The Sarnia Spirit U16 L3 girls soccer team travelled to the West Niagara Invitational tournament last weekend.  They played in the U16 North American Division. 

The first half of the first game vs Waterloo was played mostly in Sarnia’s end due to the extreme wind.  Sarnia fought hard for the whole half keeping it a 0-0 tie at half.  The second half Sarnia turned it on and controlled most of the play to win the game 2-0.  Megan Moore and Jenna Prevost were the goal scorers. 

The second game vs Innisfil was a well fought battle ending with a scoreless tie.    Nepean was the next opponent.  Sarnia came out strong and beat Nepean’s defence a few times early in the game but Hannah Kennedy was the only one to find the back of the net.  The second half was scoreless ending in a 1-0 win for Sarnia.  Two wins and a tie put Sarnia in first place of their division. 

They played Burlington Sunday morning for the semi final.  Marlowe Pecora had a great game scoring two goals along with Hannah Kennedy adding her second of the tournament to win 3-0.  

Sarnia found themselves up against Waterloo in the final for the second time of the tournament.   Sarnia battled hard the whole game as did Waterloo.  Sidney Mellon let a long low shot go from outside the 18 yard line to beat the goalie and win the game 1-0.  Wicked defensive soccer was played all weekend to help Karly Dobbin earn 5 shutouts.   Other key players contributing to the championship were Samantha Mellon, Danielle Girard, Paige Price, Carolyn Doidge, Chloe Cadieux, Elyse Trudell, Morgan Breeze, and Tori Taylor.   

Coaching the team was Kevin Simmonds and manager John Doidge.  Missing on the weekend was Anna Blysniuk and coaches John Blysniuk and Dan Kennedy.