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Renegades soccer teams capture medals at weekend tournaments

Jun 18, 2018 | 9:08 AM

Red Deer’s U17 Boys Renegades captured a Gold medal at the Sam Steele Soccer tournament in Cranbrook, B.C. over the weekend.

Head Coach Gerald Grobmeier says the team played four teams from B.C., winning 4-1, 4-0, 3-0 and 3-2 in the final against Cranbrook. A game in which Cranbrook took the lead twice only to see the Renegades score the winner with roughly one minute remaining.

Nathan Swartz led the team offensively with six goals during the weekend.