By Chad Klassen

Broncos feel better about 2018 after few tough seasons

May 17, 2018 | 2:26 PM

KAMLOOPS — It’s been a tough last couple years for the Kamloops Broncos, only winning two games in each of the past two seasons. But there is a glimmer of hope following spring camp. 

“I think we’ve got some really good players out here,” says fifth-year offensive lineman Derek Walde. “It’s kind of hard to tell at spring camp exactly what we’ve got, but we’ve brought in some nice recruits, an offensive lineman. We’ve got a couple young guys there we’re really excited about. We’ve got QB Colby Henkel coming back and we’ve got some good running backs. Really all across the board, we’ve got a lot of good guys coming back.”

The Broncos held their annual spring camp last weekend, assessing young talent the team hopes can help them win a few more games this summer. 

“We invite a lot of kids out and we want to see these kids compete,” says Broncos head coach Brad Yamaoka. “We’re looking to fill some holes from our players that have left us and moved on. We just want to see them compete. We want to build this program and bring in more and more quality players. I think we’ve got a good group of guys here.”

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The team brought in a couple offensive linemen, hoping they can protect Colby Henkel and open up holes in the running game. 

“Every year is O-linemen,” says Yamaoka. “That’s the heart of any football team. You look at every team across every single level that you play, O-linemen are the diamonds you need to make a team tick. We’ve done a pretty good job I think. We’ve brought in some young guys that will be able to help in that spot.”

The Broncos open the season on August 5 against the Okanagan Sun, who Kamloops has never beaten. While defeating the Sun for the first time is a rather lofty goal, coach Yamaoka says his team will be improved.

“We’re excited. I think we’re going to be better than we were last year [2-8] and it should be a good year for us.”