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Beaver Island hosts its first annual soccer tournament, 1984

Also 1984 Beaver Island school soccer tournament

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TypeEvent
Date1984-10-13
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1984-10-13
Kind
Sports
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Community School
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island hosted the first annual Island Soccer Tournament on October 13, 1984. St. Joseph’s Island won, Beaver Island placed second, and Washington Island third; a dinner and dance followed at the CMU Biological Station.

Evidence limits

The school report names the result and locations but does not provide a full match schedule, roster, or independent tournament record.

Sources

  1. Announces that Beaver Island Community School would host the first Island Soccer Tournament on October 13, with teams from Beaver Island, Mackinac Island, Washington Island, and St. Joseph Island in Ontario. It is an advance notice, not a completed result or roster. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1984-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held fifteen-page October issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the tournament announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-10_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports the October 13 first annual tournament at Circle M Lodge: St. Joseph’s Island won, Beaver Island placed second, and Washington Island third; two teams cancelled because of fog and rain, and a dinner and dance followed at the CMU Biological Station. It is a school-news report, not a league record or complete roster. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1984-11_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held nineteen-page November issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the soccer-tournament report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island hosts its first annual soccer tournament, 1984”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-first-annual-soccer-tournament-1984/, accessed [date], citing First Island Soccer Tournament announcement, Beaver Beacon, October 1984. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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