Life in division two, foreign to St. Mary's soccer teams until this year.
So far, it's been a tough go around for the 7th/8th grade boys soccer team who lost a hard fought 1-0 game Saturday afternoon at West Sunset.
Garrick, who played stellar in goal all afternoon, made one mistake the entire game and it led to the game's only goal. Off a corner kick, Garrick mishandled a ball heading towards the net and fumbled it into the goal.
Offensively, the boys had a chance to answer just minutes later when Luis had a wide open net in front of him. But he could not control the ball and squibbed a kick wide of the net.
Alan had a prime scoring chance in the 3rd quarter when he arced a quick towards the corner of the net. But the other team's goalkeeper was quite the tall tree and just got his hand on the ball to keep the game scoreless.
Alfonso looked a lot more comfortable in his second game at forward and rang a hard shot off the post in the third.
For the second straight week, the 7th/8th graders controlled the possession for the bulk of the game. But it hasn't translated into goals. In their two games so far they've only scored one goal.
Their defense, anchored by Ryan K. has really been good these first two games. Ryan has shown drastic strides and is now a staple in the defense and can't be taken off the field.
Communication was also a lot better for this team that was put together a little over two weeks ago.
It's unfortunate the season is so short and that at least record wise, they are in an early hole.
Raymond left it all out on the field as usual and had a scary moment in the first half when he was tripped up by a player on the other team. That same player then fell on top of Raymond's ribs. He sat out the 2nd quarter but returned to play the entire second half.
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Saturday, September 14, 2013
Friday, September 13, 2013
5th/6th grade girls win season opener
The 5th grade girls have the daunting task of not only playing up a grade in a 6th grade division, but also serving from the actual serving line.
Friday night at Mission Dolores, the four 5th graders looked unphased as each of them stepped up to the line and delivered solid serve after serve in a 25-16, 25-17 victory to start the year.
It's strange how the sporting world works, as the 5th graders lost all three games of their tournament against 5th grade teams, but yet beat a 6th grade team in their first regular season game.
Justina got the girls out to a nice lead in the first set picking up five points off of serves and also served on set point.
Another 5th grader Amy got things going in the second set collecting several points off of serves, helping the girls pull ahead 13-8.
They actually trailed in the first set 4-0 at one point, but were able to chip away and come back to take the lead.
Isabella and Annie, the two 6th graders in uniform Friday night, had impressive debuts. Isabella was really good on her serves and put six balls over the net which pretty much sealed the second set and the match.
Annie's highlight came late in the second when she ran up and smacked a ball over hand right after Amy fell over and kept a ball alive. Annie then toppled over Amy, but the girls secured the point.
On serve receive, the girls were also stellar, with Samantha returning her share of balls over the net for points. Annika was also very impressive from the serving line.
"They did a very good job," said their coach Ashley. "Their serves were amazing."
Friday night at Mission Dolores, the four 5th graders looked unphased as each of them stepped up to the line and delivered solid serve after serve in a 25-16, 25-17 victory to start the year.
It's strange how the sporting world works, as the 5th graders lost all three games of their tournament against 5th grade teams, but yet beat a 6th grade team in their first regular season game.
Justina got the girls out to a nice lead in the first set picking up five points off of serves and also served on set point.
Another 5th grader Amy got things going in the second set collecting several points off of serves, helping the girls pull ahead 13-8.
They actually trailed in the first set 4-0 at one point, but were able to chip away and come back to take the lead.
Isabella and Annie, the two 6th graders in uniform Friday night, had impressive debuts. Isabella was really good on her serves and put six balls over the net which pretty much sealed the second set and the match.
Annie's highlight came late in the second when she ran up and smacked a ball over hand right after Amy fell over and kept a ball alive. Annie then toppled over Amy, but the girls secured the point.
On serve receive, the girls were also stellar, with Samantha returning her share of balls over the net for points. Annika was also very impressive from the serving line.
"They did a very good job," said their coach Ashley. "Their serves were amazing."
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
New Feature on the Blog
So we are launching a new feature on the blog called:
This Week in St. Mary's Athletics History
How innovative, it may have never been done before...So what will happen is...
On the sidebar, you will see a section that says This Week in St. Mary's History. So every day from Sunday through Saturday, it will be a long running continuous stream of information from the past six or so years.
So you can take a trip down memory lane and hopefully this will also encourage you to visit the blog if not hourly, then at least daily.
For today, we will post the flashback right here as well as on the sidebar.
THIS DATE IN ST. MARY'S ATHLETICS HISTORY (SEPTEMBER 11)
2009 - The class of 2010 girls played their round one tournament game and lost 25-13, 25-11. This was their second year of volleyball. For more, click here.
2010 - The class of 2011 boys played their first soccer game of the regular season and were shut out 4-0. Timmy did an interview after the game. For more click here.
This Week in St. Mary's Athletics History
How innovative, it may have never been done before...So what will happen is...
On the sidebar, you will see a section that says This Week in St. Mary's History. So every day from Sunday through Saturday, it will be a long running continuous stream of information from the past six or so years.
So you can take a trip down memory lane and hopefully this will also encourage you to visit the blog if not hourly, then at least daily.
For today, we will post the flashback right here as well as on the sidebar.
THIS DATE IN ST. MARY'S ATHLETICS HISTORY (SEPTEMBER 11)
2009 - The class of 2010 girls played their round one tournament game and lost 25-13, 25-11. This was their second year of volleyball. For more, click here.
2010 - The class of 2011 boys played their first soccer game of the regular season and were shut out 4-0. Timmy did an interview after the game. For more click here.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
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