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ST. CLOUD, MN 12-27-07
With the legacies of tainted sports figures quickly becoming the stuff of legend, and Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens constantly dodging questions of "enhancements" to their game, yet another report of performance enhancing has come to national attention. Coming out of the tiny Minneapolis suburb of St. Cloud, Minnesota subpoenas are being issued today about an alleged scandal dating back from an inner city pee wee hockey league in 1992.

Fans of the league remember the '92 season as a stunner when the newly minted "Ducks" (formerly known as District 5) defeated the long-standing champion "Hawks" in the final championship game. Followers of the teams said the "David and well... slightly larger David" story was captivating to everyone following it, and that it had a good feeling to it. Because of the incredible victory by a relatively unknown team, pee wee hockey enrollment rose to record levels the following season, and several players of the original team have gone on to have lucrative deals as motivational speakers on the national circuit.

But County Prosecutors waded in late yesterday to file a motion claiming that the team engaged in a variety of activities including steroid abuse, bribing of officials, and according to the father of two of the players, an organized cheating strategy. Apparently, former lawyer Gordon Bombay, the coach of the Ducks, was the mastermind of the winning season, and a hero to the families of the players. But a closer inspection of Bombay's record shows an uncaring loner who only took the position in order to avoid jail time stemming from a drunk driving arrest. In addition, it was widely rumored that Bombay had an illicit affair with the indigent single mother of one of his players; a charge that has neither been sufficiently confirmed nor denied. In response, several of the players families have brought suit against the league for not comprehensively evaluating Bombay's past.

Gail Reilly, widow of former Hawks coach Jack Rielly, has commented frequently on how Bombay's actions have affected her life. "Gordon and Jack were close when he played for the Hawks, but after Gordon blew that ridiculously easy penalty shot back in '72, he just became a different person." Mrs. Reilly contends that Bombay's life quickly slid into a quagmire of drug and alcohol abuse. In addition, she says that Bombay would continue to taunt her ailing husband. "I'm not surprised at all by these accusations. During the '92 season, Gordon cornered Jack at the rink and threatened him. He told him that his team was going to win or else!" When pressed about what "or else" could mean, Mrs. Reilly began weeping about what she called "Jack's little problem." It is believed that she is referring to the former coach's being indicted for possession of an illegal substance. He was caught in the local hockey rink's locker room with over seven grams of cocaine. Coach Reilly's former attorney, Gerlad Ducksworth, claimed a setup over the entire scenario stating, "Coach Reilly would have never used such a drug, it would have counter-acted his alcohol abuse."

One of Bombay's former star players, Charlie Banks went on record defending his former coach. "The accusations are as false as they are ridiculous. Coach Bombay was a wonderful friend and mentor to all of us during that time, and it is not right to taint the reputation of such a person. I'm where I am today because of that man." Mr. Banks is currently serving a four year sentence in federal prison for child pornography charges.

Calls to the Prosecutor's office have not been returned.