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Lethbridge Vipers denied for Canadian Junior Football League expansion
LETHBRIDGE, AB – “It was kind of a punch in the gut. It was heartbreaking.” Lethbridge Vipers Founder Anthony Parker said it was difficult to learn that the city, at least for now, will not be getting a junior football team.
Parker attended the Canadian Junior Football League’s (CJFL) Prairie Football Conference AGM in Saskatoon earlier this month, trying to get approval for an expansion.
While he said league officials were impressed by his presentation, the answer was ultimately no.
“They said that they still didn’t believe there was enough financial sustainability long-term in Lethbridge, even though we’ve been trying to show them that there is a lot of financial growth and there’s been a lot of financial promises made to the program to grow it,” said Parker.