For the love of the game: Thunder will roll across Colfax turf for 7th grid season

Thunder players, including Colfax grad Silas Rohner, center, warm up for practice Saturday.

Pro-like football will hit the Colfax gridiron as the Palouse Thunder minor league team will make the Colfax field their home this spring for the five games.

Made up of players from area high schools and former WSU and UI grid warriors, the Thunder kicks off its run through the six-team Washington Football League this Saturday at Wenatchee.

“It’s for the love of the game. These guys are out there because they want to be out there,” said Coach Jerry Lema, who founded the team in 2003.

Thunder owner Joe W...