Our 2nd annual Devenport Cup was held on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Unfortunately, Mother Nature threw us a curveball with monsoon-like conditions which led to a last minute venue change to the two gyms at VC instead of O’Hagan Field. Nonetheless, the players appeared and made the most of the opportunity.
Here is a brief recap from co-organizer Taj Senghera ’96:
“For the second year in a row, I was fortunate enough to be in the finals of the 2016 Devenport Cup, VC’s alumni soccer tournament. After winning the inaugural event last year, I was on the losing end of the proceedings this time around. Both teams in the finals had won their earlier round-robin games, which meant that our final game of the round-robin format would be between the 2 best teams. We decided, for the sake of our old and tiring legs, to make this game the tournament final.
With Mr. Brian Devenport on hand, the purple team were victorious by a score of 8-4. My team, in white jerseys, kept it close early in the second half as we closed the score to 3-2. But we were no match for our opponents as they blew the game wide open with 4 consecutive goals. They had the perfect balance of youth and experience, fielding a team with 2 graduates of 2016 and 6 from the 80’s/90’s, including 5 from Mr. Devenport’s first year at VC (1984).
The tournament was originally slated to be played on O’Hagan Field, but it was moved indoors due to the inclement weather. The games were played in the school’s 2 gyms and consisted of 30-minute games. In total, we had 32 alumni registered for the tournament, many of whom stayed after to enjoy some burgers/hot dogs and some well-deserved beverages. It was great to see some familiar faces from my days at VC, as well as many of last year’s participants. Most of all, it was the opportunity to catch up with Mr. Devenport that made the whole event worthwhile. "
- Taj Senghera VC’96
Let’s hope that the weather will cooperate with next year’s event! Stay tuned for more information. You are welcome to join our Facebook group ‘VC Soccer Team’ for more frequent updates, photos, and banter.
Peter Fahrmann VC'90
President, VCAA
Devenport Cup co-organizer
