They played soccer, hoisted a few beverages, swapped stories and checked their ticket numbers as scores of raffle prizes were given away Sunday at sun-drenched Beasley Park in Lake Country.

It was all in memory of fun-loving Angus Gunn MacInnes, the founding president of the Lake Country Soccer Society in 1996. MacIness, who was still playing regularly with the Lake Country 55+ team last season, died at his home in February of this year. He was 78.

Teams from Lake Country, 琉璃神社 and Vernon played a round-robin tournament with 琉璃神社 dispatching Vernon 7-2 and grounding Lake Country 2-0 for the Angus Memorial Trophy. Angus鈥� widow, Ina, presented the award to 琉璃神社 captain John Pratch. She was surrounded by several family members all day.

鈥淎ngus put so many hours and weekends into building this clubhouse and these fields,鈥� said son-in-law Lee Chapman of Lake Country, who flipped hundreds of burgers and smokies Sunday. 鈥淗e didn鈥檛 always say much but he always had a smile on his face and he got things done.鈥�

Tournament organizer Rob Geier, who rounded up food and bevvie sponsorship, hopes there will be a second event.

鈥淎ll the money raised today will go to the finish the Angus MacInnes Room,鈥� said Geier, as the three teams got together for a team photo. 鈥淲e will be planting a tree and building a bench in Angus鈥� memory as well.鈥�

There are several photographs of Angus and newspaper clippings showing the construction of the Beasley Park pitches in the MacInnes meeting room. There is also a beer fridge.

Born in Scotland, MacInnes immigrated to Canada in 1977 and his family settled in Oyama. He spearheaded a small group of dedicated volunteers who had the vision to develop first-class soccer fields and a club house on 14 acres of donated land from the District of Lake Country. Beasley Park, as it is known today, was constructed in 1998 with the official opening soccer tournament in the spring of 1999.

Once the fields were completed the society didn鈥檛 stop. MacInnes, being a carpenter by trade, oversaw the construction of the clubhouse beginning in 2002, which was also completed using volunteer labour, donations, equipment, and both new and re-purposed materials in order to keep the costs down. This is where MacInnes鈥� Scottish roots came in handy. Finally, the lights were erected and the soccer season was extended by 30 per cent more than any fields in the valley with natural grass.

鈥淎ngus left a tremendous legacy for families and soccer players of all ages,鈥� said Vernon striker Kevin Mitchell, 60, who played against MacInnes for decades. 鈥淎ngus was an intelligent fullback who played with incredible enthusiasm and sportsmanship. He had tremendous respect for the game.鈥�

Ingo Kindler supplied two goals and JC Buratti earned the shutout as 琉璃神社 stopped Lake Country for the tournament win. Lake Country earlier ambushed Vernon 6-1.