The Young Trojans Host the Championship Game

The Young Trojans have the opportunity to win a second national championship in a row this Saturday (May 23rd) as they meet the Helsinki Wolverines. The game is played at the Upper Field of the Paavo Nurmi Stadium 3 pm.

Our boys (under 21 years of age) have won all of their games this season with a clear margin. The visiting team made it to the finals a year ago too and they haven't got any worse; it will surely be an exciting afternoon. We are positive that the head coach Pauli Ojanen and his cohorts are hungry for victory and will not give the Wolverines an inch for free. All football fans are strongly recommended to attend. The admission is only 2 Euros and worth every cent.

Trojan Trent Usher Injured in a Crash - to Be Replaced by Billy Hart

The Trojan QB/WR Trent Usher has been injured in an automobile accident and cannot join us this season. He suffered a concussion and the doctors will not allow him to play at all at the moment. There is a chance it may never be safe for him to return on the field.

Matt Leinart and Billy Hart

The Trojans can only wish for his recovery and find a replacement. This season we will have Billy Hart from the legendary University of Southern California Trojans. Billy attended the university at the same time with two other talented quarterbacks Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart. Our head coach Jarmo Rautiainen has no doubt that we are hosting a top-notch player: "Football in that kind of school is such a huge business that the television deals alone are worth millions of dollars. They do not suffer any moron in their team and that is a fact."

Billy Hart's USC profile.

Billy hart is originally from Tustin, California, and he used to play for Mission viejo High School before college. He played scout team quarterback as a freshman, the fourth quarterback as a sophomore and the second quarterback after that. He also played for the university baseball team and after that for the Salem Avalanche (known as Salem Red Sox today). He is anxious to play football again and soon enough we will see him in black and white.

Two Experienced Players Signed Up

Lauri Mattsson used to play football for the Trojans as a young man but ended up playing for the Seinajoki Crocodiles later on. This season the experienced lineman is returning home. Tomi Vuorinen, another player with plenty of experience under his belt, has also signed a contract with the Trojans.

Lauri Mattsson will assume a lot of duties and responsibility here in Turku. Apart from his participation in the Maple League he has agreed to help the Young Trojans develop their skills. "It is hard to find a defensive lineman tougher and more experienced than Lauri here in Finland", says our manager Kim Gronlund and goes on to admit that he always just hated to play against Mattsson back in the day. Gronlund has very high expectations of him.

Tomi Vuorinen will be playing the offensive line. Gronlund reveals that it took a month to talk him into it but eventually the negotiations yielded results.

The original Finnish-language news article was posted the 28th of March.