For the first time in over a year the Yukon and N.W.T. faced competition outside their jurisdictions
Cameron Bringlsi will join the Whitecaps U14 acedemy while Joe Hanson returns to the reserve U-23 team
Joe Hanson is starting his second season with the Vancouver Whitecaps academy
The track will allow Yukon athletes to train for competition events
Limited summer programs have gone well, groups say
“The turf does not restore itself like traditional grass fields”
The tournament included 455 players in eight divisions
The soccer great was in Whitehorse for two days of futsal sessions with local players
“I’m itching to learn more about Canadian culture and the Yukon is as Canadian as it gets”
Charly’s Angels and Liverpool Reserves were this year’s winners
“I think it’s just a really good experience overall to be able to play with such high-level players”
“Athletes need to keep on working because they never know who is watching”
“It was more about getting the kids out playing soccer and fundraising for the food bank”
“The mission of the league is to support the sport (and) grow interest in the sport”
“He said, ‘Oh, Nicholas is going to come? I’ll give him a soccer ball project.’”
“It was really nice though because it felt like we worked really hard for the wins that we got”
“After five years, the thing I’ve always found is the support for soccer up there is fantastic”