For ALL West Niagara Tournaments played after December 31, 2010 please go to the underlined website www.gosportnet.com you can also find game sheets and the fields chart under downloads on gosportnet.

 *Tournament organization update (Feb. 15, 2011):

This website is now officially an archive for WEST NIAGARA INVITATIONAL soccer tournaments played from 1999 to (and including) the 2010 tournament. Please feel free to browse through the pages on this site.

*After creating the West Niagara Invitational and continuing to organize it over the past 12 years (with support from the club), I have made a decision that it is time for me to retire as the tournament chair and/or organizor of this tournament. This will allow the Lincoln Soccer Club to import some new ideas and a new philosophy that they strongly feel will improve the West Niagara Invitational. I wish them all the best and hope that all their ideas will make this a better tournament. Please give your support to Kathryn Berube and Laura Fisher who are now fully in charge of all maters related to this tournament. Thank you for your support over the years and for your help in making this the largest tournament in Canada between 2006 and 2010. Yours in Soccer - John Miljan* 

Please read all of the info provided on this page to become more familiar with this tournament.

Tournament Type: 1.North American (US State, Provincial and regional divisions - Levels 1, 2 and 3 for U14 and older, Level 3 and top of Level 4 for U12/U13), 2.Provincial (Top of Level 4 for U14 and older, and middle of Level 4 for U12/U13), 3.Regional (lowest levels of competative Level 4 and level 5 to level 7) Level 4 teams need to be lower than top 24 teams. For U9-U11  1.North American/Elite: A teams, or teams from clubs that have more than 10 competative teams 2. Provincial/Premiere: B teams, or teams from clubs that have less than 10 competative teams.*

Divisions: U9 and U10 (mini x 7-a-side), U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U17, U18 (full x11-a-side)

Posting of Accepted Teams: Posting of accepted teams to "MYSITE NEWS" page herein will continue until divisions are full and therefore closed.

Please click on the On-Line Registration Link provided and follow instructions, you will be asked to sign in as a Coach or Manager and complete your teams Profile and Roster information. You can go back to edit this information at any time, so your roster does not need to be finalized until April 20th 2011. We will continue accepting entries and reservation requests as per info herein until a division is full and therefore closed. We will reserve a spot for your team upon receipt of your application and automatic notification by the system that it was submitted by you. Some divisions may be full by mid March, so be sure to apply early. Once the division is filled up we will create a schedule on line that you will be able to view along with the live standings in real-time during the tournament. 

1. You will have access to view your team’s status, teams that have registered to your division, sponsors for the tournament, uploaded documents, schedule once the division is full, and finally you can bookmark the live standings page to view standings in real-time from your Smartphone or PC during the tournament to reduce confusion and save you time.

2. All the teams that have reserved a spot before end of January are expected to mail in the entry fee cheque by end of February. If you have reserved a spot during the month of February, we will need your entry to arrive by March 15th. Reservations from March 1st onward will be accepted, if spots are still available, and the payment must be received within 10 days of the posted reservation. The teams that do not pay as per the noted info above will be removed from the list of Accepted Teams. There will be no phone calls about why we did not receive the entry fee payment. Email us if you have a question, but please do not call us if you are one of the teams that have not paid as per the above noted dates and info.

3. We need the electronic information and the requested items in this order: 1.You may reserve a spot by just simply completing the On-line Application, 2.You then need to MAIL us that Same Application with your entry fee by the date noted in Item 1 above, 3.You must complete/update the On-line Program Roster page before April 20th at the latest, 4.Team Roster, the approved Travel Permit for participating teams that are not from Niagara Region, as well as your properly registered books, must be delivered to team registration when you are registering your team at the tournament headquarters (Lions Park in Lincoln). The registration will take place between 6:30pm and 8:30pm on a Friday evening, the day BEFORE YOUR TOURNAMENT, or on a Saturday morning AT LEAST an hour before your first scheduled game (no exceptions). 

4. If you send us a post dated cheque after you have made a reservation, and the said cheque is payable after the dates noted in Item 1 above, then the next team(s) in line shall move up on the reservation list. We do accept post dated cheques, and provided that the division is not full on the date your cheque becomes cashable, there will be no problems. If it is full, then your team will be considered same as any other late application.

5. This tournament is invitational on a first come first served basis. It's true, we do allow up to a maximum 25% of the teams from a lower level to try their luck against top teams, if they feel up to it. However, once a spot has been reserved it is never taken away from a team, as long as that team follows the instructions posted herein. Sometimes teams reserve a spot and then are not able to fulfill their obligation on time. This is where the first team on hold has the opportunity to take the available spot.

6. We will place a late registering team on hold, and we shall only allow a maximum of 2 teams on Hold after a division is full. You do not need to send us a cheque, if your team is on HOLD. We will let you know that you have become one of the accepted teams, or you can look on our website (MY SITE NEWS herein) and see if your team has become one of the 'accepted' teams. You can also look on the gosportnet site as it is a live site to see who are the accepted team.

7. Posting of "Accepted Teams" for 2011 tournament shall begin on Jan. 15th, 2011 and continue until a division is full. Go to MY SITE NEWS herein to view the list of teams that were accepted in any of the last 5 years. Please read the info on this page, and on this website, to familiarize yourself with this tournament.

8. The "MY SITE NEWS" shall be updated weekly after the end of January. If you are entering a team in our tournament, go there during the noted period to see the latest list of accepted teams for the upcoming 2011 tournament. I will continue logging the 2011 entries on the MY SITE NEWS page until a particular division is full. Full divisions will be noted as CLOSED and only two spare teams shall be added thereafter. Most divisions are anticipated to be full by the end of March.

9. Note to all accepted teams: - Please do not send us your TRAVEL PERMIT or your TEAM ROSTER. You must have those two documents when you arrive at the tournament to register your team. Travel Permit IS required for all teams outside of Niagara Region. You MUST complete/update the Program Roster part of OnLine Application before April 20th AT THE LATEST. Your Program Roster must list AT LEAST 12 players. All program rosters will appear in our TOURNAMENT PROGRAM as provided online.- All of our fields are in Lincoln (Beamsville, Vineland, Jordan) and West Lincoln (Smithville), with exception of 4 fields in Niagara on the Lake and possibly another 4 to 6 fields in Welland. None of our games are played on Friday.- You may register your team on Friday evening, the day before YOUR TOURNAMENT ROUND, or you may register your team AT LEAST ONE HOUR BEFORE YOUR FIRST SCHEDULED GAME. All teams shall be registered at Lions Park in Beamsville (Lincoln), the TOURNAMENT HEADQUARTERS.- If your team is competing in 16 or 12 team divisions, they may be playing a maximum of 3 games on a Saturday and up to 3 more on a Sunday. All preliminary round games are played on a Saturday. Quarter finals, semi finals and finals shall be played on a Sunday. The crossover knockout games played between 2nd place and 3rd place teams, in a division of 12 teams (on Saturday) ARE NOT QUARTER FINALS. They are preliminary round games.

10. Please note that the U16 boys or girls divisions will be split in the Provincial and North American Divisions only if there are at least 8 teams available for EACH division. Otherwise the division will run as North American only.

11. Schedules, Field Directions and Maps may be downloaded from HANDOUTS herein after April 21st, 2011. Game Sheet, Rules, Results from Previous Year's Tournaments, etc may also be retrieved from HANDOUTS. Click on Hotel Information to view available accommodation through our sponsor HTG Sports for your team during the tournament. Field Maps shall be updated for all games by April 20th.

12. MESSAGE TO SRSL TEAMS. West Niagara Invitational is a pre-season tournament. You do not need to list it as one of the 3 planned tournaments on your SRSL Team Application Form as it does not interfere with the SRSL League or Cup Schedule.

13. Guest Players - Players from another club are considered GUEST PLAYERS and you are allowed to use up to three of them on your team during the tournament (with properly registered documents and permission from the other club). All players from YOUR CLUB are eligible to play on your team if they play in a weaker or younger division or the house league system (with proper registration), provided that such player(s) are not playing for another team in the same tournament. Your team is allowed to use up to 50% of other players from your club on your TEAM ROSTER, provided they qualify as per instructions noted in this item. All players playing in the tournament must be registered with their provincial, state or national association for 2011 outdoor season.

14. Generally but not always, the teams are scheduled to play on the following fields: Town of Lincoln, Town of West Lincoln, Welland, St. Catharines and Niagra-On-The-Lake. Good luck to all participating teams!!!!

15. Results of all 2010 tournament games, and results from previous 5 years are posted on the HANDOUTS Page herein.

16. These are the proposed field locations for boys tournament on May 7th and 8th: U9 and U10 Mini - Beamsville; U11, U12, U13, U15 and U17 - Grimsby, Lincoln and West Lincoln; U14 - Niagara-On-The-Lake and/or St. Catharines; U16 and U18 - Welland.

17. These are the proposed field locations for the girls tournament on May 15th and 16th: U9 and U10 Mini - Beamsville; U11, U12, U13, U14NAD, U15 and U18 - Grimsby, Lincoln and West Lincoln; U14ONT - Niagara-On-The-Lake and/or St. Catharines; U16 and U17 - Welland.

18. Please email us if you are not clear on any info provided above.

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All 2010 West Niagara Invitational results have been posted on Handouts page herein. Should you detect any errors, please email me with detailed explanation of the error.

Thank you to all participating teams and supporters for making this a nother sucessfull tournament. Special thanks to administrative members of Lincoln Soccer Club and all voulanteers on a job well done.

HAVE YOUR SELVES A GREAT 2010 SEASON!!

REGARDS,

JOHN MILJAN, CHAIR 

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THANK YOU TO ALL 470 PARTICIPANTING TEAMS OF THE 11TH ANNUAL WEST NIAGARA INVITATIONAL SOCCER TOURNAMENT. SPECIAL THANKS TO KATHRYN BERUBE, KEVIN BROWN, LAURA FISHER, CAROLINE COPELAND, RALPH KOSIR AND MANY OTHERS FOR THEIR HELP DURING THE TWO WEEKEND EVENT.

HAVE YOUR SELVES A GREAT 2009 SEASON!! REGARDS, JOHN MILJAN

!!! Results of all 2009 boys and girls games are now posted per division. See your team's schedule as posted under revision 9 in the HANDOUTS herein. Email me if you notice any incorrect scores, and if it makes a difference in the standings. !!!

*** Please visit the MY SITE NEWS page herein to see accepted teams for 2009 West Niagara Invitational.  ***

%%% Please do not forget to fully complete the TEAM ROSTER then bring it with you to registration at the tournament. Your player books must be updated for the 2009 outdoor season prior to registration at the tournament headquarters (LIONS PARK, BEAMSVILLE). If your team is NOT from NIAGARA REGION, you must bring with you a TRAVEL PERMIT too. Complete the GAME SHEET for the preliminary games and bring it with you on Saturday. Bring extra game sheets on Sunday, if your team advances. %%%

!!! Please do not forget to update your online PROGRAM ROSTER before April 20th. That roster will appear in our TOURNAMENT PROGRAM exactly as submitted/updated by you. !!! 

^^^ U13 Boys, U12 and 13 Girls - Added the 3rd division (Golden Hoseshoe) for lowest level teams. ^^^ 

### Updated Rules, as per Niagara SA and Ontario SA request, are posted on HANDOUTS page herein. ###

### NEW FOR 2009 WNIST - ONLINE APPLICATION (all teams entering our tournament must complete this application) ###

&&& West Niagara Invitational team placement: ALL PROVINCIAL AND REGIONAL (L1, L2 and L3 FOR U14 TO U18) AND INTERNATIONAL TEAMS MUST REGISTER TO PLAY AT THE HIGHER LEVEL (NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION). IN THE U12 AND U13 THE TOP 8 TEAMS OF L4 IN SRSL, CSL, CGSL MUST ALSO REGISTER TO PLAY AT THE HIGHER LEVEL. IN THE U11, THE HIGHEST DIVISION OF A LEAGUE MUST REGISTER TO PLAY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. All others may register to play at the lower levels as per criteria provided in item 10 below. &&& 

 *** PLEASE READ ALL OF THE INFO PROVIDED ON THIS PAGE. PLEASE PAY SPECIFIC ATTENTION TO ITEM 1 IF YOU INTEND TO ENTER, AND ITEMS 2, 3, AND 4 IF YOU HAVE RESERVED ONE OF THE AVAILABLE SPOTS FOR THE TOURNAMENT. ***

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 THANK YOU TO ALL 500 PARTICIPANTING TEAMS OF THE 10TH ANNUAL WEST NIAGARA INVITATIONAL SOCCER TOURNAMENT. SPECIAL THANKS TO MICHAEL PHILPOTT, BEVERLY WARREN, LAURA FISHER, CAROLINE COPELAND, ANITA PHILPOTT AND MANY OTHERS FOR THEIR HELP DURING THE TWO WEEKEND EVENT.

HAVE YOUR SELVES A GREAT 2008 SEASON!! REGARDS, JOHN MILJAN

SCORES FOR ALL BOY'S AND GIRL'S GAMES PLAYED ON THE 3RD AND 4TH AND 10TH AND 11TH OF MAY ARE NOW POSTED (SEE HANDOUTS HEREIN).

- Please note that due to some last second rescheduling required during the late afternoon on Saturday May 4th as we had fields closed in West Lincoln due to a 4pm rain storm, I have decided that the 2009 tournament updates will be posted on this website from tournament headquarters on hourly basis. You will still be able to phone the headquarters in regards to standings, but if you have a laptop or a Blackberry with you (or any computer) you will be able to keep up to date on hourly basis.

- ALL TEAMS... Please go to this website or call 905-563-3414 the Tournament Headquarters at Lions Park if you require any information, guidence or assistance during the tournament. Do not call me, as I will not be available. You may still email me before, during, or after the tournament.  

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW THIS LINE IS FOR YOUR LEISURE ONLY. HOWEVER, IT DOES SHOW SOME INTERESTING SUMMARIES OF THE TOURNAMENT'S PAST.
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THANK YOU TO ALL 431 PARTICIPANTING TEAMS OF THE 9TH ANNUAL WEST NIAGARA INVITATIONAL SOCCER TOURNAMENT. SPECIAL THANKS TO MICHAEL, KATHRYN, ANNETTE AND MANY OTHERS FOR THEIR HELP DURING THE TWO WEEKEND EVENT.

HAVE YOUR SELVES A GREAT 2007 SEASON!!

REGARDS,

JOHN MILJAN


SCORES FOR ALL BOY'S AND GIRL'S GAMES PLAYED ON THE 5TH AND 6TH AND 12TH AND 13TH OF MAY ARE NOW POSTED (SEE HANDOUTS HEREIN).

NOTED BELOW ARE THE 34 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND GAMES. TWENTY EIGHT DIFFERENT CLUBS SHARED IN WINNING OF THE 34 DIVISIONS. WEST NIAGARA HAS NEVER SEEN THIS LEVEL OF PARITY BEFORE!!
U09G MI Aurora Stingers 1:2 NMSC Panthers Black
U10G EL Brams United One 3:2 Erin Mills Eagles A         
U10G PR Stoney Creek Angels 2:1 Burlington Beat           
U11G NA Richmond Hill Raiders 0:2 Aurora Stingers           
U11G ON Georgetown Mustangs 3:1 (PKs) Oakville Lightning
U12G NA Wexford Wildcats 2:0 Ajax Strikers           
U12G ON Woodbridge Strikers 1:0 Waterloo Flames
U13G NA Brams United Twisters 0:2 Etobicoke Titans
U13G ON Barrie Spirit 0:1 Flamborough Flames
U14G NA Grimsby Thunder 2:1 Erin Mills Eagles B
U14G ON St Catharines Jets A 0:1 Mississauga Falcons
U15G NA Niagara Falls Rush 1:0 Darlington Fury
U15G ON Bradford Eagles 0:1 Guelph Royals
U16G NA UMSC Strikers 0:1 Erin Mills Eagles
U16G ON Mississauga Falcons 4:3 Waterloo Strikers
U17G NA Saltfleet Wildones 1:0 Pickering Flames
U18G NA Burlington Blaze 0:3 Dixie Vipers

U09B MI Mississauga Falcons H 5:4 Spartacus
U10B EL Ajax Venom 0:2 Saltfleet Go Ahead        
U10B PR Oakville B 1:2 Kitchener Spirit White
U11B NA Kitchener Spirit 1:2 Ajax Thunder
U11B ON Islington Rangers 2:1 (PKs) Scarborough Blizzard
U12B NA Ajax Eagles 4:1 MRC Uruguay
U12B ON Toronto Eagles 3:0 Brampton E Gunners B
U13B NA Islington Rangers 6:0 Dixie Lions
U13B ON Collingwood Comets 5:2 North Toronto Nitros
U14B NA Ajax Gunners 0:1 Erin Mills Eagles A
U14B ON North York Cosmos 1:4 Mississauga Falcons
U15B NA Oakville Gunners 2:4 Spartacus
U15B ON Burlington Sharks 0:1 Barrie Spirit
U16B NA Cataraqui Clippers 1:2 Dixie Blue Devils
U16B ON Markham Lightning 2:1 Glen Shields SunDevils
U17B NA Oakville Rebels 2:0 Toronto Ukraina
U18B NA Niagara Falls Titans U17 0:2 Mississauga Croatia

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ALL 2006 GIRLS AND BOYS DIVISION RESULTS ARE POSTED ON THE HANDOUTS PAGE HEREIN.

A big 'Thank You' to all 412 teams that participated in the 2006 West Niagara Invitational Soccer Tournament. Further thanks to all those that helped running the event on May 6, 7, 13 and 14.
My apologies to those teams that had to be moved to spare fields on May 13th as fields SL1 and SL2 were shut down by the town's rec and parks department that morning due to the fields not recovering in time from a downpour on Thursday. Further apologies to boys teams that played 2 games May 6th on field BHE before we were notified that the nets were stolen during the night before the tournament.
I must express my disappointment at the boys teams that contributed to the 3 Special Incident Reports. They know who they are, and they will not be welcome to this tournament as long as I am involved.
Otherwise, the Weather Gods were good to us during the tournament, and most participants and supporters enjoyed them selves while getting reacquainted with some old friends and making some new ones.

John Miljan, Chair
West Niagara Invitational

Here are the results from ALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES of the 2006 event. Should you detect errors in the posted results, please email me and provide what you believe is the CORRECT result:

U9B Mini      NMSC Panthers J             __1__ Grimsby Allstar Logistics __0__
U10B Mini E. Richmond Hill Raiders       __0__ North York Spartacus       __5__
U10B Mini P. Erin Mills Soaring Eagles   __1__ Clarkson Comets            __0__
U11B NAD      Erin Mills Dynamite Eagles __1__ Uruguay 95    (PK's)       __0__
U11B ON       Oakville Avalanche          __0__         North York Pro Stars       __5__
U12B NAD      Ajax Strikers               __5__ Brantford Impact          __1__
U12B ON       Collingwood Comets          __1__ Guelph Royals A            __2__
U13B NAD      Kitchener Spirit A          __0__ Erin Mills Golden Eagles A __1__
U13B ON       Cambridge Utd               __0__ St. Cath. Concord Crunch   __3__
U14B NAD      Clarkson Comets A          __3__ North York Spartacus       __4__
U14B ON       Clarkson Comets B          __1__ Brantford Red Devils       __2__
U15B NAD      Saltfleet                   __2__ Vaughan Utd. (PK's)       __1__
U15B ON       Dixie Strikers B            __2__ Oakville Strikers          __1__
U16B NAD      Mt Hamilton Avalanche       __0__ Oakville Bluestars         __6__
U16B ON       Brampton E Assassins       __0__ Oakville Rebels            __1__
U17B NAD      St Catharines Concord       __1__ North Toronto Nitros       __0__
U18B NAD      Collingwood Comets          __0__ Clairlea Westview          __1__

U9G Mini      North Miss Panthers         __2__ UMSC Strikers             __0__
U10G Mini E. Brams United Angels         __3__ Mississauga Falcons       __1__
U10G Mini P. Richmond Hill Raiders       __2__ Niagara Falls Chev. Cad.   __0__
U11G NAD      Mississauga Falcons         __1__ Erin Mills Lady Eagles    __2__
U11G ON       Newmarket Stallions         __2__ Burlington Tornados       __1__
U12G NAD      NMSC Panthers A             __3__ Niagara Falls             __2__
U12G ON       North Dumfries Whitehawks   __1__ Lincoln Storm             __0__
U13G NAD      Dixie Dragons               __3__ Saltfleet Strikers         __0__
U13G ON       York Utd Predators          __1__ Grimsby Thunder            __0__
U14G NAD      Ajax East Side Warriors    __0__ Niagara Falls Extreme      __1__
U14G ON       Flamborough Flames          __0__ York United Strikers       __1__
U15G NAD      Kitchener Spirit A          __0__ Wexford Jaguars            __1__
U15G ON       Waterloo Strikers          __0__ St. Catharines Jets       __3__
U16G NAD      Saltfleet Wildones          __1__ Kanata Lightning          __0__
U17G NAD      UMSC Strikers               __0__ Dixie Vipers               __3__
U18G NAD      Burlington Thunder          __0__ Sarnia Spirit             __1__

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Thank you to all participants of our 7th annual West Niagara Invitational. Another tournament has been successfully completed. It was nice to see the parity in that 2005 tournament. None of the clubs dominated the event, as was once the case. Small clubs and bigger clubs shared the success in both Girls and Boys divisions. Congratulation to the 2005 Champions:
1. Under 9 Boys Mini Soccer Division: SPARTACUS AC
2. Under 9 Girls Mini Soccer Division: NEWMARKET YORK UNITED BLIZZARD
3. Under 10 Boys Mini Soccer Division: ETOBICOKE EXTREME
4. Under 10 Girls Mini Soccer Division: NORTH TORONTO NITROS
5. Under 10 Boys Ontario Division: ERIN MILLS EAGLES
6. Under 10 Girls Ontario Division: WATERLOO EAGLES
7. UnUnder 11 Boys North American Division: AJAX STRIKERS
8. Under 11 Girls North American Division: KITCHENER SPIRIT A
9. Under 11 Boys Ontario Division: ISLINGTON RANGERS
10.Under 11 Girls Ontario Division: WELLAND WIZARDS
11.Under 12 Boys North American Division: GLEN SHIELDS SUN DEVILS
12.Under 12 Girls North American Division: BURLINGTON TIGERS
13.Under 12 Boys Ontario Division: OTTAWA SOUTH UNITED FORCE
14.Under 12 Girls Ontario Division: SARNIA SPIRIT
15.Under 13 Boys North American Division: OAKVILLE CROSS
16.Under 13 Girls North American Division: NIAGARA FALLS EXTREME
17.Under 13 Boys Ontario Division: CLARKSON COMETS
18.Under 13 Girls Ontario Division: BARRIE SPIRIT
19.Under 14 Boys North American Division: AJAX ADMIRALS
20.Under 14 Girls North American Division: KITCHENER SPIRIT A
21.Under 14 Boys Ontario Division: MARKHAM LIGHTNING
22.Under 14 Girls Ontario Division: EAST YORK HURRICANES
23.Under 15 Boys North American Division: GLEN SHIELDS SUN DEVILS
24.Under 15 Girls North American Division: PICKERING POWER
25.Under 15 Boys Ontario Division: BRAMPTON DEMONS
26.Under 15 Girls Ontario Division: NORTH MISSISSAUGA PANTHERS B
27.Under 16 Boys North American Division: ST. CATHARINES CONCORD GUNNERS
28.Under 16 Girls North American Division: DIXIE VIPERS
29.Under 16 Boys Ontario Division: LINCOLN STORM
30.Under 17 Boys North American Division: ERIN MILLS EAGLES
31.Under 17 Girls North American Division: NORTHERN STEEL (PA)
32.Under 18 Girls North American Division: BLUEWATER XTREME

Further congratulations to Northern Steel U17 Girls Team who have become the first US team to win a division at West Niagara Invitational.

See the 2003 U-12 Girls Handout at the bottom of this page for our typical 12 team division which seems to be favoured among the coaches. In this format 8 out of the 12 teams advance to Sunday's quarter finals, and there is a purpose to every game played.

Click on the "Wrong Direction" video at the bottom of this page. It may put a smile on your face.

You can search the HANDOUTS page herein for West Niagara Invitational downloads such as:
a)Electronic Application.
b)Electronic Game Sheet.
c)Computer generated Maps To Fields.
d)Field directions.
d)Past results.
e)Latest Tournament Program.

Maximum number of teams to be accepted for Boys tournament round (May 6th and 7th 2005) = 200 (plus up to an additional 36 teams for 7-a-side U9 and U10 mini soccer).

Maximum number of teams to be accepted for Girls tournament round (May 13th and 14th 2005) = 200 (plus up to an additional 24 teams for 7-a-side U9 and U10 mini soccer).

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The 2004 West Niagara Invitational has come to a successfull conclusion. The weather became a challenge with a huge downpour that started around 6am and contined to 8am on Sunday morning of the Girls tournament round, thus placing approximatelly 3cm of water on the fields in that short period of time. We met the challenge by playing ALL of the scheduled games.
Special thanks to participating referees, coaches and their staff, as well as all parents and participants for once again making this tournament a success.
Thanks also to Paul Gesse and Hamilton Sparta Sports Club, Ken Lamb and Niagara on the Lake Soccer Club, and Caroline Copeland and West Lincoln Soccer Club for their support during the tournament. Further thanks go out to members of Licoln Soccer Club Annette and Derek Carter, Michael Phillpot, Mandi Libera, Dave Reid and all others for their roles during the event.
Most of all, a big thank you to my wife Christine and daughters Paula and Zandra for many hours of work and for putting up with me during the demanding organizational period leading up to this event and during the event it self.
Until next year,
John Miljan
West Niagara Invitational Chair

Should you note any errors in the Boys or Girls results posted on the HANDOUTS page herein, please email me with details as to where the correction should be made.

Girls Championship game results are posted below. Results of all Girls games played on May 10th and 11th are now posted on the HANDOUTS page herein (per division).

U10G - DIXIE DRAGONS VS NORTH MISSISSAUGA PANTHERS   1:0
U11G - MISSISSAUGA FALCONS VS AJAX WARRIORS   2:0
U12G - OAKVILLE PHANTOMS VS BURLINGTON EXPLOSION 0:1 (PK'S)
U13G - DIXIE SAINTS VS OAKVILLE DEMONS   1:2 (OT)
U14G - LONDON SUPERNOVA VS BURLINGTON FLASH   0:1 (OT)
U15G - KITCHENER SPIRIT A VS PETERBOROUGH UNITED   2:0
U16G - NORTH LONDON METEORS VS MT. HAMILTON AVALANCHE   0:1
U17G - OAKVILLE PHOENIX VS PICKERING POWER   2:0
U18G - OAKVILLE ANGELS VS DIXIE DEMONS   1:0
U19G - NORTH YORK COSMOS VS OAKVILLE FLAMES   2:1 (OT)

Boys championship game results are posted below. Results of all Boys games played May 3rd and 4th are now posted on the HANDOUTS page herein (per division).

U10 ONT.DIV. - NORTH MISSISSAUGA RED DEVILS VS CLUB ROMA    3:0
U11 N.A. DIV. - FLAMBOROUGH FLAMES VS OAKVILLE XTREME    1:2
U11 ONT. DIV. - KITCHENER SPIRIT B VS NEWMARKET YORK UNITED    6:0
U12 N.A. DIV. - NORTH MISSISSAUGA A VS NORTH LONDON COBRAS    2:1
U12 ONT. DIV. - NORTH LONDON VIPERS VS FORT ERIE STING    0:1
U13 N.A. DIV. - GLEN SHIELDS SUN DEVILS VS OAKVILLE BLUE STARS    3:0
U13 ONT. A DIV. - KANATA LIGHTNING VS CLUB ROMA E.V.R.    3:0
U13 ONT. B DIV. - WATERLOO ROVERS VS CLUB ROMA B    1:0
U14 N.A. DIV. - HAMILTON SPARTA VS GLEN SHIELDS SUN DEVILS    1:0
U14 ONT. DIV. - CS AZZURI VS CLARKSON SHERIDAN COMETS    0:2
U15 N.A. DIV. - NORTH MISSISSAUGA CLASSICS VS PICKERING POWER    1:2
U15 ONT. DIV. - NIAGARA FALLS VS BARRIE SPIRIT    1:0
U16 N.A. DIV. - OAKVILLE RED DEVILS VS GLEN SHIELDS SUN DEVILS    5:0
U17 N.A. DIV. - ST CATHARINES CONCORD A VS KITCHENER SPIRIT    1:0
U18/19 N.A. DIV. - RICHMOND HILL RAIDERS (U17 OYSL) VS DARLINGTON GUNNERS U18 2:0

If your team is planning to stay at one of the nearby Hotels, during our tournament, then you should click on the HOTEL INFORMATION page and read ALL of the information provided therein.

FINALS for ALL games shall be played on Lions Park and Leasureplex Fields.
Total number of fields used for the BOYS tournament round = 32
Total number of fields used for the GIRLS tournament round = 20
Total number of participating teams in 2003 West Niagara Invitational = 302
(May. 6th, 2003 @ 9:31am) !!!

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A big thank you to all participating Boys and Girls teams of 2002 West Niagara Invitational soccer tournament. With your support this tournament has grown into one of the largest youth soccer tournaments in Ontario.
Special thanks to Hamilton Sparta Sports Club, Niagara-On-The-Lake Soccer Club and West Lincoln Soccer Club for their support and use of their facilities.
Congratulations to all players, coaches and parents who showed sportsmanship and dedication during the tournament, specially those who braved all-day cold rain on Sunday May 12th during the girls tournament round. Thank you to the person who returned a lost wallet on Sunday, with credit cards and cash being untouched.
And, last but not least, congratulations to all 2002 tournament Champions, Finalists and semi-finalists.
Regards,
John Miljan
(May 14th, 2002 @ 11:33am)

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