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Ottawa Sooners
Category: Active Life Amateur Sports Teams Amateur Sports Teams [Edit]
69 Smoketree CrStittsville, ON K2S 2B9
(613) 730-4435
One review for Ottawa Sooners
1 review in English
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Review from Jason D.
Ottawa, ON
10/21/2008 1 photo
The Ottawa Sooners are a football team in the Quebec Junior Football League. They play out of Keith Harris stadium on the Carleton University campus - Bronson Avenue and Sunnyside in the south end of Ottawa. There are eight teams in the league - all located in the Eastern Ontario/Western Quebec area. Ottawa has two teams - the Sooners and the Junior Riders. The night my family and I went, the Sooners were facing their crosstown rivals. I had no idea what to expect when I arrived at the stadium. Canada is primarily a hockey country and I wasn't sure how many people would be in the 3,000 seat stadium on a chilly October night to watch football. Amazingly, the stands were packed! We had to wander for a while to get some good seats in the boisterous crowd. Unfortunately, we could only find seats in the Junior Rider fan section, so we had to endure shouts of abuse and trash-talking against what-will-become our home team. The game is much faster than the US version (only three downs) so the game was action-packed. The stadium offers food (hot dogs, burgers, fries) and non-alcohol beverages (pop, coffee and hot chocolate). There are draws for cash and prizes and a charming announcer keeping the crowd informed of the play on the field. In between plays, the DJ plays awesome tunes. It was a really fun-filled event and I plan to take my family as often as we can go. Go Sooners!
