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Under the direction of head coach Dale Parsons, who had played with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Calgary Stampeders, the Colts won the AJFL title in 1972, after losing the championship game the previous year. "It felt pretty good," Evans said of the championship. "Previously we had been the doormats for everybody, including the Mohawks. When Dale took over, I think we only lost one game in two years. He was a hell of a coach." With the addition of the Saskatoon Hilltops, the AJFL evolved into the Prairie Junior Football Conference. The Mohawks, Packers and Rattlers eventually folded leaving the Colts, Rams, HIlltops, Huskies and the Wildcats. After the Rams left the junior league to become affiliated with the University of Regina, the Prairie Thunder was formed to fill the void in that Saskatchewan city. The conference has also added the Winnipeg Riffles since the 2002 season. Always competitive, the Colts captured their first national championship in 1989. Under the direction of head coach Keith Kendall, the Colts finished fourth in the regular season and then shocked Regina and Saskatoon in the playoffs. The Colts staged another upset in the Canadian Bowl, defeating the favored Burlington Tiger Cats 23-6 at McMahon Stadium. The following year the Colts placed second in the regular season and beat the Hilltops in overtime at McMahon Stadium in the semifinals. Calgary then beat the Rams at Regina to win the conference...

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