By Jamie Harkins

IMPERIAL-The Ingram boys have all achieved success in the various athletic activities they have each taken up and a couple more championship titles may follow two of the four boys back to their hometown of Imperial after this season.
Mark Ingram, 24, is currently starring for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies football team (4-1 and tied for first in the Canada West University Athletic Association) as a starting safety. Meanwhile, his younger brother Connor, 17, is filling the crease as a third string goaltender with the WHL’s Kamloops Blazers (6-3-1 and second in the B.C. Division of the WHL Western Conference) in his rookie season with the major junior hockey club.
“It’s really good out here,” said Connor, who has manned the Blazers net twice this season and holds a 0-1 record. “Kamloops is a really nice city. It’s a lot different than small town Saskatchewan. This league is a lot tougher than anything I’ve ever played in before. It’s a lot better hockey (and) a lot faster hockey, so I’m still trying to adapt to the lifestyle of the game.”
The 6’1 and 212 lb. goalie came to the Blazers this season after backstopping the Prince Albert Mintos AAA hockey team to a 2014 Telus Cup championship title, which is Canada’s national midget championship, last spring. Connor logged over 108 minutes in the April 27 final in Moose Jaw that saw the Mintos beat the Grendiers de Chateauguay 4-3 in triple overtime thanks to a 60-save performance from the Imperial net-minder.
Mark, 5’9 and 190 lb., has already scooped up two Huskies athlete of the week honours this season as well as a Canada West defensive player of the week award in early September. This comes on the heels of an outstanding rookie season last year with the U of S where the Agriculture and Bioresources student snagged a Canada Interuniversity Sport second team all-Canadian and Canada West all star selection for recording 30 tackles and one interception in seven games.
To read more, please see the print edition of the Oct. 20 Leader.