September 14, 2006

sports

Lady ‘Dogs win three straight

After a slow start to the season, the Lady Bulldog soccer team shook off the rust last week to win three consecutive games. Yellow Springs beat Metro Buckeye Conference foe Middletown Christian 6–1 on Tuesday, Sept. 5, and slid by Southeastern 2–1 on Thursday, Sept. 7, before crushing Stivers 10–1 on Saturday, Sept. 9. The girls team is now 3–2–2.

Lady Bulldogs Meg Kaplan and Erin -Silvert-Noftle each had two goals to lead the team against Middletown. Ryder Comstock had a goal and two assists, and Olivia Chen rounded out the scoring with an assist from Kaplan. The game was called late in the second half due to lightning.

Against Southeastern, Silvert-Noftle got the Bulldogs on the board early in the game, with an assist from Danielle Doubt. Early in the second half, Comstock scored on a header as India Scarver provided a perfect corner kick.

A late defensive lapse allowed Southeastern to score in the second, but Yellow Springs held on for the win.

An overmatched Stivers team saw a long list of scorers for Yellow Springs, including Silvert-Noftle with two goals, Comstock with two, and Meg Kaplan, India Scarver, Doubt, Ellen Swisher, and Rachel Trumbull with a goal each. Assists were provided by Kaplan, Doubt, and Amelia Shaw, while -Silvert-Noftle tallied two assists.

Other Lady ’Dogs contributing to the teams’ turnaround are Brenda Jones, Rosa Dixon, Claire Triplett, Lara Donnelly, Salome Garcia, Olivia Byrnes, Danielle Fulton, Laura Hyde, Maxine Midtbo and Rebecca Smith. Sarah Morrison continues to be the best keeper in the conference.

Boys soccer wins two
The YSHS boys soccer team won two games and tied one this past week to improve to 6–1–1 on the season. The Bulldogs beat West Liberty Salem 2–1 on Tuesday, Sept. 5, and took down Southeastern 10–0 the following day. The Bulldogs then tied undefeated Ridgeville Christian 2–2 on Saturday, Sept. 9.

Against West Liberty, Alexis Onfroy--Curley scored on an assist from Andrew Ferguson to put Yellow Springs up in the first minute of the game. A missed penalty kick by the Bulldogs and several other missed scoring opportunities kept the score close until, with 1:32 left in the match, West Liberty knotted the score at 1. But Ferguson soon took possession of the ball and hit a low, hard pass to Kyle -Buchwalder, who scored to put Yellow Springs back on top.

Against Southeastern, James Butler scored five goals, and single goals were scored by Abeo Miller, Brock -Gunder-Kline, Onfroy-Curley, Asa -Casenhiser, and -Buchwalder. Zeke Hardman picked up three assists for Yellow Springs.

The Bulldogs opened their MBC campaign against Ridgeville scoring first on a head goal by Miller, who received a corner cross from Ferguson. Defensive miscommunication in the back line caused Yellow Springs to score on itself early in the second half, but the Bulldogs were soon out in front again after Butler knocked in a penalty kick. Ridgeville kicked in a loose ball to close out the game’s scoring.

Volleyball wins two, loses one
The YS volleyball team beat Dunbar 25–11, 25–8, 25–15 on Wednesday, Sept. 6, and then took Miami Valley 25–23, 25–16, 25–23 the following day. The match against Dayton Christian on Monday, Sept. 11, was tougher, and the Lady Bulldogs went under 18–25, 16–25, 21–25. The YS team is now 5–3.

Football loses to Indians
The Bulldog football team lost to the Cedarville Indians 34–0 on Friday, Sept. 8. The Yellow Springs team is now 1–2.

Bulldogs win home meet
The Yellow Springs cross country team easily won a trimatch against Greeneview, Dominion Academy of Dayton and Ridge-ville Christian on Thursday, Sept. 7, at John Bryan State Park. The trio of Samuel -Borchers, Andy Peters and Evan Firestone finished a minute ahead of the rest of the field, with Firestone crossing the finish line a hair’s length in front of his Bulldog teammates. Ben Adams was seventh and Anthony Pettiford came in 14th to complete the scoring.

In the women’s race Greeneview won the team title when none of the other three schools could finish a complete team. Anna Carlson ran solo for Yellow Springs to place ninth.

On Saturday, Sept. 9, Yellow Springs traveled to Troy to compete against mainly Division I schools at the Troy Invitational. Behind Borcher’s trio’s first-place finish in 16:05, Yellow Springs took seventh with 223 points out of the 20 schools in the race. Pickerington (Columbus) was first with 49 points.

Out of 138 finishers, Firestone came in fourth in 16:50, followed by Andy Peters in seventh place in 17:15, and Ben Adams in 79th place. Anthony Pettiford again completed the scoring, with Birch Robinson and Eric Bean in close pursuit.

In the women’s race Anna Carlson set a new lifetime best as she completed the 3.1 mile course in 26:22.

The Yellow Springs boys season record now stands at 38 wins and 21 losses.

Golf’s first win of the season
The YSHS boys golf team participated in a quad match at Madden Golf Course in Dayton on Aug. 25. Miami Valley won the match followed by Troy Christian, Dayton, and Yellow Springs. The Bulldogs’ low scorer for that match was Alex Visbal. Others playing in the match for Yellow Springs were Max Fleishman, Zach Reichert, Kevin Sikes-Gilbert, Kevin Mayer and Lucas Donnelly.

The Bulldogs won their first match of the season against Ridgeville Christian at Locust Hills Golf Course on Aug. 31. The low scorer for that match was Visbal. Others playing in the match for Yellow Springs were Fleishman, Zach Reichert, Joe Fugate, Logan Sage and Zane Reichert.

The Bulldogs lost a home match against Middletown Christian on Thursday, Sept. 7, despite strong performances from -Visbal, Sikes-Gilbert, Zach Reichert, Fugate, Fleishman, and Donnelly.

YS Rec Soccer League begins

The Yellow Springs Recreational Soccer League kicks off its season this weekend. The Copper Cup (kindergarten and first grade), Bronze Cup (second and third grade) and Silver Cup (fourth and fifth grade) all begin play on Saturday, Sept. 16, behind the Morgan Building. Copper plays from 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. Bronze and Silver players will be contacted by their coaches for game times.

Gold Cup (sixth, seventh and eighth grades) begins play, under the lights at Gaunt Park, on Friday, Sept. 15. Coaches will call players with game times. For more information, or to be added to a team, call Jim Hardman at 767-2200.

U-11 YS ties Tipp City in opener

The U-11 FC Springs boys soccer team tied FC Tippecanoe 1–1 in the first game of the season last weekend. FC Tipp put the ball in the net shortly before the half to take a 0–1 lead on the Springs. Inspired second-half play and unrelenting offensive pressure by the Springs resulted in a goal by Jared Scarfpin.

The Springs’ defense, anchored by Jacob Hardman at goal and Grant Reigelsperger at sweeper, turned away every attempt by Tipp to break the tie.

FC Springs is in action again at home on Saturday, Sept. 16, at 2:30 p.m., behind the Morgan Building.

Street Fair 5K Fun Run/Walk

The Yellow Springs High School Class of 2007 is proud to present its inaugural Yellow Springs Street Fair 5K fun run/walk. The event will take place in conjunction with the October Street Fair on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 9 a.m. Proceeds will benefit the Yellow Springs Community Children’s Center and the YSHS Class of 2007. The course will start at the Antioch Theater, go north on the bikepath, and end on the bikepath near the theater.

Pre-registration is $17 and includes a tie-dye t-shirt; late or same-day registration is $20 and t-shirt is not guaranteed. Pre-registrations will be accepted until Oct. 2. - Registration forms may be obtained on the Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce Web site, www.Yellowspringsohio.org, at the Children’s Center or by contacting Margi Clonch.

Donations of water bottles and/or door prizes are needed for this event. Also, volunteers will be needed to assist with registration, refreshments, parking and course direction. YSHS students may earn community service hours by working at the 5K. Contact Sam Borchers, Evan -Firestone, Maddy Welsh or Margi Clonch at Margiclonch@aol.com or 937-768-5036 to sign up to volunteer or donate.