Riverboat Days Youth Soccer Challenge 2002 exceeded our expectations. And as an encore to last year's success, that's saying something. Last year said it was the best, with a rise in both the number of teams and attendance.

This year there were 36 teams in five divisions in the fray. Guadalajara, Mexico, was in attendance for the second year in a row; this year with two teams. The only disappointment was a missing Anchorage contingent. They have travelled to Terrace for a number of Riverboat Days challenges, and the lack of their bright red and white uniforms was a noticable deficit to the general theme of the tournament.

The most exciting competition during the weekend was an Under-10 Boys match between Mexico U-10s and Bulkley Valley. The game ended in a tie. The first shoot out of five shots each ended in a tie. Bulkley Valley managed a win in the second shoot out to win the game.

The hooting, hollering, and cheering dominated the field. The half-time break on the next pitch between Mexico and Kitimat, in fact, was extended to allow those teams and their fans to follow the suspense.

MEDAL PRESENTATIONS

Under-12 Boys Medal Winners
GOLD – Mexico   •   SILVER – Kitimat   •   BRONZE – Terrace

GOLD Mexico Under-11	Smiles . . .	shyness . . .	and awe.
The Mexican contingent: Under-11 and Under-10 Boys.	SILVER Kitimat Under-12	Exhausted: Terrace Youth Soccer president, Les Sinnott, shook hunderds of young hands.	BRONZE Terrace Under-12

Under-14 Boys Medal Winners
GOLD – Prince Rupert   •   SILVER – Terrace U-14   •   BRONZE – Terrace U-13

GOLD Prince Rupert Under-14	SILVER Terrace Under-14	BRONZE Terrace Under-13

Under-14 Girls Medal Winners
GOLD – Terrace U-12   •   SILVER – Kitimat U-13   •   BRONZE – Kitimat U-11

GOLD Terrace Under-12	SILVER Kitimat Under-13	BRONZE Kitimat Under-11

Under-16 Boys Medal Winners
GOLD – Kitimat   •   SILVER – Terrace U-17   •   BRONZE – Terrace U-16

GOLD Kitimat Under-16	SILVER Terrace Under-17	BRONZE Terrace Under-16

Under-16 Girls Medal Winners
GOLD – Terrace U-16   •   SILVER – Kitimat U-16   •   BRONZE – Terrace U-15

GOLD Terrace Under-16	SILVER Kitimat Under-16	BRONZE Terrace Under-15

GAME PHOTOS

Christy Park Youth Soccer Facility

Saturday: Under-16 Boys - Kitimat (white) vs Queen Charlottes (stripes)

Final: U-12 Boys - Mexico (wht) vs Kitimat (blu/wht)

Final: U-14 Boys - Prince Rupert (red) vs Terrace (yel)

Final: U-14 Girls - Terrace U12 (yel) vs Kitimat U13 (blu/wht)

Final: U-16 Boys - Terrace U17 (red) vs Terrace U16 (yel)

Final: U-16 Girls - Terrace (yel) vs Kitimat (blu/wht)