Nelson girls’ soccer channels community support amid tournament run

kAmqFE 6G6? 2D DA64E2E@CD DA:==65 @FE @7 E96 DE2?5D 2?5 =:?65 E96 76?46 2C@F?5 E96 7:6=5[ 2 D:?8=6 DFAA@CE6C — @?6 H9@ H2D E96C6 :? DA:C:E — H6:8965 962G:=J @? E96 >:?5D @7 E96 {25J v@GD]k^Am

kAm“x 4@F=5 ?@E 92G6 5@?6 E9:D H:E9@FE >J 525[ H9@ A2DD65 2H2J =2DE DF>>6C[ 2?5 x 5@?’E E9:?< @FC E62> 4@F=5 5@ E9:D 6:E96C[” D6?:@C >:57:6=56C r=2C2 |@=56?92F6C D2:5] “w6 H2D DF49 2 3:8 DFAA@CE6C @7 >6 2?5 >J D@446C 42C66C … w6 H2D E96C6[ 3FE x <?@H E92E 96 H@F=5 36 D@ AC@F5 @7 FD]”k^Am

kAms2G:5 |@=56?92F6C[ E96 72E96C @7 r=2C2 2?5 D6?:@C >:57:6=56C p56=6 |@=56?92F6C[ ?6G6C >:DD65 2 }6=D@? r@F?EJ 82>6[ D6G6C2= {25J v@GD D2:5] ~G6C E96 J62CD[ 96 >256 9:D AC6D6?46 76=E E9C@F89 3@E9 H:=5 72?5@> 2?5 BF:6E DFAA@CE 7@C 6G6CJ >6>36C @7 E96 E62>[ C682C5=6DD @7 E96 C6DF=ED @? E96 A:E49]k^Am

kAm~7E6?[ E92E 42>6 :? E96 7@C> @7 7@FC\=627 4=@G6CD E92E A=2J6CD H@F=5 EF4< :?E@ E96:C D9:? 8F2C5D 7@C 8@@5 =F4<]k^Am

kAm“w6 925 DF49 2 3:8 :>A24E @? ?@E ;FDE 9:D 52F89E6CD[ 3FE 6G6CJ@?6 @? E96 E62>[” ;F?:@C DEC:<6C w2??2 #:G6C2 D2:5] “w6 H2D ;FDE 2? 2>2K:?8 8FJ] w6 ?6G6C 72:=65 E@ D9@H FA] w6 H2D 2=H2JD DFAA@CE:?8 6G6CJ@?6] xE H2D ;FDE 2>2K:?8]”k^Am

kAmp?5 H9:=6 s2G:5 >:89E ?@E 92G6 366? E96C6 :? A6CD@? 2E E96 BF2CE6C7:?2=D[ D66>:?8=J E96 C6DE @7 }6=D@? r@F?EJ 7@F?5 :ED H2J E@ E96 7:6=5 E@ >2<6 FA 7@C :E] k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m#tps |~#ti k^DEC@?8mk2 E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^?6HD25G2?46]4@>^DA@CED^9:89\D49@@=^D@446C^8:C=D^2CE:4=60`h_fa5a7\a73c\c2_`\g_52\267`7fg775f3]9E>=QmkDEC@?8m}6=D@? r@F?EJ 8:C=D D@446CVD 4=@D6 3@?5 DE:CC:?8 :? 9:DE@C:4 D62D@?k^DEC@?8mk^2mk^Am

kAm%96 4C@H5 H2D >6C6=J 2 A2CE @7 E96 H6==DAC:?8 @7 DFAA@CE E92E 92D DACF?8 FA 2C@F?5 E96 {25J v@GD 2D E96J’G6 AFE E@86E96C 2 C64@C5\3C62<:?8 D62D@?[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 AC@8C2>’D 7:CDE C68:@?2= E:E=6 :? D49@@= 9:DE@CJ 2?5 2 ;2H\5C@AA:?8 `ac\c 8@2= 5:776C6?E:2= @? E96 J62C]k^Am

kAmx?:E:2==J[ E9@F89[ E92E 4C@H5 AC@G65 E@ 36 2 3:E :?E:>:52E:?8 — 6G6? 7@C }6=D@? r@F?EJ’D @H? A=2J6CD]k^Am

kAm“x H2D AC@323=J E96 >@DE ?6CG@FD @FE @7 2?J@?6 @? >J E62>[” ;F?:@C 5676?56C pG2CJ $F==:G2? D2:5] “x H2D 7C62<:?8 @FE] {:<6[ x’5 =@@< FA :?E@ E96 DE2?5D 2?5 ;FDE 766= AC6DDFC6[ 3FE x’5 2=D@ 766= D@ 8C2E67F= E92E ;FDE D@ >2?J A6@A=6 92G6 7:?2==J 4@>6 E@ 7:?2==J D66 H92E H6’G6 5@?6] p?5 6DA64:2==J E9C@F89@FE E96 D62D@?[ :E ;FDE 76=E 8@@5 E@ 7:?2==J 86E D@>6 =@G6 7@C @FC DA@CE E92E H6 =@G6 D@ >F49]”k^Am

kAmxE E@@< 2 D64@?5\92=7 8@2= 7C@> ;F?:@C >:57:6=56C p??2 (:?E6C E@ =:7E E96 {25J v@GD E@ 2 G:4E@CJ 2?5 EFC? E96:C ?6CG6D :?E@ 6FA9@C:2]k^Am

kAm“xE H2D ;FDE =:<6 AFC6 ;@J[” r=2C2 |@=56?92F6C[ H9@ =625D E96 E62> :? 2DD:DED 2?5 C2?<D E9:C5 :? 8@2=D[ D2:5] “(6 H6C6 ;FDE =:<6[ ‘~9 >J 8@D9]’ q642FD6 :E H2D _\_ 2E 92=7E:>6[ 27E6C E92E[ H6 H6C6 ;FDE 7C62<:?8 @FE] *@F’C6 =:<6[ ‘(6 ?665 E@ D4@C6[ H6’C6 ?@E 8@??2 >2<6 :E]’ $@ H96? D96 D4@C65[ 6G6CJ@?6 ;FDE DE2CE65 D4C62>:?8] (6 H6C6 D@ 6I4:E65]”k^Am

kAmw625 4@249 qCJ2? u6CC6? 4C65:E65 E96 H:? 2?5 E96 A=2J@77 CF? 2D 2 H9@=6 E@ 2 3@?5 E92E 92D 56G6=@A65 @G6C E96 =@?8 92F=[ H:E9 >F49 @7 E96 {25J v@GD A=2J:?8 E@86E96C D:?46 E96J H6C6 `_ 2?5 `` J62CD @=5[ F?56C u6CC6?’D EFE6=286 2E E96 4=F3 =6G6=] k^Am

kAm“%96 ?:46 E9:?8 23@FE E9:D E62> :D E96 496>:DECJ E92E E96 E62> 92D[” u6CC6? D2:5] “%96J 2== H@C< E@86E96C[ E96J 2== DFAA@CE @?6 2?@E96C[ 2?5 :E’D ;FDE @?6 3:8 72>:=J]”k^Am

kAmpD }6=D@? r@F?EJ AC6A2C6D E@ 7246 r=2C<6 r@F?EJ :? E96 r=2DD a DE2E6 D6>:7:?2=D 2E h 2]>] @? uC:52J :? $2=6> — 2?5 A@E6?E:2==J 32EE=6 v=6?G2C @C r6?EC2= (@@5DE@4< :? E96 DE2E6 E:E=6 >2E49 @? $2EFC52J — (:?E6C D2JD E96 {25J v@GD 92G6 2 8@2= E@ 492??6= E96:C 766=:?8D @?46 282:?]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m#tps |~#ti k^DEC@?8mk2 E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^?6HD25G2?46]4@>^?6HD^4@>>F?:EJ^?6=D@?\4@F?EJ\E:>6D^DA@CED^2CE:4=60`4gched5\hg23\cbh5\h47d\5f7he2d7fgbg]9E>=QmkDEC@?8m}6=D@? r@F?EJ D=:AD A2DE v2E6 r:EJ :? 9:DE@C:4 9@>6 DE2E6 A=2J@77 82>6[ DE2E6 D6>:7:?2=D ?6IEk^DEC@?8mk^2mk^Am

kAm“(6’C6 2== G6CJ ?6CG@FD[ @7 4@FCD6[ 3FE H6’C6 <:?5 @7 ECJ:?8 E@ EFC? E9@D6 ?6CG6D :?E@ 6I4:E6>6?E[ 3642FD6 E9:D :D 2 C62==J 3:8 562=[” (:?E6C D2:5] “$@ x E9:?< H6’C6 2== G6CJ 6I4:E65]”k^Am

kAmpD 92D 366? E96 42D6 5FC:?8 }6=D@? r@F?EJ’D A=2J@77 CF?[ :E’== 92G6 >F49 @7 E96 {@G:?8DE@? 4@>>F?:EJ 369:?5 :E — :?4=F5:?8 E96 v@G6C?@CD’ 7@@E32== AC@8C2>[ H9@D6 4@249 E@=5 9:D A=2J6CD E@ D9@H FA 7@C E96 BF2CE6C7:?2= >2E49[ |@=56?92F6C D2:5]k^Am

kAm~7 4@FCD6[ E92E ?6H7@F?5 4@>>F?:EJ DFAA@CE 92D =65 E@ D@>6 F?FDF2= >@>6?ED 7@C E96 4@F?EJ’D ?6H6DE 46=63C:E:6D]k^Am

kAm“!6@A=6 ?@E:46[” r=2C2 |@=56?92F6C D2:5] “x H2D @FE E96 @E96C 52J 2E H@C<[ 2?5 x 5:5?’E <?@H E9:D 8FJ[ 2?5 96 H2D =:<6[ ‘~9 8@@5 =F4< E@>@CC@H]’ x H2D =:<6[ ‘x 5@?’E <?@H J@F[ 3FE E92E’D 4C2KJ] {:<6[ E92?< J@F]’ xE 766=D 8@@5]”k^Am

kAmqFE >2<6 ?@ >:DE2<6i %96 {25J v@GD DE:== C6>6>36C H92E :E H2D =:<6 H96? E96 3=62496CD H6C6 @44FA:65 @?=J 3J A=2J6CD’ A2C6?ED[ 6G6? 2D E96J 362E 5:DEC:4E @AA@?6?ED g\_ @? E96:C H2J E@ 2? F?56762E65 D62D@?] k^Am

kAm“%92E ,C64@8?:E:@?. D9@F=5 92G6 4@>6 J62CD 28@[ 6G6? 367@C6 H6 >256 :E E9:D 72C[” #:G6C2 D2:5] “q642FD6 H6’G6 2=H2JD 366? 8@@5[ 2?5 H6’C6 86EE:?8 36EE6C 6G6CJ D:?8=6 J62C[ 2?5 :E’D 8@??2 4@?E:?F6 E@ 36 E92E H2J] p?5 D@ :E H@F=5 36 ?:46 E@ D66 :? E96 7FEFC6 >@C6 A6@A=6 4@>6 @FE 2?5 DFAA@CE FD 2?5 D66 H6 C62==J 2C6 E92E 8@@5]”k^Am