The weekend pitted the Moose Jaw Central Cyclones against Martensville High School in the semi-finals with Moose Jaw coming out with a 4-0 victory.
In the other semi-final, Sacred Heart played a tough match against the top ranked North Battleford John Paul II Crusaders, coming out with a thrilling 2-1 victory in extra time.
The Saints scored their first goal on a penalty kick with Jon Fetsch firing home the opening marker of the game. John Paul II came back with a nice marker late in the first half.
The second half was a back and forth affair with chances being offered to both squads.
Sacred Heart Keeper Simon Hartman made several key stops to keep the score knotted up at one.
This led to a nerve-racking overtime session of two five-minute periods.
The first five-minutes was a tentative affair for both teams who played tight defence.
The second five-minutes was much the same until the Saints gained control of the ball in the mid-field with around three minutes left.
Kale McManus made a lovely feed to Jon Fetsch who saw Noah Wyatt open for a run. Wyatt received the beautiful thrown ball, getting behind the John Paul II defenders.
Wyatt made no mistake putting home a shot in the corner of the net.
The Saints maintained control of the ball in the last three-minutes of overtime, sending the team to the gold medal game.
The gold medal match was a tight affair between the Saints and the Cyclones.
Moose Jaw was able to go out on top half way through the first 45-minute period on a penalty kick.
They added to their lead before the end of the first half taking a 2-0 lead into the break.
The Saints regrouped at halftime and came out strong in the second half.
The Saints finally broke through the tough Cyclone defence when Noah Wyatt made a surgically precise pass sending Nathan Mushanski in against a pair of defenders.
Mushanski split the two and made no mistake putting home the Saints first goal of the match.
The Saints worked hard to try to even the match throughout the second half while trying to stymy the solid attack of Central.
Several close misses occurred for the Saints with the match nearing the end.
The Cyclones put it away with a third marker with less than five-minutes remaining in the match winning 3-1.
The Saints Boys Soccer season ended on a weekend of excellent play and hard work resulting in a Provincial medal.
This showing bodes extremely well for the team as the Saints lineup was made up of eight grade nine and ten players who all played important minutes for the team.
Graduates Jon Fetsch and Alex Mushanski, who were key pieces of the last Saints Soccer provincial championship, will be missed but have set the bar high in their high school careers, showing great leadership and dedication to the Sacred Heart Soccer Program.
Considering the challenges of the pandemic, this season was a huge success for all Saskatchewan High School athletes. It was great to get back on the fields and courts after such a long hiatus.
