B.C. came away with a single silver medal from the Canadian Soccer Association national allstar championships last weekend.
The B.C. all-star boys, including Premier League Mountain United FC's Marcello Caporale and Devon Jones of Burnaby, finished runner-up in the under-15 division following a 3-1 loss to Ontario in the championship final in Laval, Que. on Saturday.
Tied 1-1 going into the second half, Ontario opened the period with a penalty kick and then shut down the West Coasters the rest of the way.
The u-16 boys, including Mountain pair Joal Padmore and Christian Nichele of Burnaby, opened their schedule with a2-1 win over Alberta, but couldn't find aW after that, including a2-0 loss to host Quebec in the bronzemedal match.
In Thunder Bay, Ont., B.C. had an equally difficult time of it at the national all-star girls' championships. The provincial u-16 girls, including Mountain's Sydney Bell, Teagan McManus and Allyson and Christina Dickson of Burnaby, finished the round-robin with a 1-1-1 record, but missed out on a third-place medal, falling to Alberta for the second time in the competition 1-0 on July 20.
The u-15 girls, including Mountain United's Anisha Sangha and Lauren Rea of Burnaby, ended on a winning note, blanking Manitoba/Saskatchewan 3-0 to finish in fifth place overall.
