Amherstburg Fusion travel banquet held before large crowd

The Amherstburg Fusion travel program held its banquet last Friday night at the Ciociaro Club. The U13 girls.

U12 girls were among the teams recognized. More photos from the banquet can be viewed on the River Town Times’ social media sites.

The Amherstburg Soccer Club (ASC) is marking the end of its travel season and did so with a banquet last Friday night.

Players, coaches, board members, parents and supporters filled three salons at the Ciociaro Club for the banquet, which was held in this form for the second consecutive year. Players from the U8 division all the way up to the U18 level were honoured as part of the banquet.

“Our 2024–2025 Fusion season was a great success. We had 16 teams from U8 through U18. Some teams finished higher in the standings than others, but what matters most to me and to our club is that the kids had fun and that they want to come back to the Fusion program,” said Amherstburg soccer president Dan Hansen.

Hansen thanked the board, sponsors, all of the coaches and managers, and especially the parents and players. 

“Without them, the Amherstburg Fusion program would not exist,” he said. “We have a bright future ahead. This season we had 224 Fusion players spread across 16 teams, and the program continues to grow.” 

Josh Leeman, technical director with the ASC, said they had three new teams take the field this season. The number of female soccer teams has also increased to seven.

“Three years ago, we had one,” said Leeman.

Two female teams are still active in their respective playoffs, he added. The U13 team is one of the top teams in their division.

The level of interest keeps growing and Leeman said that is a good sign for the future.

“It bodes well for the current and future growth of the program,” he said.

The number of teams was attributed to the growth of the town, the expansion of the house league program and word spreading about the facilities.

“Amherstburg is a tight knit town,” said Leeman.

He stated: “The growth of the house league program has really impacted the Fusion program.”

Registration for 2026 is open and ASC’s fall academy starts Sept. 12. For more information, visit www.socceramsa.com. 

Amherstburg Fusion travel banquet held before large crowd

By Ron Giofu