SUBMITTED PHOTO - The under-17 Rattlers girls team poses after claiming top spot at the Winter Classic indoor soccer tournament at the Family Leisure Centre.
The Medicine Hat Soccer Association reported results from last weekend’s Winter Classic late Thursday night, noting that two of its teams wound up champions while two others were runner-ups.
Both the under-17 and under-15 Rattlers Athletic Soccer Club girls teams emerged victors. The under-17’s beat Swift Current 6-2 in Sunday’s final at the Family Leisure Centre, while the under-15’s edged a combined team from Coaldale and Medicine Hat 2-0.
The under-17’s had a slow start to the weekend, losing 3-1 to Cochrane and trailing Swift Current 4-1 in the first half. But they rallied to a 5-4 win, then beat Cochrane 3-1 in a Sunday semifinal.
The under-15 girls had a similar story, losing 2-0 to Coaldale Friday and tying Swift Current 2-2 Saturday before finding another gear. They beat Cochrane 8-5 to set up the rematch with the Coaldale team, which includes some under-13 Rattlers players.
The under-17 Tier 3 boys went 2-2 in a five-team round robin event which included the local under-15 Tier 2 side. Swift Current went unbeaten including a narrow 3-2 win over Medicine Hat Friday. Airdrie also went 2-2 to tie for second spot.
In under-13 Tier 3, the Rattlers fell 6-2 to a team from Calgary in the final after beating Brooks 6-1 and Lethbridge 9-5 in the round robin.
