Stettler minor soccer will be proudly presented at the provincial championships with three teams, U18 girls, U14 boys and U12 boys, with one of them, U14 boys hosting the championship right here in town.
The provincials qualifying tournament, held over the weekend in Stettler, brought shining results for several Stettler teams, although not all of them qualified to compete at the provincials.
U12 girls could not make it to provincials but won the B side championship of their category after defeating Ponoka 5-0, losing to Lacombe 2-1 but overpowering Camrose 2-1.
U12 Boys for their part defeated Camrose to qualify for the final where they defeated Sylvan Lake 2-1 to clinch the title.
U14 girls won their first game over Rocky Mountain House 6-2 and lost to Stettler 5-0 in the second game and when they faced Rocky for the B division championship game, luck was not on their side and they lost 2-1.
U14 boys shone in their drive to clinch the tournament title in their category. They had a bye in the round robin for having finished the league at the top and they played Sylvan Lake for their first game and won with a tight 4-3 score. Then the U14 team took on Camrose for the championship title and defeated the visiting team 4-2. U14 team will host the provincial championship in Stettler between July 10 and 12.
U16 girls lost both of their games, first to Sylvan 3-1 and then to Rimbey 3-2, and could not challenge any other teams for any title.
U16 boys for their part beat Sylvan Lake 2-1 and Wetaskiwin 3-2 but lost to Lacombe 3-1.
U18 girls fought hard for their place in the provincial championship. They drew 1-1 in their first game with Rocky Mountain House. They played their heart out in their second game to defeat Camrose 2-1 and then faced off with Rocky once again. But the second time the stakes were higher and the girls managed to make the best of the opportunity defeating their opponents 2-1 for the top place