WOLVES DEFEAT MERSEYSIDE NIGHTHAWKS 14-6
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The Edinburgh Wolves kicked off their home campaign with first win of the season against the visiting Merseyside Nighthawks.
In front of a passionate and vocal crowd the Wolves mainly stuck to the ground with the return of David "Magic" Molloy boosting the running back ranks and scoring a touchdown. But Molloy wasn't the only threat with rookie Paul Elder also making a major contribution to the teams 164 yards rushing.
A strong defensive performance kept the Nighthawks in check for most of the day and came up with big plays when it mattered including a major sack for Ed Forrester and two interceptions by Campbell Lewis. Lewis was named Wolves player of the week by Head Coach Don Edmonston for his two interceptions on defense which set up great field position for the Wolves and his performance at Quarterback leading the offense to two scoring drives, the final one capped by Lewis' first rushing touchdown of the season.
The Game report and stats will be added later today.
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WOLVES FACE MIXED RESULTS OUT WEST
With the BAFL season now kicked off for both the main team and the junior squad the Wolves travelled west this weekend to mixed results. On Saturday the Junior Squad took part in a 5 on 5 full contact tournament and lost to Dundee Thunder, Clyde Valley and Glasgow however while the games were competitive the Juniors were proud to finally record a win over rivals Fife Fire.
Sunday the main Wolves team took on Glasgow Tigers at the Tigers Temporay home ground of Lochinch. In a low scoring game the home side Tigers recorded their first victory of the 2008 BAFL 2 season as the Wolves suffered a 16 - 0 loss. Visit our news section for the match report.
WOLVES SCHEDULE FOR 2008
Wolves' five home games to be played at Meadowbank Stadium
After kicking off the season on the road in Glasgow on April 27, the Wolves will return home to Scotland's capital
to play the Merseyside Nighthawks on May 4 at Meadowbank stadium.
Later in May the Wolves will travel to play the Chester Romans in the first game between the two sides, two weeks later another trip to the Northwest of England sees the Wolves visit the Lancashire Wolverines.
Meadowbank is the venue for the return match against Chester Romans on June 14 which will be the first of the Saturday afternoon games for the 2008 season and could feature an additional match for the Wolves Youth Program. The following week the Wolves will travel to Merseyside to face off against the Nighthawks.
The Wolves then play another three games at Meadowbank on July 5, 20, and 26 against Manchester,
Glasgow and Lancashire, respectively, before finishing the season on the road against
Manchester on August 16.
Coach Don Edmonston said “This is a great schedule for us with a great mix of local and
divisional rivalries. We are looking forward to settling some old scores from last year. I really think
our preseason this year will help us to iron out the simple mistakes we saw all too often last year”
WOLVES SCHEDULE 2008
SUN 27 APRIL Away at Glasgow Tigers 14.30 KO
SUN 04 MAY Home vs Merseyside Nighthawks 12.00 KO - Meadowbank Stadium
SUN 18 MAY Away at Chester Romans KO 14.00
SUN 01 JUNE Away at Lacnashire Wolverines KO 14.00
SAT 14 JUNE Home vs Chester Romans KO 16.00 - Meadowbank Stadium
SUN 22 JUNE away at Merseyside Nighthawks KO 14.30
SAT 05 JULY Home vs Manchester Titans KO 16.00 - Meadowbank Stadium
SUN 20 JULY Home vs Glasgow Tigers KO 14.00 - Meadowbank Stadium
SAT 26 JULY Home vs Lancashire Wolverines KO 17.00 - Meadowbank Stadium
SAT 16 AUG Away at Manchester Titans KO 17.00
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Keep coming back to the Wolves website for the latest Wolves news including a number of job vancanies which will soon be advertised and plans for a new Cheerleading team. A full season review for the Wolves will be available later this month in addition to other wolves stories and features.