The first annual Clearwater Footy Festival was a great success, according to a report from Barb Coates, president of Clearwater Youth Soccer Association.
“A huge part of the day being a success was the great setup we had,” she said. “We are so fortunate to have the field house and bathrooms that Rotary built, Sherri Elliott from School District 73 maintenance had the fields in excellent shape, the lining equipment we purchased with the grant from the North Thompson Communities Foundation made it possible to make different sized fields for each age group, and we couldn't have hosted the tournament without the goals we purchased with money from Wadlegger Logging and our Clearwater Community Forest grant.”
Coates added that having Mel Romeo, District of Clearwater's sports coordinator, help organize the event lightened the load for Clearwater Youth Soccer's already overextended volunteers.
“Finally, the CYSA is fortunate to have a great group of parents who pitched in to help set up and clean up,” the president said.
Clearwater Rebels won first place in the U13 Division and Barriere Destroyers won the U10 Division.
“We are super pleased with our first home tournament and look forward to hosting the Footy Festival next year,” Coates said.