Future grid stars begin season under hot sun

Dozens of determined young bullpups stood in a circle on the Schmuck Park ballfields as the sun sets on a scorching August afternoon.

While the sun may have made for a hot afternoon, these young future stars of the gridiron are feeling more heat from their thighs as they practice proper football stances.

“It really burns,” said Chris “Ox” Jones. “But it’s supposed to. You should feel like you’re doing squat thrusts.”

Colfax gridders in the third through sixth grades began practice Monday for this year’s Bulldog youth football season.

John Klaveano is entering his third season in youth football...