The Yorkton United Football Club U19 Boys travelled to North Battleford over the Canada Day long weekend to compete in the SSA 11 A side Provincial Championships.
The team was led by coach Robert Okeny and assistant coach and manager Glen Gelowitz.
鈥淲e had a thin squad with us on the weekend with only 12 boys able to make the trip to North Battleford for our two leg, total goal tie versus tournament host North Battleford,鈥� reported the team.
Their first game was played Saturday June 30.
鈥淥ur boys got off to a great start scoring five unanswered goals in the first half,鈥� stated the report.
Goal scorers were Nic Nesseth with the first goal with a long range shot that caught the keeper of his line and then Nick Fetsch, the team鈥檚 striker added four goals.
鈥淚n the second half we changed things up, with Nick Fetsch donning the keeper jersey,鈥� stated the report. 鈥淭he North Battleford boys brought out some new life in the second half after a stern pep talk from their coach, scoring two unanswered goals to end the first leg 5-2 with YUFC carrying a three-goal advantage into the final leg.鈥�
The second game was played Canada Day.
鈥淥nce again our boys got off to a good start with Nick Fetsch scoring our first on a penalty,鈥� stated the report.
Despite having numerous good scoring chances throughout the first frame, the score remained 1-0 at the end of the first half.
Early in the second half Nick Fetsch scored his second of the game, before North Battleford broke the plain with one of their own to make the final leg interesting.
Yorkton held on to their lead and their unbeaten season, endwinning their third provincial championship in a row for the boys playing to bring another provincial title home to YUFC.
Two years ago in Lloydminster all three YUFC teams (U14, U16, and U18 boys) brought home provincial titles for Yorkton and last year their U19 boys won the provincial title in Saskatoon, which set the stage for this year.
