Centerline Attack earned their first victory of the North Okanagan Women’s Soccer Association Division 2 season by stuffing Sunterra Custom Homes Sista’s 6-2 Thursday night at Marshall Field #4.
With their mother, Marie, here from Edmonton watching, sisters Kris Ponto and Lisa Wright each scored twice for the Attack.
Tammy L’heureux and Lisa Ternowski also scored for Centreline, who got solid goaltending from Wright and Anna Clarke.
Jim Erickson missed his regular gym workout to step in as interim coach for the Attack.
The Sista’s first goal was scored by Carmen Kinniburgh, on a nice pass from Andrea Zubot.
Zubot pushed through the Centerline defence down the right side and fed Becky Birbilis, who bounced a shot off the keeper. Maddy Demers was there to pop in the rebound for Sista’s final goal.
Sharina Zantingh, Kinniburgh, Burbilis and Zubot all unleashed some threatening shots off the crossbar.
North Okanagan United played with just seven runners in a 2-1 win over the OMG Chick Kickers.
Sarah Kwantes and Wendy Stevens, on a back-heel beauty which went roof daddy, scored for United.
The Chick Kickers opened the scoring with Jenelle Woods taking a long throw from Ashley Smith and putting a beautiful shot, from a sharp angle, to the far side of the net.
Newcomer Brenda Streichert and soon-to-be-married Nadine Krywonos were standouts on defence for the Chick Kickers, while winger Mechelle Hennig was outstanding staying wide and crossing the ball to generate ample scoring opportunities.
Capri Insurance doubled Randy’s Rockets 4-2 at Marshall #3.
The Rockets only had eight players and Capri had 11, but the Rockets netted the first goal from Tawney Ruddenham.
Natalie Forester got injured so the Rockets were down to seven players going into the second half. Ruddenham added another goal for the Rockets.
The AF Blazers fell 5-1 to Glenn Power Contracting in a make-up Division 1 game Thursday night in Salmon Arm.
A couple of early injuries left the Blazers with only 10 players. Becky Dodds supplied the Blazer goal in the 37th minute, from Marjorie Boisvert. Despite being shorthanded, the Blazers played well as a team to keep the score respectable.
Midfielders Jim Sparrow and Denis Chabot each scored twice as Kal Tire grounded Kelowna 5-3 in men’s 50+ league play Thursday night at Marshall #3.
Mike Lloyd also scored as the Tiremen improved to 10-5-1. Sparrow, who is having a career year with seven goals, was named the Uncle Dave’s Pizza Man of the Match.
The Silver Stars drew 2-2 with Winfield in other 50s play at Beasley Park in Lake Country.
Winfield, who borrowed Tim Penaluna from the Stars to get a full lineup, scored two quick goals in the first half.
Slick passing just outside the penalty area allowed Mahmoud Abdel-Kader to sweep in a low, hard shot past the keeper late in the first half.
David Gould went up for a header in the Winfield box and was ruled to have been fouled with the young referee awarding a controversial penalty. Gould sent the keeper the wrong way and slid the ball low and hard into the corner to tie the game.
The Stars (6-7-3) pressed for the winner, but were stymied by the Winfield keeper.
