The St. Thomas Youth Soccer Association under-10 Peacemakers are off to Anguilla for a weekend of at least four games.
About 20 players plus their coach, Robert "Trip" Dunville, and chaperones were planning to leave St. Thomas Friday evening for the trip.
STYSA representative Tanya Benjamin said Dunville and his team are "prepared and is looking forward to the competition."
The skill level of the teams in Anguilla is unknown, she added, "but the Peacemakers are highly skilled, focused and very competitive."
The association took part in soccer play in Anguilla two years ago, then planned to host a return visit last summer, but "the Anguilla team was unable to come to St. Thomas," Benjamin said.
For this year, the Anguillan Soccer Association hoped to have a tournament involving St. Croix players as well, she said, but because of financial considerations, St. Croix was unable to participate.
Meantime, the STYSA annual meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 22, at Hook Line and Sinker restaurant in Frenchtown. Players, parents, and others interested in supporting youth soccer are invited to attend. The agenda includes status reports, discussion of plans for the coming year and the election of executive board members. For further information, call Trevor Velinor at 693-2213 or Benjamin at 776-2105.
