Bombers finish sixth overall at BC High School AA Girl's Soccer Championships
By The Nelson Daily Sports
The L.V. Rogers Bombers finished the BC High School AA Girl’s Soccer Championship in sixth spot following a loss to Ballenas of Parksville in consolation round match Saturday.
The Bombers dropped a 4-0 decision to the high-powered Vancouver Island squad.
However, the sixth-place finish is one of the better results for the Heritage City school in provincial play.
LVR opened the tournament Thursday with a 3-0 loss to St. Michael’s University of Victoria.
The Bombers then reeled off three consecutive wins to reach in round-robin and playoff action over Crofton House of Vancouver, Brookswood of Langley, Holy Cross of Vancouver to reach Saturday’s five/six playoff showdown.
Naomi Perkins led LVR in scoring with three goals. Emma and Jenna Wheeldon along with Ali Zondervan also scored for the Bombers.
LVR advanced to the 16-team tournament as the Kootenay rep after defeating David Thompson of Invermere and J. Lloyd Crowe of Trail in the Zone Championship in May.
