Orrick looks to establish youth football teams

Orrick looks to establish youth football teams

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Through some divine guidance, two 8-man youth football teams are forming in Orrick.Led by Drew Schoeneck, plans are underway to form one team for grades 3-4 and another for grades 5-6.“If everything continues to go right, we’ll have a cheer squad for each,” said Schoeneck, who’ll also serve as a coach.Registration for the two teams will conclude Aug. 1, with plans for practices to start that day, Schoeneck said.“You have to show up Aug. 1, paid in full, with a physical,” he said.The teams within the youth program will play a sevengame season, slated to start in September and conclude in October. Pending approval from the new superintendent of the Orrick R-XI School District, the youngsters will play their home games at Simmons Field, where Orrick’s junior high and high school 8-man teams play, Schoeneck said.“We should, as of right now, be hosting three home games,” he said June 12.Orrick’s youngst...

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