Markham Strikers Ladies - Finalists at the Soccer Fest Tournament in St. Thomas

The Markham Strikers, who are a group of ladies which play in the YRSL - Premier Division, competed in the 32nd annual Soccer Fest Tournament in St. Thomas, Ontario on June 28 and June 29.

The Strikers were led by their passionate and competitive coach, Louie Voltsinis, who stood on the side lines for the entire weekend encouraging and directing his players.  The team was comprised of the following players:  Brenda Pharoah (Goalie),Linda Mccabe, Nicole Powankumar, Tesha Takahashi, Emilie Arcomano, Nelly Chambers, Jessica Clermont, Christyn Frugoni-Rojas, Kari-Anne Noble, Sarah Owens, Tawnya Pancharovski, Tina Voltsinis, Sheryl Waggott, Shannon Wolfe, Lisa Young, Michelle Butler and Marianne Black.

In the round robin the ladies defeated Sarnia with a score of 1-0.  They lost to Byron Fury with a score of 2-1.  In the last game they defeated St. Thomas with a score of 4-0.  The two wins pushed the ladies to the final where they fought hard through regulation time, over-time and eventually penalty kicks.

The ladies left as finalists but truly won in their minds as they came together as team and bonded, showed sportsmanship and did a lot of good things out on the field.

Special thanks to Coach Louie Voltsinis for all his continued hard work and sacrifice for the ladies.  Congratulations Strikers!!!