Full slate of Nelson Soccer teams advance to Provincial B Cup
Nelson Soccer Association is sending a large number of teams to the BC Soccer Youth Provincial B Championships in Kamloops and Burnaby.
All Nelson Soccer Select teams either qualified through Kootenay Zone tournament or received a bye to the Provincial Championships.
The Nelson U16 Boys swept Kootenay South in the two-game series by scores of 3-0 and 7-3.
The U15 Selects shutout Kootenay East 2-0 and 3-0 to advance to the provincials.
Other teams earning berths following action this past weekend included the U13 Boys, defeating Kootenay South; U14 Boys, posting wins over Kootenay South and Fernie; and the U13 Girls, edging out Kootenay South Storm in a pair of games.
The U16 Girls earned the second seed after defeating Kootenay South 4-1.
Kootenay East won the division with wins over Nelson, 1-0 and Kootenay South, 4-3.
The U14 Girls and U18 Boys each received automatic berths into the provincial tournament.
The BC Soccer Girls Provincial B Cup is set for June 30-July 3 in Burnaby while the Les Sinnott Memorial Boys Provincial Cup is scheduled for July 7-10 in Kamloops.
The U16 Selects earned the second seed in the Provincial B Cup in Burnaby, after defeating Kootenay South 4-1.