‘Best team in Ontario’: STA girls win OFSAA AAA Soccer

The St. Thomas Aquinas Senior Girls Soccer Team pose for a photo with the OFSAA Championship banner after winning the 2025 AAA title. (Brent Lale/CTV News London)

The St. Thomas Aquinas Flames girl’s soccer team knew they had unfinished business.

After losing in the OFSAA AAA gold medal game in 2024, nearly the entire team returned this year for redemption.

The Flames finished the job this time with a 3-2 win over Michael Power St. Joseph high school from Etobicoke in the final.

“It was like something definitely to remember,” said Tienna Martins, Flames captain. “We worked really hard for it and especially last year when we didn’t win, I thought that everyone worked super hard this year to get it back.”

After going undefeated (6-0) through round-robin and playoff action, outscoring opponents 19-1, they reached the final.

After surrendering a game-tying goal with just minutes in regulation, the Flames drew a penalty.

It set up Bella Martins’ game winning kick to bring home the title.

“This season was mentally and physically wearing,” said Bella. “We worked really hard and came out on top for WOSSAA, and then in OFSAA we came up short last year, but this year we really pushed and wouldn’t accept anything less than first.”

The Flames never lost a game all year but remained confident when they gave up the tying goal.

“There were definitely some hard moments in that game where we had to stick together as a team,” said Tienna. “I think that we did it emotionally well and we ended up getting the win.”

This group of seniors finished their final season with a 23-0-1 record, winning TVRA, WOSSAA and OFSAA.

They scored 131 goals and gave up just 12.

“The past few days have been crazy,” said Lucie Duffy, Flames goalkeeper. “Realizing you are the best team in Ontario, it’s been really special. Celebrating it with the group of girls as we have like 11 seniors. It’s been really, really nice and really special, and the best way we could have ended it.”

Fellow graduating player Ava Rogers agrees.

“As a senior was just really special,” said Rogers, an assistant captain. “You want to go out strong and you want to come out on top. That’s what we did.”