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Yellowknife sweeps the spoils in Junior Super Soccer tournament

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Ayanna Darku of William McDonald School, right, looks to get past Emma Pedersen of St. PatSA国际影视传媒檚 during the Grade 8 girls final of Junior Super Soccer at the Fieldhouse on April 21. James McCarthy/NNSL photo

YouSA国际影视传媒檇 be hard pressed to find a room filled with more competitive sixth-graders than the ones at Allain St. Cyr Gymnasium on Sunday.

Weledeh took on William McDonald in the final of the Grade 6 boys division. When the dust settled, the Wolves emerged victorious in what ended up being a bit of a blowout.

Ben Royal was goalkeeper for Weledeh. With his medal in hand, he said it felt good to end on a win.

SA国际影视传媒淚SA国际影视传媒檓 happy that I won. It was intense, nervous and exciting,SA国际影视传媒 he said.

Royal wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 always too sure how far his team would go in this tournament, he said. During the semi-finals, he explained his team looked down and out at one point.

SA国际影视传媒淚 thought we were going to lose there, but then we scored and we won,SA国际影视传媒 he said enthusiastically.

For the finals game, Royal said that once his team had peppered the William McDonald net, he became pretty sure his team had it in the bag.

Silver might not taste as sweet as gold, but for Gerald Enns, who coached the Wildcats to second place, he said there was no shortage of effort from anyone, no matter the kicks.

SA国际影视传媒淭here was a lot of good sportsmanship throughout the tournament,SA国际影视传媒 Enns added.

He also mentioned how many teams came from places outside of Yellowknife, like Fort Smith and Fort Simpson.

SA国际影视传媒淚 hope they had a great time.SA国际影视传媒

Enns said he hopes the kids who donSA国际影视传媒檛 play league soccer, but still took part in the tournament, got something out of it.

SA国际影视传媒淲hen you give 100 per cent after six games of play, itSA国际影视传媒檚 a great effort,SA国际影视传媒 he said.

Weledeh made it a sweep of the Grade 6 division as the WolvesSA国际影视传媒 girls squad also defeated William McDonald to claim victory. In the Grade 7 division, William McDonald ended winning both of those banners; the boys final was an all-Wildcats affair, while the girls beat St. JoeSA国际影视传媒檚. William McDonald also won the Grade 8 girls crown thanks to their win over St. PatSA国际影视传媒檚, but St. PatSA国际影视传媒檚 went on to beat William McDonald in the Grade 8 boys final.

Up next is the Senior Super Soccer tournament, which gets underway Thursday afternoon. St. PatSA国际影视传媒檚 and Sir John Franklin will have teams competing and theySA国际影视传媒檒l be joined by visiting club from Hay River, Fort Smith, Fort Simpson, Behchoko and Whale Cove from Nunavut.



About the Author: Devon Tredinnick

Devon Tredinnick is a reporter for SA国际影视传媒. Originally from Ottawa, he's also a recent journalism graduate from Carleton University.
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