As clouds gave way to beautiful sunshine, Oxford Elementary School won the second annual SOS soccer tournament, held May 31st at Forest Hills Park. Canterbury Elementary School was the runner-up. Also joining the tournament as ‘guests’ were two teams from the Shaker Rec soccer program. SOS, which stands for ‘Schooled-on-Soccer’, is a new outreach program initiated by the Eastside Kickers/Heights United Soccer Club to develop after-school soccer programs in Clev Hts/Univ Hts public elementary schools. The goal is to provide a fun, organized soccer experience for 4th and 5th grade children who are new to the game. More than 110 kids participated among the five elementary school programs, which included Boulevard, Noble, Oxford, Gearity, and Canterbury. The teams practiced once a week, starting at the beginning of May, under the supervision of volunteer coaches, many of whom were Heights teachers. The coaches were Sean Sullivan (Oxford), Fiona Conner-Kuntz (Gearity), Julie Lustic (Canterbury), Belinda Lowe (a Boulevard parent), April Firstencel (Noble) and Gary Wildey (Eastside Kickers). Two former Heights High soccer players, Joshua Wildey and Dylan Beach, also helped coach at Boulevard and Noble, while Heights freshmen players Eli and Bennett Wildey, Evan Lanese, Paul Stroud and Ciaran Coen helped set up and ref the tournament. A BIG thanks to all for making the tournament another success!