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Centre scolaire L\u00e9o-R\u00e9millard recently became the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association\u2019s AAAA provincial girls\u2019 soccer champions.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the second year in a row the Renards have brought home the championship banner in the girls\u2019 category. And the fact it was also a finalist two seasons ago is a testament to the legacy everyone involved with the team is creating.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a great team,\u201d said Hafeez Khan, who has been the team\u2019s head coach for last four years. \u201cEveryone got game time \u2026 and most of the girls on the team have played in the last three seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n
Khan said the team is comprised of a mix of high school players and half a dozen that also play at club level for teams including Bonivital SC, Winnipeg Phoenix FC, and 1v1 Futbol Dreams Academy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe girls have worked very hard, and were dedicated at their practices, and supported each other both on and off the field,\u201d Khan said, noting the girls also learned about themselves at times when they weren\u2019t playing as well.<\/p>\n
Noting he favours a possession-based philosophy as a coach, Khan said he was proud of the team\u2019s performance in the championship game against \u201cpowerhouse\u201d Kelvin, which it led 4-0 at halftime in what turned out to physical game that was played in the right spirit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team really played a very good game,\u201d Khan said, adding the school and players\u2019 families has been very supportive, and collective community has helped solidify the team\u2019s work ethic.<\/p>\n
The other coaches this season were Jo\u00ebl Savard, Julia Khan, and Andrea Fischer. Renards players Chloe Roberts, Thalia Savard, and Isabelle West were named to the provincial all-star team following the tournament, while Emma Khan was named most valuable player.<\/p>\n
Other results in the girls\u2019 championship included Vincent Massey Collegiate (Winnipeg) beating Oak Park High School 1-0, and Miles Macdonell Collegiate defeating Northlands Parkway 3-0 in the consolation final.<\/p>\n
The boys\u2019 championship title race had shades of a Hollywood ending, with Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute Maroons\u2019 head coach Danny Gomes likening the win to Leicester City\u2019s odds-defying Premier League title win in 2015-16.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard to describe how proud I am as a coach,\u201d said Gomes. \u201cIt\u2019s a true underdog story. It\u2019s kind of beyond words.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gomes explained that some of the team\u2019s players are new or relatively new to Canada and don\u2019t have the opportunity to play club soccer \u2014 the 18 players in this season\u2019s squad represented 16 nations, as it happens.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Supplied photo<\/p>\n Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute recently became the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association\u2019s AAAA provincial boys\u2019 soccer champions.<\/p>\n Noting the team was seeded sixth going into provincials, assistant coach Brittney Leost highlighted the fact the players dug in and showed character and grit as it beat top-seeded West Kildonan to bring home the banner, having held their opponents in the highest regard during the season.<\/p>\n \u201cThe boys have practiced so hard and showed so much heart. It\u2019s been wild. They don\u2019t play for premier club teams and have been training like crazy. It\u2019s an incredible team,\u201d Leost, said noting it\u2019s the first time the school\u2019s boys\u2019 team has won a provincial soccer banner since 1992-93.<\/p>\n Gomes said the players rallied together to win the final, and it was \u201cgreat to be able to celebrate as a team on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRegardless about what you know about the other team, you have to be in the right mindset to win. The boys have been amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n With the end of the school year coming up, Leost said the success has added to the collective energy and positive vibes of the entire school community, including the whole school cheering on the players as they walked around the building after bringing back the title.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s nice to feel the love in the community,\u201d Leost said.<\/p>\n Other results in the boys\u2019 championship included Vincent Massey (Brandon) beating Vincent Massey (Winnipeg) 7-1, and Coll\u00e8ge Louis-Riel defeating Pembina Trails Collegiate 4-2 in the consolation final. Maroons players Eric Mugisha and Eduardo Bravo were named to the provincial all-star team, while Vladimir Anikeyenko was named tournament MVP.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t Simon Fuller Simon Fuller is a reporter\/photographer for the Free Press Community Review. Email him at simon.fuller@freepress.mb.ca or call him at 204-697-7111.<\/p>\n
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