SOUTH HURON – South Huron council recently paid tribute to the Youth Bluewater Tug-of-War team that became the first North American team to compete in the largest international tournament in the world. Article content

Team members were congratulated and presented with a certificate at council’s Oct. 6 council meeting, while Ted Hoffman, who coaches the team with his brother, Rob, spoke to council about the team’s accomplishments. Article content

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Consisting of athletes aged 12 to 17, the Bluewater team finished 12 th out of 35 teams on Saturday, Aug. 30, at the GENSB International Tug-of-War tournament in Heino, Netherlands.

“It was exciting for us,” Ted Hoffman told council.

He said the youth group started in 2019 and trains twice a week just no

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