For the first time in Similkameen Elementary Secondary School’s history, the girls soccer team made it to provincials, placing ninth this past weekend over all.
The SESS Sr. girls soccer team had an amazing year despite the job action by the BCTF. First, they beat Osoyoos in league play, which had never been done before by a SESS girls team in soccer. That win, along with others, placed them first overall in the South Valley, and qualified the girls for the “Valleys”, where they finished third and further qualified them for the “Provincial A” tournament in Kelowna.
The girls were seeded tough in the tournament as they faced last year’s provincial champs in game two, which came just two hours after going down against Pemberton in a close match. Starting the tournament with two losses, the girls dug in and won their next three, which placed them ninth in the province.
“On behalf of everyone in the Similkameen area, we’d like to congratulate the SESS Sr. girls on a wonderful job. You girls made your community proud, and this is just the beginning.” – Peter Ruocco, Shane Yamamoto, Jacquie Yamamoto, Marshal Winser.
