The Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association (NLSA) handed out their 2022 season awards earlier this month and members of the Paradise Soccer Club found themselves on the receiving end in two categories. Jack Turpin was named Male Youth of the Year while the Boys U17 Premier Youth League (PYL) team was awarded Youth Team of the Year. The boys team won the 2022 Boys U17 PYL provincial championship and went on to compete at the 2022 Toyota National Championships in Surrey, BC, making them the first team from Paradise to compete at a national level. Turpin, meanwhile, played for four teams this past season — the Boys U17 PYL, Challenge Cup team, NLSA B16 team and 2022 Canada Games team. In the PYL BU17 championship, Turpin scored both goals in the team’s 2-1 victory. Members of the BU17 PYL team pictured left to right are Liam Tweedie, Evan Pearcey, Jack Turpin, Marcus Paterson, Zachary Harding and coach Alec Turpin. Missing from photo are Matthew Burridge Michael Gosse, Liam Attwood, Matthew Parsons, Alexander Hanrahan, Sam Tobin, Brody Wright, Matthew Winsor, Sebastian Locke, Evan Stuckless, Nathan Bartlett, Alex Manning, Michael Skinner, Philip Snow, Zach Nolan, manager Wilf Wright, head coach Alec Turpin, and assistant coach Simon Walley. Submitted photo
