A day for champions
Local teams set to play for Cape Breton Cup titles in New Waterford, Sydney
SYDNEY — Twelve local soccer teams have earned the right to compete for a Cape Breton championship on Saturday.
The teams, in the under-13, under-15 and under-18 divisions, will hit the field hoping to put the finishing touches on their 2021 season by winning a Cape Breton Cup title.
In the girls under-13 division, league-leading Whitney Pier (8-0-1) will play the Northside Storm (7-1-1) in the championship game at 12:30 p.m. at MacKinnon Memorial Field in New Waterford.
Whitney Pier and Northside played twice during the regular season. The teams tied 2-2 on July 23, while Whitney Pier won the most recent meeting on Aug. 9, 4-0, in North Sydney.
Meanwhile, in the boys under-13 division, Riverview and Whitney Pier as well as New Waterford and Strait Area played in the league semifinals on Wednesday, however the scores were not available at press time.
The championship game for the division will be held at 12 p.m. at the Cape Breton Health Recreation Complex Turf in Sydney.
Turning to the girls under15 division, the first-place Northside Storm (10-0-1) will play second-place Riverview (7-2-2) for Cape Breton’s top honour.
Northside and Riverview met three times during the regular season with the Storm winning the series 2-0-1. The last time the teams met was on Aug. 5 in North Sydney where the club’s battled to a 4-4 tie.
The championship game is slated for MacKinnon Memorial Field at 2:30 p.m.
In the boys under-15 division, the league’s undefeated Whitney Pier team (8-0-0) will play the second-place Northside Storm (2-6-0) for the Cape Breton Cup.
Whitney Pier and Northside hit the pitch for four games during the summer with Whitney Pier winning all four contests by scores of 3-1, 5-2, 9-3, and most recently last Tuesday 3-2.
The championship game will take place at 2 p.m. at the Cape Breton Health Recreation Complex Turf.
Switching to the girls under-18 division, the secondplace Riverview (4-3-3) secured its spot in the championship game with a 5-0 forfeit win over the Northside Storm (2-7-1).
In the second semifinal game, New Waterford hosted Whitney Pier Wednesday night at MacKinnon Memorial Field, however, the result was not available at press time.
The championship game will be played at 4:30 p.m. at MacKinnon Field.
Finally, in the boys under18 division, the first-place New Waterford Wolves (8-01) will battle the second-place Whitney Pier Yellow (6-3-0) in the final game of the season.
New Waterford secured its spot with a 2-1 win over Whitney Pier Blue, while Whitney Pier Yellow blanked Glace Bay 3-0 in the other semifinal, both games on Monday.
The two teams only met once during the regular season with New Waterford taking the game 6-2 on home field. The teams were scheduled to play on Aug. 6 in Sydney, but Whitney Pier forfeited the game.
The championship match is scheduled for 4 p.m. at the Cape Breton Health Recreation Complex Turf.
The Cape Breton Post contacted coaches Christian Fraser (U18 Boys/New Waterford), Chris MacDonald (U15 Boys/Whitney Pier), Chris Kerr (U15 Girls/Northside), and Neil Harker (U13 Girls/Whitney Pier) for comment on their respective Cape Breton Cup final games but were unable to reach them before publication.