Every year on Sept. 26, a soccer tournament is held for junior students from across Wellington County.
This year, the tournament was held in Drayton. Participating schools were Minto, Kenilworth, Drayton, Mount Forest, Arthur, Palmerston and Maryborough.
Maryborough successfully won their first game versus Kenilworth 5-0. Amazing goals were scored by Caleb Cribbin, Tyson McClain, Alex Schwarzentruber, Tyler Franklin, and Tony Frey.
In an exciting game two versus Drayton, Maryborough’s Aydan Zimmerman scored in the first half. Drayton kept getting shots, but they were no problem for Maryborough’s goalies Alex McFadden, Tyson McClain and Josh Martin, to handle.
In the second half, Maryborough’s outstanding defence and midfielders stopped Drayton from getting shots on net. Maryborough kept the lead and went on to win 1-0.
In game number three both teams went in without a loss. It was Minto versus Maryborough. All the players from Maryborough were nervous – nobody said it, but you could tell by looking at them. The first goal came off of the free shot, with Tyson McClain tipping the ball so Caleb Cribens could shoot it through the Minto team and into the net. Scoring three more goals, Maryborough went on with another win without letting in any goals thanks to their incredible defense, midfielders and, of course, the goalies.
Game number four, Maryborough versus Palmerston, was very exciting. In the end the score was 2-0 for Maryborough with Aydan Zimmerman and Tyler scoring.
In the finals, Maryborough took on Mount Forest. Both teams were pumped and ready to play. It was a close game the whole game but nobody scored so it went into a shootout. In the shootout Mount Forest Scored two and Maryborough didn’t score.
Despite the disappointing loss, Maryborough went home happy with their second-place finish.
submitted by by Caleb Cribben, Grade 5 Maryborough PS
