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Above, players attempt to block the ball from coming over onto their side of the court. by Brad Kelly A controversy sparked by the Darlington Youth Soccer Club (DYSC) surrounding the payment of user fees for the rental of sports fields isn't beyond being resolved, says Joe Caruana, the Director of Community Services for the Municipality of Clarington. In a letter to the editor published in last week's Statesman, Larry Nicholls, the president of the DYSC, took the stance that his organization would refuse to pay user fees. He estimated the $4 per hour fee would cost his organization an extra $23,760 over the course of their 18-week season. The added expense, Nicholls wrote, would not be passed on to the parents through an increase in registration registration fees. Instead, he suggested all soccer games played on municipal fields would be conducted on a casual basis, not unlike those times when families use the parks for recreational purposes. In a letter sent to the DYSC, Caruana has proposèd that the two sides sit down and discuss the issue, with the intention of coming to a solution that is beneficial for both. ' "It's not something that we can't overcome," said Caruana. "I hope that we can resolve it." Since the reduction of funding from the provincial government, municipalities have been left on their own to try and recover the loss without raising taxes. Charging user fees for sports fields is just one of the ways to help alleviate the rising costs of maintaining soccer pitches and baseball diamonds. Caruana said the increase in fees is "warranted" and, unfortunately, there is "no getting around it." He understands and sympathizes with the frustrations of those involved with the DYSC, and is prepared to assist groups in developing ways td get the extra fees needed for field rentals. So far, no other user groups have refused to pay the newly-imposed fees. by Chris Rourke One local minor hockey team is celebrating, and another is wondering what went wrong. The Newcastle Square Boy Pizza Peewee Selects are celebrating their 5- 4 victory over the Clarington Peewee Eagle Selects in the 'A' Championship of a tournament held at the Recreation Complex this past weekend. The Clarington Recreational Hockey League hosted the Atom and Peewee select tournament. The final of the Peewee tournament was a classic. classic. Newcastle came into the finals with three wins in the round robin, defeating defeating Kingston 4-3, Port Hope 11-0, and Hamilton 9-1. Newcastle continued their strong play in the final game. Goals by Derek Heèrschop and Bobby Phelan in the first three minutes of the game put them ahead 2-0. But Bowmanville scored three goals within 1:08 to take the lead in the second period. Derek Broley and Nick Smith, with two, gave the Eagles the 3-2 lead. Scott Luxton, Matt Zawislak and Nick Stacey scored three unanswered goals in the third to put Newcastle ahead 5-3. Adam Smith scored a late goal for Clarington in the third, but it was too late to stop Newcastle from capturing the 'A' Championship. Newcastle Head Coach Jim Stacey was very excited after the game, and was proud of his team. "They are a first-year team," Stacey explained. "We had to start from scratch because these kids hadn't played any contact hockey before in their lives." The victory over Clarington was sweeter than most for Stacey. "We have a great natural rivalry with those guys, so it was nice to win against them," he said following the game. In the Atom 'A' Championship, the Clarington Atom Eagles reached the finals against the Tilsonburg Tornadoes. The Eagles were dominated by the Tornadoes, and lost 5-0. In the three wins the Atoms collected to reach the finals, they surrendered only one goal. Coach Rick Woodcock was disappointed with the loss, but he told his team to keep their heads up. - "We were beaten by a really good club. They are the best team we've seen this year," Woodcock said. "They do everything right." The Atom and Peewee teams from Orono were more fortunate than the Clarington teams, as they both won their 'B' Championships. In the Peewee 'B' finals, Orono beat Tilsonburg 8-3. Bob Witheridge with a goal and three assists, coupled with Gregory Shetler's two goals and assists, led Orono to the championship. Jeff Thompson, Jamie Parry, Tyler Robinson, and Brandon Caruana, with two, rounded out the scoring for Orono. Orono Head Coach John Witheridge finally got what he wanted from his team. "This is the first time that they have played as a team this year," he said with a smile. The Orono Atoms clobbered Newcastle 11-2 in the 'B' finals. Matt Caruana led the way with two goals and four assists. Other scorers were: J.P. Pisani (2), Aaron Robinson (2), and singles to Bryan Bickell, Justin Szymczak, Nathan Adegeest, Curt Robinson, and Lee Allin. Ôrono's coach, Paul Henry, said his team had one big advantage over Newcastle. "We're a rep team, and they are a house league team," he said. Other ' championship game results included: Peewee 'C' - Kingston Township 2, Kingston CAL 1; Atom 'C' -- Kingston Township 5, Keswick 2; Peewee 'D' -- Beaverton 5, Mount Hamilton 1; Atom 'D' -- Baltimore 6, Mount Hamilton 2.