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SPORTS RECREATION SOCCER 20 Tuesday May 12 2015 Visit Diggerz Powersports online at www.diggerz.ca 2 Aspen Road Hay River NT X0E 0P0 867 874-3224 OUR BIGGEST SALE TO DATE HUGE SAVINGSALL WINTER CLOTHING IS 35 OFF NEW NON-CURRENT SIDE BY SIDES STARTING AT 8999 THATS 4500 OFF MSRP NEW NON-CURRENT FULL SIZE ATVS STARTING AT 5499 THATS 3500 OFF MSRP ALL WITH FULL WARRANTY SPRING INTO SAVINGS By DALI CARMICHAEL The 2015 soccer season started on a high note for NWT school-aged players as they dominated at their rst tournament of the year in Grande Prairie Alta. Students from PWK high school and JBT elementary were determined to shine at Er- nies Rock Around the Clock annual soccer tournament over the weekend of May 1 a goal that proved successful with most teams nabbing top-three spots in their divisions. PWKs U13 girls team impressed as they snagged the rst place spot in their division. The girls really played well and improved over the course of the weekend said coach RogerVailwhohasbeentrainingsomestudents since September and others since February. With only two lines they worked very hard. In their rst game the girls beat out an older team from Fort Liard who ended up coming in second place. These girls we very physical and our team heldtheirownVailsaid.Theyweredenitely our toughest competition. Even with a small bench our girls were able to run hard games. The team was assisted by male goalie Ryan Schaefer who blocked shots with grace. He did really well Vail said. Hes not big in stature but he played large all weekend. The PWK U16 girls team didnt fare as well as their younger counterparts but they did ght just as hard. We were placed in a U18U16 mixed divi- sionsaidcoachAllieMcDonald.Despitehav- ingtoplayagainstolderandmuchlargerboys thegirlsplayedamazing.Theyworkedtogether as a team and showed tonnes of improvement from the beginning of our season. Theladiesmightnothavetakenanymedals but were still able to shine on the eld espe- cially in a game against the male-dominated team from Fort Resolution where they set up some spectacular goals McDonald said. ThePWKboysdidnthavetheirownteamthis year though 10 players showed up to ll in gaps onotherparticipatingteams.Sevenofthoseplay- ers will be attending tryouts over the May long weekend for the NWT Western Canada Games teambeingheldintheWoodBuffaloregionthis summer said Vail the groups assistant coach. Up-and-comers showing potential Both teams entered in the tournament from JBT dominated in their divisions. The JBT Cubs Red mixed U12 team stole rst place while the White team nabbed the bronze medal. Ernies Rock Around the Clock soccer tournament invites teams from the NWT Alberta Saskatchewan and British Colum- bia to come together in Grande Prairie every year. The 2015 event saw a total of 21 teams 16 of which hailed from the NWT. Fort Smith teams clear the way to victory at Grande Prairie soccer tourney PhotosAllieMcDonald The PWK U16 girls team are all smiles on the pitch despite failing to nab any medals in their tough category. The PWK U13 girls hoist their stand-in goalie Ryan Schaefer who blocked some amazing shots and helped the team win gold.