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News ArchiveFebruary 1, 2010: Winnipeg Alliance Showcase Match The Winnipeg Alliance Soccer Club is extremely excited to announce that it will be hosting a SHOWCASE Double-Header at MTS Centre on Saturday, February 27, 2010. The Alliance is a founding member of the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League (CMISL), which has the long-term goal of facilitating a successful re-birth of professional soccer in Canada. In its return to MTS Centre on February 27, 2010, the Alliance will be hosting the Ohio Vortex, which play in the Professional Arena Soccer League, based out of the US, and hopes to match or improve upon its record setting attendance of 7,727, from its inaugural Showcase match held on April 1, 2007. The Winnipeg Alliance Soccer Club is offering special ticket prices to clubs for the showcase game at the MTS Centre. Adult tickets are $12.00 and children’s tickets are $10.00. Tickets at Ticket Master are $19.50 and $14.50 respectfully. The club suite will be made available at no charge to the club or district that purchases the most tickets. For further information please call Tony at 479-3880. September 15, 2009: Indoor Alignment Announced The 2009-10 Indoor Alignment has been announced, and can be found by clicking on the following link: 2009-2010 Indoor AlignmentBack to Top August 20, 2009: WWSL 25th Anniversary T-Shirts The WWSL is selling 25th Anniversary Commemorative T-Shirts for $15. T-shirts will be available for purchase at Red Card Soccer at the Winnipeg Soccer Federation Indoor Soccer Complex. Get your souvenir T-shirt while supplies last. August 10, 2009: South End Wins Provincial Championship South End United will be heading back to the Club Nationals after defeating Jabronis 2-1 on Saturday at Norm Konowalchuk Stadium. South End will represent Manitoba in Saskatoon on October 7-12. The WWSL would like to congratulate South End United and wish them success at this year's National competition. For full results and information, visit the MSA website @ www.manitobasoccer.ca June 15, 2009: CBC Cup The 2nd CBC Cup took place on Saturday, June 13 at Grant Park Soccer Complex. Chicas captured the title with a 2-0 win over Top Totties in the invitational tournament. Kerri Hayes of the Chicas was named most valuable player. May 1, 2009: MSA Summer Employment The MSA has two summer staff positions available
through the Urban Green Team program for students wishing to be summer
camp soccer instructors. Summer students will assist the Districts with
running their summer clinics during the months of June, July, August. April 21, 2009: Bison Soccer May ID Camp The Bison Women's Soccer Team is inviting all players who are interested in attending the University of Manitoba and playing soccer to a Spring Soccer Evaluation Camp from Friday May 1 to Sunday May 3, 2009 at the University of Manitoba. The fee for the camp is $10 per player. The three day camp is designed to identify and evaluate all current team members, potential Bison Soccer Players (university eligible players who are not on the team or in university, but could be), grade 12 high school, and grade 11 high school students. Players from this camp will be invited to the final team selection camp beginning on Monday August 17, 2009. Friday May 1, 2009 Saturday May 2, 2009 Sunday May 3, 2009 Click here
for the On-line Registration Form. April 20, 2009: WWSL Indoor Tournament Results Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 WWSL Indoor April tournament. Intermediate: Chicas 2 - Pirates 0; Masters: Brawd Squad 2 - Dolls With Balls 1; Co-ed: Footballers 3 - Dodd's Club 1 March 20, 2009: Senior Referee Clinic The MSA will be holding a Senior Referee clinic
in April for individuals 15 years of age or older. Below is the clinic
schedule:April 7 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm @ Sport Manitoba March 15, 2009: MSA Coach Clinic Week Coming soon, the MSA will be offering Coach Clinic Week, April 17th – 22nd, 2009. Community Coach Child, Youth and Senior clinics will be offered during this time. This is a great opportunity to get your Senior level coaching certificate if you do not already have it. Please check the WWSL website or the MSA website for more information. The Coach Clinic Week will be filled with a variety of clinics followed by a Coaching Symposium on the weekend to finalize this exciting week. Come out and meet coaches from all parts of Winnipeg, and learn more about coaching this great sport.More information to follow. Register early! March 10, 2009: Outdoor Alignment The 2009 Outdoor Alignment has been announced. Click here for this year's alignment. 2009 should be another great season. March 1, 2009: MMSL Outdoor Co-Ed Division The Manitoba Major Soccer League intends to offer a Co-Ed Division competition in the 2009 outdoor playing season (similar to 2008). Only one MSA player identification card is required. The League deadline for receiving applications for the affiliation of new Members is Friday, February 27th. For further information, please visit the MMSL website. February 20, 2009: Surprises Make Soccer the Best Sport by Paul Marks, New Scientist Magazine BASEBALL has home runs, American football has touchdowns and basketball has slam dunks. But when it comes to which is the most exciting sport to follow, soccer takes the gold medal. Eli Ben-Naim, Sidney Redner and Federico Vazquez at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico decided to look at unpredictability of results - how often a team with a worse record overcomes an apparently superior one - as the best measure of how exciting a league is. "If there are no upsets, then every game is predictable and hence boring," says Ben-Naim. The team analysed results from more than 300,000 games over the last century from the US's national hockey, football, baseball and basketball leagues and the top English football league. Rugby and cricket were omitted because they do not have a big following in the US.Their results showed that the "upset frequency" was highest for soccer, followed by baseball, hockey, basketball and finally American football. But when they looked only at data from the past 10 years, the English football Premiership and baseball swapped places, which suggests that soccer might have become more predictable in recent years. Februray 10, 2009: MSA Awards Banquet The 2008 MSA Awards Banquet will take place at
6 PM on March 14, 2009 at the Centro Caboto Centre. Individual tickets
are $40.00 and can be purchased from the MSA office or by calling 925-5752.
For team tables please call 925-5614. Click here
for more information. Awards are presented for all categories of the
sport to local soccer builders and volunteers for their major achievements
and accomplishments. As a League, we would like to pass on our congratulations to all those named above in the various categories! Well Done! February 1, 2009: New Team Application Deadline The deadline for applying to the WWSL as a new team for Outdoor 2009 is March 1, 2009. If you are interested in joining the WWSL, please submit the New Team Application and the Team Registration Form. These forms can be e-mailed to wwsl@live.ca . New teams should review the WWSL Constitution, By-Laws and Rules and Regulations. Please note that this is also the deadline for existing teams to renew their membership for Outdoor 2009. January 30, 2009: Surprises make soccer the best sport by Paul Marks, New Scientist Magazine Eli Ben-Naim, Sidney Redner and Federico Vazquez at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico decided to look at unpredictability of results - how often a team with a worse record overcomes an apparently superior one - as the best measure of how exciting a league is. "If there are no upsets, then every game is predictable and hence boring," says Ben-Naim. The team analysed results from more than 300,000 games over the last century from the US's national hockey, football, baseball and basketball leagues and the top English football league. Rugby and cricket were omitted because they do not have a big following in the US. Their results showed that the "upset frequency"
was highest for soccer, followed by baseball, hockey, basketball and finally
American football. But when they looked only at data from the past 10
years, the English football Premiership and baseball swapped places, which
suggests that soccer might have become more predictable in recent years. August 25, 2008: South End United win Provincial Championship, Wisegals win Classics Championship South End United has captured the 2008 Provincial Championship in decisive fashion with an 8-1 win over Maples Juventus on Saturday, August 16 at Norm Konowalchuck Stadium. Seven different goal scorers factored in the scoring in the win for South End, who will now travel to the Club Nationals in St.John's Newfoundland on October 8th - 13th.In the Classics +35 Provincial Championships, Wisegals won 3-0 over Minnedosa Retros at Norm Konowalchuck Stadium. Wisegals will represent Mantioba at the Western Club Championships in Victoria, BC on October 8th -13th. The WWSL wishes both teams all the best. August 25, 2008: WWSL Introduces Co-ed Division for Indoor 2008/09 The WWSL have created a co-ed division to begin play for the 2008/09 season at the new state of the art University of Manitoba indoor facility. The new co-ed divisions will be sanctioned by the MSA, and will include certified referees, structured disciplinary procedures, player cards, and professional scheduling services. The cost for the season is to be determined, however it will be roughly the same as WWSL team fees, which are the lowest in the city. If you have an interested team please contact the WWSL at wwsl@live.ca to express your interest in playing co-ed. The season will run from late October to late March or early April, and will include a minimum of 18 games. More details will be posted soon. August 1, 2008: Provincial Championship Quarter Finals Set The quarter finals for the Provincial Championships have been set and the match ups are as follows: Maples Juventus vs. Team United July 31, 2008: Provincial Championship Qualifying Results Round 3 Results May 12, 2008: CBC Soccer Day in Manitoba Results On Saturday, May 10, Maples Juventus won the inaugural CBC Cup at CBC Soccer Day in Manitoba held at Garden City Community Centre. Maples beat South End Shooters 4-0 to meet the Classics in the final who qualified with a 3-1 win over Minnedosa Lakers. The event was a success and a lot of fun for all involved. Highlights from the event can be seen on CBC sports this week and on CBC Soccer Day in Canada on May 31. May 1, 2008: CBC Soccer Day in Manitoba Saturday, May 10, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m @ Garden City Soccer Fields and Seven Oaks Soccer Complex: 725 Kingsbury Avenue. Cheer on youth and senior soccer teams as they battle for the inaugural CBC Cup. Highlights also include a celebrity "beat the goalie" penalty kick contest at 2 p.m. and youth soccer clinics. Drop off new or used soccer equipment at CBC Soccer Day in Manitoba or at CBC, 541 Portage Ave, Winnipeg and support KidSport Manitoba and the new inner city soccer leagues.Watch the Manitoba CBC Cup U12 girls final on national television during CBC Soccer Day in Canada at 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. CT, Saturday, May 31 on CBC television. CBC in Manitoba - celebrating soccer! April 1, 2008: Divisional Alignment Announced The 2008 promotion and relegation process has been completed with 75 teams entering for the outdoor season. Click here for the 2008 alignment. March 30, 2008: 2007-08 Indoor Champs and Golden Boot Winners Congratulations to the 2007-08 Indoor Champions and Division Goal Scoring Champions. Click here for the full indoor season stats. March 20, 2008: WWSL Wind-up Social & Awards Night Friday April 25, 2008 @ The OC, Canad Inns (Pembina&
Adamar) March 15, 2008: Our Condolences The WWSL would like to express their condolences to the friends and family of Kaleigh Gregorash who passed away on March 14th. Kaleigh was a member of the California Raisons indoor team and Red River Action Outdoor team. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes to purchase a horse in Kaleighs' name to be donated to a riding academy for children with disabilities. Donations can be sent to Assiniboine Credit Union Main Branch or any location in trust. February 28, 2008: 2007/08 Indoor Fee Options All Indoor Teams are asked to submit the form below to indicate their preference regarding the Indoor fee refund. 2007/08 Indoor Fee Options February 1, 2008: WWSL Referee Clinic The WWSL will be hosting an Entry Level Referee Clinic, with Modules on March 15 & 16. All new teams are required to send a representative to the clinic and all WWSL teams are encouraged to put forward people to become Referees. The cost is $40, however, the WWSL will cover the fee for certified referees who complete 10 Referee Assignments.Please view the MSA web site for clinic details and the registration form. January 30, 2008: 3rd Annual MSA Coaching Symposium The MSA will be hosting the 3rd Annual Coaching Symposium on February 15th - 17th. The symposium kicks off on Friday night at Sport Manitoba with Keynote Speakers Stephen Hart (Men's National Team Assistant Coach & U17 Male National Coach) & Allan Churchard (Pioneer of Grassroots Soccer), followed by a coaches reception. Saturday and Sunday at 7 Oaks Soccer-plex will include presentations and on-field sessions. The fee is $25 which includes lunch for both days. Visit www.manitobasoccer.ca to register. January 20, 2008: Coaching Seminar Receives Positive Feedback The WWSL hosted a Senior Coaching Seminar this past Saturday, January 19th, with 25 coaches in attendance. MSA Technical Director Rob Gale instructed the session which focused on how to maximize indoor facilities to train for the indoor and outdoor game. The participants were introduced to several excellent drills designed to improve technique and skills applicable to both indoor and outdoor. Due to the very positive response from the participants, the WWSL plan to hold similar clinics in the near future. January 9, 2008: Senior Coaching Seminar The Winnipeg Women's Soccer League will be hosting a Senior Coaching Seminar on Saturday, January 19th, 1:00pm - 3:00pm at CFB Building 21 gymnasium. Manitoba Soccer Association Technical Director Rob Gale will be conducting the seminar. All WWSL coaches, managers, and players are strongly encouraged to attend this Women's senior soccer specific seminar.The clinic is free of charge. To register, please e-mail the league: wwsl@live.ca December 7, 2007: Red Card Soccer And Cancer Care Manitoba With Every Purchase of a Pink Locust Soccer Ball or Backpack ($24.99 ea.), $5.00 Will Go Towards the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation. Pre-Order Your "Pinks" Before December 9th, 2007 Just in time for the Holidays! Tel. (204) 453-8321 December 6, 2007 Dear Soccer colleagues, As you may be aware the Winnipeg Alliance FC does NOT have any CMISL home games, and all expenses are being supported by the owner at this time. Therefore, we introduced 2 home games; Nov. 11 and Dec. 23 (Nov. 11 was a huge success thanks to WYSA's extremely generous participation) to provide a fund-raising opportunity for the club and also ensure that the local players and WAFC 2007 team focus on being competitive in an environment simulating our future road trips - noisy, exciting and entertaining. The format for our Sunday Dec. 23 Soccerfest consists as follows: 1315 - 1430hrs: FUNCamp Skill session by WAFC for 5-8yr olds (arranged via Bob Cowie) 1430 - 1515hrs: U of M Women's Bisons -v- PSC/PTC Extreme Select & Invited players 1515 - 1530hrs: U10 Girls competitive game 1530 - 1730hrs: 2 x CMISL games involving Wpg Alliance FC 2007 -v- Wpg All Stars 1730 - 1800hrs: Autograph alley. Individual tickets for the Soccerfest can be obtained via: Wpg Alliance FC office - Tel. # 956 2230 and WYSA office - Tel. # 233 8899. The entry cost is $10 per ticket. Please advise me of the number of tickets that you and your organization wish to purchase to support the Wpg Alliance FC. Thank you in anticipation, Chic Devenney GM & Head Coach Wpg Alliance FC November 13, 2007: Inner-city students getting
their kicks The principal of Pinkham School in the North End had an idea last year to get inner-city kids into organized soccer, but he knew most families could not afford hefty registration fees and costly equipment. Pang started making calls. "We've moved it to the school day -- it's being supported by the (school division) superintendents," Pang said as he got his Pinkham kids ready to bus to the Seven Oaks indoor pitch for a recent match. The kids have four weeks of soccer this month, and five more weeks in January and February, Pang explained. The Winnipeg Youth Soccer Association (WYSA) is picking up the tab for the field time and some referees' costs, Pang said. "At Seven Oaks, we have Monday and Wednesday, three slots per day," he said. There is also one evening game each Tuesday and Thursday at Coverall in Headingley. "The transportation is being provided by the Laura Milner White Foundation, and WYSA," he said. The foundation is in memory of an activist who did extensive volunteer work with inner-city kids. WYSA executive director Rocky Mougdill is paying
for the field time, Pang said. "Evenings at Coverall, Rocky is taking care
of that," he said. "I'm trying to suit up the kids with indoor soccer shoes. We'll accept gently used soccer cleats" for both indoor and outdoor soccer, Pang said. "How do you thank Winnipeg? So many people have dropped in with a soccer ball." There is a drop-off box for donations at the Seven
Oaks pitch, he said. October 1, 2007: Ground Broken For New Indoor Soccer Complex By Paul Turenne: Winnipeg Sun --- After a few years of site changes, studies and one high-profile false start, Winnipeg's soccer community finally breathed a sigh of relief today with the news that construction is underway for a new publicly funded indoor soccer complex. And it's for real this time. A bulldozer ploughing the ground behind the smiling politicians during a press conference today at the University of Manitoba was evidence enough of that. The $12.5 million facility, paid for by the feds, the province, the city, the U of M and the Winnipeg Soccer Federation, which represents the city's leagues, is going ahead on a piece of land west of University Stadium and south of Victoria General Hospital. It will be ready by next September and owned by the university. The 105,000 square-foot building will have one continuous pitch of FIFA-approved field turf that can be divided into two or four using curtains. Indoor games will be played without boards. The building will also have a restaurant, lounge, concession stand and pro shop. September 10, 2007: Western Masters/Classics Winnipeg will be host to the 2007 Western Masters/Classics Club Championship on October 5-8 at the Winnipeg Soccer Complex. Teams from BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba as represented by AC Italia with comprise the Men's Masters 35+ competition, and teams from all western provinces as well as Quebec and Ontario with comprise the Women's Classics 35+ competition. The Wisegals will be representing Manitoba at this years event. The Local Organizing Committee will require many volunteers to make this event a success. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Bryan Mintenko at the MSA office, bryan-mintenko@shaw.ca. The organizing committee would like volunteers to help with the clean up and weeding of the Winnipeg Soccer Complex on Sunday, September 23, 9am - 4pm. The MMSL will provide a BBQ for all workers. September 9, 2007: WWSL Wind-up Social and Awards WWSL Wind-up Social and Awards Night: Friday September 28, 2007 at Coyotes Night Club, 5:30pm-8:30pm. Cash Prize for team with most attendance! Silent Auction, 50/50. • Awards begin at 7:30pm, • For tickets contact Michelle: michb@mts.net September 4, 2007: Maples Juventus Capture Thunder Bay Tournament Title Maples Juventus won the Thunder Bay tournament on the September long weekend going undefeated for entire competition and without suffering a single goal against. Nicole Arbez walked off with the tournament MVP award. Congratulations to Maples for a great tournament and an impressive result. August 30, 2007: Sweat Shack off to Nationals For the third year in a row, Sweat Shack will represent Manitoba at the Club Nationals in Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 3-8. Sweat Shack achieved the three-peat by virtue of a 4-1 win over Team United at the Senior Women's final on August 18th. Congratulations and the best of luck to Sweat Shack at the Nationals. August 1, 2007: MSA Award Nominations The deadline for MSA awards nominations is August 31st, 2007. If you know of anyone whom you would like to nominate for the following awards, please visit the MSA web site to download the nomination form. Outstanding Referee July 23, 2007: Kenora Tournament Results WWSL Teams were very well represented in the playoff round of the annual Kenora Invitational Tournament on July 20-22. Last years tournament champions Black Magic lost a close final, 1:0 to Brandon Cyclones of the Westman Women's League. Snipers captured the B Side Final 2:1 over Wisegals and Brazil FC won the C side final 2:1 over Southside FC. Six WWSL teams qualified for the 8 team playoff round. Other WWSL teams attending the tournament this year included SSC United, Stonewall Grads, Portage Blaze, and APM Selects. June 19, 2007: Allan Fletcher Cooke The WWSL is saddened to hear that Al Cooke of Stonewall passed away on Monday. Al was heavily involved in bringing soccer to Stonewall and area and worked extremely hard over the years to promote and expand soccer programs in that area. His impact on the game of soccer was felt across the province and he will be missed by the entire soccer community. In 2004 Al was inducted into the Manitoba Soccer Hall of Fame, and his contribution was recognized with the naming of the soccer complex in Stonewall in his honour. April 14, 2007: WWSL Indoor Wind-up Social
The 2006/07 WWSL Indoor Wind-up social was held on Friday April 13th @ Alive Night Club. Teams were present to accept the Divisional Championship Trophies, and players accepted Golden Boot Awards. SSC United received $150 for having the most attendance. Thank you to all the teams who attended. April 1, 2007: Outdoor Divisional Alignment Announced The 2007 Outdoor Divisional Alignment has been announced with the League comprising of 70 Teams and 7 Divisions. Click here for the 2007 Alignment. March 1, 2007: Norm Konowalchuk Soccer Stadium On August 26th at the MSA Provincial Championships, the WWSL honoured the tremendous impact Norm Konowalchuk had on the game of soccer by naming the fields at Red River college in his memory. Several family members and friends were on hand to witness the dedication, and were very pleased that Norm's name and contribution will live on at Red River College. March 1, 2007: Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League On April 1st, the CMISL will be holding 2 exhibition games at the MTS Centre to showcase the new League with the Winnipeg Alliance FC taking on the Edmonton Drillers. The event is very important to the future of professional soccer in Winnipeg, so we are strongly encouraging our teams to provide support. . February 1, 2007: Referee Shortage The WWSL will once again be hosting a Class 4 Entry Level Clinic to help address the urgent need for certified referees. The first two modules of the 4 module clinic will be held on February 26 & 27, 2007 @ Sport Manitoba. The WWSL needs to put forward a minimum of 20 participants for the clinic, so if your team knows of anyone interested in taking the course, please contact Bryan Mintenko. January 10, 2007: Coaching Symposium The MSA are hosting their 2nd Annual Coaching Symposium & Coach Development Week being held January 31 - February 3, 2007. To register please download the Registration Form below and submit the completed form to the Manitoba Soccer Association. Click here for the Registration form. November 1, 2006: MSA Annual General Meeting The MSA AGM is scheduled for Saturday November 18th, 10am at Sport Manitoba. All WWSL Teams are required to attend, a fine will be levied for Teams who do not send a representative. Please drop off your Delegate registration form to the MSA office 1 day prior to the meeting. October 10, 2006: Sweat Shack - Club Nationals Results Sweat Shack opened up the Club Nationals with a huge 1-0 win over Ontario, the goal coming from Karli Colpitts. In their 2nd game they picked up a 2-2 draw against Alberta with goals by Laura Locke and Jessica Parker. This put Sweat Shack in a position to vie for a medal, however in their 3rd game they suffered a tough 4-2 loss to B.C. with goals by Desiree Scott and Caley Miskimmin. Sweat Shack then played for seeding spots 5-8 and defeated Alberta and Saskatchewan both by scores of 2-1 to finish in a solid 5th place overall. The WWSL would like to congratulate Sweat Shack on a well played tournament and for representing Manitoba very well at this year's Nationals. Full Results. September 27, 2006: Indoor Alignment Announced The 2006-07 Indoor Divisional Structure has been
released with promotion and relegation complete. Congratulations to the
teams who were promoted and good luck to all teams this indoor season.
September 22, 2006: WWSL Outdoor Wind-up/ Fund-Raiser The 2006 Outdoor Wind-up / Fund-Raiser was held on September 21st from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm @ Alive Night Club. Thank you to Michelle and all the volunteers for a well run event. The winner of top attendance prize was Jabronis. September 11, 2006: Outdoor Division Champions Congratulations to the Outdoor Division Champions and Golden Boot Champions for 2006. Click here for the complete 2006 Outdoor Statistics. September 5, 2006: Sweat Shack wins Thunder Bay Tournament! Sweat Shack captured the Thunder Bay Invitational Tournament on Labour Day long weekend knocking off Thunder Bay Lakehead Express 4-1 in the final. Laura Locke, Catherine Duguay, and Lindsay Liebrecht scored for Sweat Shack in the final. Guest player Desiree Scott rounded out the scoring and was also chosen as the Tournament MVP. August 14, 2006: Soccer Facility Gets Go-Ahead "WOULD-be Beckhams will finally see a World Cup-quality indoor soccer complex next year, the cornerstone of a $43 million overhaul of city recreation centres. After three years of yellow cards, Mayor Sam Katz and his cabinet yesterday approved a plan for the $9.4 million facility slated for the University of Manitoba campus, not near the Golf Dome on Wilkes Avenue as originally planned." Full Story... August 13, 2006 Sweat Shack wins Provincial Championship The Provincial Championship was held on August 12th @ Red River College with Sweat Shack defeating Team United 2-0 on the strength of goals by Jen McLaren and Laura Locke. Walt McKee and Gary Johnson from the University of Manitoba Bisons Women's Soccer program were on hand to choose Laura Locke as the tournament MVP. Sweat Shack will now travel to Surrey B.C. to compete for the Jubilee Trophy at the National Championships, October 4-9. August 10, 2006: Red River Dedication Ceremony In appreciation of his contribution to soccer in Manitoba and in particular his support of women's soccer, the Winnipeg Women's Soccer League is honoured to name the fields at Red River College in memory of Norm Konowalchuk. The Ceremony will take place immediately after the U16 Boys Provincial Championship game, around 1pm. Admission is $2.00. August 9, 2006: Provincial Championship Final On August 8th, the Semi-Finals were held for the Provincial Championships. Team United edged out Classics 2-1 and Sweat Shack knocked off PTSC Extreme 9-1. Team United and Sweat Shack will now square off in the final on August 12th, 4:30pm @ Red River College. Admission is $2 and will go to the winning team to help them with the trip to the Club Nationals in Surrey B.C. August 4, 2006: Provincial Championship Final Four Draw Results On August 3th MSA held a random draw for the Semi-Finalists of the Provincial Championships. In what has been a great tournament so far, the semi-final match ups look even better. Classics will face Team United and Sweat Shack will take on PTSC Extreme in the Semi-Finals on August 8th, 6:00pm kick-off @ Red River College. Sweat Shack are hoping to defend the 2005 Provincial Championship title they won over Classics in penalty kicks last year. View the tournament draw here. July 30, 2006: Cup Qualifying Quarter-Finals The WWSL cup qualifying for the MSA Provincial Championships has reached the quarter-finals with some so-called upsets along the way. The 8 Quarter-Final match-ups slated to play July 31st, are Celtic United vs. Sweat Shack, PTSC Extreme vs. Strikers, Team United vs. Phoenix, and Classics vs. Nova. The Final Four will be entered into the Provincial Championships to vie for the opportunity to represent Manitoba at the Club Nationals in Surry, B.C., October 4-9, 2006. Follow the tournament bracket here. July 17, 2006: WWSL Teams Dominate at Kenora Tournament 8 WWSL Teams recently traveled to the annual 16 Team Kenora Tournament on July 14-16, and 4 Teams did very well, coming home with prize money. Division 1 Black Magic won the tournament with a 2-1 win over local Team MC United, marking only the 2nd time in the past 6 years a Manitoba Team has won the event. Division 2 SSC United won the B Side with a 2-0 win over Division 3 Rave, and Brandon Cyclones of the Brandon Senior Soccer League won the C Side Final with a 5-4 victory over Division 1 South End Shooters. Congratulations to all the teams for a well played tournament. July 10, 2006: Maples Juventus Fund-Raiser Kristina's On Corydon - 761 Corydon Avenue July 1, 2006: Summer Soccer Camp for Girls Karli Colpitts and Andrea Bogar will be hosting
an all girls soccer camp called "Girls Got Game!"
for ages 6-12. Clinics will be held at Linden Woods C.C. weekly from July
4th - August 11. June 24, 2006: Harry Harwood The Winnipeg Women's Soccer League is deeply saddened by the news that Mr. Harry Harwood passed away on June 23rd. Harry was the Executive Director of the Winnipeg Youth Soccer Association (WYSA). Most everyone involved in soccer, especially youth soccer, will have had some contact with Harry over the many years of his involvement in soccer in Winnipeg. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time. June 12, 2006: T-Devils Pick Up Tournament Win The T-Devils captured a tournament victory this past weekend at the Central Plains Challenge Cup in Portage La Prairie with a 1-0 win over Second Division Strikers, the goal coming with less than two minutes remaining. First Division T-Devils did not give up a goal in 5 tournament games. Second Division Portage Blaze edged out First Division Southside 4-3 in penalty kicks to take 3rd place. Full Tournament Results... May 30, 2006: Great Experience for Maples Juventus in Thunder Bay Maples Juventus recently played two exhibition games in Thunder Bay against two Division One Teams of the Thunder Bay Women's Soccer League. Maples fell 2-0 to the Thunder Bay Impact, but rebounded well with a 2-2 draw to Lakehead Express. The Thunder Bay Teams may be interested in a trip to Winnipeg to take on some of our Teams this summer. Please contact the League Convenor if you would like to set up some exhibition games. May 26, 2006: MSA Cup Qualifying Schedule Released The 2006 MSA Cup Qualifying draw was held on May
25 with some great match-ups for the 32 team single elimination tournament.
The winner will go on to the Club National Championships in Surrey B.C. May 22, 2006: World Cup Send-off for Hector Vergara On Tuesday, May 23rd the soccer community will be honoring Hector Vergara before he leaves to officiate in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. A short program will take place at halftime of the MMSL's Men's Premier league game between Ital-Inter and St. James United, at the Winnipeg Soccer Complex (corner of Wilkes and Waverley). Read more... May 10, 2006: Outdoor Schedule Released! After a grueling all night session, League convenors have released the 2006 Outdoor Schedule. This was one of the toughest schedules to create with all of the limitations the League had imposed on it due to the referee shortage, but it is also the best schedule ever produced. We have 64 teams back for the 2006 season and some great match ups down the stretch. Click for the Schedule here. April 30, 2006: 2005/06 Indoor Season Champions The 2005/06 Indoor Season is now complete and another successful season has come to an end. Thank you to all the referees and the time-keepers for a job well done, and congratulations to the Division winners and Golden Boot Champions. View the full indoor standings and statistics here. April 22, 2006: WWSL Fund-Raiser A Success The WWSL held their annual Indoor Soccer Fund-Raiser @ Tijuana Yacht Club on Thursday night, with an awards presentation by Leah Hextall from CTV Sports. The social was well attended with Maples Juventus picking up the prize for best Team attendance. The League would like to thank Michelle for another great job organizing the social and Leah Hextall for her help with the awards presentation. March 27, 2006: 2005/06 Indoor Division Champions Congratulations to the following Division Champions and Golden Boot Champions for the 2005/06 Indoor Season: Premier: Sweat Shack First: Maples Juventus Second: Southside F.C. Third: SSC United Fourth: St.James Legends Masters 1: Blue United Masters 2: Replacements March 20, 2006: KidSport Expo SportExpo, presented by Great-West Life, is a unique family-focused event to be held at the beautiful MTS Center on Sunday, March 19 from noon to 4 p.m. Major draws will be Winnipeg’s largest sporting goods Garage Sale, autograph signing by professional and elite amateur athletes, and loads of interactive sport displays. Equipment donations can be brought to the Soccer Spectrum during regular operating hours. A bin will be set up in the front foyer. Visit www.sportmanitoba.ca for more exciting details! March 6, 2006: Coaching Symposium a Huge Success! The Coaching Symposium held over the weekend was a great success. Thanks goes out to the Special Events Committee and MSA office staff for a very professionally run event. A special thanks to Richard Bate and Sean Fleming, as well as, all the guest speakers. You won't want to miss next year's Symposium. February 18, 2006: MSA Awards Recipients Announced The Manitoba Soccer Association is extremely pleased
to announce the 2006 Awards recipients. This year's recipients in the
different categories are: The recipients will be honored at the MSA Annual Awards Banquet to be held on Saturday, March 4th, 2006 at the Canad Inns Polo Park. January, 2006: The Winnipeg Women's Soccer League would like to thank Gerry Marques for all his help with our web site. Great job, Gerry! Our original web site was started by Kim Bell. We have been very fortunate to have these two people involved in our site. January, 2006: Soccer Community Mourns Loss of Norm Konowalchuk "The Manitoba Soccer Association was deeply saddened by the news that Mr. Norm Konowalchuk passed away Monday, January 9th after a brief illness. Norm was well-know and well-respected in the soccer community. He had been heavily involved at the Community Club, District and Provincial levels as well as assisting in the organization of the Club Championships in Manitoba. His contributions to the soccer community were very important. Norm was a true gentleman and fantastic supporter of soccer in Manitoba. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time."Norm was, as many of you know, a strong supporter of soccer and the Winnipeg Women's Soccer League. He was instrumental in helping us obtain the Red River College fields following the Pan Am Games. Our League is greatly indebted to Norm for his vision, support and encouragement over the years. October 20, 2005: National Club Championships Results Senior Women & Men: Sweat Shack defeated Newfoundland 2-1 to claim 7th place at the Jubilee Cup while Lucania beat the Yukon 2-0 to finish 9th at the Challenge Cup in Calgary. Women's Classics: The Wise Gals finished 4th at the Over 35 Western Championships held in Burnaby, British Columbia. Congratulations also to referees Darci Konowalchuk who officiated at the Senior Women's Jubilee Cup in Calgary this past weekend. Along with many round robin games Darci also officiated the Bronze Medal Game. John Dela Cruz refereed at the Senior Men's Challenge Cup, also in Calgary. John officiated round robin games as well, and officiated the Gold Medal Game. September 10, 2005: FINAL STATS FOR OUTDOOR 2005 as tabulated by Bryan Mintenko, League Convenor Division Champions PREMIER: SWEAT SHACK, GOLDEN BOOT: TRISTIN McDOUGAL (JABRONIS) - 33 GOALS FIRST: PARAGONS, GOLDEN BOOT: KARA BALAZ (ST.J. LEGENDS) - 11 GOALS SECOND: MAPLES JUVENTUS, GOLDEN BOOT: CARLY MEISTERS (TITANS) - 18 GOALS THIRD: PORTAGE BLAZE, GOLDEN BOOT: CAROL VISCH-KHRAN (AFTICA) - 16 GOALS FOURTH: SC HURRICANES, GOLDEN BOOT: JENNIFER MARTENS (SC HURRICANES) - 20 GOALS FIFTH: MJ STARS, GOLDEN BOOT: KORIN GIBBINGS (MJ STARS) - 47 GOALS MASTERS: BLUE UNITED, GOLDEN BOOT: LIZ DOYLE (BRAWD SQUAD) - 20 GOALS August 22, 2005: Women's Manitoba Soccer Association Cup Champions - Sweat Shack On Sunday, August 21, 2005 the finals for the MSA Cup were held at RRE between Classics and Sweat Shack. After a hard fought game, overtime, and a shoot-out, Sweat Shack went on to win. Sweat Shack will represent Manitoba and the WWSL at the Nationals in October in Calgary. August 20, 2005: Wise Gals to represent Manitoba at Western Canadian Classics Wise Gals will represent Manitoba and the WWSL in October at the Western Canadian Classics in B.C. Congratulations and good luck at the tournament! WWSL Challenge Cup: Congratulations to the Wildcats who won the 1st ever WWSL Challenge Cup 2-1 over Maples Juventus Stars on August 8. The Challenge Cup tournament was held between all Division 3, 4 and 5 WWSL clubs. |
