t ' â€" _ ' â€"â€"_â€"-â€"ï¬ . . __ t , . l mmimMoWiA-ynmn-u - i _ , l . . it 'f‘I-wzrw 75 “ . Champs celebratmg 10th season 9 it? of“ t l By Imam Exit to support me. which I love. If they weren't there to i ’ . t . ‘ l .1 ,, 7"; (would: Sta]! support me. I guess I'd have to pack it ln.’ 5% '\ i 1 However. at the age of 37 and with a national "“ ’ l l T earns come and go like clockwork in the Northern championship ï¬nally under his belt, Christey still Isn't l ‘ I oothall ( (inference. giVing in to gridiron retirement. .1 . g ’ 1 ‘ l‘ht- Oshawa Ilawkeyes. Kingston Privateers and The former Cameron Heights student could have ( aâ€; '4 1 Milton Marauders have all passed by the wayside. gone out on top last season like fellow veterans Ion . 5, , .;I were“ 1‘ “ louttding members. like the Sudbury Spartans and Nedeljkovic. Lee Becker and Troy Gibbons. But the 5 1 1‘ the North Bay Bulldogs, are not immune either. having chance to play one more NFC season. “with a huge , ‘ ‘ taken leaves of absence recently from the nine-team bull's-eye on ourback.“ was too tantalizing to turn “$- . ‘ M-‘(L down. ’ “ Itot over the past decade. the defending national “When you love the game. you have that desire to g i i champion ltvally Outlaws have stayed strong and be greedy." Christey said. ‘Some people are OK with this Saltirda) the club will celebrate the start of its going out on top after that one time, but that’s not me " ’ W ,1 ltlth season by hosting a bitter rival. the Sault Ste. Have the competition, so I got togoback again.†\ Marie hit-elem. at the University of Waterloo with kick- Turftidblts: The Outlaws will be making a donation ,f . - l oil at 7 pm. to the Children's Wish Foundation on Saturday. Wish ' ‘ “It‘s not easy and it‘s not like anybody is in it to Kids will sing the national anthem and get to boot the “‘2‘ _ ‘ make tttoney. we're just trying to balance the books at ceremonial opening kickoff . . . Tri~City coaches Chris ‘3 . the end of the year and give guys a chance to play Newsome, Bill McMahon and Gary Hudson will be a“ . .- \_. , . football.“ said receiver Shawn Ashe. who is also pitch- swapping up duties. Newsome will still handle the . . l ing in on the Outlaws executive. “If we hadn't been - head coaching assignments along with the defensive "‘9'?" 7"" 1W W905 {"le“ lat Thursday “'09 O Tm 00"†l able to grow the success that we have in the commu- duties while McMahon takes on the offensive side of Wm“ ‘“ 0W0" “9'9“" "‘ Km“ The MM open the Northern nit); I don‘t where the longevity would be. the ball. Hudson will lead the offensive and defensive Football Conference â€39°" against the Sault Stealer: on Saturday at the 1 “Over the last few years. we've seen a lot of teams lines â€my.“ ofWaterloo. “do“ not 7 part. m!†mo fold. but at the samgtime we've seen teams like . l Ottawa and Sudhury g themselves together and back into the league But the are a lot of teams. back when I started, that are not arou anymore.‘ Even then. few teams have had the success the (hitlawshaveenjoyedsinceDayl. ROOM FOR SEVEN' . Trl-(Iiry has qualified for the NFC playoffs each of its to seasons. captured three league championships D E S l R E D BY E V E N M O R E, and last season ï¬nally tackled down a ï¬rst Canadian ‘ ‘ , ‘ . _ . ‘ Major Football league title over the (lalgaryWolfpack “it. All NtW «F’HSSENLJER lNi ‘; Mil 1X l5 HERE. in Waterloo. 'lhey have also given players like Will Christey. who ' " never played in university. a chance to suit up for full~ ' ‘ ‘ ' contact football once again. ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ . ' ‘ ‘ ' ' ‘ ' â€I had the opportunity to get back into a game I ‘ . ‘ loved.†said the Outlaws comerback. 3 Rogers techni- ‘ y , I , y _ » cian by trade. “And when that opportunity came. I ‘ " ‘ jumped on it and I haven't stopped since. “It's keeps me going. keeps me healthy. keeps me i," ' 1‘ feeling young. so I'm OK.†' K m It was the same with Ashe. who I0 years ago had . finished plan'ng club football with the Tri City Vipers / \‘ ; and had no place to go, at least until a group of foot- " ,_-.- “*3_ i . ball-minded individuals attested an NFC franchise for - /___.'4 -~ "‘ ' ,’._.._...._â€"._...'__ ‘ the Kitchener-ll/aterloo»(‘ambridge area / C: A" ._ - j i the experience gave Ashe. who was 2i at the time. ' ' 11““ conï¬dence to play (its football with Wilfrid laurier . " t_. ‘x a University. where he won a Vanier Cup ring in 2005. ‘ "’ ‘ ' t But there was more to it than that. V ‘ . ‘ ‘ ' -l oretnnst. you want to play football.' he said. 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