Hanging up those refereeing boots?

The heyday of Winona soccer occurred in the late 1990s and early in this century when hundreds of kids from ages 8 to 17 played the world’s most famous game. At the height of involvement, Winona fielded soccer teams in every age group for both boys and girls. At one point we sent six or seven teams to the state tournament, and some even came back with state championship trophies. At that time Winona soccer players could play in the spring under the YMCA program, in the summer for the Winona Youth Soccer Association program, and in the fall for Park Rec until one could become part of the varsity or junior varsity programs at Winona Senior High School and Cotter High School.