The West Point Grey Academy Wolves don鈥檛 have far to travel from their lair this year to stalk the most crucial prey.
As the hosts of the senior girls single-A soccer championships, the Wolves aspire for a top-three finish, which would be their best result in school history, said coach Kelly Macintyre.
鈥淥ur goal is to medal, which we鈥檙e capable of. Last year our fifth-place finish was the school鈥檚 highest ever. We鈥檙e trying to improve,鈥� she said.
The Wolves have two High Performance League players in Hannah Dodd and Gabby Freeman as well as a Total Soccer Skills player Emily Kasa; all three will be back next year. Goaltender Gitanjali Madan is also developing quickly, said Mcintyre.
鈥淚t鈥檚 nice that we have a few strong players that we can build around that will still be around next year,鈥� she said.
鈥淲e try to play a possession-based style. We have a range of players and the biggest thing is to get them prepared for the season by getting them to play with each other and playing to each other鈥檚 strength and weaknesses since they鈥檙e used to playing on teams with players all of a similar skill.鈥�
The Wolves are ranked fourth and will be playing in front of a home crowd at various pitches around the West Side, which brings the added pressure of competing in front of friends and family.
The championship game is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. May 31 at Andy Livingston West.
Across town at 麻豆传媒映画Technical, the Talismen host the senior girls AAA soccer provincials. The Talismen and Kitsilano Blue Demons are in the running.
The championship game is set for 12 p.m. May 31 at Van Tech.
