Courtesy: Meridian Booster


Soccer picking up steam in the Border City

By Carl Carter

With Lakeland College soccer and futsal teams taking the field next year head coach Mick Gale has been a busy man, but the work he’s putting in is already paying dividends.

Gale has been busy on the recruiting trail and has rounded up a good amount of talent to play on both the soccer and futsal teams. The programs also got a bonus treat, as two of their recruits were named to Team Canada’s Under-20 soccer program.

“The first week here and we’ve already got two guys named to the national team, that’s fantastic,” said Gale. “We got the quality here, we’ve definitely got it, and now I want to build it into something.

“These kids coming out of the woodwork are kids I didn’t even know about, and that’s a big plus.”

The players named to the U20 program are goaltender Tyson Farago and forward Amos Ganyea - two university-transfer students who should play prominent roles in the Rustlers soccer and futsal teams.

“I didn’t believe it at first, it was unreal. I was involved with U17 but I didn’t think U20 would take me,” said Ganyea. “There’s some U20 workouts coming next year, so I just have to get ready for that and Mick’s going to help me out.”







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