CBS soccer girls strike the perfect season

September 15, 2026 The Shoreline

When the CBS U15 CL Strikers bested Corner Brook in the provincial gold medal game this past August the victory capped a near perfect season as the team end the summer with no losses. The squad includes, starting in the back row, from left: coach Jen Squires, Jade Newhook, Allie Hapgood, Lacey Vincent, Caeley Martin, Ara Pittman, Abby Neville, Layla McCarthy, Jessica McKeever, team manager Tracy Whyte, and coach Susan Duggan; and in the front row, from left: Claire Williams, Elise Blackwood, Jillian Whyte, Amber Dawe, Darla Melynchuk, Abby Follett, Maggie Morgan and Olivia Hayward. Submitted photo

By Mark Squibb

The CBS U15 Girls CL Strikers have had a season for the record books, capturing provincial gold after a nearly perfect season.

“These girls have had a pretty incredible season,” said manager and team cheerleader Tracy Whyte. “They played 22 games in total, and won 21 and tied one, so no losSes this whole season, which is pretty incredible.”

The team bested Corner Brook in the provincial gold medal game on August 23.

“It was 1-0,” said Whyte. “So, it was an incredible game of soccer, you truly had no idea what way it was going to go, but our girls dug in, and at minute 76 we got a goal, and that’s what won the game.”

Six of the 16 girls on the team have been playing together since U13 soccer, while others were playing together for the first time.

“They’re a super good group of kids, that are all very different, but they gelled so well,” said Whyte. “It made them the super team that they were. I think they feed on each others’ differences, and it made them the better for it.”

Whyte also credits the team’s success to the positive coaching styles of head coach Jen White and assistant coach Susan Duggan.

“Everybody was treated the same,” said Whyte. “They all had equal opportunity, so the team grew as a unit rather than relying on two or three players… It was really empowering to watch.”

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