Peterborough City U13 Girls Maroon defeated Darlington Energy by a score of 2-1 at the Markham Sports Dome on Saturday (August 27) to claim the York Region Soccer League McGarrigle Cup. They defeated East Gwillimbury, Oak Ridges, Vaughan and Newmarket in earlier rounds of the knock-out Cup competition to reach the final. The team is … Continue reading "U13 Girls Win the McGarrigle Cup" U13 Girls Win the McGarrigle Cup
PCSA U17 Boys earned promotion to the CSL next year by virtue of a 3 – 1 win over Collingwood in their inter-division play-off game in Innisfil on Saturday (August 27). They had already clinched first place in the HDSL U17/U18 East Division thanks to a scoreless draw with Ganaraska United in their final league … Continue reading "City Teams Shine in League and Cup Play" City Teams Shine in League and Cup Play
PCSA U14 (2002) Boys Maroon won all four games, including a 3 – 1 win over their hosts Woolwich Wolfpack in the final, to take first place at the Woolwich Invitational Tournament on August 6/7. The team is coached by Craig Smith, Jason Hawkins and Malcolm D’Souza.
The Peterborough City Soccer Association congratulates all participants in the Peterborough City Festival and Challenge Cup Tournament for Girls (June 4/5) and Boys (June 18/19). A record total of 86 Girls teams and 100 boys teams participated over the two weekends.
For the third successive year, our U17 (1999) Boys finished in first place at the Ottawa Icebreaker Tournament on June 4/5. The won six of their seven games, including a 1 – 0 win over Kingston Clippers Fury in the final. The team is coached by Biren Patel and Rick Orton.
Fab Caravaggio of Rocky’s Cleaners was kind enough to clean all clothing items that were in the lost and found (2 large garbage bags full) so that they can be donated to local shelters, and he did it free of charge. Way to go, Fab!
Eight Peterborough City coaches were among the 30 participants from all across Ontario who completed the 4-day Provincial C-licence course at Eastgate Park. The OSA course instructors remarked on the fabulous facilities and equipment provided, in particular the close proximity of playing fields and meeting room (the clubhouse).
The Peterborough City Soccer Association is proud to announce that it has received the Gold Club Excellence award from the Ontario Soccer Association. The OSA club excellence program identifies clubs that have adopted best practices in the key areas of technical, governance, personnel and community. Technical standards are aligned with OSA’s Long Term Player Development … Continue reading "PCSA Awarded OSA Gold Standard" PCSA Awarded OSA Gold Standard
The 2015 PCSA Volunteer of the Year is Sean Hazeldine. The announcement and presentation were made during the Annual General Meeting on Saturday (December 5). Sean put in a lot of work as the enthusiastic and popular coach of this year’s U11 Boys division. Sean is also director of the PCSA Summer Camp, being largely … Continue reading "Volunteer of the Year 2015 – Sean Hazeldine" Volunteer of the Year 2015 – Sean Hazeldine
The PCSA U14 Boys collected food items during the month of December to donate to the Peterborough area food bank. Several team members and their families took time out to bring the collection to Kawartha Food Share where they spent time helping with sorting and shelving.
The Peterborough City Soccer Association held its Annual General Meeting on Saturday December 5, 2015 in the Marv Buchan Soccer Centre at Eastgate Memorial Park. It was preceded by a Special General Meeting of members who approved an amendment to the PCSA constitution that resulted in the creation of two additional positions on the Board.
Peterborough City Soccer participated at the first Peterborough Sports Expo at the Evinrude Centre. The event featured 35 local sports organizations together in one place to discuss and promote their sport to the general public.
Congratulations to 2015 Hogan Award winners Lucy Driscoll (U16 Girls) and Jairam Patel (U16 Boys). This award is made annually to one female and one male Peterborough City youth player best representing skill in soccer, commitment to the game, team and club and team leadership. The award honours the memory of PCSA U12 player Mark … Continue reading "Hogan Award Presentations" Hogan Award Presentations
Peterborough City Men waited until the last game of the season to notch their first win on the field. They blanked Scarborough Azzurri by a score of 3 – 0 on Friday night (September 25) at Eastgate Park in a game they controlled for long periods. Prior to the game, veteran player Franco Turnone was … Continue reading "Senior Men Save the Best for Last" Senior Men Save the Best for Last
PCSA U13 Boys White had to settle for silver medals after losing out to Ajax White by a score of 4 – 0 in the TDYSL T2 Cup Final in Toronto on Saturday (September 12). Peterborough defeated North Scarborough (4-1), Scarborough Rangers (2-0) and Toronto High Park (6-3) in earlier rounds to reach the final. … Continue reading "U13 Boys Runners-up in TDYSL Cup Final" U13 Boys Runners-up in TDYSL Cup Final
Peterborough City U15 Boys defeated Scarborough Rangers by a score of 4 – 1 in their final game of the season on Wednesday (September 9) in Scarborough. The team finished in fourth place in the TDYSL Tier 2 Division with a record of 10-3-3.
Recipients of the Mark Forster Scholarship for 2015 were announced recently. Congratulations to Michaela Yateman from the U21 Women’s team and Emery McLaughlin from the Senior Men’s team. Michaela is enrolled at the University of New Brunswick while Emery is heading to Centennial College. We wish them and all PCSA departing students the best of … Continue reading "Mark Forster Scholarships" Mark Forster Scholarships
Peterborough City Girls and Boys have been successful recently in tournament play at several venues. The U15 Girls picked up gold at the Ottawa Showcase of Champions, which is one of the most competitive tournaments in Canada. They tied Glen Shields and beat Gloucester Hornets and Fundy FC to advance to the Championship game against … Continue reading "Two Golds and a Silver in Tournament Play" Two Golds and a Silver in Tournament Play
Welland Buchner’s Sports women’s team just loves playing in Peterborough, and why not? Today they won the Mark Forster Tournament Women’s Division for the third straight year. Thanks to a single goal scored directly from the opening kick-off and a strong defensive performance, they defeated Scarborough United Strikers by a score of 1 – 0 … Continue reading "Mark Forster Memorial Tournament" Mark Forster Memorial Tournament
After all the fun and games are over, one of the highlights of a week at the PCSA Summer Soccer Camp is the Parents versus Campers game. For the 20th successive year the children came out on top, a sure indication of how much their skills improved during the week. Congratulations to camp director Sean … Continue reading "Summer Camp Program Winds Down" Summer Camp Program Winds Down