
Ruby Ambardar: The Long Run
In the spring of grade six, just after Ruby Ambardar made the Fusion FC BCSPL team, the world locked down.
Insights, stories, and perspectives from our team.

In the spring of grade six, just after Ruby Ambardar made the Fusion FC BCSPL team, the world locked down.

The last time we wrote about Naomie Gosal, we said she was uncommitted, patient, and following her gut.

Ben Bradshaw's first memory of soccer has nothing to do with a save, a goal, or even a ball. He was five years old, lined up with every other kid on his team, and the coach went down the row checking that everyone's shoes were tied.

Paige Morris's mom remembers the moment it happened. One day the walls of her room were covered in gymnastics posters. A couple of weeks later, every single one was gone. In their place: soccer posters, her dad's photos, a completely different world pinned up above her bed.

Bennett Gosal is older than his twin sister Naomie by one minute. He brings it up constantly. She gets mad every time.

Brianna Langelaan didn't grow up dreaming about the NCAA. She grew up on a dairy farm in East Richmond where milking time takes two and a half hours, twice a day, every day, and somebody always has to do it.

There is a photo of Naomie Gosal as a young kid standing on the sidelines watching her dad coach her twin brother Bennett in soccer.

Alix Boogemans didn't fall in love with soccer on her own. She was bribed into it. When she was seven, her dad wanted her to play a sport. So he pointed at this pink chair she'd been obsessing over and made her a deal: start playing soccer, and the chair is yours.

Cole Rodricks doesn't fit the typical profile of a Canada Soccer C-License holder. For starters, he's 17. The minimum age to even apply for the certification is 18, and most coaches working through the rigorous program are established adults with years of experience.

On January 23, 2018, the Tsawwassen baseball community lost one of its brightest talents. Kyle Losse, just 14 years old, passed away from complications of a massive stroke, leaving behind a legacy that would transform youth baseball in British Columbia.

Through team sports, I discovered something fundamental: with the right goal and enough determination, I could achieve anything. The confidence I gained, the friendships I built, the experiences I collected didn't just fill my childhood memories. They formed the foundation of who I am.

Daniella Sprauer was nine years old the first time she played soccer. Most of the girls she would line up against later had been on a ball since they were five or six. Daniella came from gymnastics, the only sport she had taken seriously up to that point. The first pull toward soccer was not the sport. It was a friend mentioning there was a spot on her team, and the idea of being on a team with her friends.

Striker, Rise Academy, U17 Canadian National Team Program

CB | FB Rise Academy, U16 Canadian National Team Program

CAM, Dalhousie University 2026

Keeper University of Victoria, 2026

Left Wing Back, Altitude FC

CAM, UBC Soccer, Altitude FC

Forward, UTSA NCAA D1

Fullback, BCSPL Team BC

Fullback, Altitude FC League 1

Bayhawks OPDL, Croatian National Team U16

CB, Burnaby FC, Team BC, BCSPL 2010
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