The Port Hardy Secondary School (PHSS) Junior girls soccer team had another early departure down island to play Mark Isfeld in Courtenay on Thursday, April 28. Three games were scheduled to qualify for the North Island Championships that will be held on May 5 and 6 in Comox. Congratulations to the PHSS Junior Girls for their success of winning two out of three games that day. They played Mark Isfeld in a competitive game ending it with a 3-2 win.
The next game was against Port Alberni and they won 6-1. The final, and most challenging game of the day, was against Brooks and the girls did not seem to get their momentum until the second half and it ended in a loss for PHSS; the score was 3 for PHSS and 6 for Brooks. However, the Junior Girls still qualified for the North Island Championships next week, as they have placed 2nd out of seven teams in the league. The Junior girls would like to thank the following businesses and people for their help in fund-raising, as without these efforts the girls would be unable to travel.
We would like to thank PHSS PAC for their donation to the team and licence for the raffle, Courtney Pratt and Colleen Martin for making and printing raffle tickets, James Walkus Fishing for the donation, Overwaitea Foods for allowing the team to raise money through their hotdog fund-raiser, parents/guardians of players in helping with the fund-raisers and encouraging their children to participate, as well as buying whatever the children are selling.
The girls have fund-raised over $3,000 through their efforts of selling Purdy’s chocolates, having a raffle, and a hotdog fund-raiser. Thank you to all of the supporters of our fund-raisers. A last thank you goes to the coaches, Scott Harris and Jim Clair, for taking time to travel and coach these young ladies during one of the best times of their lives – high school at PHSS, inclusive of the bus trips with our fabulous driver – Shelly Wilson. Good luck to the girls next week at the Championships.
