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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
The Giants have done it again
The San Francisco Giants are once again World Series champions, winning 4-3 in extra innings. What an amazing end to an amazing season.
If you are still awake, be sure to tune in to Gameday at 11:30 pm tonight.
6th/7th graders surging into the playoffs
The 6th/7th graders played their best game of the year in the regular season finale, shutting out their opponent 5-0 Saturday at West Sunset.
Alan tied a St. Mary's soccer record for most goals in a season set by Eloy in 2011 by scoring four goals in the team's fifth win of the year.
And for the first time, Andre found the back of the net, when he closed the scoring late in the 4th quarter.
At (5-1-2), the 6th/7th graders secured the second seed in their division, and will play a team that they tied 1-1 earlier this season.
All season, the boys were knocking on the doorstep but were just off by a little bit, which really watered down the goals overall.
But Saturday, they had energy right off the opening kick, as Andre sent a beautiful cross into the box, which Alan healed into the net to begin his four goal game.
There's no doubt about it that Alan is the best goal scorer on the team, and the other forwards and mid-fielders put Alan in some great positions to come through.
Particularly The Twins, Joseph and Thomas, who have improved so much in their third season of soccer at St. Mary's, as they both set up Alan nicely for his goals on the afternoon.
Jeffrey and Andre also played some real strong games in the mid-field and attack zones.
The unsung heroes are the defense, who after two bad games, came back with two real good games. After giving up one goal last week, they pitched a shutout in the rematch of the season opener.
When these two teams last met, Alan scored a goal literally seconds before the game ended, and the 6th/7th grade won 1-0.
A little less than two months later, the same two teams played, but with such different results.
Now it's a one week break for the 6th/7th graders, as they have a bye in the last week of the regular season. Two weeks from Saturday, they will be playing in their first soccer playoff game.
For the St. Mary's boys, most who have been playing since 3rd grade, this is going to be a big first, as they have come a long way from the years where they would score a handful of goals all season at most.
Alan tied a St. Mary's soccer record for most goals in a season set by Eloy in 2011 by scoring four goals in the team's fifth win of the year.
And for the first time, Andre found the back of the net, when he closed the scoring late in the 4th quarter.
At (5-1-2), the 6th/7th graders secured the second seed in their division, and will play a team that they tied 1-1 earlier this season.
All season, the boys were knocking on the doorstep but were just off by a little bit, which really watered down the goals overall.
But Saturday, they had energy right off the opening kick, as Andre sent a beautiful cross into the box, which Alan healed into the net to begin his four goal game.
There's no doubt about it that Alan is the best goal scorer on the team, and the other forwards and mid-fielders put Alan in some great positions to come through.
Particularly The Twins, Joseph and Thomas, who have improved so much in their third season of soccer at St. Mary's, as they both set up Alan nicely for his goals on the afternoon.
Jeffrey and Andre also played some real strong games in the mid-field and attack zones.
The unsung heroes are the defense, who after two bad games, came back with two real good games. After giving up one goal last week, they pitched a shutout in the rematch of the season opener.
When these two teams last met, Alan scored a goal literally seconds before the game ended, and the 6th/7th grade won 1-0.
A little less than two months later, the same two teams played, but with such different results.
Now it's a one week break for the 6th/7th graders, as they have a bye in the last week of the regular season. Two weeks from Saturday, they will be playing in their first soccer playoff game.
For the St. Mary's boys, most who have been playing since 3rd grade, this is going to be a big first, as they have come a long way from the years where they would score a handful of goals all season at most.
Two goals in second half sink 7th/8th graders
The 7th/8th grade boys soccer team gave up two goals in the second half, and lost for the third time this season by a score of 3-1 in their penultimate game of the season.
Without two of their top defenders, Brendan and Alfonso, they were forced to play with no subs, and perhaps the defense wore down towards the end of the game.
They fell behind early when the team came out a little flat and right away they were behind the 8-ball, as the other team got on the board first with a goal.
Trailing 1-0 heading into the third, the 7th/8th graders got some luck when the other team scored on their own goal. With Matthew being the closest to the play, he was credited with his second goal of the year.
Despite being down two defenders, the defense played one of their best games of the year, but they couldn't hold up, as the offense was not clicking Saturday afternoon.
Junaid was thrust into goal in the second half, and played very well, but there were too many chances for the other team not to score, as they tacked on two in the latter stages of the game.
At (2-3-2 wins, losses, ties), the 7th/8th grade has already clinched a playoff spot, but their seeding will be determined by next week's contest.
They'll either be the third or fourth place team.
At this point, their two potential playoff opponents have both beaten the 7th/8th graders, so whichever card they draw, it's going to be in an underdog's role.
Luckily, they should have a full squad for the playoffs, and with all the teams playing each other twice already in the season, everyone will have a good idea how the other team plays.
One huge question mark will be who wears the different colored shirt in goal, as the team has used Matthew, Moises, Julian, Brendan and Junaid in goal this year.
In soccer, there needs to be some stability on the back end of the defense, and at this point, it's a big unknown going into the most crucial games of the season.
The offense definitely needed to make the most of their opportunities because the defense continued to fight off the other team until it eventually yielded some goals.
Saturday's opponent was the team the 7th/8th graders played to start the season, when they were shutout 6-0.
So even in the two goal loss, a lot of strides have been made in a short amount of time.
Without two of their top defenders, Brendan and Alfonso, they were forced to play with no subs, and perhaps the defense wore down towards the end of the game.
They fell behind early when the team came out a little flat and right away they were behind the 8-ball, as the other team got on the board first with a goal.
Trailing 1-0 heading into the third, the 7th/8th graders got some luck when the other team scored on their own goal. With Matthew being the closest to the play, he was credited with his second goal of the year.
Despite being down two defenders, the defense played one of their best games of the year, but they couldn't hold up, as the offense was not clicking Saturday afternoon.
Junaid was thrust into goal in the second half, and played very well, but there were too many chances for the other team not to score, as they tacked on two in the latter stages of the game.
At (2-3-2 wins, losses, ties), the 7th/8th grade has already clinched a playoff spot, but their seeding will be determined by next week's contest.
They'll either be the third or fourth place team.
At this point, their two potential playoff opponents have both beaten the 7th/8th graders, so whichever card they draw, it's going to be in an underdog's role.
Luckily, they should have a full squad for the playoffs, and with all the teams playing each other twice already in the season, everyone will have a good idea how the other team plays.
One huge question mark will be who wears the different colored shirt in goal, as the team has used Matthew, Moises, Julian, Brendan and Junaid in goal this year.
In soccer, there needs to be some stability on the back end of the defense, and at this point, it's a big unknown going into the most crucial games of the season.
The offense definitely needed to make the most of their opportunities because the defense continued to fight off the other team until it eventually yielded some goals.
Saturday's opponent was the team the 7th/8th graders played to start the season, when they were shutout 6-0.
So even in the two goal loss, a lot of strides have been made in a short amount of time.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Soccer Results from Saturday
The 6th/7th grade soccer team had their most impressive win of the year, a 5-0 shutout in their final regular season game.
Alan scored a career high 4 goals in a game, and Andre added his first of the year.
Their record now sits at (5-1-2), good enough for the second seed in the playoffs.
As for the 7th/8th graders, they gave up two goals in the second half, and lost 3-1. Matthew had the lone goal as the 7th/8th grade drop to (2-3-2).
Full recaps later tonight.
Alan scored a career high 4 goals in a game, and Andre added his first of the year.
Their record now sits at (5-1-2), good enough for the second seed in the playoffs.
As for the 7th/8th graders, they gave up two goals in the second half, and lost 3-1. Matthew had the lone goal as the 7th/8th grade drop to (2-3-2).
Full recaps later tonight.
Fall Festival is Today
10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. @ Old St. Mary's
Come by and also check out the Haunted House!
Come by and also check out the Haunted House!
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