U16G Win Gold in Kamloops!

The TOFC U16 Girls came away with GOLD this past weekend in the 17 Girls division of the Kamloops Slurpee Cup Tournament!!

The TOFC U13 Girls earned the Bronze!
Playing up in the U14 Tier 1 Division of the Slurpee Cup in Kamloops this weekend, the U13 TOFC Girls battled to a 3rd place finish. In the first game of the tournament against the Kamloops Blaze A team, the TOFC U13G girls took a 1-0 early lead in the first half. The Kamloops team came out stronger in the second half, building up a 2-1 lead. TOFC scrambled back in the last 3 minutes of the game to earn the tie. TOFC goals came from Britney Young (Penticton), and Teaghan Wallace (West Kelowna). The girls dominated in their second game against Prince George, winning 3-1 with goals from Grace Miller (Kamloops), Britney Young (Penticton) and Payton Brisco (Peachland). In the third game, the girls fell short against a strong, physical team from Edmonton, losing with a score of 4-0. In the final game against Calgary, the TOFC girls were strong, maintaining possession and constant pressure, however they could not convert on several chances. The game ended in a 0-0 draw.

U16G team pic: From left to right, front row
Todd Penkala (assistant coach), Jontaya Mayer, Emily Miller, Rachel McMillan, Stephanie McCann, Becca Kletke, Ella Weir, Nikki Manwaring, Hailey Tomlin
Left to right, back row
Joella Koblischke, Jenny Matheson, Julia Bower, Moraya Harrison, Erin Graham, Jaedyn Penkala, Ange-Aimee Quesnel, Gary Graham (head coach)
Kletke pic: Becca Kletke (Kelowna)
Goalie: Joella Koblischke
U16G photos courtesy of Kelvin Harrison

U13G pics
Pic 1 Britney Young (Penticton), Ainsley Grether (Kamloops) in background.
Pic 2 TOFC Keeper Karina Bagi (Kelowna), makes a save
Pic 3 Ainsley Grether (Kamloops), shields the ball
Pic 4 Sarah Dewar (Kelowna), reaches for the ball while Makenna Corston (Salmon Arm), looks on.

TOFC U15 Boys
KYSA Slurpee Cup U-16 Division
A determined U-15 Thompson Okanagan Football Club took on the KYSA Slurpee Cup U-16 boys division taking gold on the final day. Their first game on Friday took place against a strong Kamloops Blaze team. A friendly rivalry became apparent as former Blaze player Zach Rachynski was gunning for a hat trick against his old coach. Rachyski was able to get two of the three with a final of 2- nil for TOFC earning him game MVP. Second game of the day put Vernon’s Nick Klymchyk in the role of striker for 2 goals and an assist against Williams Lake Storm giving him game MVP. Kelowna’s Peter Warshawski and a penalty kick by Rachynski added the icing on the cake for a 4 – nil victory. Sunday’s game against Burnaby Wesburn Storm’s physical play did not deter TOFC’s drive for the gold. Former Penticton player Jetson Gibbs as striker earned game MVP with strong play and a goal. Noah Van Demark of Kelowna drove hard to the net for number two and Zach Rachynski earned his fourth goal of the tournament for a 3 – nil win. The final game on Monday against a big Terrace Kermodes team ended in a nil-nil draw giving TOFC the overall points win with Kelowna’s Justis Jelasco earning game MVP for outstanding game play. Excellent defense by Kamloop’s Harminder Padda, and Penticton’s Magnus Morhart helped earn Salmon Arm’s Doug Harrison 4 shut-outs as keeper.