The Yorkton United Under 16 Girls soccer team won a silver medal in the annual Regina Summerfest Tournament held on July 1- 3. The girls played 4 round robin matches. A 10 point system was used to determine which 2 teams of the 6 teams in the round robin would make it to the final. The United team placed second in points just behind Swift Current whom they met in the Final.
In round robin play their first opponent was the Swift Current Under 14 team who they defeated 3-0. Rita Fetsch scored the hat trick and Edie Schramm recorded the shut out. The girls then played Winnipeg Rush and won 3-1 over them. Rita scored the hat trick in this game also. The girls then played the Swift Current Under 16 team and were defeated 2-1. Rita recorded the goal for United. In their last round robin game against Regina Unidad, it was do or die for the girls. If they won the game, they would advance to the Final, if they lost, they were heading home. Kennedy Elmy did a great job in this game, shadowing a very dangerous player on the Regina team. Bryce Sherring, Kristen Jonassen and Rita Fetsch scored goals in this game. With this win, the girls advanced to the Final against the Swift Current Under 16 team who defeated them 3-0. In the Final, the Swift Current team played a very strong game and frustrated the attack of the United team.
The team was entered in the Under 16 category but the majority of the girls were Under 14. During the tournament, central defender Kaitlin Inglis, central midfielder Kristen Jonassen and striker Rita Fetsch all played outstanding. They all took leadership roles and led their young team to excellent results. Under 14 Caleigh Grunert was very steady as right defender for the entire tournament. All the team members played hard and gave a strong effort in spite of playing a lot of games in a short time.
The girls used this tournament as a tune up for their upcoming Provincial tournament which will be held July 22-24 in Regina. The team is coached by Alfredo Bermudez and Ashley Chillog and managed by Al Varjassy. Jeanne Fetsch helped out in the coaching department this weekend, coaching the girls during the round robin. Alfredo was able to be there to coach in the Final.
The team would like to thank their jersey sponsors, Elmy Farms and Sasktel SecurTek.
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