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Olympic League
Standings (5/29/2009)

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Olympic
League
Wins Losses Ties
Pts GF GA
North Kitsap (3A) |
10
0 1 31 36
6
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Sequim (2A) |
9
2 1
28 25 9 |
Kingston (2A) |
9 3
0 27 29
6 |
Pt Townsend (1A) |
8
4 0
24 36 17
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Bremerton (3A) |
5
3 3
18 31 12
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Port
Angeles (3A) |
5
6 1 16 19
29
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Olympic
(3A) |
2
7 2 8
18 21
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North Mason
(2A) |
2
10 0 6
11
59 |
Klahowya
(2A) |
0
12 0 0 6
52
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DISTRICT CHAMPS!!!
wolves dispatch patriots 1-0
may
16, 2009 - silverdale stadium, silverdale
One if by land, two if by sea. The Wolves spent the
preparation week before their match-up with the Washington Patriots
trying to find the best way to circumnavigate the Hood Canal to get
to Silverdale Stadium. The land route was chosen and if the
Patriots knew their history, one was all it would take as the Wolves
made one goal stand up to gain their first State appearance in 5
years.
The day was sunny and hot by Northwest standards, soaring into the
70's at game time. The bitter chill and knifing winds of
earlier games, melted away into the synthetic grass of Silverdale
Stadium. The Wolves took their pre-game warm-up in the comfy
confines of an old dirt & rock baseball infield, which made them
feel right at home. The warm-up was great and they were ready
to do battle with their Tacoma foe.
The Wolves were on it from the opening whistle, as David LaBeaume
and Nick Camporini tested Patriot GK Enrique Espinoza with some
early blasts that ended up a bit high & wide. Sliding players
in and out to combat the heat, coach Brasher made a brilliant
substitution on 34 minutes after sophomore Saul Flores had worked
his butt off in the right corner, beat his man to the end line and
earned a corner kick. On came Evan Watkins to take the kick
and LaBeaume lumbered into the mixer to await the service. The
service was golden and the finish was money as big Dave volleyed it
home for the lead. The Wolves finished off the half smoothly
and went into the shade and 10-minute halftime break with the lead.
The Sequim defense, coming off 6 straight shut-outs, and a feature
article in the local paper, were as good as their billing, giving
the Patriots no room and just a few weak opportunities. The
purple & gold scarf adorned fans were rollicking as they sensed the
State berth getting closer. Senior Eric Huston nearly iced the
game with 6 minutes to go as he sliced in from the left corner and
somehow got off a low laser that rang off the near post ran across
the goal mouth and out of danger. As the clock wound down into
the last 30 seconds, Patriot David Ramirez launched a lofting
35-yard free kick in toward the Sequim goal. The ball had eyes
for the top corner where the spiders live as Sequim GK Matt Bedinger
rose to meet it. Off Matt's fingertips and then the crossbar,
the ball fell to the turf, up for grabs. Madness and mayhem
ensued and somehow the ball was cleared away out of danger and time
expired. Whew! As easy as that - State Tourney here we
come!!
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Wolves
Clinch #1 Seed Bounce PA, 1-0
Bedinger Late Heroics
Stifle RoughRiders
May 5, 2009 - Civic
Field, Pot Angeles
The 'Riders had everything to play for. Rallying together as a
team after the loss of 3 senior players, Port Angeles had a shot at
making the play-offs with a win. Coming off a key 3-2 win over
Bremerton, the remaining seniors had their recognition ceremony
prior to the game and joined by their underclassmen, were flying
high. The Wolves were ready and had their own goal of
clinching the #1 2A seed with a win. Game on. Sequim set
the tone early with crisp passing and tight ball movement. On
7 minutes the Grinder won a header, controlled it down and slotted a
ball through to a smokin' David LaBeaume. D-Money pushed into
the open and had D-Rock (PA goalkeeper Derek Wallrath) in his
sights. Faking left and firing far post, Wallrath got a slight
touch on it and ball went just wide. The 'Riders kept fightin'
and had a couple of dangerous corners driven in that the Wolves just
managed to clear. Daniel Servin and Zane Carey, doing battle
in the central midfield with the hard-tackling aptly named
Roughriders, each earned decent chances, but Wallrath was up to the
challenge. Forrest Epstein created excitement for the PA fans
with multiple forays into the Sequim half but had poor quality
finishing left him blanked. Neither team was able to
capitalize in the first half as it ended 0-0.
The 2nd half began brightly for the Wolves
and 11 minutes from the break they got a sparkler. Jose Najera
won the ball in his own end and tapped it out wide left to Jerry
Azanza. Azanza worked a sly 1-2 with Najera and after
receiving the return ball picked out Aldo Garcia moving down the
left wing. The ball was cash money and Garcia received it
pushed it toward goal and deposited it far post for the 1-0 lead.
The 'Riders had heart, though, and gave the Wolves fits down the
stretch. Both Jordy Shearer and Tony Breen had to clear balls
off the goal line. The stake to the PA heart occurred with 7
minutes to go. Winning the ball in the left midfield, Svetlio
Hurd pushed forward and let go a shot that appeared to shank right -
wide of goal. It turned out to be a dangerous cross and was
met by the glancing head of Anthony Brandon on the right post.
The ball was labeled for the far corner until a flashing Matt
Bedinger lunged left and tipped it wide. That seemed to tell
the Roughriders that it was not to be and the Wolves rode the clock
down to another 2 game season sweep of their rivals from the West.
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Wolves
Freak Out Oly, 1-0
Bedinger Notches 5th
Straight Shut-Out
April
27, 2009 - Sequim Stadium
In the last of their brutal 5 games in 8 days, the weary Wolves did
more than enough to beat the game Trojans from Olympic on a crispy
hard Sequim Stadium pitch, 1-0. Olympic's stellar junior
goalkeeper Thomas Bryan got a workout and was outstanding with 10
saves on 22 Sequim shots. The Wolf sniping was often and often
errant as good chances by Tony Breen, Aldo Garcia and freshman Evan
Watkins were left unfulfilled. A potential rout was worked
into a 1-0 nail-biter (well, not really as the Trojan attack was
anemic at best). The lone Sequim goal was not even pretty as
on 33 minutes, The Freshman sent in a corner kick that was headed
out by a Trojan defender right to Jerry Azanza. Azanza sent
the ball back in the mixer and the ball fizzled its way to Aldo
Garcia who found himself 6 yards out and finished the mad scramble
low and central. The play sent Olympic coach Steve Haggerty
into a froth, claiming Garcia had come from an offside position to
get the goal.
The 1-0 lead was to hold up as the stingy Sequim defense was
unrelenting. Jordy Shearer, Garcia and Daniel Servin worked
some nice attack up the left side and got some decent chances but no
results. Bedinger was not significantly tested as center
defender tandem Austin Sanford and Jose Najera were their solid
selves.
The Wolves now get a well deserved 8 day rest before finishing the
season against cross-county rival Port Angeles on May 5. Until
then, the Wolves will be scoreboard watching to see what seeding to
the District tournament they will receive.
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Wolves
Blank PT, 2-0
Watkins, Servin
Notch Markers As Wolves Earn 4th Straight Shutout
April
25, 2009 - Memorial Stadium, Port Townsend
Just 18 hours after knocking off Kingston, the Wolves were back in
action Saturday trying to shut down the Redskins from Port Townsend
and their high-flying goal-scorer Luis Quintana. The plucky
Redskins had won 4 staight matches and were looking to get back in
the hunt for the Olympic League title. The 1st half was wide
open with attacks at both ends. David LaBeaume got off a set
of shots early on that were just off the mark. The 'Skins
responded with futile efforts, none of which were particularly
threatening as Jose Najera, Zane Carey and Daniel Servin were
tackling hard in the midfield. On 21 minutes, the Wolves
earned a corner kick on the left side. Freshman Evan Watkins
stepped over it and zipped in a hard in-swinger, nearly identical to
LaBeaume's from a few hours previous. Jesse Yourish, PT's
All-League keeper, looked not so much that, as he rushed to the ball
near post and punched it into the side netting for a 1-0 Sequim
lead. The half ended in confusion as Najera was yellow-carded
for a hard tackle and was replaced by Jerry Azanza. Seconds
later, GK Matt Bedinger was cautioned for dissent, and David
LaBeaume replaced him from on the field. That left the Wolves
with only 10 men as Coach Brasher failed to put on a substitute for
Bedinger. When Brasher had a chance to substitute, he put on 2
players and did not take any off, leading to 12 players on the field
and a bench caution for the Coach. 3 cautions in 2 minutes is
a new Sequim record.
The Redskins were determined to begin the 2nd half, but did not have
the passion to match the doggedness of the Wolf defense. The
Redskins managed only 3 weak efforts in the half, and Quintana was
left tongue-wagging at the referee and his teammates. The
Wolves, meanwhile, were taking care of business and were rewarded
with the icing on 77 minutes. Austin Sanford sent in a nice
free kick from near mid-field that was collared by Nick Camporini at
the edge of the penalty box. Nick held it and dribbled inside
before spotting a flashing Daniel Servin coming up the right.
Servin received the sweet slotted ball and finished cleanly past a
sprawling Yourish. The Redskins folded up their tents after
that, and the Wolves 4th straight shut-out put them within reach of
the #1 seed.
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Last Gasp Goal Dooms Bucs
LaBeaume's
Last Minute Corner Sends Kingston Home Losers 1-0
April
24, 2009 - Sequim Stadium
The wind was back and howling Friday night
as Sequim started their 3rd game in 5 days against the Buccaneers
from Kingston. Dust devils were swirling along the sidelines
of Sequim Stadium's fine pitch, getting in the eyes and ears of the
ornery Bucs, making them a miserable lot. The Wolves, on the
other hand, were starting to get used to the blustery conditions and
again began the game fighting into Mother Nature's gale. The
Bucs came right at the Wolves with Matt Host sending Brain Bain in
alone at the 6 minute mark. Stalwart center-back Austin
Sanford slid over, stood him up, and picked his pocket clean,
averting the Kingston opportunity. Aldo Garcia responded a
couple minutes later, shaking loose down the left and firing just
wide. Saul Flores also shook loose later in the half and had
the crowd fooled when his shot bent the side netting. The
Sequim defense stayed solid for the remainder of the half not
allowing the Bucs any meaningful attempts on goal.
Working with the elements in the second half, the Wolves pressed to
get the go-ahead goal. Tony Breen had a sitter go just wide after
working himself free down the left. On 57 minutes, Kingston
made a rare journey into the Sequim side of the field and split the
center of the Wolf defense. Bain found himself open at the
penalty spot, fired quickly but was rejected by the quick reactions
of goalkeeper Matt Bedinger. On 78 minutes, the Wolves had a
corner kick that David LaBeaume stepped up to take. LaBeaume
ripped it chest high from the right side and it carried through the
penalty and out the other side quicker than Neo passing through
dimensions. The Wolves earned another corner with just 30
seconds remaining, this time from the left. Garcia planted
himself in front of the Buc goalie and shielded him just enough that
he probably never saw LaBeaume's wicked in-swinging bender, as it
sliced through him and into the back of the net. Sequim's
first goal in 2 years against the Buccaneers was huge and the 3
points for the win put the Wolves back in contention for the Olympic
League's 2A first seed.
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Eagles Blown Away 5-0
Wolves
Dominate Klahowya Through Bitter Windstorm
April
22, 2009 - Sequim Stadium
Nick Camporini had a pair of goals
in the 2nd half and Waylon Lam added a pair of assists as the Wolves
knocked off winless Klahowya on Wednesday. Sequim, started
attacking into the wind with numerous forays into the Eagle penalty
area. Evan Watkins and Tony Breen probed the left side of the
Eagle defense and sent in multiple crosses that were met with
multiple futilities. Eric Huston sent a couple efforts in just
off the mark as did frustrated Zane Carey, who can't seem to find a
goal anywhere in his bag of tricks. Daniel Servin and Saul
Flores probed similarly down the right side and Servin was rewarded
on 15 minutes as a long range shot/cross caught some magic breeze
and roofed Eagle goalkeeper Zander Coleman for a 1-0 Sequim lead.
Huston caught a knee knock on 20 minutes and was replaced with David
LaBeaume who was also unable to add to the Wolves lead as the first
half ended.
Working with the wind in the 2nd half, the Wolves put on relentless
pressure. Camporini got on the end of a cross from the left by
Waylon Lam 2 minutes into the half , putting Sequim up 2-0.
Camporini, the Grinder, broke free through the middle 5 minutes
later ,and was hauled down in the box. Nick slotted the PK low
and left pushing the lead to 3-0. Kris Lawrence tried his luck
at a Servin-esque cross in the 56th minute with similar success and
a 4-0 lead. David Lopes finished the scoring with 6 minutes
remaining as Lam again did the dirty work down in the left corner.
Lam fought past the defender and whipped in a driving cross to the
far post that Lopes lunged at and headed past Coleman. The
Eagles finished the half without a shot on the Sequim goal and
pushed the ball past midfield only a couple times. The Wolves
now face a tough task with back-to-back games Friday and Saturday
against Kingston and Pt. Townsend.
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Wolves Knot Knights
0-0
Outplaying,
outshooting but not winning
April
20, 2009 - Sequim Stadium
Sequim did everything but get a goal on Monday night as the
visiting Knights from Bremerton earned a point with a 0-0 tie.
The Wolves, working to shut down league leading scorer Matt Olson,
accomplished that but failed to get their own tally and had to
settle for the draw. Doubling the Knight shots on goal at 16-8
and outworking their opponents for the entire 90 minutes, Sequim's
players were frustrated by freshman goalkeeper Doug Erickson and
their own lack of quality finishing. Nick Camporini, Daniel
Servin, Jerry Azanza, Zane Carey, Eric Huston and David LaBeaume all
missed decent chances. LaBeaume even put one in the back of
the net in overtime only to have it called back for a charging
penalty as he won the ball from the Knight defender.
The Wolves can take some solace in the shutout of the high-flying
Knights as Matt Bedinger was up to the task when called on. 3 of his
7 saves were key. This was the first of the 5 games in 8
days and hopefully goals will come in bunches.
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Sequim Bumps Off
Cascade
Team
Effort Dominates Cougars 4-1
April
17, 2009 - Cascade Christian Campus, Puyallup
David LaBeaume had the opening and closing goals while Jerry Azanza
and Eric Huston added tallies in between as the Wolves easily
handled the Cougars from Cascade Christian in Puyallup.
Playing their most complete game to date, the Wolves outshot the
Cougars 18-4. Cougar goalkeeper JT Layson made several
outstanding saves to keep the score respectable as the visiting
Wolves had waves of attacks on the Cascade goal. LaBeaume's
opening goal on 7 minutes came via hardwork from teammates Nick
Camporini and Aldo Garcia. Camporini ground out control of a
loose ball near midfield and fished a tight 30 yard pass through the
Cougar backline to a streaking Garcia. Aldo grabbed control
near the penalty area and after touching it inside was brought down
in the box with a hard tackle. LaBeaume lifted the resulting
PK out of the mud and into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.
The Wolves had another half-dozen good chances in the first half,
notably Austin Sanford driving 2 corner kick headers just wide.
The Cougars knotted the game midway through the opening period when
Junior midfielder Johnny Tveter wiggled his way free near the Sequim
20 and let go a decent blast that caught Matt Bedinger flat-footed
and zinged the upper left netting.
The outcome was never really in doubt and 2 minutes into the 2nd
half Jerry Azanza put the Wolves ahead to stay. Timing an
Austin Sanford free kick from the right corner to perfection, Azanza
met the ball at the near-post and flicked a right boot at the ball,
nicking it in off the post. More pressure led to a 3-1 lead on
52 minutes. Huston got his 3rd of the season with a Camporini
imitation, powering up the middle after an assist from Zane Carey.
LaBeaume's 6th of the season was an impressive blast from left to
right after receiving a nice feed from Huston. Carey had a
couple of extraordinary efforts during the match. The first
was a low hard drive to the left corner that forced a spectacular
Layson diving save and the second a phenomenally high blast that
nearly ended up in the horse pen 50 yards behind the goal. The
game was good preparation for the upcoming stretch of 5 games in 8
days which will test the depth and heart of the Wolves.
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North Mason No Match
For Wolves
Wolves Display Varied Arsenal in 8-2
Win
April 15, North Mason
Stadium, Belfair
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The Wolves scored
early in both halves along with a bunch near the end to hand the
Bulldogs from North Mason a stinging 8-2 loss. Eric Huston opened
the scoring just 90 seconds after the opening whistle, taking in a
slotted ball from David LaBeaume on the right side and deftly finishing
in the left corner. Determined Tony Breen doubled the lead
at the 20 minute mark on a corner kick from LaBeaume. Tony headed
the initial cross goalward, collected the blocked rebound and pounded it
into the back of the net. Nick Camporini got into the act on 28
minutes after receiving a pass from Jordy Shearer near the left corner
of the penalty area. Camporini took the pass, turned past his
defender and thunked it far-post with the outside of his right boot.
The 3-0 halftime lead was quickly increased by LaBeaume within a minute
after resuming play. Evan Watkins played a ball into David who
turned and fired a low blast that went through the goalkeeper like an
oiled up watermelon seed. LaBeaume returned the favor to Watkins
on 44 minutes with a slotted pass mirroring his earlier helper to
Huston. Watkins cut it in from the left and finished with his
right foot high to the right. The Wolf defense gave up the
whitewash on 50 minutes when Bryan Little fouled Bulldog Miguel Gaspar
in the penalty area. Senior Brady Blackburn lashed the penalty
past Matt Bedinger to narrow the lead to 5-1. With 22 minutes
remaining, on came Jerry Azanza to relieve Bedinger in goal.
Azanza, in his first and probably last appearance in goal for the
Wolves, looked like a Andean vizcacha with a hawk circling above.
Shearer saved Azanza with an outstanding slide tackle in the penalty box
and followed that up a minute later with a stunning gaff that allowed
Sebastian Gaspar to let loose a shot that Azanza never saw until he was
taking it out of the net.
The Wolves closed the door in the last 10 minutes as Tony Breen lit the
lamp with a blast off an Austin Sanford assist, and Camporini bulldogged
his way through the Bulldogs for his second tally. In between
those goals, Matt Bedinger added a PK goal. Bedinger trying to
turn for a shot in the box, went down like he was hit by Jack Bauer and
was awarded the PK. Matty B, blinding the keeper with his white
socks, calmly finished in the left corner. The Bulldogs were also
finished and the 8-2 final went in the books.
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Vikings Tame Wolves
Ashe Carlson Scores Brace in Windy
Sequim
April 13, Sequim Stadium,
Sequim
Senior Ashe Carlson scored 2 second half
goals as the top 3A North Kitsap Vikings knocked off the Wolves Monday
night. As a steady Arctic breeze blew through Sequim Stadium
chilling the hearts of the Sequim fans and the desire of the Wolf
players, the marauding Vikings persevered with precision passing and
reliable finishing to drop the Wolves to 3-2 in the Olympic League.
Senior Evan Olson scored the opening goal in the 25th minute as he broke
through the right center of the Sequim defense and tapped a low drive
into the far left corner of the goal. The sleepy, perhaps
frost-bitten Wolf defenders were playing without Jordy Shearer, who was
out with Dengue fever or something. Jose Najera tried to rally the
troops, but his efforts were not enough to heat things up. The
Wolves did nearly knot the score in the 33rd minute as a free kick from
near mid-field by Eric Huston, launched into the Viking penalty area was
flicked on by David LaBeaume to Nick Camporini and then on to Zane Carey
who's header was just wide.
The
second half brought Carlson's pair of tallies, the first on 48 minutes
when he picked Austin Sanford's pocket and lit the lamp past Matt
Bedinger and the second on 54 minutes as he drove past Bryan Little and
finished high and left. The Vikings were the better team on this
evening but the Wolves showed they can play with the big boys, and just need
to find ways to win when they're not 100%.
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Wolves Beaume Redskins
LaBeaume Nets Crucial Pair to Defeat
Pt. Townsend
April 10, Sequim Stadium,
Sequim
Big David LaBeaume scored
a goal in each half, the last with just 3 minutes remaining to give the
Wolves a hard fought 2-1 victory over the visiting Redskins on Friday.
Port Townsend brought their Olympic League-leading goal scorer, Luis
Quintana, along with an able midfield core and 2007 All-League
goalkeeper Jesse Yourish to town with the idea of knocking off the
Wolves. The game was tough right from the opening with the
Redskins putting on the pressure. On 7 minutes, the 'Skins were
awarded a free-kick at the 25 yard mark. The Wolf wall was a
little slow in developing, allowing Sam Selish to drive in a bender
aimed at the far post. Sequim goalkeeper Matt Bedinger was quick
to react to his left and knock the drive out of play. 7 minutes
later, Quintana cracked through the left side and cut in free on
Bedinger. Matty again was up to the task and stuffed the ball to
preserve the clean sheet. The Wolves hung on and when Austin
Sanford stepped up to launch a free kick from his own 30 yard line,
LaBeaume saw a chance. The booming free kick sent the PT defense
back-pedaling and David pounced on the first bounce, pushed it past the
center back, and poked a right-footed touch past Yourish for the 1-0
lead. At the 34 minute mark, Sanford, who would be involved in all
3 goals, slid over from his central position to challenge Sebastian
Lyons, who had broken free a the right edge of the penalty area.
The slide tackle was ruled a foul and sent Quintana to the 12-yd spot
for the equalizer.
The second half was more
Wolf attack and on 57 minutes LaBeaume slashed through the Redskin right
side and sent in a screaming cross along the grass from the left that
just needed a deflection goalward to touch net. No luck, as the
ball sizzled over the endline. Jerry Azanza added some right side
excitment with some good crosses coming in at 62, 64 and 70 minutes.
Tony Breen flashed through on one and nearly headed it in, despite being
mauled from behind. Sequim had a great opportunity at 75 minutes
with a free kick from the right side, 25 yards out. Evan Watkins
ran over the ball and Sanford lashed at it, sending Yourish sprawling to
his right and touching it wide. Saul Flores chased it down to the
left of the goal and back-heeled it forcing a great save from Yourish.
LaBeaume set the stage for the winner with another rocket blast run from
the mid-field down the left and was hacked down at the PT 35 yard
stripe. With just 3 minutes to play, Sanford stepped up and lofted
a sweet floater towards the back-post. LaBeaume, rising like a
T-1000 Terminator out of a molten mass, got above everyone else and
nodded it past a flailing Yourish and the 2-1 victory.
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Bucs
Topple Wolves 2-0
Wolves Work Off Spring Break Rust
April 7, North Kitsap
Stadium, Poulsbo
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It
took the Wolves a full half to shake off the rust of the 11 day spring
break and by that time the Bucaneers from Kingston had a 2-0 lead and
were rue to relinquish it. The Bucs took the lead on 6 minutes
with a pretty header goal from Chance Pruiett after Bobby Catania had done
some nice individual work down the left wing. Catania drew central
defender Austin Sanford to the corner, froze him there and sent in a
driven ball that Pruiett met on the run and drove home with the lunging
header. The Bucs doubled their lead on 27 minutes when Brian Bain took a through ball up the middle that caught the Wolf defenders leaning
forward. The speedy Bain took the pass smoothly, dribbled a bit to
his right and snuck it past goalkeeper Matt Bedinger. Kingston
controlled the remainder of the half but couldn't add to their lead.
Sequim took the halftime break and came out with much higher energy.
With Aldo Garcia and Eric Huston working the wings, the Wolves sent in
multiple crosses with no results. The stingy Wolf backline refused
to let the Bucaneers into their half and probed the Kingston defense
with balls targeted at Strikers David LaBeaume and Nick Camporini.
Multiple corner kicks and a free kick from the right side at the 60
minute mark put fear in the Kingston ranks but nothing was able to
pierce the Buc goal on this night. The dominance of the 2nd half
was encouraging but let Kingston walk away still undefeated and atop the
Olympic League.
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Wolves Hood Eagles,
3-1
Stellar First Half Leads to 4th Wolf
Win
March 26, Siverdale Stadium,
Poulsbo
The first chance to play
on artificial turf and true rolls led to some pretty soccer by the Wolf
starting 11. Sequim, bolstered by a Chucky Cheese pizza dinner
promised by Coach Brasher for five 1st half goals, got going early
against the young Eagles from Klahowya. Needing a goal every eight
minutes to make the goal, Aldo Garcia got the first on 6 minutes.
Sent free down the left by a sweet feed from gimpy David LaBeaume,
Garcia beat his defender to the end line, cut it in and as pressure
surrounded him, gave the ball a hard toe-poke past the startled Eagle
goalkeeper. At the 12 minute mark, Gerrry Azanza made a central
run and was fed by big Zane Carey. Azanza gathered in the pass and
blasted it past the keeper and a 2-0 lead. 12 minutes later, right
on schedule, Garcia spun down the left wing, drew defenders to him and
launched a beauty cross through the penalty box. Hard working Evan
Watkins saw Aldo's corner work and began a far-post foray that was
rewarded with the cross. Smoothly side footing in the ball,
Watkins gave the Wolves 16 minutes to earn the pizza. Although
totally controlling the play, allowing the Eagles no shots on goal and
dictating the tempo, the Wolves couldn't score again before the halftime
whistle.
The Eagles came out with
more energy in the second half and that energy, combined with some
mixing up of the Wolf line-up led to a more even second half. A
communication mix-up between Sequim defenders and goalkeeper Claudio
Gonzales gave the Eagles a goal in the 60th minute. Gonzales was
called on to make a nice save on 65 minutes off an Eagle drive from
about the 12 yard spot. The Wolves had a chances from LaBeame,
Bedinger (making his debut on the field) and Tony Breen but could not
build on their lead. So the Wolves head in to their spring break
undefeated yet untested and will work to get better for the bigger
Olympic League foes.
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Pirates Get No Booty in
Sequim
4-1
Vashon Islanders Walk Plank as
Garcia, Watkins Shine
March 20, Sequim
A young, travel-weary
Vashon squad arrived in Sequim on Friday afternoon and were sent home
two hours later with an additional loss pinned to their sash. The Wolves
were coming off a lackluster victory over North Mason and eager to play
better. The Pirates were the foil as Eric Huston got things going
early at the 6 minute mark with great work down the right side. Sent
free with a nice slotted ball by Evan Watkins, Huston gathered it in at
about the 30, slashed toward the near post and fired it past a dwarfish
Pirate goalkeeper on the near-post side. Aldo Garcia doubled the
Wolf lead on 24 minutes as he took a Zane Carey feed into the left
corner, deftly spun his defender into a knot and cut in near the
end line. Crossing the ball was an option but so was tucking the
ball near-post on the same vertically challenged keeper which was what
Garcia did.
The Pirates grabbed some
plunder early in the 2nd half cutting the lead to 2-1. Forward
Jake Gunther took a ball up the middle, out ran center-back Jerry Azanza
and poked it through an onrushing Matt Bedinger. Then as the wind
increased so did the attacking pressure of the Wolves. On 52
minutes, freshman Evan Watkins received a pass near the left touchline
from Jose Najera, slipped it passed a Pirate defender, cut to the center
and launched a 20 yard bullet that grazed the keepers hands, struck the
underside of the crossbar and landed in the goal. The final goal
came off a Vashon defender as Nick Camporini was streaking goal-ward off
a driven cross. The shutout streak over the Wolves hope to get it
going again with a visit to Klahowya next week.
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Wolves Kennel Bulldogs 2-0
Defense Leads Wolves
March 19, Sequim
It took some time, but
the slow-starting Wolves maintained their poise and knocked off a
stubborn North Mason squad Thursday night. The young Bulldogs hung
tough mainly due to junior Goalkeeper George Patterson. Patterson
knocked away 10 of 12 shots on goal, with only individual efforts from
Aldo Garcia on 33 minutes and Nick Camporini on 72 piercing his shield.
The Wolves fired 18 blasts goal-ward, in total, and only had to deal
with a couple Bulldog efforts at the other end. Senior Jacob
Holmes did send in a half-dozen or so well driven crosses, which should
have caused trouble but for the lack of finishing on behalf of the
remaining Bulldog attackers. Sequim defenders Bryan Little, Austin
Sanford and Jordy Shearer, along with goalkeeper Matt Bedinger loomed
large and repelled every effort. The closest the visitors from
Belfair came was when Holmes drove in a low laser of a free-kick from
the left that snuck through everything to nick off the far post.
Garcia's goal came from
the left corner after a sweet inside-out move freed him from the
defender near the end line. Slashing in, Aldo looked to cross the
ball but instead drove it low and hard past a diving Patterson and a 1-0
lead. The Wolves had a few more good looks in a more energetic
second half, but couldn't double the lead until Camporini came through.
Picking off a Mason throw-in down in the left corner, Nick gathered it
in, bulled past the last defender and ripped it near-post by a stunned
Patterson. The defense recorded it's second shut-out in as many
victories, but should see better attacks as the season progresses.
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Wolves Blank RoughRiders
4-0
Huston nets 2 along with
Sanford and Flores
March 14, Civic Field
- Port Angeles
The opening match of 2009
was as much a tussle between eligibility and injury
as soccer abilities as the Wolves traveled to
soggy Civic Field in Port Angeles. The Wolves, fielding a makeshift forward line,
pressured the inexperienced Roughrider team from the opening whistle
with Aldo Garcia doing most of the damage down the left wing.
Aided on the left by poised freshman midfielder Evan Watkins and savvy
left defender Jordy Shearer, Garcia pierced the PA backline repeatedly
in the opening minutes. On 6 minutes, a beautiful ball to space on
the left by Watkins sent Garcia steaming to goal. A reckless
tackle in the box sent Garcia sprawling and Austin Sanford steaming from
his center back slot to take the PK. Sanford slashed it in low and
left for the 1-0 lead. The Wolves continued dominating the initial
play with Jerry Azanza again slicing the porous PA backline on 16
minutes with a ball that sent Eric Huston in alone from the right.
Huston made a hash of it in the end but sent a message of things to come
for the Roughriders. PA made a few forays into Wolf territory
towards the end of the first half but Sanford, Jose Najera and Bryan
Little showed no cracks in front of GK Matt Bedinger and it ended 1-0
The 'Riders had no
answers in the second half as the Wolves doubled their lead on 57
minutes when a Watkins corner saw big Zane Carey rise and head the ball
goal-ward. The ensuing scuffle in front was settled by Huston as he
lashed it in from 6 yards. On 60 minutes, a handball in the box called
on Shearer sent PA captain Sean Keegan to the penalty spot to challenge
Matty B. Bedinger sensed the direction, dove hard and to his right
and swatted the blazing drive out and past the post to preserve the
shut-out. An identical combination to the 2nd goal sent the Wolves up
3-0 in the 62nd as the Carey header this time ended up in the
goalkeeper's hand momentarily before bouncing out to Huston who thanked
the keeper very much with some net music. Sanford jumped up to
forward in the end and caused more grief for the befuddled PA defenders.
In the 78th minute Austin zagged his way down the left and from the
endline teased the right back before picking out a free Saul Flores near
the penalty spot and Saul calmly finished low and to the right.
Sanford took a boot-raking to the forehead for his efforts but the scar
will be on the 'Riders as they lick their wounds.
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Boys Soccer
2009 Season Preview
Coaches:
Dave Brasher
Evan Still
Victor Lancheros
Bill Batson
Powell Jones
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Record last
year/place in league: 7-5-2, 6-4-2 League, 3rd Place 2A Olympic League,
Out of play-offs for the first time in 5 years.
Returning
Starters: Matt Bedinger (GK) 12, Eric Huston (F) 12, Jose Najera (D)
12, David LaBaume (F) 12, Austin Sanford (D) 11, & Zane Carey (M) 11
Top New
Players: Jerry Azanza (F) 10, Aldo Garcia (F) 10, Daniel Servin (F) 11,
Jordy Shearer (11), Saul Flores (M) 10, Nick Camporini (F) 10 & Evan Watkins (M) 9
Goalkeepers:
Matt Bedinger (12) Claudio Gonzales (11)
What can
fans expect from your squad this year? This year’s team will be a
working man’s team. With no clear-cut superstar, they will have to earn
wins with hard work and team play. The team boasts a group of competitors
that want to win no matter what it takes. Led by goalkeeper Matt Bedinger
and core defenders Austin Sanford and Jose Najera the team is smart and
reads the game well. The additions of Jerry Azanza and Evan Watkins bring
poise and enthusiasm to the midfield. Goals should come from everywhere
including big David LaBeaume who moves from defense to forward this year.
Aldo Garcia brings pace and a strong left foot to the mix and Jordy Shearer
should bring some attack out of the back. Set plays will be key and with a
few free kick and corner kick goals they could nick a couple extra wins.
This team should get better all year and if they stay healthy, could be near
the top of the 2A group.
How will
your team do against the rest of the league this year? Big Rivals? Key
dates in the season?
The Olympic
League will again bring a new challenge in North Kitsap. Last year’s new
addition, Kingston will again be solid and Pt. Townsend is always a good
rivalry. 3A stalwarts Olympic and Bremerton will be tough. March match-ups
with the 2A schools will be very important.
Forwards
Erik Huston (12)
Daniel Servin (11)
David LaBaume (12)
Nick Camporini (10)
Aldo Garcia (10)
Goalkeepers
Matt Bedinger (12)
Claudio Gonzales (11) |
Midfielders
Evan Watkins (9)
Saul Flores (10)
Jerry Azanza (10)
Kris Lawrence (11)
Zane Carey (11)
David Lopes (11)
David Richards (10) |
Defenders
Irons Ring (9)
Austin Sanford (11)
Jordy Shearer (11)
Bryan Little (12)
Jose Najera (12)
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