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Footballers win bronze

TWO players and one coach from North Shore schools helped the British Columbia under-18 provincial team win bronze at the 2011 Football Canada Cup tournament held July 9-15 in Lethbridge, Alta.

TWO players and one coach from North Shore schools helped the British Columbia under-18 provincial team win bronze at the 2011 Football Canada Cup tournament held July 9-15 in Lethbridge, Alta.

Offensive linemen Neil Courtney from Handsworth and Marcelo Salgado from Windsor both made the trip along with Handsworth head coach Jay Prepchuk who acted as the team's offensive co-ordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Team B.C. scored third place with a 14-1 win over Team Ontario West in the bronze medal game held at the University of Lethbridge Community Sports Stadium.

Team B.C. finished the tournament with two wins and one losses, claiming bronze for the second year in a row at the Football Canada Cup.