Unbeaten all season in league play, the KSS Owls were favoured to repeat as the Okanagan Valley high school girls AAA soccer champs.

The had other ideas.

Kyleigh Oloriz鈥檚 goal in the first half stood up as the winner, as the Bears upset the Owls 1-0 in the valley championship game Wednesday at KSS.

鈥淥verall both teams fought hard for the win and the berth to provincials,鈥� said Bears鈥� coach Jessica Briker. 鈥淚t was an exciting match to watch.鈥�

It was Boucherie鈥檚 first win over the Owls in three meetings this season.

At 24 minutes, Bears鈥� co-captain Jessica Skerlec took a free kick just over centre and placed the ball in the 18-yard box. Morgan Hodge and a KSS defender challenged the ball and Oloriz was in the right place at the right time to find the back of of the net for the game鈥檚 only goal.

KSS pressed hard for the remainder of the opening half and had several quality scoring chances in the second half but just couldn鈥檛 get the equalizer.

鈥淲e probably had 15 good chances to score, but just couldn鈥檛 finish,鈥� said Owls coach Arnar Bernhardsson. 鈥淎t times this year we struggled to finish opportunities and it was just one of those days. We felt like we lost a game we shouldn鈥檛 have lost. But good for Mt. Boucherie, credit to them.鈥�

The Bears will represent the Okanagan at the B.C. high school 3A girls championship May 30 to June 1 in Vancouver.

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