In the end, the Okanagan Sun will lastly be taking part in in entrance of their hometown followers.
Subsequent weekend, the Kamloops Broncos will go to the Apple Bowl in Kelowna to play the Solar.
It is going to be Okanagan’s first house sport since 2019 after the B.C. Football Conference cancelled the 2020 season.
The Solar are off to a strong begin in 2021, having received three of 4 video games. Nonetheless, resulting from guidelines set down by Inside Well being, the Solar have but to play at house this season.
“On the highway is a difficult method to begin the season,” mentioned Jamie Boreham, head coach of the Okanagan Solar. “However I believe we realized lots about ourselves.
“We obtained to be taught by means of errors and adversity, and getting by means of challenges. That’s good; it’s good for studying, it’s good for improvement. It’s instructing that simply because one thing isn’t excellent for us, we will discover methods to get by means of it.”
In celebration of internet hosting their first house sport in 733 days — and 40 years as a part of the group — the house opener goes to be on the home for the primary 2,000 followers.
Skogie’s Automotive Wash and Safeway are sponsoring the sport, and so they’ll offer a free sizzling canine and soda as effectively. Kickoff is at 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 9, on the Apple Bowl.
“There’s a unique feeling whenever you play at house,” mentioned Boreham. “That feeling of being at house for the subsequent bunch of weeks is fairly neat.
“I hope the fellows actually embrace that feeling on the sector, in the neighborhood and on sport days.”
In between then, although, is one other highway sport on Sunday, Oct. 3, at 6 p.m. in Kamloops.
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