Six soccer players from Niverville have qualified to compete for the U13 Eastman team at this year’s Power Smart Manitoba Summer Games, held in Steinbach. The soccer tournament will take place August 11–13.
The players from Niverville are Elijah Pastoor, Logan Kraus, Connor Davis, Ethan Fehr, Deklan Wiebe, and Brendan Thompson. Six players from the Beausejour/Tyndall area and four from the Steinbach area round out the team.
Tryouts began in August 2015, including several camps to determine the top 16 players in the Eastman region. The team was finalized at the end of June.
There are a total of eight regional teams competing in the games: Eastman, Central, Parkland, Interlake, Westman, Norman, Winnipeg Blue, and Winnipeg Gold. Eastman’s first game, against the Interlake, takes place at 9:00 a.m. on August 11 at the Steinbach Soccer Park.
All athletes taking part in the games will be staying in an athlete’s village so they have the opportunity to interact with other players and coaches. The U13 soccer players will be staying at the Steinbach Regional Secondary School (SRSS) for the length of the tournament.
