum, Toby Cran, Bastion Pickens, Corbin Ruthehardt, Corbin Schrotke, Jake Weiser.
Wyoming: Clancy Gines, Kirwin Johnson, Lain Mitchelson.
–patrick
Updated 8:40 a.m. Saturday, June 29, to include the Team USA roster.
Do we have a list of Wyoming players from the Can-Am Bowls?
We do!
2018: Mark Largent, Kaycee; Danny Ramirez, Kaycee. (USA won 68-30.)
2017: Dalton Abarr, Meeteetse; Garrett Cooper, Lingle; Reed Stafford, Kaycee. (USA won 67-49.)
2016: Braden Duncan, Snake River; Carter Johnson, Meeteetse; Shawn Shepperson, Meeteetse. (USA won 61-22.)
2015: Tanner Jensen, Snake River; Rowan Hawk, Dubois. (USA won 16-9.)
2014: Sterling Baker, Dubois; Seth Bennett, Meeteetse. (USA won 53-16; Baker was the defensive MVP; Bennett was the offensive MVP.)
–patrick