The 2026 Canadian Wildcat squad put on a show Friday night that opened eyes and earned some impressive public attention, including this report from PressPass Sports. The stats (see below) in last week's season opener speak for themselves.

PressPass Founder and Editor-in-Chief (and former Canadian ISD student) Kale Steed was especially impressed with two Wildcat standouts, QB Weston Mitchell and WR Brooks Wall, writing, "The dynamic duo of Weston Mitchell and Brooks Wall put up season like numbers during the Wildcats 63-38 home win over Panhandle in the season opener. Mitchell was unstoppable with his arm and his feet. The junior gunslinger went 25-of-35 for an impressive 523 yards and six touchdown passes and then ran for another 156 yards on 19 carries with another score. His main target became Brooks Wall. The lanky sophomore wide out hauled in eight of those passes from Mitchell for 254 yards with three touchdowns."

The Cats will take on the Bushland Falcons in their second non-District game of the season this Friday. Game time is 7 pm at Bushland's Falcon Stadium.