On the girls side, Peacock, Vanier and Central all competed in the Regional Soccer tournament in Regina for a chance to make it to provincials.
Peacock played a strong quarter final game that ended scoreless against Yorkton Sacred Heart. The game was settled with penalty kicks with Yorkton moving on to the semi final against Central, who were silver medalists at last year’s provincials. The Cyclone girls won 1-0 over Yorkton Sacred Heart.
Vanier girls won their regional quarter final game against Regina Luther in a tight 4-3 contest and then won a semi-final against Notre Dame 3-0. Vanier and Central then played the regional final in a well fought struggle that had to be settled with penalties.
Vanier won 5-4 on penalty kicks and will now appear in 4A Girls Provincials in Yorkton this weekend. Vanier girls, coached by Daniel Atkins, will be making their third straight appearance at provincials. They will face Martensville in a semi-final at 2 p.m. in Yorkton on Oct. 25. The winner will play in the gold medal game at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 against the winner of Se-Se-Wa-Hum and host Yorkton Sacred Heart.
On the boys side, the Peacock team coached by Jordan Jeffery lost their quarter final game against Yorkton Regional 5-3 in the boys 5A regional tournament played in Yorkton on Oct. 18.
Central boys, last year’s provincial silver medal winners, coached by Jason Brown and Ray Rawlyk, played in the 4A boys regional competition, but lost to Regina Luther 3-2 in their regional semi final. Central, however, advances to the 4A boys provincials in Moose Jaw as host. Central will play a provincial semi-final at the outdoor field beside YaraCentre at 2 p.m. against Se-Se-Wa-Hum boys.
The winner will face the winner of Luther or Humboldt on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the final.
-- Submitted by John Morris
