U13 and U17 Lakeland Cup Soccer Tournament

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

The RJV Soccer Field in Vegreville really came alive on June 21, 22, and 23 when Vegreville Minor Soccer Association (VMSA) hosted the U13 Boys and Girls and U17 Boys and Girls Play-Offs Lakeland Cup Soccer Tournament for the first time which had 18 teams competing in it.

Many eager soccer players were in full force when the tournament kicked-off on the evening of June 21. During intermission periods, some of the players from Vegreville Thunder team commented that they enjoyed meeting the players from some of the teams from others regions.

Lakeland Tournament Coordinator, Shelley Berry said the tournament went pretty well overall considering that they didn’t have the best weather to host it. Alberta Soccer Association has a rule when they hear thunder, the games has to be delayed for 30 minutes. So, when 25 minutes of this time passes by and it thunders again, they have to reset the time for another 30 minutes.

The highlights were it was exciting and interesting to have all the teams playing in the tournament. “It was great to have that many people coming out and everything went good; the fields held up. The gold winners received a trophy and the gold/silver and bronze also got medals,” Berry added.

The results for the winners were St. Paul U13 Girls won Gold, Vermilion U13 Girls won Silver, and Cold Lake U13 Girls won Bronze. The Bonnyville U13 Boys won Gold, The Lac la Biche U13 Boys won Silver, and the Cold Lake U13 Boys won Bronze.

For the U17 Boys Bonnyville won Gold and Vermilion won Silver. U17 Girls Lac La Biche won Gold, and Cold Lake won Silver, and Bonnyville won Bronze.