Coaching Staff
Luke ACton
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Born and raised in Saskatoon, SK
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Played for Scorpions Field Lacrosse, Saskatchewan SWAT, and Team Saskatchewan Field programs (U16/U19)
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Began coaching with the SFLA in 2006 and has since coached the Saskatoon Stingers, Saskatoon Scorpions, Team Saskatchewan, and Sentinels Lacrosse programs
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Played NCAA Division 1 Men’s Field Lacrosse for Bellarmine University, finishing as a team captain (2008-2013 - Attack)
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Competed for the Victoria Jr. A Shamrocks (BCJALL) and, as a result, was drafted to the Nanaimo Sr. A Timbermen (WLA)
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Graduated with distinction from Bellarmine University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Science (2013)
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Currently working as an Actuarial Consultant at Aon in Saskatoon
Arden Wipf
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Born and raised in Saskatoon, SK
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Played for Scorpions Field Lacrosse, Saskatoon Steelers, Saskatchewan SWAT, and Team Saskatchewan Field programs (U16/U19)
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Began coaching with the SFLA in 2006 and has since coached the Saskatoon Stingers, Saskatoon Scorpions, Team Saskatchewan, and Sentinels Lacrosse programs
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Played NCAA Division 1 Men’s Field Lacrosse for Bellarmine University (2008-2012 - Defense)
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Graduated from Bellarmine University with a Bachelor of Arts degree (2012) and from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Education (2014) and Master of Education (2017)
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Team Saskatchewan Sr. Men's Head Coach (2019) and Saskatoon Field Lacrosse Association President (2020)
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Currently working as an elementary vice-principal in Saskatoon
Reagan HArding
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Born and raised in Saskatoon, SK
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Played for Scorpions Field Lacrosse, Saskatchewan SWAT, and Team Saskatchewan Field programs (U16/U19)
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Coached Team Saskatchewan, North American Indigenous Games, Harding Athletics, and Sentinels Lacrosse
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Played Division 2 Men’s Field Lacrosse for Lake Erie College and finished his career as a 3x All-American and 2x captain (2011- 2015)
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Graduated from Lake Erie College with a Bachelor of Science (2015), Master of Science Management (Entrepreneurship) from Durham University Business School (2016), and currently working towards an MBA from Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University
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Played for both the Jr.A (BCJALL) and Sr.A (WLA) New Westminster Salmonbellies and the Sr.A (WLA) Nanamio Timbermen
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Competed professionally for both the Ohio Machine and Florida Launch in Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
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Drafted to the Saskatchewan Rush (2015)
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Currently working as a Strategy Analyst for Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Manager
Kevin Acton
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Born and raised in Saskatoon, SK
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Over the last 25 years has held many positions with Saskatoon Minor Hockey, including Zone W Commissioner and SMHA board member
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Acted as the team manager for a variety of minor hockey teams
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Devoted volunteer efforts to managing field and box lacrosse teams in Saskatoon in the spring and summers
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Volunteer efforts included:
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Business manager and parent coordinator for the Saskatoon Scorpions field lacrosse program for almost a decade​
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VP of Operations on the SLA Board of Directors
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Manager of Team Saskatchewan Field
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Coordinated the 2010 and 2017 Canadian Field Lacrosse Nationals in Saskatoon
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Collects tropical fish and aquatic plants, is a grandmaster aquatic horticulturist, and master aquarium fish breeder
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Enjoys music of all genres and has a few wicked playlists that the players seem to enjoy!
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Currently working as the Director of Operations for SARCAN Recycling in Saskatchewan