Mallard's Team of the Week — NYS U15 Selects
By The Nelson Daily Sports
Silver was the colour of the day for the Nelson Selects U15 Boy’s Soccer team.
The club returned from a successful weekend at the Columbia Valley Clash of the Titans Soccer Tournament in Invermere this past weekend, finishing second overall in the U16 Division.
The Select lost in shootout in the final to the Calgary U16 team.
“I was extremely proud of the boys this weekend,” said coach Kerry Dyck, “They played with a ton of heart, grit and determination.
“But even more pleasing, they played soccer the right way, playing a possession style of game, building from the back, and controlling the ball, rather than relying on kick and run, which many of our opponents do.”
The Selects finished with a 2-0-1 record — tying the opener 2-2 before posting 3-2 and 3-0 wins. Milo-Baranyai-Sheppard scored three times while Thomas Baxter and Blake Markin-Hellekson notched markers in the other round robin games.
In the final against Calgary, Jesse Thurston converted a penalty kick after Jaden Dyck was fouled in the penalty area.
Mallard’s Source for sports would like to add to the strong performance this past weekend by naming the U15 Selects Team of the Week.
The team includes, Jahmal Truth-Verville, Josh Yasek, Grayson Hill, Aidan Mushumanski, Keanu Tromans, Milo Baranyai-Sheppard, coach Kerry Dyck, Thomas Baxter, Ernesto Archambault, Blake Markin-Hellekson, Keeper Bradey Sookero, Ezra Foy, Jaden Dyck, Jesse Thurston, Josh Schacher, Jacob Erickson and assistant coach Daryl Verville.
