Vanier, Central victorious in girls soccer openers

Central takes 4-1 win over Peacock, Vanier rolls to 12- 0 win over Tornadoes in action Saturday

The Vanier Spirits couldn’t have asked for a better start to their 2019 Moose Jaw high school girls soccer league campaign.

The Spirits had five goals from Meisie Chamberlain and built a 7-0 first-half lead on their way to a 12-0 victory over the Peacock Tornadoes as action kicked off Saturday at Sunningdale Field. “We had a good start, but we have a lot of work to put in to play the kind of game we want to play,” said Spirits coach Daniel Atkins. “So it’s the kind of result we wanted but there’s still a lot of work ahead of us… I’m proud of how the girls played today and I think there’s a lot of potential on this team.” Molly Morris added three goals for Vanier while Ava Viczko scored twice to go along with single markers from Gracie Bzdel and Rylan Morhart. The Spirits came into the season with a lot of turnover from their 2018 squad, leaving the coaching staff with a few questions as to where they might fit into things. Turns out, that answer might be exceptionally positive.

“We needed a lot of good younger players and they’ve shown up, so I was expecting to have a good season but it might be even better than expected,” Atkins said.

The Tornadoes, meanwhile, found themselves playing their second game of the day after putting together a competitive showing in their opener, where the Central Cyclones took a 4-1 victory. Sam Chell and Katherine MacDonald scored first-half goals as Central built a 2-0 lead before Junea Wilderman and Sage McCulloch added single markers after the break.

Eden Gusa scored the lone goal for Peacock.

League action continues Tuesday, Sept. 10 when Central faces Vanier. Game time is 4:30 p.m. at Sunningdale West.