The St. AndrewB次元官网网址檚 Sabres senior boys soccer team captured the B.C. single-A high school soccer championship with a 2-1 win over Greater Victoria rival Glenlyon Norfolk School.

The Sabres needed a penalty shootout to clinch the victory Nov. 5 in Vancouver.

B次元官网网址�(That) can be a tough way to both win and lose as itB次元官网网址檚 an individual kind of way to win,B次元官网网址� St. AndrewB次元官网网址檚 coach Mark Cristante said of the shootout.

He voiced pride at how his players came together as a group and followed the strategies that has made them successful throughout this short fall season.

B次元官网网址淲hen it comes down to working hard for one another, I think we are the best team out there,B次元官网网址� he said.

Locally, the Sabres were scheduled Tuesday (Nov. 16) afternoon to play the quarter-finals of the Colonist Cup competition against Royal Bay. A win there would put advance them to the semifinals, set for Thursday afternoon (Nov. 18) against the host Reynolds Roadrunners.

Claremont hosts the other semifinal Thursday against the quarter-final winner between GNS and Lambrick Park, a game also scheduled for Nov. 16.

The cup final happens Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. under the lights at the University of VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Centennial Stadium.

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