Team
1995-2002 Kamloops Sharks Soccer Club
Year of Induction: 2012
The Sharks were together as a team for eight years, winning an unprecedented eight Interior ‘A’ Cup Challenge titles, going to 8 BC Youth Soccer Association provincial championships, winning gold five times (1995-98 and, 2001), two silver medals as runner-up (1999 & 2002), and one bronze (2000).
The 2001 club played up at the under 18 level and represented BC at the nationals going 4-0 & 1 to win the bronze medal and was later saluted as the Kamloops Sports Council’s Athletic Award Team of the Year. Sharks teams were highly respected winning several tournaments in North Vancouver, Bellingham, Calgary, Kelowna, and Kamloops which served them well in displaying their skills on the provincial and national stages.
Seven players were members of the 2002 UCC women’s soccer team that won the BC College championship, and, won silver at the nationals. An additional six players were on the team that repeated the performance the following year.
Overall, 34 players wore Shark colours over the eight-year history of the program with seven suiting up for all eight seasons. The seven were: Danielle Fauteux, Nicole Fornelli, Jessica Moon, Megan Moon, Caitlin Quinn, Lyndsey Sadiwnyk, and Anja Sigloch. Fauteux landed a full scholarship to the University of Tulsa at Oklahoma, Sigloch captained the UBC Thunderbirds to two CIS championships, and Megan Moon landed a full basketball scholarship to the University of Sacramento.
Jim Fornelli was a mainstay as coach for the full eight years with John Moon at his side for six years, and, Lance Jang in the final 2002 campaign. Team managers over the eight years were Dave Pilchar, Ian Smith, Elaine Moon and Bill Leighton.