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T h e P r i n c e s s M a r g a r e t M u s t a n g s c a p p e d o f f a g r e a t s e a s o n b y w i n n i n g t h e V a l l e y S e n i o r G i r l s S o c c e r 2 A C h a m p i o n s h i p s i n V e r n o n .
T h e M u s t a n g s w o n t h e S o u t h Z o n e c h a m p i o n s h i p s w i t h a n u n d e f e a t e d l e a g u e r e c o r d . T h e t e a m h a s c o m p i l e d a n o v e r a l l r e c o r d o f 1 5 w i n s a n d 2 l o s s e s w i t h o n e o f t h o s e b e i n g i n p e n a l t y k i c k s .
I n t h e V a l l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p s t h e M u s t a n g s p l a y e d F u l t o n i n t h e f i r s t g a m e . T h e P e n t i c t o n t e a m d o m i n a t e d t h e p o s s e s s i o n a n d c r e a t e d s e v e r a l g o o d s c o r i n g c h a n c e s w h i l e l i m i t i n g t h e i r o p p o n e n t s t o t w o c h a n c e s . T h e M u s t a n g s g o t a g o a l f r o m N i c o l e M a n n t o t a k e t h e l e a d . F u l t o n r a l l i e d l a t e t o t i e t h e g a m e o f f a f r e e k i c k g o a l m o u t h s c r a m b l e t o t a k e t h e g a m e t o o v e r t i m e . T h e M u s t a n g s h a d m o r e c h a n c e s i n e x t r a t i m e b u t j u s t c o u l d n t n e t t h e w i n n e r a n d l o s t i n t h e e i g h t h r o u n d o f p e n a l t y k i c k s .
I n t h e s e c o n d g a m e t h e M u s t a n g s c a m e o u t f l y i n g a n d s e t t h e t o n e f o r t h e t o u r n e y b y b e a t i n g S e a t o n 4 - 0 i n a d o m i n a t i n g e f f o r t f r o m s t a r t t o f i n i s h . N i c o l e M a n n l e d t h e w a y w i t h t h r e e g o a l s a n d a s i n g l e g o a l f r o m A r d e s s a A l l e y n .
J e s s i e O l f e r t , T a y l o r C o r r i e , J a s p e r P a n k r a t z a n d S h a y l a H e a r n e h a d s t r o n g m i d f i e l d p l a y i n b u i l d i n g t h e a t t a c k s . J e s s i c a C a s t l e a n d G i l l i a n K e n n e d y s h o u l d g r e a t a t t a c k i n g w i n g s p e e d . L e x i G r a d y a n d J o r d a n B r o e s s t r o n g w o r k e t h i c i n t a c k l i n g e s t a b l i s h e d b a l l p o s s e s s i o n .
T h e M u s t a n g s t h i r d g a m e w a s a g a i n s t S a h a l i f r o m K a m l o o p s i n a g a m e f o r f i r s t p l a c e i n t h e i r p o o l . S a h a l i h a d a v e t e r a n s e n i o r s q u a d o f G r a d e 1 2 D i s t r i c t a n d H P L p l a y e r s . T h e M u s t a n g s w e r e n o t i n t i m i d a t e d a n d c o n t r o l l e d t h e i n t e n s e g a m e .
M a g g i e b u i l t u p a 3 - 0 l e a d b y l i n k i n g g r e a t p a s s e s a n d f a s t a t t a c k s w i t h M a n n g e t t i n g a p a i r a n d T a y l o r C o r r i e s c o r i n g t h e t h i r d . K a m l o o p s s c o r e d l a t e t o l o s e 3 - 1 .
S t r o n g d e f e n d i n g f r o m M c K e n z i e R i c a r d , D e b R o s e , K a r i - G r a c e P y m , S y d n e y M c K i n l a y a n d R i l e y M c K i n l a y h e l d t h e S a b r e s a t b a y . C a i t l y n S p o o n e r p l a y e d s o m e o f h e r b e s t g o a l k e e p i n g o f t h e s e a s o n o n t h e c h a m p i o n s h i p d a y .
I n t h e V a l l e y c h a m p i o n s h i p t h e M u s t a n g s b a t t l e d h a r d a n d u s e d t h e i r s k i l l a n d s p e e d t o b e a t a p h y s i c a l a n d r o u g h K a l a m a l k a s q u a d 3 - 2 . K a l g o t g o a l s o n a n o w n g o a l a n d a q u e s t i o n a b l e p e n a l t y k i c k .
T h e M u s t a n g s a r e o f f t o t h e P r o v i n c i a l C h a m p i o n s h i p s i n C o u r t n e y o n M a y 2 9 - J u n e 1 s t . T h e r e w i l l b e s e v e r a l c o l l e g e a n d u n i v e r s i t y c o a c h e s i n a t t e n d a n c e .
A l m o s t a l l t h e g i r l s a r e h i g h p e r f o r m a n c e p l a y e r s i n M a g g i e s S o c c e r C e n t r e p r o g r a m u n d e r c o a c h J o h n B u c k l e y .
T h e s e g i r l s p l a y t h e i r h e a r t s o u t , h a v e h i g h s k i l l s a n d a r e v e r y c o a c h a b l e a l l w h i l e b e i n g m u l t i s p o r t a t h l e t e s i n o t h e r s p o r t s , B u c k l e y s t a t e d .
P r i n c e s s M a r g a r e t s A t h l e t i c p r o g r a m i s o n a r o l l a s i t h a s c a p t u r e d t h r e e V a l l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p s , t w o s e c o n d s a n d t h r e e t h i r d p l a c e s i n v o l l e y b a l l , b a s k e t b a l l , t e n n i s a n d s o c c e r . T h i s i s t h e s e v e n t h M u s t a n g s s q u a d t o q u a l i f y f o r p r o v i n c i a l s o v e r t w o s c h o o l y e a r s i n a s c h o o l l o a d e d w i t h a t h l e t e s a n d s t r o n g c o a c h e s .
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A large contingent of dart players from Penticton will be among those representing B.C. in the Elks National Dart championships hosted by Elks Lodge No. 51 in Penticton, beginning Wednesday.
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The last few months have been an exciting and intense time for the Challenge Penticton board and race team, as we build this event to be the leader in long-distance triathlon racing in North America, and as we approach the final 100 days to the inaugural Challenge Penticton race the intensity continues to grow and the community's involvement and excitement builds.
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With Challenge Penticton just over three months away, the Penticton team is as busy as ever with race preparations and spreading Challenge fever far and wide.
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