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Defending champs ready to defend Jackson Cup championship

The Jackson Cup tournament begins this weekend for two Cowichan soccer teams.

The Jackson Cup tournament begins this weekend for two Cowichan soccer teams, including defending champions Cowichan FC.

Both teams will be at home, playing their opening games at the new Williams Field turf on Sherman Road.

Div. 2 team Cowichan United will kick off the tournament first, hosting Div. 1 Lakehill on Saturday at 7 p.m. Cowichan United is currently third in Div. 2 with two games left in the league season. Lakehill finished last in Div. 1 and will be relegated for the 2016/17 season.

On Sunday at 2 p.m., LMG will play Powell River’s Div. 2 team. LMG has been to five of the last six Jackson Cup finals, winning three times. They won the 100th Jackson Cup title last year and are taking aim at the 101st.

LMG finished atop the Div. 1 standings for the second year in a row, while Powell River Villa sits seventh in Div. 2.

“It should be an exciting game,” LMG head coach Glen Martin said. “We are healthy and ready to go.”

Facing a Div. 2 team does not mean a guaranteed win, Martin noted. Although LMG hasn’t lost to a Div. 2 team in at least seven years, those teams often bring their best game against Div. 1 opponents.

“I’m expecting a tough game,” the coach said. “Of the last nine Div. 2 teams we’ve played, seven of them were tough.”

 



Kevin Rothbauer

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Kevin Rothbauer is the sports reporter for the Cowichan Valley Citizen
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