STOUGHTON - The Stoughton soccer fields were a busy place on June 3 and 4, when a fun soccer tournament was held.
This tournament is funded by donations through local and area businesses and personal donations so that it can be a free, fun tournament for the players.
At any given time, five soccer fields had action from U4 up to U11 on June 3.
The parking lot was jammed with vehicles as eager players ran out to join their teams before the game.
Thirty-one games were scheduled on June 3, with a start time of 9 a.m. and continuing until 5 p.m. when the last game of the day would be played.
Shaded areas were placed around the fields so kids and coaches could get out of the scorching heat.
The concession stand saw a steady lineup with lots to offer from burgers and hotdogs, to freezes and cold drinks.
Parents, grandparents, friends and even the four-legged friends came to root on their home teams.
Entries from Stoughton, Carlyle, Redvers, Vibank, Fillmore, Wawota, Estevan, Weyburn and Kipling joined in on the fun, with well over 200 players.
It takes a great deal of people to make this tournament possible and it begins weeks in advance.
Volunteers set up the fields, make the schedule for the games and pump up the soccer balls. They organize the concession stand with volunteers and have it run smoothly, and they schedule enough referees for the games. Many coaches teach the kids and parents take the time to bring their kids, so they can have fun.
All the money raised from they weekend goes directly to the Stoughton Soccer Club.
Robin McIntyre, a coach from Redvers, had nothing but praise for the tournament.
“This is an excellent tournament that is well organized from the fields to the washrooms and concession,” she said. “We will definitely come again next year to take part in it.”
