Five girls from East Hants assisted the Colchester County Raiders to a provincial title. (Submitted photo)

COLCHESTER COUNTY: Five players and a coach with ties to East Hants Soccer earned a provincial U18 AA championship earlier this month.

Emma Brannen; MacKenzie Snow; Norah MacPhee; Emma Anthony; Dani Wolthers; and E.H. Soccer coach and official Josie Thompson were part of the championship winning Colchester County girls Riders soccer team.

The Riders U18AA team defeated Suburban 1-0 and HCU 3-1 in round robin play to earn a spot in the provincial gold medal game.

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Played at Harbour East field, the Riders were crowned provincial champions with a 1-0 win over the UDFC Dragons.

It was a hard fought game that could have easily saw the Dragons come out on top.

The banner marked a great way to end a summer of soccer for the Riders and their six with ties to East Hants soccer.