Three Shuswap Youth Soccer Association girls teams have qualified to compete in the B.C. Soccer Girls Provincial ‘B’ Cup in Kamloops July 5-8, and one game on July 4, after their performance in the Thompson-Okanagan Youth Soccer League (TOYSL) playdowns.
The Shuswap FC U15 and U17 girls select teams qualified for the provincial cup after winning both of their playdowns games, earning gold medals in their respective divisions. Though the U13 girls team lost one of their games to the provincial cup hosts Kamloops Blaze, they earned a silver medal in regular season play and a host berth to compete in provincials.
Shuswap FC is the smallest association competing in the Thompson-Okanagan league. Their triumph against larger clubs in Kamloops, Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon in the 2018 season shows the skill and dedication of these players.
In the playdowns, the U17 girls team came out 3-2 against the Pinnacles FC of Penticton and shut-out Vernon United with a a 4-0 victory.
In regular season play, the U17 team came away with four wins, four losses and two draws in the 2018 Thompson-Okanagan Youth Soccer League (TOYSL) standings.
The Shuswap FC U17 team’s first game in the provincial cup is scheduled for July 5 at 3 p.m. against Williams Lake FC.
The U15 girls select team stopped Vernon United 2-0 in their first game of the zone playdowns, following it up with a repeat 2-0 victory against Kelowna United.
The U15 squad heads into provincials off of a regular season that saw them come away with six wins, two losses and two draws in TOYSL standings. Their first provincial cup game is scheduled for July 5 at noon against the Kootenay South FC.
At the zone playdowns, the U13 girls select team came out with a landslide 5-0 victory against Vernon United in their first game of the playdowns. They couldn’t replicate their first victory, falling 2-1 against Kamloops Blaze, but were awarded a playoff berth and will compete in the provincials in Kamloops.
In regular season play, the U13 select team came out with four wins, four losses and two draws in TOYSL standings.
The U13 team will play their first game in the provincial cup July 4, a rematch against Kamloops Blaze.
The B.C. Soccer Provincial ‘B’ Cup is the final official tournament of the season for Shuswap youth soccer players before the upcoming 2018 Cowichan BC Summer Games which will see Phoebe Barnes, Janae Bocking, Julia Hart and Gabriella Torrie, Sophia Ruckle playing with the girls team and Kyprian Knopp playing with the Thompson-Okanagan boys team. This roster far outpaces the last B.C. Summer Games where not a single Shuswap FC player was selected for the regional team.
A previous version of this story had incorrect results for the girls U15 and U17 regular season play, and identified the player in the photo as Phoebe Brooks. The Observer regrets this error.
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