Meikle, Bond of Kamloops Released by BC Lions

HIGH ACHIEVERS: Alex La Vecchia hopes B.C. Lions’ training camp experience jump-starts his UBC football career

By Martin Cleary Ah, the first day of camp. It’s a full blend of anticipation, excitement and nervousness. Ottawa’s Alex La Vecchia felt some of that earlier this month, when he attended the first week of the CFL’s British Columbia Lions training camp in Kelowna. It was a rather surreal time for the University of British Columbia student-athlete, who will enter his third season as a Thunderbirds quarterback in August. La Vecchia, who was only in…

Meikle, Bond of Kamloops released by BC Lions

KAMLOOPS — A pair of football players from Kamloops will once again be playing in the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) this summer. Colton Meikle and Jacob Bond were both released by the BC Lions, though they made it to the end of this year’s training camp which wrapped up Thursday (May 29). The 20-year-old Meikle will play for the Kamloops Broncos while the 22-year-old Bond will report to the Okanagan Sun. Both Meikle and Bond saw game ac…

Lions Re-Sign DL Tomasi Laulile, Release Lynn Bowden

The BC Lions announced the following transactions on Wednesday. Signed to roster: American defensive lineman Tomasi Laulile. Released from roster: American wide receiver Lynn Bowden. Laulile (6’4, 285 lbs)- returns to Kamloops after being with the team during mini-camp. Before moving north, Laulile signed with the Indianapolis Colts as a non-drafted free agent in 2018 and had stints with Denver, San Francisco and New Orleans over the next five y…