The Sports Page

By Jason Pike.  Year after year, it becomes increasingly obvious that provincial teams representing Newfoundland and Labrador—particularly under the Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association (NLSA)—are not putting forward the best possible product. And perhaps they never will, at least not under the current system. Because let’s be honest: the teams selected to represent our province in soccer don’t truly represent the province at all. If anything, the organization might as well be renamed the Avalon Peninsula Soccer Association, because if you’re not from St. John’s or its immediate surroundings, your chances of making a provincial team are slim to none.…