Cyclones post commanding win over Swift Current in boys soccer
Provincial championship hosts roll to 8-1 victory in regular season action at Canada Games Field
The Central Cyclones looked like the kind of team that could take a serious run at a provincial championship in Moose Jaw High School Athletic Association boys soccer action last Wednesday.
But as well as things went in their 8-1 win over the Swift Current Colts at Canada Games Field, there’s always more room for improvement and plenty of work to do.
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“I was happy to see that they’re succeeding at what we’re working on, which is possession and passing,” said Cyclones coach Holly McCorriston “That’s what I’m more happy with, and a lot of our success was based on that.”
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McCorriston will be hoping to see even more improvement from her troops
in the two games, especially with the playoffs coming up in the near future.
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Central’s lone loss of the season came on Sept. 24 in the second game of a doubleheader in Yorkton, but they were able to avenge that loss on Saturday with a 5-0 victory over Sacred Heart at Canada Games Field. Things didn’t go as well later in the day, as Yorkton Regional took a 3-2 victory over the Cyclones.
Other boys league action Saturday saw Yorkton Regional defeat Swift Current 4-0 and Sacred Heart take a 4-2 win over the Colts.
Recent girls action saw Sacred Heart defeat Vanier 9-1 and Central battle to a 1-0 win over Weyburn.
The league playoffs are set to begin on Wednesday, Oct. 12 with the girls quarWHU¿QDOV ZKLOH WKH ER\V VHPL¿QDOV ZLOO take place Thursday, Oct. 13. The girls VHPL¿QDOV UXQ 6DWXUGD\ 2FW ZLWK WKH title games both taking place on Tuesday, Oct. 18.
All playoff games are at the Canada Games Fields next to YaraCentre.
After that, it’s regionals during the Oct. 21 weekend, followed by provincials back in Moose Jaw on Oct. 28-29, with the Cyclones acting as tournament hosts.
“We’re going to just keep working on our game,” McCorriston said of preparing for that event. “We’re getting better at possession, and we just need to work on our press. But we’re in good shape, and we’re looking forward to it.”