ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Some of Newfoundland and Labrador’s young soccer stars took home hardware from the recent Atlantic Canadian championships.
The provincial boys' under-15 and under-16 soccer teams captured gold Sunday at the Atlantic championships in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, while the under-15 girls' team took home bronze.
The boys' under-15 team swept the tournament with four straight wins, including a nail-biter in the final versus New Brunswick that went to penalty kicks.
N.L. outscored N.B. 4-3 during the penalty kicks to take the gold medal with a 3-2 win, the Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association said in a news release.
Braden Rennie and Evan Dooley scored for N.L. during regulation time.
The under-16 team went undefeated with three wins and a tie in the tournament.
In the final match against P.E.I., Paris Kahunga netted the team’s lone goal early in the game.
The team protected the lead and registered a 1-0 win.
BU16 keeper Daniel Martin denying PEI the opportunity to tie up the game and securing the championship for Team NL!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/ZA2jJFoOBI
— NLSA (@SoccerNLSA) June 26, 2022
Keeper Daniel Martin recorded his third tournament shutout, including one shared with fellow keeper Sebastian Locke. The team allowed only two goals during the competition.
The N.L. under-15 girls team captured the bronze medal in a hard-fought 3-2 win over Nova Scotia.
Goals in the final match came from Isabella Veitch, Sarah Baker and Anna Lundrigan. The team finished with an overall record of two wins and two losses.
The under-16 girls put in four competitive performances with two ties and two losses to finish in fourth place, dropping a 1-0 decision to P.E.I. in the bronze medal match.
The under-13 and under-14 provincial teams will play in the Atlantic Championships from July 7-10.
The NLSA will host the girls' competition in St. John’s, while the boys will travel to P.E.I.
