February 21 was an extra special day for Notre Dame football player Peyton Stegner.
The Welland native celebrated his 19th birthday and committed to play post secondary football with the Ontario University Athletics champion Laurier Golden Hawks on that day. He had attempted to sign two or three times previously but they were cancelled because of inclement weather.
“It’s awesome. It is a pretty good birthday present,” the 19-year-old Welland native said.
The 6-foot-4, 300-pound lineman also received an offer from Guelph and had interest from several other schools, including Toronto, Waterloo and McMaster
“Laurier and Guelph were the first to make offers to me and I started shutting out other schools.”
Laurier ended up being his top choice for a number of reasons.