04/09/2026
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This is definitely one of those pictures, this past weekend we had teams come from all over BC. Little did we know that for us OG Coaches (Paris, LaRose, Will and Jordan) that we would have 3 of the ORIGINAL GRE Players coming back now as Coaches for other programs.
Coach or Smitty as we know him was a Year 1/Day 1 OG that used to drive all the way down from Kelowna to practice and play for us. Smitty went on to play University Football at the UofA as well as Junior for the and now is back in his hometown coaching and impacting his community. Smitty is giving back with .
Coach and his brother (not pictured) were both in the Year 2 and Year 3, they commuted almost every weekend from Nanaimo to play for us. Finn went on to play at the University of Windsor, while Maren went on to play at McGill University. Finn is now giving back as a Coach with .
When we sit here and look at Year 10 and the decade of doing this. Itโs not about the Wins or Loses, itโs about the relationships, the bonds and the young men that leave the program to be Leaders in their communities. As well as being great sons, brothers, fathers and husbands. Thatโs the legacy of being GRE Family ๐ค๐
