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Soccer club asking, 'Where have all the players gone? By Bob Owen The Castleton Sports Club soccer program continues to grow. This year under the direction of relative newcomer Allan Houston, the club has expanded its program from the five teams it had last season to seven this year. Castleton Sports Club expands soccer program The club will operate teams playing full team soccer' 1n the mosquito and atom division of the Northumberland Soccer League. Two squirt teams and three tyke squads will hit the pitch in mint-soccer. By Bob Owen Where have ail the players gone? That must be the question that Colborne Cramahe Haldimand soccer officials must be asking these days. After a great turnout last year (130 players), the CCH Club is looking at a 50 percent decrease based on registration days held in late March and early April. Houston reported to the Chronicle that, as of May 6, there were 89 players registered for the season which starts just after Victoria Day. The only division where there weren't enough players to field a team was the lS-and-under category. of the six who A recent arrive from Mllverton, just west of Kitchener. Houston takes over the soccer post from Randy Jakobl and Linda Marshman. While registration has been completed. the new soccer boss assured the Chronicle that he was continuing the long standing Castleton Sports Club policy that no one would be turned away. registered. two will play for Warkworth, and two have moved on to CCH's Colborne team. Unfortunately for Houston, one of those six was his own son, Christopher. Practices started last week at the Castleton Public School field. The season will end in late August. The Elub Is also encouraging its coaches to attend coaching clinics held m Port Hope and Cobourg in June. League president Chris Godsell does expect more participants, especially on the men's and women‘s teams, but Is at a loss to explain the decrease in the younger categories. Using the current registrants, Godsell and his executive have arranged the 64 players into four teams. 7 A full squad of under-135 will play full team soccer in the Lakeshore League. A nine-and -under team will play full soccer in the Northumberland Soccer League. As well the CCH Club will iield an under- seven mlnl-soccer team. Last season CCH put six teams on the field m the under nine groups, and based on those numbers the club bought five complete sets of uniforms worth more than Colborne Durham Transport girls' hockey team - At the United County Girls' Hockey League banquet on May 4 -- In front from left are Katie Chapman, Jenny Jarrell, Rachel Clark, Nikki Rutherford, Valerie Cooney, Jennifer Russell, Coach Norma Russell. In back are Karen Godkin, Becky Cook, Marcie Churchill, Holly Grant, Christina Robinson, Coach Jason Post. Pharo by BobOwen By Bob Owen - 344-7653 Hoping to maintain their 1992 numbers. the club bliized local schools with Information forms. Using a computerized mailing list, they sent out self-addressed registratiun forms to each of last yearls players along with a newsletter. They even offered a free hat to each player. But the registrations have not flowed $3000. The Colborne Chronicle, Tuesday, May 1 1, 1993 In, and the club is raced with a much smaller roster. Coupled with that Is the prospect that this wtll be the final year on the executive for several current members. making the future of the club uncertain. No new parents have come forward to assist in the operation of the club, so. continuity w10 inevitably be a Despite the obstacles, Godsell and his executive are pushing on. The club will again host the Darryl Lemon Memorial Soccer Tournament. This year's event will take place bn Aug. 28-29. Late regrstrations can be phoned in to Godsell at 349. 2441 or Michael O'Kane at 355-2386, problem. Page 9