Over 100 kids aged from 6-15 will take over Burnside Park this weekend, as Ste. Rose will host their first-ever soccer tournament.
Teams from Swan River, McCreary, Onanole, Dauphin, and Winnipegosis will all be taking part.
"The kids are all super excited," said Olu Solie. "They can't wait for it to get going, and it's going to be an awesome weekend."
The two-day tournament kicks off on Saturday with the Minor and Major draws.
Here's the Minor schedule:
10:00 - # 1 - Ste. Rose vs Riding Mountain Raptors. # 2 - McCreary vs Dauphin.
12:00 - # 3 - Riding Mountain Raptors vs Dauphin. # 4 - McCreary vs Ste. Rose Minor.
1:30 - # 5 - Dauphin vs Ste. Rose Minor. # 6 - Ste. Rose vs McCreary.
3:00 - # 7 - Ste. Rose Minor vs Riding Mountain Raptors. # 8 - Dauphin vs Ste. Rose.
5:30 - # 9 - Riding Mountain Raptors vs McCreary # 10 - Ste. Rose Minor vs Ste. Rose.
Here's the Major schedule:
10:00 - # 1 - Ste. Rose vs Winnipegosis. # 2 - Dauphin vs McCreary.
12:00 - # 3 - Swan River Red vs Ste. Rose. # 4 - Swan River Purple vs Dauphin.
2:00 - # 5 - Winnipegosis vs Swan River Red. # 6 - Swan River Purple vs McCreary.
4:00 - # 7 - 3rd in Group A vs 3rd in Group B. # 8 - Bronze Medal Match – 2nd in Group A vs 2nd in Group B
5:30 - # 9 - Gold Medal Game – Winner of Group A and Group B.
The tournament continues on Sunday, with the junior group (12-15).
Here's the schedule:
11:00 - # 1 - Ste. Rose vs Winnipegosis.
12:30 - #2 - Dauphin vs Swan River.
2:00 - # 3 - Swan River vs Ste. Rose. # 4 - Winnipegosis vs Dauphin.
4:00 - # 5 - Ste. Rose vs Dauphin. # 6 - Swan River vs Winnipegosis.
5:30 - # 7 - Bronze Medal Match (3rd vs 4th) # 8 - Gold Medal Match (1st vs 2nd).
"Parents should come out and see all of the skill that will be on hand," said Soile. "It's going to be great, and a really fun tournament."
For more information about the tournament, you can contact Olu at 204-259-0074 or 204-613-0130.
