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Local teams shine at Lac St. Louis soccer tournament
Organizers say 352-game schedule played out without a hitch
John Meagher
The Gazette
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The Pierrefonds Cobras took gold in the U-15AA category in the Lac St. Louis tournament.
Local teams captured 10 of 31 crowns at the 21st annual Lac St. Louis National Soccer Tournament held on the weekend at 35 fields across the region.
Some 210 intercity teams from across Quebec and Ontario played a total of 352 games from the under-9 to under-18 age categories.
“Everything went like clockwork,” said Maya Spano, the regional competition co-ordinator who oversaw an army of 200 volunteers at 14 locations.
“We got great feedback from participating teams and volunteers. Even the weather was great.”
Lakeshore teams led the way with four division titles, including three on the boys side at U-9A (Red Division), U-11A and U-12A.
Lakeshore also took home first-place honours for the U-10A girls (Red Division).
Meanwhile, Hudson-St. Lazare entries stepped up to capture three division titles.
The Hudson-St. Lazare Hawks defeated the Pierrefonds Cobras 2-1 in the U-14-A girls’ final.
Hudson-St. Lazare also won a pair of titles on the boys’ side.
The Hudson Hawks beat Dorval 1-0 in the U-15A final played in Dorval. U-10A Blue Division.
The Pierrefonds Soccer Club won a pair of titles.
The Cobras struck gold in the U-9 girls final at Greendale Park in Pierrefonds, while the Pierrefonds Cobras defeated Monteuil 2-0 in the U-15AA boys final played at Ed Janiszewski Park in Dollard.
Members of the winning Pierrefonds U-15AA team are Liam Callou, Kebba Chundum, Maxime Daviault, Andrew DiNunzio, Laurent Lalonde-Sauvé, Eric Luneko, Thomas Nodozynski, Eric Paquette, Jordan Piccolino, Jonathan Plante, Matthew Timmermans, Olivier Richer, Yang Wan, Sean Miron and call-up goalkeeper Amir Ibrahim.
Coaches are Paul Callou and Tom DiNunzio and team manager Dolores Paquette.
Elsewhere, Dollard prevailed in the U-15 girls AA division final with a 1-0 win over Fabrose.
Nine soccer clubs played host to this year’s tournament: Dorval, Pierrefonds, Dollard, Île-Bizard, Lakeshore, Lachine, Hudson-St. Lazare, Pincourt-Île Perrot and LaSalle.
“The host clubs did an excellent job of organizing this event, Spano said.
“Everything went like a well-oiled machine,” she said