Girls

 

U8

 

Wildcats 2, Lightning Strikes 0: On a very cold April morning, the Wildcats and Lightning Strikes played a well-balanced and exciting match that was scoreless through three quarters. The Wildcats were able to break the tie in the fourth quarter with goals by Kaley Meisenheimer and Hannah Groonell. Kaley also assisted on Hannah’s goal. The Wildcat attack was led by Rylee Harrell and Colleen Phaneuf who made a great pass to set up the second goal and earn an assist. The Wildcats’ tight defense was led by the solid play of Isabella Butler and Kaia Gioffre. The Lightning Strikes defense was equally stingy, led by the strong play of Olivia Cavallero and the formidable goaltending of Mary Sortino. Becca Filiato displayed strong ball handling skills while playing a solid all around game.  Olivia Cornett kept up the pressure on offense, but unfortunately the Lightning Strikes could not find the net.

U10

 

Smurfs 4, Funky Socks 0: The Smurfs’ (Carolina Stubbs and Eirenie Athanasoulis split duties) was one of the warm spots on this cold, windy soccer opener. The Smurf defense, led by newcomer Briana Lovely, froze the attack of the Funky Socks offense. Two goals by Veronica Vodola and one each by Angela Voldola and Julia Clark, with assists by Katelyn Henchcliffe and Alyssa Ross, heated things up as they showed hustle with good team play and ball movement. On defense for team Funky Socks, Emma DaSilva was a force to be reckoned with and Lizzie Hodge dominated the midfield with great moves. Malia Gioffre had lightning in her cleats as she made numerous drives to the goal.

Stamford Gold 8, Sparks 2: The Newtown Sparks fell in their season opener. The Sparks’ strong offensive efforts were thwarted by an even stronger Stamford defense. The hard-working offense of Nathalie Schickendantz, Jackie Seras, and Madi Ziperstein charged Stamford’s goal numerous times. The Sparks’ goals were scored by Emily Celentano in the first half and Lindsay Merrifield in the second half with an assist from Ziperstein. Seras and Kristen Cirione played well in goal.

Dynamites 6, Westport 0: The Dynamites had a phenomenal passing game in the win. The girls rarely let the visitors get deep into their territory with determined defensive play by Grace Corcoran, Lu Hage, Alison Kelleher, Lauren Carrino, and Audrey Benson. In the first half, shots were netted by Alison Kelleher, Rebecca Gavel, with an assist my Brooke Antous and a long bomb by Lauren Carrino. Shots on goal were logged by Benson and Hage, with Lindsay Merrifield helping to control the tempo on offense. Jenna Lavelle had a save in goal. Emily Celentaro had the first goal of the second half, and then assisted Lavelle. The final goal came from Rebecca Gavel. Hage had two saves in the goal.

Boys

 

U14

 

A-Team 4, Hot Pockets 1: In the first regular season game of the season for both teams, the A-Team was led by a great team defensive effort anchored by goalie Patrick Olah and defensive stars Noah Orakwue and Charles Soto. The A-Team offense was led by goals from Casper DeWit, Tim Vander Have, and two from Tommy Shaker. Quinlan Hart put on a passing clinic while newcomer Maks Koziol  had a brilliant first game. The Hot Pockets were led by the scoring of Kevin Arthur. RH Clark had a good game in goal and Jacob Anastasi and Erik Mihok anchored the defense.