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Calgary Herald
3 days ago
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Twins and Wild FC players Keelyn and Taegan go from grad to game
It's a big day for Keelyn and Taegan Stewart. Article content Today, the twins graduate from Bishop Carroll High School, marking the culmination of 12 years of classes, exams, assignments and summer homework but that's not all. Right after graduation ends, they'll be headed straight to McMahon stadium to represent Calgary in tonight's soccer game against the Halifax Tides. Article content Article content Article content 'I'm pretty excited,' Keelyn said. 'Exciting to be done high school and to be able to walk off the stage and as soon as it's done, shift our mindset to focus on the match tonight.' Article content Article content 'Exciting, but also nervewracking,' Taegan added. Article content The girls are the youngest of the Calgary Wild FC team, joining the roster in January of this year at age 17. Article content The sisters have been playing soccer ever since they were three-years-old, starting with kicking the ball in the backyard with parents and making their way rapidly through the local and national soccer season in Western Canada and winning the silver medal at the 2022 Confederation of North, Central America and Carribbean Association Football tournament as part of the Canadian under-15 national team. Article content They gained their first international experience at age 10 when they trained with the boys Barca academy in Barcelona and returned a year later to play on an all-boys team at the Barca Academy World Cup. Article content Article content Article content Playing for the team while juggling school at the same time has not been without its trials. It has meant missing class time, practices at 7 a.m. and taking tests before the school day begins. Article content 'It's been a pretty hectic last couple of months trying to get over the finish line with school,' Keelyn said. Article content Teachers and school staff have been supportive, checking in on the girls to make sure the schedule isn't overwhelming for them and accommodating their practice schedules to make sure they can finish tests on time. The school's vice-principal, Keelyn said, would show up at the school building early in the morning so the girls can write their tests.
Calgary Herald
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Wild FC dominate Halifax for first ever Nothern Super League win
A dream start with three goals in the first 25 minutes fueled the Calgary Wild FC to their first ever victory in Northern Super League history, beating the Halifax Tides FC 4-1. Article content 'I thought from start to finish, we dominated,' said head coach Lydia Bedford of her team's commanding win. 'For us it's about being front-footed, from an out-of-possession perspective we wanted to show our intensity and from an in-possession perspective we wanted to show the calmness that we've been there and done it in the NSL and we know how to control the game.' Article content Article content After getting blanked in the League's inaugural match last week against the Vancouver Rise FC, a new-look starting lineup wasted no time cranking up the heat on a soggy, cool day in the Maritimes, scoring twice in the opening seven minutes, and three times in 25 minutes. Article content Article content Meikayla Moore's name will go into the history books as the first ever goal scorer in Calgary Wild FC. The three-time Olympian kicked things off by jumping into the box, and successfully converting a header behind Halifax goalkeeper, Erin McLeod. Article content 'I'm absolutely chuffed to get on the board, especially our first goal for the club, it's really special,' said the Wild FC defender. 'Scoring goals is not my mainstay as a defender, but whenever we get an attacking free kick, especially in that area, it's certainly my job to try to put my head on it and today I was able to.' Article content Article content Moore took a high-curling pass from 17-year-old Taegan Stewart, who along with her twin sister Keelyn, are the second youngest players in the league. Article content 'It was surreal to have the assist on the first ever Wild FC goal. As soon as I saw the ball coming to me, I knew I had to hit it back post and Meikayla was there to get her head on it. I'm super excited, but we now we need to keep going and keep scoring,' said Taegan who made her first professional start. Article content 'As soon as I found out the starting line-up I was nervous but the girls supported me through the whole 90 minutes and Keelyn reminded me of all the things I've done to get here and all the people who have supported me, this is for them and my hometown club.' Article content The determined squad from the Stampede City were relentless on their attack. Five minutes later, captain Megan Dougherty-Howard jumped on loose ball off a corner kick from Jaclyn Sawicki and banked it off a Tides defender to sneak it into the corner of the net.
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Wild FC dominate Halifax for first ever Nothern Super League win
A dream start with three goals in the first 25 minutes fueled the Calgary Wild FC to their first ever victory in Northern Super League history, beating the Halifax Tides FC 4-1. 'I thought from start to finish, we dominated,' said head coach Lydia Bedford of her team's commanding win. 'For us it's about being front-footed, from an out-of-possession perspective we wanted to show our intensity and from an in-possession perspective we wanted to show the calmness that we've been there and done it in the NSL and we know how to control the game.' After getting blanked in the League's inaugural match last week against the Vancouver Rise FC, a new-look starting lineup wasted no time cranking up the heat on a soggy, cool day in the Maritimes, scoring twice in the opening seven minutes, and three times in 25 minutes. Meikayla Moore's name will go into the history books as the first ever goal scorer in Calgary Wild FC. The three-time Olympian kicked things off by jumping into the box, and successfully converting a header behind Halifax goalkeeper, Erin McLeod. 'I'm absolutely chuffed to get on the board, especially our first goal for the club, it's really special,' said the Wild FC defender. 'Scoring goals is not my mainstay as a defender, but whenever we get an attacking free kick, especially in that area, it's certainly my job to try to put my head on it and today I was able to.' Moore took a high-curling pass from 17-year-old Taegan Stewart, who along with her twin sister Keelyn, are the second youngest players in the league. 'It was surreal to have the assist on the first ever Wild FC goal. As soon as I saw the ball coming to me, I knew I had to hit it back post and Meikayla was there to get her head on it. I'm super excited, but we now we need to keep going and keep scoring,' said Taegan who made her first professional start. 'As soon as I found out the starting line-up I was nervous but the girls supported me through the whole 90 minutes and Keelyn reminded me of all the things I've done to get here and all the people who have supported me, this is for them and my hometown club.' The determined squad from the Stampede City were relentless on their attack. Five minutes later, captain Megan Dougherty-Howard jumped on loose ball off a corner kick from Jaclyn Sawicki and banked it off a Tides defender to sneak it into the corner of the net. The Wild FC added one more tally before heading into the locker room at half-time. Two quick passes from Moore and Sarah Griffith ended up on the foot of Aussie, Kahli Johnson, who booted her first of two in the match. Halifax broke Wild FC's shutout at the 60-minute mark when Markia Guay put one behind goalkeeper, Stephanie Bukovec, from the box for their lone score out of nine total shots. Controlling possession for 61 per cent of the match, the Wild FC made the Tides pay for a defensive lapse at the 81-minute mark when Kahli Johnson notched her second tally of the evening to put the game out of reach. 'It's always good to get the season off to a good start. I was happy to go out there, play our way and score on two good chances. Obviously, we want to score goals, that's how you win games but equally we know how important defence is and I think our backline and goalkeeper really showed how good they can execute that tonight and it was a really good game all around,' said Johnson of her two-goal night and team performance.
