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Youth Soccer Roundup: U9 and U13 Girls Red, U9 Girls Black Teams Notch Weekend Wins

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New Canaan Girls U9 Red Soccer Defeat Westport Blue 3-1

Looking to avenge their only loss last year, the New Canaan Girls U9 Red Soccer Team traveled to Westport on Sunday and played to win. From the start both teams fought hard for possession and it was clear to New Canaan that they needed to be physical and intense to get on the scoreboard. Lexie Tully struck first when she charged up the right sideline and fired a bullet despite pressure from several Westport defenders. On defense, Maggie Murphy, Devon Russell, and Fiona Mueller were tenacious, and turned back Westport’s multiple attacks on goal. Kelly Polacek masterly protected the net, and made many tough saves to keep New Canaan ahead.

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Youth Soccer Roundup: Weekend Wins for U9 Boys Red, U10 Girls Red Soccer Teams

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The U9 boys Red Team came out extremely strong against top players in their age group this past Sunday when they defeated Wilton 6-3. After falling behind Wilton 2-0 early, Jack Cuda received a skillfully passed ball by Ethan Schubert and Teddy Hoffstein to put New Canaan on the scoreboard. This was the start of New Canaan’s offense keeping the Wilton goalie busy with two shots by Benjamin Bilden, two by Augusto Baldini and another by Jack Cuda to give New Canaan a soaring lead. The strong New Canaan defense made up of Max Lowe, Cole WIlson, Jaden Oyekanmi, Ted Werner and goalkeeper Teddy Balkind displayed impressive pressure to not allow Wilton to catch up. The boys have moved up two levels this season to play in the highest division for their age.

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New Canaan 6th Grade Girls Basketball Notch Two Weekend Wins

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New Canaan 33, Norwalk 32

New Canaan 6th grade Girls Basketball team bested Norwalk 33-32 in overtime Saturday. The team started off strong as Quinn McKiernan won the tipoff and dished the ball to Emma Gibbens underneath to take a 2-0 lead. After Norwalk made a flurried attempt to score, McKiernan got a defensive rebound and did a long pass to a breaking Cameron Murphy, who brought the team to a 4-0 lead. However, Norwalk went on a 10 point run, punctuated only by a Brynne Harris free-throw and a McKiernan jumper.

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New Canaan U12, U9 Boys Red Teams Complete Unbeaten Seasons with Championship Game Victories; Comeback Win for U10 Red Girls

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U9 Boys Black Beat Riverside 3-1 To Cap Winning Season

Facing down the Riverside team, the offensive line of Nate Markin, Alex Werner and Matthew Stimpson held their shape beautifully as they pressured the Riverside goal. Nate, Ehrlich and Nis Tuga each took a shots on goal that narrowly missed the mark. Midfield Chase Abbott locked down the right sideline and and Finn Greiner the left and forced Riverside players to try and come up the center, only to be intercepted by Enzo Fredericks and Nathan Sieckhaus. To deny Riverside any score, Fletcher Heron ran down a rare breakaway and goalie, Luke Frame, scrambled for a save on a fast, cross shot.

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Key Weekend Wins for New Canaan Youth Soccer Girls and Boys; Unbeaten U12 Boys Red Head to Semis

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New Canaan U9 Girls Red Blow Away Old Greenwich 6-1

This past Sunday, despite cold and windy conditions, the New Canaan U9 Girls Red soccer team turned up the heat and blew away Old Greenwich 6-1. It did not start out easy for the Red, as a very physical Old Greenwich team struck first to take an early 1-0 lead. But it was all the motivation New Canaan needed. Tema Wagner and Maggie Murphy put up a wall of defense that repelled several drives and advanced the ball up to midfielders Kailee See and Katie Quill who got the offensive machine going.