The unexpected death of a fellow teen gave new meaning to the St. Timothy High School senior girls city play-offs last weekend. “It kind of puts things in perspective, ” said coach Kevin McLennan.
The unexpected death of a fellow teen gave new meaning to the St. Timothy High School senior girls city play-offs last weekend.
“It kind of puts things in perspective, ” said coach Kevin McLennan.
Grade 12 student Meghan Bomford, a classmate at Crescent Heights High School, was killed in a car accident on Oct. 18 - just a few days before her school was set to take on the St. Tim's Thunder in the Calgary Catholic School District finals.
The tragedy struck the school and the sports community hard, as some Cochrane girls both knew and were friends with Bomford.
To honour their lost friend, players from St. Tim's and Crescent Heights decided to wear black armbands for Saturday's championship match at the Calgary Soccer Centre. Before the game started, the field also observed a moment of silence.
“It was pretty emotional, ” McLennan said.
The game itself was also impassioned, with St. Tim's crawling back from a 2-0 deficit to tie it up after 90 minutes of play. The match went into extra time, and with just 25 seconds left Crescent Heights found a hole to clinch the win.
“It could have went either way, ” said McLennan. “The girls never gave up. ”
St. Tim's Thunder went 6-0 in regular season play and excelled through quarter- and semi-final matches to earn the slot in the city finals.
Even though the team didn't bring home the championship, McLennan said the St. Tim's girls were pleased there could be some joy for their opponents, who fought hard on the pitch through such a tragic loss.
“Although they wanted to win and were upset that they lost, there was a positive light (for Crescent Heights) after such a hard week. ”
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