Rustlers Weekend Recap - September 15, 2025
Rustlers athletics heads into week three after some great weather and a couple of wins.
Rustlers Soccer
Women's and men's soccer held a critical home-and-away series with Edmonton schools this weekend, with both teams looking for their first victory. On Saturday, they hosted the King's Eagles, whose women's squad was also hunting for a victory and men's team brought in an undefeated record.
Lakeland allowed one goal in the first half of the women's game, before some timely offence, including a great corner kick in from Chloe Bartel to Katelyn Dyck, help clinch a 2-1 win. Rookie Addison Allen was named POG. In the men's game, Josh Malin converted a penalty kick again, but they were unable to get the job done against the Eagles, losing 2-1. Jakob Thompson was the POG.
In Edmonton, the team's faced the Concordia Thunder, a juggernaut on the women's side and a program eager to make waves on the men's side. After the women lost 2-0, the men were able to come from behind to get their first W, 3-2. Guilherme Luqui had the winner on a penalty, while Vinny Da Silva and Mitchell Joyce also scored.
This leaves both teams with a 1-2 record.
Rustlers Hockey
Additionally, women's hockey had a four-game exhibition series at the Cenovus Energy Hub, facing the SAIT Trojans and the club team Cochrane Chaos. The Rustlers defeated SAIT 2-0 and 6-1, they also swept Cochrane 4-2 and 10-0.
What's Coming Up
Another busy week is ahead, with the volleyball teams hosting several CCAA squads for their annual preseason tournament. Thursday, they face the Keyano Huskies, with the men's match tipping off at 4:00 pm and the women following at 6:00 pm. The action then continues the next day in the morning, running until Sunday afternoon, with the women playing several matches at ES Laird Middle School.
Women's hockey also have an exhibition game against the 18U Team Saskatchewan program in Saskatoon Sunday morning.
Lastly, it's another big weekend for soccer. Both teams are hoping for two wins against the NWP Wolves, who are in town Saturday and Sunday. The first games will be part of Rustlers Community Soccer Day, with plenty of fun for youngsters and the rest of the public, and there will be a bus from Vermilion to take eager Verm Campus students. Kickoff remains 12:00 pm and 2:15 pm at VLA Fields.