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The Canadian Junior Football League in conjunction with the Prairie Conference is proud to announce the 2025 Conference All-Stars and All-Rookie Team.

There are 11 positional categories, and the Conference leading Regina Thunder have collected nine All-Star selections.

The 2025 Prairie Conference All-Stars are:

Offensive Line:

Caleb Barajas* – Regina Thunder (second consecutive season)
Tristan Rapchalk – Regina Thunder (All-Rookie team last season)
James Luico* – Regina Thunder
Jack Erlandson – Saskatoon Hilltops
Matt Elash – Saskatoon Hilltops 

Running Backs:
Peter Boersch* – Regina Thunder – he won the Conference rushing title with 1327 yards on 174 carries and four touchdowns averaging 7.4 yards a carry

David Collins – saskatoon Hilltops – he carried the rock 126 times for 1028 yards and a Conference high 13 touchdowns, averaging 8.2 yards per carry

Receivers:
Jarome Penner* – Winnipeg Rifles – he led the Conference with 794 receiving yards on 40 receptions and tallied three touchdowns.  He averaged 19.9 yards a catch

Jacob St. Hilaire – Edmonton Wildcats – he collected 37 receptions for 533 yards, averaging 14.4 yards a catch and had 4 touchdowns

Isaiah Vallderruten – Saskatoon Hilltops – he led the Conference averaging 24.5 yards a reception, making 16 catches for 392 yards and had 4 touchdowns

Ben Walz – Regina Thunder - he had 21 receptions for 232 yards and a touchdown

Quarterback:
Riley Element – Winnipeg Rifles – he led the Conference in completions (159), yards (2394), attempts (260) and was tied with 11 touchdowns.  He completed 61.2% of his passes and had a passer efficiency rating of 79.9

Place Kicker:
Shawn Green* – Regina Thunder – he led the Conference with 83 points.  He booted a Conference high 17 field goals, knocking through 81% of his kicks. 

Defensive Line:
Johnathon Stevens* – Saskatoon Hilltops (third consecutive season) – he led the Conference with three sacks, had 11 tackles, 18 assisted stops, had a knockdown, forced and recovered a fumble

Jonathan Kampen – Regina Thunder - he collected 7 tackles, assisted on 6 others, and had half a sack

Jordan Southern – Calgary Colts – he had 10.5 tackles, 2.5 sacks and recovered a fumble

Dwayne Williams – Edmonton Wildcats – he recorded 27 tackles, 12 assisted stops, forced two fumbles and even had an interception

Linebackers:
Isaac Michayluk* – Saskatoon Hilltops (second consecutive season) – making 32 tackles, 22 assists, knocked down three passes, forced two fumbles, recovered one and intercepted three passes

Kyler Banfield* – Winnipeg Rifles (second consecutive season) – led the Conference with 37 tackles and 26 assisted stops.  He added two sacks, four knockdowns, forced two fumbles, and recovered a pair

Kenten Effa – Regina Thunder – he recorded 30 tackles, 18 assists, had half a sack, a knockdown, forced and recovered a fumble

Defensive Backs:
Cooper Filazek* – Regina Thunder – he had three interceptions, six tackles, and two knockdowns

Jake Mayo – Regina Thunder - he had 3 interceptions, returned 1 for a touchdown, added 15 tackles, 2 assists, half a sack, a Conference high 6 knockdowns and forced a fumbles

Jace Mowles – Saskatoon Hilltops – he made 3 interceptions, 4 knockdowns, 13.5 tackles

Juven St. Hilaire – Edmonton Huskies (All-Rookie team last season) – he made 21 tackles, 6 assisted tackles, had two interceptions and had two knockdowns

Quinn Feodoroff – Calgary Colts – 23 tackles, 7 assisted stops, intercepted four passes, recovered two fumbles, forced one and had two knockdowns

Punter:
Gabriel Yaipen – Winnipeg Rifles – he led the Conference with 67 punts, averaging 38.4 yards and scored four singles 

Return Specialist:
Mekhi Tyrell – Edmonton Wildcats – he returned six punts for 122 yards, averaging 20.3 yards a return and broke one 80 yards for a touchdown

The Prairie Conference is preparing for their Conference semi-finals this Sunday.  The #1 Regina Thunder host the #4 Edmonton Huskies, and the #2 Saskatoon Hilltops entertain the #3 Winnipeg Rifles.  The winners advance to the Prairie Conference championship game and one step closer to hosting the 2025 Canadian Bowl. 

*unanimous selection 

All-Rookie Team

Offensive Lineman
Matt Elash – Saskatoon Hilltops  

Running Back
Thomas Barrett – Calgary Colts  

Receivers:
Simon Leckie – Winnipeg Rifles   

Quarterback:
Wesley Neitz – Edmonton Huskies 

Defensive Linemen:
Enoch Oludamiro – Regina Thunder 

Linebacker:
Chris Mattiello – Edmonton Huskies  

Defensive Back:
Nigel Reader – Winnipeg Rifles  

Kicker:
Lucas Hryniuk – Calgary Colts