Soccer keeps spirit of Summer Games alive
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The local mens team, Over 50, played the Old Wesmen from Lethbridge, Alberta, on Saturday during the Summer Games soccer tournament. The Chinook Legends won the mens division. (Diane Skyland photo)
Kicking Daisies won the womens division of the Summer Games soccer tournament this weekend but posed for a photo with the other local team, Mudslingers. The Adrenaline Eagles from Calgary, Alberta, had already begun post-tournament festivities. (Diane Skyland photo)
The Summer Games began 45 years ago, and the only sport upholding the tradition is soccer. The Summer Games soccer tournament proved to be a good time for all, as men and women from Montana and Canada played in rain and sunshine over two days last weekend at Smith Fields.
Kicking Daisies won the womens division of the Summer Games soccer tournament this weekend but posed for a photo with the other local team, Mudslingers. The Adrenaline Eagles from Calgary, Alberta, had already begun post-tournament festivities. (Diane Skyland photo)