William Byrd Junior High soccer (originally) won its first championship in its second year of competition ('86) when tournaments were used in junior high soccer. The first year in '85 Byrd tied regular season with its-to-be regular foe..Cave Spring as we lost the first round of tournament held at Glenvar.

The captains of this tournament champion team were Mark Milton and Ryan Richards who led with determined leadership. Leading in scoring were four outstanding high scoring players: Richards, Shawn Niday, Robbie Scharpf, and Eric Jennings. Byrd proudly led the district with four players Richards, Niday, Ryan Ranson, and Mark Milton who made the team a second year. Ryan Ranson had proven to be a real soccer leader as he had been a strong and tough defensive player who also has continued in the adult league with the same enthusiasm.

The championship game was tight and intense as it went into 2 overtimes with Ian McRoy scoring the winning goal with 25 seconds remaining for the 2 - 1 victory. The junior high Terriers proved to be tough and determined as they had beaten a tough Hidden Valley 3 - 2 in the first round and faced a tough Cave Spring for the championship....2 - 1...!!!