Twenty high school soccer teams invaded the City of Sunshine, Friday and Saturday, looking for gold on the soccer pitches at the Vermillion Park Sportsplex.

By the end of the tournament, it was the Garden Valley Zodiaks of Winkler celebrating not one, but two provincial titles as their girls and boys teams swept the gold medal games.

In the girls’ draw, the Zodiaks defeated the W.C. Miller Aces of Altona, 2-1, while the Neepawa Tigers claimed the bronze medal with a 3-0 win over the Niverville Panthers.

The Minnedosa Chancellors won the consolation with a 4-2 win over the Morden Thunder.

In the boys’ tournament, Garden Valley beat their Winkler counterparts, the Northlands Parkway Nighthawks, 4-0 to claim gold.

The Aces boys team won the bronze medal with a 3-1 win over Niverville and Minnedosa swept the consolation crowns with a 2-0 win over the Morweena Raptors of Arborg.

As for the host Clippers, the girls played their hearts out, but fell short in both games, first losing 1-0 in overtime to the Hapnot Kopper Queens of Flin Flon, before being eliminated by Morden, 4-1 on penalty kicks.

Check this week's Dauphin Herald for a full recap of the provincials!