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i PAGE 14THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, MARCH 28,2001 &Leisure Orono peewees don't disappoint hometown fans Teacher tackles idea of bringing football rs?o •* All-Ontario final series against Thedford tied BY BRAD KELLY Sports Editor Getting embarrassed in front of the hometown fans can sometimes sometimes serve as a huge motivational motivational factor. That was certainly the case for Orono in its All-Ontario pee- wce final series against Thedford. Thedford. After a split in the opening Information meeting tonight at school BY BRAD KELLY Sports Editor There hasn't been a high school football game played on a local field in this area for more than 10 years, but that could all change next fall. An information meeting tonight (Wednesday) at Bowmanville High School is open to the community to discuss the merits of starting a football program at the school. The meeting will be held in the library of the school, 49 Liberty St. N, beginning at 7 p.m. "Right away, football brings certain values to all of the students involved," says Danny Webb, a first- year teacher at the school who has offered to coach the team. "We are going to outline outline what we've done and what it is we want to do. Any input is always welcome," welcome," he says of the- agenda for tonight's meeting. meeting. Webb, a 24-year-old Clarington resident, played football in high school dnd had what he terms a "short-lived" playing playing career at Wilfred Lau rier University. He coached two years in Waterloo, one in Thun-- der Bay and will be the coach of the Clarington Tigercats peewee football team this summer. It will be the first year for a peewee peewee team in Clarington. Last season the organization organization started with a tyke and atom team. "Football has taught me so many life skills," says Webb of the improved self-esteem, social interaction interaction and goal setting that the game lends itself to. Webb adds that he has talked to staff at the school who are very keen on getting getting involved. The final hurdle will be securing enough funding from outside the school to help ease the financial burden burden of starting a new program. program. A press release to announce announce tonight's meeting states "in order to ensure the program's sustainability, sustainability, a partnership between the school, business and the community at large needs to be forged." Webb says he initiated the idea of starting a football football team at BHS because "giving back to the sport is a natural thing." He adds that once the initial start-up costs for the team are taken care of in the first year that football is very "self-sustaining." two games of the series in Thedford, Thedford, the series switched back to Orono for games three and four this past weekend. In Game 3 on Saturday, Thedford scored a 5-3 victory to take the lead in the series. But that lead was short-lived as Orono didn't disappoint the hometown fans in Game 4 on Sunday, posting an easy 11-1 victory to tie the series. "The (players) figured that they didn't have to work real hard and they didn't play well," says Gauthier of Saturday's 5-3 loss. - But Sunday's game was a different different story. "We were just all over (Thedford)," the coach says. "We've had our backs to the wall before this year and have faced elimination. When we're in trouble we seem to get going." Game 5 will be in Thedford on Friday night with Game 6 back in Orono on Sunday at noon. If a seventh game is necessary necessary it will be played in Thedford on April 7. In Sunday's 11-1 win, Justin Caruana had six goals, Steve Burt had three with one each to Doug Garlick and Steve Hicks. Orono 's Justin Caruana (99) skates past a Thedford player during Game 4 on Sunday. RON PIETRONIRO/ Statesman photo Saturday, Caruana had two goals with one to Garlick in a 5-3 loss. Tire team had what Gauthier described as a "poor regular season" season" after finishing third overall. But the team's fortunes have turned around in the playoffs. In succession, Orono has eliminated eliminated Ops (2-1), Minden (2-1), Colbomc (3-1) and Northwest Muskoka (3-1) to reach the provincial finals. "A lot of the members of the team just came into their own at the end of the season," says Gauthier. Gauthier. (Tire players) have more heart and desire to win than a lot of teams I've coached." The coach adds that the addition addition of Caruana to the roster from the Triple A Central Ontario Wolves late in the season "upped the play of everybody on the team." Some of the players can draw on their past experience, as six members of the team have been to the All-Ontario finals before, says Gauthier. But he adds that four or five players arc in their first year of rep hockey. "We're just happy to be here," he says of competing for a provincial championship. "A lot of people didn't think we would get this far." "AAA & A" Clarington Toros Hockey Tryouts (held at Garnet B. Rickard Arena) for the 2001-2002 Season Minor Novice thru Minor Bantam Minor Novice 'AAA' April 08 1:00 p.m. 1.5 hrs. a Minor Atom 'AAA' April 08 4:00 p.m; 1.5 hrs. a Minor PeeWee'AAA' April 08 7:00 p.m. 2.0 hrs. a Major Novice 'AAA' April 08 2:30 p.m. 1.5 hrs. a Major Atom 'AAA' April 08 5:30 p.m. 1.5 hrs.- a Major PeeWee 'AAA' April 06 8:00 p.m. 2.0 hrs. a Minor Bantam 'AAA' . 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