August 24, 2006

sports

Boys soccer shows promise

In the opening week for Yellow Springs High School boys soccer, the varsity team glided through a scrimmage, an alumni game and the season’s first game last week with nothing but victory on the score board.

The Yellow Springs Bulldogs followed a 3–0 scrimmage win over Springfield Northwestern last week with their first season win, 3–1, over the Oakwood Lumberjacks on Thursday, Aug. 17. The Bulldogs then beat their elders 7–0 in the annual alumni game on Saturday, Aug. 19.

The squad is 1–0 to start the season.

Abeo Miller scored in the first half of the scrimmage against Springfield. James Butler faked the goalie to bury a penalty shot in the second half, and then closed out the scoring for the game on a turn around shot just inside the left post.

Against Oakwood, whose team was an early favorite in the area, the ‘Dogs led 2–1 at the half on goals by Butler (assisted by Kevin Sikes-Gilbert) and a penalty kick by Andrew Ferguson. The game’s last goal was made by Ethan Brown, who headed the ball in off a perfect cross to the goal mouth by Alexis Onfroy-Curley.

On Saturday, the ‘Dogs took on a talented alumni squad. Miller’s lone goal in the first half put the youngsters on top of their elders with a thin 1–0 lead.

Showing no respect in the second half, the high school squad took the alumni to the woodshed and padded their lead with 6 unanswered goals to end the night with a convincing win.

YSHS to dedicate new scoreboard

Yellow Springs High School will hold a dedication for the new indoor sports scoreboard on Friday, Sept. 1 at 2:45 p.m. in the high school gym.

Rec soccer clinic and registration

The YS Recreational Soccer League will hold its annual registration and skills clinic this Saturday, Aug. 26.

Registration begins at 10 a.m. for all boys and girls in kindergarten through eighth grade interested in playing in the league. All athletes must be registered by a parent or guardian.

The skills clinic, put on by this year’s Yellow Springs High School boys and girls soccer teams, will begin at 10:30 a.m. and end around 11:30.

For more information, call Jim Hardman at 767-2200.