At the recent
OFSAA "AA" girls soccer tournament,
St. Christopher Cyclones were
successful in winning the school's
first OFSAA soccer championship.
After an 18
hour, two day, drive the girls
arrived in Kenora. Their first game
was against Denis O'Connor from Ajax
and the Cyclones fell 2-1. The
Cyclone goal was scored by Jen
Spinozzi. Also in that game, the
Cyclones lost one of their top
defenders, Sia Athanasopoulos, to a
concussion. The goalie Heidi Janson
received a red card and was
suspended for the next game.
The next game
was against L'Escale from Rockland.
With sub goalie, Jenn Rogers in net
the Cyclones won 2-0. Goals were
scored by Jen Spinozzi and Jenna
Prevost.
The final
round robin game was against
Lakeside CI from Etobicoke. Janson
was back in net and recorded a
shutout while goal scorers were
Chantell Da Ponte with 2 and Alex
Potts with the single. With a 2-1
record the Cyclones qualified for
the quarter finals where they played
Holy Trinity from Bradford. The
Cyclones were down 2-0 until Sarah
Lange started the comeback just
before the first half ended. Jen
Spinozzi scored on a penalty shot in
the second half and Chrissy McEwan
notched the winner in overtime. In
the semi finals, St. Chris played a
strong defensive game against Bishop
Strachan from Toronto winning 1-0 on
a goal by Spinozzi. Janson got the
shutout.
In a thrilling
final against Denis O'Conor St.
Chris grabbed the early lead, again
on a goal by Spinozzi, and held the
lead until midway through the second
half when Denis O'Connor tied the
game. The over time was scoreless
and in the shootout, the Cyclones
came through 4-2 on goals by Jenna
Prevost, Jen Spinozzi, Jen Rogers
and Chrissy McEwan.
The senior
Cyclones immediately hopped in the
vans and drove all night to reach
St. Chris in time for Graduation the
next day. The team is coached by
Frank Brennan and Daniela Azzolina.
Next year St. Christopher is the
host for the OFSAA tournament.