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Updated: 10:58 p.m. ET Sept 5, 2006
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]STOCKTON, Calif. - An assistant youth football coach who allegedly rushed onto the field and assaulted a boy on the opposing team was arrested on suspicion of felony child abuse, police said.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cory Petero, 36, of Riverbank, turned himself in Saturday night following what witnesses described as a late hit that turned into a brawl, with parents and children from both teams fighting on the field for about 20 minutes.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No major injuries were reported and no charges have been filed, but Stockton police were still investigating.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Referee Tim Winek said he had just called a penalty on Brian Wood, 13, a Stockton Bears player.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]“There was a penalty on the play, and it was a late hit,” Winek said. “The parent of the kid who got hit took exception to it. He came charging out onto the field.”[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Daniel Champion, who identified himself as Wood’s father, told The (Stockton) Record that his son suffered bruises on his stomach and jaw from the assault.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The brawl erupted at around 3:30 p.m. with less than a minute left to play between the Riveroak Redskins and the Bears. At the time of the clash, the Redskins were ahead 16-6.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Reg Evans, vice president of the Delta Youth Football League, said Petero was out of line and should be banned from coaching.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]“He (Petero) will never coach in the DYFL again,” Evans said. “This never should have happened.”[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Petero’s family said he had no comment.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Evans and other league officials met Monday to decide what to do after the brawl. The league governs about 12,000 players ages 7 to 14 in the northern San Joaquin Valley.[/FONT]
Updated: 10:58 p.m. ET Sept 5, 2006
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]STOCKTON, Calif. - An assistant youth football coach who allegedly rushed onto the field and assaulted a boy on the opposing team was arrested on suspicion of felony child abuse, police said.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cory Petero, 36, of Riverbank, turned himself in Saturday night following what witnesses described as a late hit that turned into a brawl, with parents and children from both teams fighting on the field for about 20 minutes.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No major injuries were reported and no charges have been filed, but Stockton police were still investigating.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Referee Tim Winek said he had just called a penalty on Brian Wood, 13, a Stockton Bears player.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]“There was a penalty on the play, and it was a late hit,” Winek said. “The parent of the kid who got hit took exception to it. He came charging out onto the field.”[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Daniel Champion, who identified himself as Wood’s father, told The (Stockton) Record that his son suffered bruises on his stomach and jaw from the assault.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The brawl erupted at around 3:30 p.m. with less than a minute left to play between the Riveroak Redskins and the Bears. At the time of the clash, the Redskins were ahead 16-6.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Reg Evans, vice president of the Delta Youth Football League, said Petero was out of line and should be banned from coaching.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]“He (Petero) will never coach in the DYFL again,” Evans said. “This never should have happened.”[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Petero’s family said he had no comment.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Evans and other league officials met Monday to decide what to do after the brawl. The league governs about 12,000 players ages 7 to 14 in the northern San Joaquin Valley.[/FONT]
