Ontario Cup soccer rolls on

This summer Ontario Cup Soccer action has been prominent in Sault Ste. Marie.

Nearly every weekend sees action in the tournament and this weekend was no different as the Under-17 Girls and Under-18 Boys Divisions both saw action.

In the Under-17 Girls Division, Sault Tenaris opened the tournament on Saturday with a 0-0 tie against the Oshawa Kicks. Later in the day Tenaris dropped a 4-1 decision to the Sudbury Canadians.

Also on day one, Sudbury opened their schedule with a 4-0 win over London United Heat. London proceeded to cap off the day with a convincing 7-1 win over Oshawa.

On Sunday London knocked off Sault Tenaris in one of two games played on the day. In the other game Sudbury ran their record to a perfect 3-0 with an 8-1 win over Oshawa to take the tournament crown.

The Under-18 Boys Division the Sault Civics managed two ties but could not come away with a tournament title as the Brampton Rangers gave up just two goals in three games to win the tournament with a 3-0 record.

Saturday opened with the Mississauga Falcons beat London United Heat 2-0 while Brampton knocked off the locals 8-1. The final two games of the day saw Brampton beat London 3-1 and the Sault and Mississauga battle to a 3-3 draw.

Sunday saw the locals tie London 1-1, while Brampton shut out Mississauga 3-0 to clinch the tournament.

Next weekend will see more Ontario Cup action locally as the Under-12 and Under-13 Girls Divisions will wrap up the Sault portion of the Ontario Cup schedule.