‘Fantastic weekend of soccer’: 11th annual Footy Festival held in Clearwater - Barriere North Thompson Star

‘Fantastic weekend of soccer’: 11th annual Footy Festival held in Clearwater - Barriere North Thompson Star

The soccer fields in Clearwater were full of competing kids for the 11th annual Footy Festival tournament. The showdowns took place on June 6 and 7 and saw 56 games battled out over the weekend, according to Ryan Wilkes, a co-coach with Clearwater Secondary School sports. Designed for teams from smaller communities, players streamed in from Barriere, Valemount, Merritt, Lillooet and Chase. There were eight U8 teams, 10 U10 teams, and nine U13 te…