Anthony had a late start skating this year. He had toe surgery in July to remove a bone spur under his toenail, and we weren't sure if he was going to be able to skate at all this year.

Registration and tryouts passed, and Anthony still was recuperating. The Whitestown board then decided on 2 PeeWee teams, rostering 20 and 19 players respectively, and the decision was made for us. We had seen what happens when a team rosters so many players before both in Rome and in Watertown, and we had regretfully decided to sit the year out in Whitestown, and we were starting to look at other organizations.

Then, when talking to the Bantam 2 coaches at Whitestown one night, we saw that they could use an extra player at that level. Anthony and I asked if they would like us to propose that he skate up one level, and the board said that he could, if he passed the tryout. He then had a tryout at a PeeWee practice one night, and it was determined that he could skate up with the Bantam 2 team.

Several of the players were on Anthony's team last year, and he seemed to fit right in. The coaches are great, the parents are again an excellent group, and Anthony is pleased to continue his Whitestown skating career.

Keep watching this page for updates, and also visit our "official" team page at:
Whitestown Youth Hockey and click on "Teams", then on "Bantam 2"