Staff
They went with dreams but had to settle for coming home with only moral victories.
The Muskie girls’ and boys’ soccer teams both went 0-4 at the OFSAA ‘AA’ championships in North Bay and Kingsville, respectively.
Needing a win to stay alive for a playoff spot after dropping their first two matches, the second-ranked girls’ squad instead was drubbed 7-0 by the top-seeded Bishop Macdonell Celtics (Guelph) on Friday morning.
Fort High brought a better effort to its tournament finale that afternoon but still fell 3-2 to the fourth-seeded Saint Paul Patriots (Niagara Falls).
Claire Hyatt and Jessica Steele each scored once in that one.
In boys’ action, the fourth-ranked Muskies were ousted from contention with a 2-0 loss to the fifth-ranked St. Michael Mustangs (Kemptville) on Friday morning.
Then they finished pool play that afternoon with a third 2-0 loss in four games—this time to the second-seeded Ascension Eagles (Mississauga).
The Muskies managed just one goal in four games after scoring 38 in seven games in NorWOSSA play.
