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Youth Soccer Roundup: New Canaan Boys ’07 White Team Plays Wilton To 1-1 Draw

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New Canaan Boys 2007 White Ties Wilton U10 Gold 1-1

—submitted by Anne Walker

New Canaan Boys 07 White started off their season on a strong note. It was a beautiful afternoon at Ambler Field in Wilton and, as a new team, the boys pulled together, show some well-coordinated play with great passing, defense and footwork. Although Wilton scored early on in the first half, New Canaan was undeterred. They stayed on the offensive most of the time and finally John Murphy came up with the goods, tying the score at 1-1 shortly before the end of the first half. New Canaan dominated most of the second half but was not able to get anything past Wilton’s goalie.

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Youth Soccer Roundup: Three W’s for U11 ’06 Red Girls

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U11 ’06 Red Girls Soccer Team Rises to the Occasion

—submitted by Darlene Ferraro

It was a breezy, yet comfortable day on Saturday, Sept. 3 at Onatru Park in South Salem, N.Y. as the U11 2006 Red Girls’ Soccer Team stepped onto the field for the very first time. After only two practices together, the parents were unsure on how the day was going to play out. Fortunately, the team’s coach, Luke Green was able to work his magic and skillfully, in “Greeny” fashion, work the sidelines by calling out his famous one-liners like: “Pressure girls, recycle please and positions everyone.”

It sure proved to be helpful as these girls played with amazing strength and unyielding determination. All of this led them to a tournament championship win that will never be forgotten.

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Youth Sports Roundup: Yanks Best Sawx for A-Division Baseball Crown; Strong Showing from U14 Girls Travel Soccer Team

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NC Baseball A Division Championship: Yankees 7, Red Sox 6

In an epic extra-inning affair, the Russell Speeder’s Car Wash Yankees beat the Karl Chevrolet Red Sox in 8 innings to capture the A Division championship. Joe Ho led off the bottom of the 8th with a walk and advanced on a walk by Jacob Kozar. He scored on a clutch single to center by Brendan Bailey, one of Bailey’s game-leading three hits, to complete the comeback from 6-1. Earlier, the Yankees needed two in the bottom of the 6th to extend the game and Theo Doehla’s RBI single with two outs saved the day. Jake Valente added a two-run RBI single in the fourth.

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Youth Soccer Roundup: Weekend Wins from U11 Girls White, U9 Boys White and U10 Boys Red and ‘Big Red Wrecking Ball’

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Dunn Breaks Scoreless Halftime Tie for U11 Girls White Team

On a day that felt more like late November than the middle of May, the New Canaan U11 Girls White team took the field against the Fairfield USA White team at Farm Road. The first half was evenly played between the two teams, with New Canaan having a slight advantage keeping offensive pressure in Fairfield’s zone. Forwards Jocelyn Riley, Peyton Franz and Kelly Marchiony had few scoring chances but were fed the ball by the strong feet of defenders Natalie Plosker and Amanda Benson. Goalkeeper KK Mottolese kept Fairfield off the board and ably covered the ball, and cleared to her teammates efficiently. After back and forth play between the two teams, the first half ended knotted at zero.

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Youth Soccer Roundup: Big Red Wrecking Ball Smashes Monroe, 6-2

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New Canaan FC U9G Red Dominate Monroe Panthers 6-2 (this write-up from Jon Gizzie)

Mother’s Day dawned dreary and damp, leaving many a mother fretting about field conditions and frizzy hair. Luckily, Mother Nature got the message loud and clear as some splashes of sun finally broke through the clouds at kickoff. The New Canaan FC U9 Girls Red team took to the pitch with barely contained excitement but tempered with a touch of concern upon reflection of earlier bouts with the strong Monroe team. True to form, the Panthers scored within the first minute of play spawning fits of nervous chatter among the assembled matriarchal glitterati of the Big Red Wrecking Ball. Undaunted, the NC Red girls quickly jumped back on the offensive and evened the score in the 4th minute as Sydney Patten blasted a shot off the far left post on a beautiful cross from Madeline “Maddie” Tully.