Salmon Arm Secondary’s Junior Jewels soccer team continued their season-long winning style Friday and Saturday, but suffered one crucial defeat.
It was the 2013 Okanagan Valley Championships, with Salmon Arm hosting.
In Pool A, SAS defeated Seaton 4-1 in their first game. Also in Pool A, Seaton squeaked by South Kam 3-2, and SAS doubled South Kam 2-1.
In Pool B, Valleyview from Kamloops blanked Westsyde 4-0, Westsyde defeated Kalamalka by the same score – 4-0, and Valleyview downed Kal 5-1.
That left SAS and Valleyview in the lead and tied with six points each.
In the semifinals, SAS defeated Westsyde 3-1 while Valleyview blanked Seaton 4-0.
South Kam and Kal played for fifth and sixth place, with South Kam winning 4-0.
Then came Seaton and Westsyde playing for third place, with, once again that popular score of 4-0 going to Seaton.
In the final it was a tough game, with Valleyview defeating the local girls, 2-0.
“It was a great season,” said coach Rosey Anderson. “They’re a great bunch of young women.”
She said the team had played Valleyview once earlier in the season and could see “they were a force to be reckoned with.”
The team had only become stronger during the season.
“They were a well-oiled machine.”
Although it was said to lose to Valleyview, Guthrey said she’s really proud of the local girls.