Several Niverville U10 soccer teams came home with medals from the season-ending tournament which took place in Beausejour on Saturday, June 23. Teams from Niverville, Steinbach, Grunthal, Vita, Beausejour, Landmark, Ste. Anne, Anola, Tyndall, and Blumenort all showed up to compete on a day that started out cool but ended with scorching heat.
On the boys side, the Niverville Gladiators played their first game at 9:00 a.m., beating the Niverville Warriors 6–2. They then won their second game against Hanover Boulanger by a score of 2–0. In the gold medal game, the Niverville Gladiators beat the Niverville Chargers 5–4 in a dramatic come from behind victory after going down by four goals
On the girls side, the Niverville Warriors played two round robin games, losing the first to the Niverville Knights 1–0, but they bounced back with a 2–1 victory over the Niverville Chargers. There was a four-way tie for first, but when points for and against were calculated, the Niverville Warriors made the final. They went on to win a hard-fought match against the Niverville Chargers, defeating them 2–0 to win gold.
