Contributed to The Chief
On behalf of The Squamish Soccer Assoc. we would like to thank the 36 men's and 30 ladies' teams that played in the Squamish SoccerFest 2005 Tournament last weekend, April 23 and 24.
The weekend was a great success thanks to all of you and a good time was had by all. We would like to extend a huge thank you to our main sponsor Labatt's. Alex Earl, Territory Manager for Labatt's was instrumental with his knowledge and support.
Our other main supporter that was instrumental in making the weekend a huge success was Mother Nature - the weather couldn't have been better!
We would like to thank our local businesses for their sponsorship and support. The Sea to Sky Hotel with their sponsorship of the Referee Rooms, McDonald's, Carney's Waste Systems, Squamish Credit Union, Rental Networks, Guardian Trophies and Highlands Sport and Spine who all provided services that were greatly appreciated. The Sea to Sky Hotel, Mountain Retreat and Howe Sound Inn all provided discount rates for the out of town soccer players.
We would also like to thank our local RCMP for their presence and Victim's Services for The Safe Ride program and to all volunteers that assisted over the weekendwe could not have done it without you!
We will be working on more local sponsorship and support over the next few years as the tournament's proceeds all go towards our entire soccer community. The Squamish Soccer Assoc. is made up of a committee of nine volunteers, each representing a sector of the soccer community and therefore our entire community benefits.
And finally the winners of the weekend were:
1ST PLACE Budweiser Cup Trophies
Ladies Open: Deep Cove Strikers
Ladies Over 30: V.O.S.C.
Lades Over 30 Rec: Richmond Rockets
Men's Open: Sikh Temple
Men's Over 30: Richmond Firefighters
Men's Over 40: Norvan
2ND PLACE
Ladies Open: Surdel-Kaizen
Ladies Over 30: The Berkshire Legends
Lades Over 30 Rec: Westside Red Devils
Men's Open: Club Ireland
Men's Over 30: Coogars FC
Men's Over 40: Cloverdale Predators
3RD PLACE
Ladies Open: Westside Shooters
Ladies Over 30: Slamming Salmons
Lades Over 30 Rec Richmond Rockets
Men's Open: Akal F.C. and Bombastic
Men's Over 30: SFU Alumni and Alemania
Men's Over 40: Cliff Ave.
The Mark Burritt Memorial Over 30 Rec Ladies Most Sportsmanlike Team: MUTHAS
The Squamish Credit Union Most Sportsmanlike Men's Team: LIL'WATLUL
On behalf of all of us -Anne, Bob, Cal, Cec, Dave, Jose, Jan, Jeanette and Lana - we thank you!
