OSG High: Grande Prairie Composite Season Ends In Semis...

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Fighting in the provincial high school football playoffs was what the Grande Prairie Composite High Warriors were doing these last few weeks, but for those of you that haven't followed here at HQ, the team lost four players to a drunk driver accident with a fifth still in a coma.

The team made it into the playoffs and ended its run in the Tier 1 North playoffs with a 49-0 semifinal loss to Sherwood Park’s Bev Facey Falcons

But as the HQ maintains... the game isn't always about the game...

Linda Nguyen was there...


The Edmonton Eskimos kept the Warriors in town to be the team's 13th Man for their conference semifinal in another Battle of Alberta...

OSG High: Grande Prairie Composite Plays On...

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This story is both disgusting and heart-warming...

A little over a week ago, a drunk driver killed four members of the Grande Prairie Composite ((AB)) High football team with a 5th currently in a medically-induced coma because of the extent of his injuries...

21-year-old Brenden Holubowich is up on 11 charges, including four counts of impaired driving causing death and one count of failing to remain at the scene of an accident.

He was scheduled to show in court this morning, but the case was continued until the end of the month at the request of counsel.

The memorial service was yesterday while the semi-final playoff for the team was Saturday... and they shut out their opponent 40-0...

Here's Linda Nguyen at Grande Prairie...


The kicker... the alleged is out on bail... and the team prepares for the Peace Bowl title game next week...