Yesterday the Spartans took on the Mounds Park Academy Panthers in the newest edition of this rivalry which has been one of the best and most passionate in the Tri-Metro Conference over the last few years. The Spartans were looking for revenge after having lost the conference to the Panthers only one year ago by one game, that game being a 1-0 win at Historic Lang by the Panthers. This year though would be a different story because the Panthers had graduated several star seniors from the year before. The game was at Mounds Park and going into it the Spartans were ranked 3rd in state and leading the conference, while the Panthers had been struggling and were cellar dwellers with only 2 wins. The game started off with a bang as Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman scored the first of many around seven minutes into the game. The boys kept up the pressure and Sam "Bulldog" Forsgren added to his never ending goal tally to double the score. The SPA fan section composed by the usual die-hards went crazy and soon enough it seemed like it was a home game. The fans continued to encourage the guys until freshman senstaion Ikey "the Baby Faced Assasin" Forsgren scored his second goal in the past two games. The floodgates have now officially opened for Forsgren number three. The goal was shortly followed by senior captain Ryan "Giggles" Hobert scoring his second goal of the season on a genius header. Before the half ended, Junior Forward Lorenzo "Cappucino" Pavoloni injected his caffeine into the teams veins with two spectacular strikes that gave the Spartans a 6-0 lead. The first of these goals was a great shot with the outside of his left boot that went into the top corner of the net.
The Spartans went into the second half confident that they had this game in hand and did not let up. In the second half they put up a great effort in pressure from the front to the defense that rarely allowed their opponents into Spartan territory. The leadership of Nico "Swan" Olson Studler in the back and the safety offered by Matty "ICE" Fiedler in goal were crucial in what was an extremely entertaining second half. The Bulldog was unleashed and punished the Panthers to make the score 7-0, his 29th of the season. With less than ten minutes to go, he put in another one, his 30th of the season, he cannot be stopped. He has scored in every game and this hat trick added to many others. Substitute Nick Volpi also saw some playing time against his old school, and nearly scored on a back-heeled shot which was saved on the line by the keeper. Later however goalkeeper Ben "Beast" Braman, playing forward at the time, found himself about 35 yards out with the ball at his feet and the clock ticking, and decided to do one of the craziest things, he struck the ball with an incredible amount of power and slowly but surely it found its way into the top corner. His teammates swarmed him, overwhelmed in joy, one of the greatest goals of the season but also one of the highlights of the season in general, a goalkeeper scoring, not something you see everyday. Congratulations to the Beast. The boys ended the game with this 9-0 score and continue to have a firm hold on the conference with three games left in the season, two of them being conference affairs, both away from home.
The girls team played host to the Panthers at Historic Lang and was consistent with the result of the other game. The lady Spartans dominated the Panthers played very nice soccer. After scoring two minutes into the game, the girls hit the cruise control button and plowed through the Panthers. Up 6-0 at the half they did not let up and continued to add to the tally until they finished the game 10-0. Scorers on the day included Molly Fiedler, Jenna O'Brien, Camille, Horne, Catherine Riley and Nina Perkkio.
Congratulations on both Spartan squads for their victories. On Saturday the boys will be traveling to the southern suburbs to take on defending AA State Champions Apple Valley in what should be a thriller at 1:00 PM. Later, at 8:00 PM, the girls will be in richfield to take on Holy Angels in a section preview under the lights. Good luck to both teams. Both games should be excellent, I will be in attendance at each of them and so should you. Go Spartans!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Border Battle
This morning the Spartans traveled to the America's Dairyland for a game against the New Richmond Tigers. The game was not a conference game or a section preview, but it was an important test for the boys as they looked to win their seventh straight game. It was a cold and very overcast morning in Wisconsin and our boys did not immediately embrace the conditions.
The Tigers scored very early in the first half, and were simply out working the Spartans. Everything seemed to be taking a turn for the worst until Sam "Bulldog" Forsgren finished on a beautiful through ball from Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman. At that point the momentum completely shifted over to the Spartans and Sam "Bulldog" Forsgren scored yeat another goal to officially tie his goal tally with his brothers from last season, at 25. The Tigers however would manage to fight back and tie the game 2-2 on a play that saw goalkeeper Ben "Beast" Braman hit the ground hard and have trouble getting up. Braman was escorted off the field by the trainer who would have to make sure there was no damage done. Meanwhile in the absence of Matty "ICE" Fiedler, Lorenzo "Cappucino" Pavoloni filled in the hole left at goalie. The beast would be back however very shortly and Cappucino earned his first career clean sheet without having to even touch the ball. The Bulldog, inspired by the heroics of the Beast, finished a marvelous effort off of a free kick to give the Spartans 3-2 lead with less than ten minutes before the half. Yet another hat-trick for Forsgren. With very little time to go before halftime the Spartans struck again, this time with Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman on a beautiful diagonal shot from about 10 yards out. Those two goals proved crucial in giving the Spartans the momentum going into the second half.
The second half, like many Spartan second halves this year saw the boys pull away and prove why they are ranked third in the state. An early G-Unit goal assisted by Peter "Woody Allen" Wood began the second half, and the Spartans began to dominate play. The 5-2 lead did not last too long, because Sam "Bulldog" Forsgren scored his 27th goal of the season and his fourth of the day on another great free kick. The sophomore continued his streak of scoring in every game this season (11 games) and leaving everybody in awe with his nose for goal. The Tigers were able to once agin fight back and make the score 6-3, however the Spartans would not allow them back into the game.
On speedy counter attack, Mason "the File" Mohring made a run down the left sideline and crossed in a ball that met Ikey "the Baby Faced Assasin" Forsgrens head and flew into the back of the net. The cold blooded Ikey scored his first goal of the season after having set up so many in recent weeks. A well deserved goal that is another highlight of this great season.
The boys won the game with a final score of 7-3 and will take on reigning conference champions Mounds Park Academy in an important conference fixture on Tuesday. Go Spartans!
The Tigers scored very early in the first half, and were simply out working the Spartans. Everything seemed to be taking a turn for the worst until Sam "Bulldog" Forsgren finished on a beautiful through ball from Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman. At that point the momentum completely shifted over to the Spartans and Sam "Bulldog" Forsgren scored yeat another goal to officially tie his goal tally with his brothers from last season, at 25. The Tigers however would manage to fight back and tie the game 2-2 on a play that saw goalkeeper Ben "Beast" Braman hit the ground hard and have trouble getting up. Braman was escorted off the field by the trainer who would have to make sure there was no damage done. Meanwhile in the absence of Matty "ICE" Fiedler, Lorenzo "Cappucino" Pavoloni filled in the hole left at goalie. The beast would be back however very shortly and Cappucino earned his first career clean sheet without having to even touch the ball. The Bulldog, inspired by the heroics of the Beast, finished a marvelous effort off of a free kick to give the Spartans 3-2 lead with less than ten minutes before the half. Yet another hat-trick for Forsgren. With very little time to go before halftime the Spartans struck again, this time with Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman on a beautiful diagonal shot from about 10 yards out. Those two goals proved crucial in giving the Spartans the momentum going into the second half.
The second half, like many Spartan second halves this year saw the boys pull away and prove why they are ranked third in the state. An early G-Unit goal assisted by Peter "Woody Allen" Wood began the second half, and the Spartans began to dominate play. The 5-2 lead did not last too long, because Sam "Bulldog" Forsgren scored his 27th goal of the season and his fourth of the day on another great free kick. The sophomore continued his streak of scoring in every game this season (11 games) and leaving everybody in awe with his nose for goal. The Tigers were able to once agin fight back and make the score 6-3, however the Spartans would not allow them back into the game.
On speedy counter attack, Mason "the File" Mohring made a run down the left sideline and crossed in a ball that met Ikey "the Baby Faced Assasin" Forsgrens head and flew into the back of the net. The cold blooded Ikey scored his first goal of the season after having set up so many in recent weeks. A well deserved goal that is another highlight of this great season.
The boys won the game with a final score of 7-3 and will take on reigning conference champions Mounds Park Academy in an important conference fixture on Tuesday. Go Spartans!
Friday, September 23, 2011
Thursday Night Lights
First off I would like to apologize for the delay in the newest segment of the blog, however I hope you still enjoy the post.
A weeknight game, in forty degree weather, under the lights and on turf, it simply does not get much better than that. The Spartans went to Breck High School on Thursday for a conference game that would be the first of many road tests for the Spartans in the next week. The Breck Mustangs, I would like to mention, make me very proud of my skill in giving our players nicknames...but it might be because of their lack of skill at the task, considering the fact that the announcer at the game called their players by names such as "Cyborg", "Killer Whale", "Forcefield" and my favorite "Do-Re-Mi"...... compare that to "the Good German", "the Swan" and "Bulldog".
The Spartans would be without Junior Winger Josh "Slim Shady" Gray yet again for this game because of his lingering leg muscle issues. Filling in for him would be fellow Junior, Peter "Woody Allen" Wood who displayed some solid play down his sideline.
The game began with Ikey "the Baby Faced Assasin" Forsgren assisting Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman less than a minute into the game. To everyones surprise, the G-Unit showed some emotion after the goal and let out a scream as he made his way back to midfield, maybe he is simply a night person. The first half went on with the Spartans putting on a clinic with their patience and sharp passing. Ryan "Giggles" Hobert won all the battles in the midfield and distributed the ball beautifully. One of the men he distributed the ball to often was the teams lone freshman Ikey Forsgren, who inarguably played the best game of his career. Ikey made beautiful runs on the turf, making great cuts to beat opponents and continued to set his teammates up. Later in the half Ikey's hard work on the wing proved crucial in Sam "Bulldog" Forsgrens goal. When we caught a glimpse of the "Forsgren Connection" at its finest. The freshman assisting the sophomore, the younger brother assisting the older brother, it nearly brought tears to my eyes. I could not feel my face, that may have been just due to the cold though, but regardless the boys kept a 2-0 lead going into halftime.
The Spartans came into the second half a little bit flat and it showed when the Mustangs pulled back a goal and opened the game up again. With a score of 2-1, the Spartans needed a jolt and that is exactly what Roman Super-Sub Lorenzo "Cappucino" Pavoloni gave them with a wonder strike from just outside the box. Pavoloni hit the ball with the laces on his boot so well that it dipped over the keeper in extraordinary fashion. He once again showed that he is always in the right place at the right time. A true forward.
The Spartans began to once again control possession with great no-nonsense playing by James "Harg Knocks" Hargrens, Ben "the Good German" Kachian and Cameron "CC" Causey who showed us all that he is a natural athlete and with his speed and strength dominated on the turf. Shortly afterwards, Sam "Bulldog" Forsgren managed to score yet another goal, to make his tally 23 on the season, now only two back from his older brothers total from last season. He has scored in all eleven games this year and every time makes it look easy.
The game ended with a solid 4-1 win for the Spartans and the girls team won as well at home against the Mustangs.
On Saturday the boys will travel to New Richmond, Wisconsin for a border battle match, while the girls will look to pull off a historic upset against AA school Eastview. Good luck to both teams and also to the football team who will be playing DeLaSalle on Saturday.
A weeknight game, in forty degree weather, under the lights and on turf, it simply does not get much better than that. The Spartans went to Breck High School on Thursday for a conference game that would be the first of many road tests for the Spartans in the next week. The Breck Mustangs, I would like to mention, make me very proud of my skill in giving our players nicknames...but it might be because of their lack of skill at the task, considering the fact that the announcer at the game called their players by names such as "Cyborg", "Killer Whale", "Forcefield" and my favorite "Do-Re-Mi"...... compare that to "the Good German", "the Swan" and "Bulldog".
The Spartans would be without Junior Winger Josh "Slim Shady" Gray yet again for this game because of his lingering leg muscle issues. Filling in for him would be fellow Junior, Peter "Woody Allen" Wood who displayed some solid play down his sideline.
The game began with Ikey "the Baby Faced Assasin" Forsgren assisting Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman less than a minute into the game. To everyones surprise, the G-Unit showed some emotion after the goal and let out a scream as he made his way back to midfield, maybe he is simply a night person. The first half went on with the Spartans putting on a clinic with their patience and sharp passing. Ryan "Giggles" Hobert won all the battles in the midfield and distributed the ball beautifully. One of the men he distributed the ball to often was the teams lone freshman Ikey Forsgren, who inarguably played the best game of his career. Ikey made beautiful runs on the turf, making great cuts to beat opponents and continued to set his teammates up. Later in the half Ikey's hard work on the wing proved crucial in Sam "Bulldog" Forsgrens goal. When we caught a glimpse of the "Forsgren Connection" at its finest. The freshman assisting the sophomore, the younger brother assisting the older brother, it nearly brought tears to my eyes. I could not feel my face, that may have been just due to the cold though, but regardless the boys kept a 2-0 lead going into halftime.
The Spartans came into the second half a little bit flat and it showed when the Mustangs pulled back a goal and opened the game up again. With a score of 2-1, the Spartans needed a jolt and that is exactly what Roman Super-Sub Lorenzo "Cappucino" Pavoloni gave them with a wonder strike from just outside the box. Pavoloni hit the ball with the laces on his boot so well that it dipped over the keeper in extraordinary fashion. He once again showed that he is always in the right place at the right time. A true forward.
The Spartans began to once again control possession with great no-nonsense playing by James "Harg Knocks" Hargrens, Ben "the Good German" Kachian and Cameron "CC" Causey who showed us all that he is a natural athlete and with his speed and strength dominated on the turf. Shortly afterwards, Sam "Bulldog" Forsgren managed to score yet another goal, to make his tally 23 on the season, now only two back from his older brothers total from last season. He has scored in all eleven games this year and every time makes it look easy.
The game ended with a solid 4-1 win for the Spartans and the girls team won as well at home against the Mustangs.
On Saturday the boys will travel to New Richmond, Wisconsin for a border battle match, while the girls will look to pull off a historic upset against AA school Eastview. Good luck to both teams and also to the football team who will be playing DeLaSalle on Saturday.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Senior Day
Today was the Spartans final game at the Historic Lang Field and for the seniors it was their final game ever game on Lang. The three captains, Nico "Swan" Olson Studler, Ryan "Giggles" Hobert and Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman took to the field one last time, but today they were joined by three other seniors: Gabe "Messi" Chang, Paul "Chicken Kiev" Micevych and Nick Volpi (it feels awkward to give myself a blog mention).
The game was played against the Providence Academy Lions and was an important affair. The Spartans were looking to continue their undefeated record in Class A play to be able to vie for a number one seed in section playoffs and their second conference championship in the past three years. The game started off a little bit slow for Spartan standards because there was not a goal in the first five minutes, but then Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman came through twice to bring the Spartans ahead. The Spartans dominated the game, they rarely allowing the Lions into their half of the field, and the Lions had no shots on target for the day. After G-Unit's first two goals (without a celebration, as usual), Gabe "Messi" Chang came through in what was in-arguably the best game of his varsity career. Messi kicked the ball past the goalie from the left side of the box with absolutely no angle, and when the ball went in even he couldn't believe it and had a delayed celebration. The die-hard Spartan hooligans were in attendance yet again, however this time they were not in Spartan Symphony form and without Drew Whitaker in Spartan form. However as usual you could hear their support on the field, and this time so much that the referee went to speak to them, which simply confused everybody in attendance at the game.
After the goal by Messi, Brennaman scored again, this time it was a wonder goal that would have the chance to be in SportCenter's Top 10 plays tomorrow morning. The G-Unit headed a ball from the top of the box with a splendid mix of power and finesse that it went straight into back of the net after looping over the goalies head. As usual however, there was more emotions shown by his teammates for the great effort by himself.However you could tell by the grin on his face that even the most modest man on this side of the Mississippi River was impressed. That capped yet another hat-trick for the G-Unit, and it was still only the first half.
Next Sam "Bulldog" Forsgren was able to stun us all with two more goals, his 20th and 21st of the season. I remind you yet again that he has scored in all ten games this season, meaning that he averages over 2 goals a game. He is now only 4 goals away from tying his older brother's tally from last season. It has become a habit for Forsgren to score, but fro his younger brother, Ikey "The Baby Faced Assasin" the passing game has been his strong point. Ikey had three assists in today's game and even though he is still searching for that first goal (that makes two of us)he is happy that he is contributing to the team with his 10 assists. He does not look like a typical Freshman out there, that is for sure.
The half ended with a goal by Paul "Chicken Kiev" Micevych, his first Varsity goal, an opportunistic strike which he put in after a huge scrum in the box. The second half was less eventful, but the Spartans still dominated the game and the Bulldog was able to put the cherry on top of the icing on top of the cake to finish the game 7-0. Ben "Beast" Braman and Matty "ICE" Fiedler both recorded yet another clean sheet and continued to show why they are two of the best keepers around.
On behalf of all the seniors Lang will be missed, on behalf of me I will miss the beautiful Lang bench with the perfect inclined backrest and I am sure it will miss me keeping it warm as well.
Your Spartans are now 9-1, ranked third in state and about to go on a road trip to finish off the regular season. Thursday night they will be hosted by the Breck Mustangs and Saturday morning they will have to go to New Richmond, Wisconsin for a game, a MINNESOTA State High School Game in WISCONSIN....
Word reached me afterwards that our lady counterparts also won their game at Providence academy 4-1.
Thank you all those who have come out to home games to support the squad this season, but the season is far from over and we will make sure that it does not end soon.
Go Spartans!
NV
The game was played against the Providence Academy Lions and was an important affair. The Spartans were looking to continue their undefeated record in Class A play to be able to vie for a number one seed in section playoffs and their second conference championship in the past three years. The game started off a little bit slow for Spartan standards because there was not a goal in the first five minutes, but then Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman came through twice to bring the Spartans ahead. The Spartans dominated the game, they rarely allowing the Lions into their half of the field, and the Lions had no shots on target for the day. After G-Unit's first two goals (without a celebration, as usual), Gabe "Messi" Chang came through in what was in-arguably the best game of his varsity career. Messi kicked the ball past the goalie from the left side of the box with absolutely no angle, and when the ball went in even he couldn't believe it and had a delayed celebration. The die-hard Spartan hooligans were in attendance yet again, however this time they were not in Spartan Symphony form and without Drew Whitaker in Spartan form. However as usual you could hear their support on the field, and this time so much that the referee went to speak to them, which simply confused everybody in attendance at the game.
After the goal by Messi, Brennaman scored again, this time it was a wonder goal that would have the chance to be in SportCenter's Top 10 plays tomorrow morning. The G-Unit headed a ball from the top of the box with a splendid mix of power and finesse that it went straight into back of the net after looping over the goalies head. As usual however, there was more emotions shown by his teammates for the great effort by himself.However you could tell by the grin on his face that even the most modest man on this side of the Mississippi River was impressed. That capped yet another hat-trick for the G-Unit, and it was still only the first half.
Next Sam "Bulldog" Forsgren was able to stun us all with two more goals, his 20th and 21st of the season. I remind you yet again that he has scored in all ten games this season, meaning that he averages over 2 goals a game. He is now only 4 goals away from tying his older brother's tally from last season. It has become a habit for Forsgren to score, but fro his younger brother, Ikey "The Baby Faced Assasin" the passing game has been his strong point. Ikey had three assists in today's game and even though he is still searching for that first goal (that makes two of us)he is happy that he is contributing to the team with his 10 assists. He does not look like a typical Freshman out there, that is for sure.
The half ended with a goal by Paul "Chicken Kiev" Micevych, his first Varsity goal, an opportunistic strike which he put in after a huge scrum in the box. The second half was less eventful, but the Spartans still dominated the game and the Bulldog was able to put the cherry on top of the icing on top of the cake to finish the game 7-0. Ben "Beast" Braman and Matty "ICE" Fiedler both recorded yet another clean sheet and continued to show why they are two of the best keepers around.
On behalf of all the seniors Lang will be missed, on behalf of me I will miss the beautiful Lang bench with the perfect inclined backrest and I am sure it will miss me keeping it warm as well.
Your Spartans are now 9-1, ranked third in state and about to go on a road trip to finish off the regular season. Thursday night they will be hosted by the Breck Mustangs and Saturday morning they will have to go to New Richmond, Wisconsin for a game, a MINNESOTA State High School Game in WISCONSIN....
Word reached me afterwards that our lady counterparts also won their game at Providence academy 4-1.
Thank you all those who have come out to home games to support the squad this season, but the season is far from over and we will make sure that it does not end soon.
Go Spartans!
NV
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Homecoming Special
It's that time of the year again, the time when we all gather to enjoy fall sporting events in the cold, homecoming. Homecoming weekend is a great time for us to showcase our teams and show our school spirit. Homecoming weekend began on Friday when over a hundred spartans charged the field before the kickoff of the football game against Brooklyn Center. The Spartan football team had been going through hard times before this game, with QB Andrew Bradley getting injured in their first game of the season (broken fibula) and QB/RB Peter Morley getting injured in the second game (broken collar bone). The teams hearts were broken, but they still wanted to put on a show for all the fans that made it to the game. Newly named Quarterback, Krazy-Karl Hommeyer led the troops out to a fairly good first quarter performance. The Spartans fought and fought, you could see it by how they never gave up on a single defensive play. They finished the first half still very much in the game but also very tired because almost every player on the team has to play on both defense and offense, whereas other teams such as Brooklyn Center have enough players for two Spartan teams. The Spartans kept fighting with Danny "the Rhino" O'Shea getting some huge hits on defense and then the hard work finally paid off when they were on offense. Towards the end of the third quarter Hommeyer took the snap, rolled out of the pocket to his right side and connected with Senior tight-end Spencer Bemel for a Touchdown. Subsequently the Spartan fans took a lap around the field to show their appreciation for the boys' efforts. The Spartans later got even another touchdown back and made all the fans very proud. Our football team showed great effort, resolve and composure in yesterday's game and made it a show for all of us, we are truly thankful of that.
On Saturday the Boys kicked off Soccer Fest against the Brooklyn Centaurs in front of one of the largest fan bases of the season. The fans included football players who came out to cheer after a tough night. Today the fans, led by the Spartan Drew Whitaker, also had a symphony made up people playing anything form elementary school recorders to kitchen spoons and pans. The Spartans were looking to stay undefeated in conference play today and wanted to give the fans a lot to cheer about. The game started off with Josh "Slim Shady" Gray scoring in his first game back from injury within the first five minutes. He preceded to do the "cat daddy" dance in celebration. Around ten minutes later Sam "Bulldog" Forsgren was able to double the score and continue his streak of scoring in every game this season (9 games). He would also score later in the second half to make his goal total 19 on the season. He is inching closer to his brother's, the great Nick Forsgren, total of 25 last season. The game also saw another solid performance by Forsgren number 3, Freshman Ikey "the Baby Faced Assasin" who continues to impress everyone with his physical play down the wing. With great support by the fans, the Spartans finished the half up 3-0 with another strike from "Slim Shady", this time without the dance unfortunately. The second half started slowly and the Spartans even conceded a goal. At 3-1, the game stil kind of seemed wide open, until Lorenzo "Cappucino" Pavoloni took the game into his own hands and scored two beautiful goals in two minutes. With Fosgren's goal it was a grand total of six on the day for the Spartans. A solid 6-1 win, a beautiful undefeated conference record and a sublime record of 9-1. The Spartans seem like they cannot be stopped. The boys however were not done for the day, as they would stay to support their lady counterparts against Visitation.
The Lady Spartans game was a highly anticipated fixture with both teams being ranked top 10 in the State. The game started off with a BANG exactly a minute after the whistle when freshman Molly Fiedler (the sister of Matty "ICE" Fiedler) beat the defense and then even the goalie and preceded to tap the ball into the back of the net. The symphony in the student section of the stands went wild, and did not stop because a minute later sophomore Camille Horne doubled the score on a a solid finish. The girls were unlucky to not be able to find the net the rest of the half however and went into the break with a 2-0 lead. The second half began just as good a start as the first half when EIGTH GRADER Minnie Arnold scoring less than a minute into the half. The fans got loud and even louder when junior Amanda Hotvedt added a fourth goal a minute later. Later in the second half the Spartans gained a free kick deep in Visitation territory and Captain Jenna O'Brien lined up to take it. The referee blew the whistle and she did not hesitate, driving the ball to the corner on the opposite side of the goal with a ridiculous amount of power. One of the greatest goals that you will ever see, one that may surpass Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman's against Harding High School as the best one of the season. A truly terrific strike! Just as the Spartan fans started retreating from their victory quarter-lap around the track, Amanda Hotvedt scored yet another goal, less than a minute after the goal of Jenna. Unbelievable, 6 goals, and three times two goals were separated by a minute or else. In all my 17 years I have never seen anything quite like it. The match ended 6-0 with another shutout by Senior Goalkeeper and Captain Bari Applebaum. A great way to end Soccer Fest and the homecoming sports events in style.
Thank you to all the members of these three teams for making this homecoming weekend a fun and entertaining one for all of us.
On Saturday the Boys kicked off Soccer Fest against the Brooklyn Centaurs in front of one of the largest fan bases of the season. The fans included football players who came out to cheer after a tough night. Today the fans, led by the Spartan Drew Whitaker, also had a symphony made up people playing anything form elementary school recorders to kitchen spoons and pans. The Spartans were looking to stay undefeated in conference play today and wanted to give the fans a lot to cheer about. The game started off with Josh "Slim Shady" Gray scoring in his first game back from injury within the first five minutes. He preceded to do the "cat daddy" dance in celebration. Around ten minutes later Sam "Bulldog" Forsgren was able to double the score and continue his streak of scoring in every game this season (9 games). He would also score later in the second half to make his goal total 19 on the season. He is inching closer to his brother's, the great Nick Forsgren, total of 25 last season. The game also saw another solid performance by Forsgren number 3, Freshman Ikey "the Baby Faced Assasin" who continues to impress everyone with his physical play down the wing. With great support by the fans, the Spartans finished the half up 3-0 with another strike from "Slim Shady", this time without the dance unfortunately. The second half started slowly and the Spartans even conceded a goal. At 3-1, the game stil kind of seemed wide open, until Lorenzo "Cappucino" Pavoloni took the game into his own hands and scored two beautiful goals in two minutes. With Fosgren's goal it was a grand total of six on the day for the Spartans. A solid 6-1 win, a beautiful undefeated conference record and a sublime record of 9-1. The Spartans seem like they cannot be stopped. The boys however were not done for the day, as they would stay to support their lady counterparts against Visitation.
The Lady Spartans game was a highly anticipated fixture with both teams being ranked top 10 in the State. The game started off with a BANG exactly a minute after the whistle when freshman Molly Fiedler (the sister of Matty "ICE" Fiedler) beat the defense and then even the goalie and preceded to tap the ball into the back of the net. The symphony in the student section of the stands went wild, and did not stop because a minute later sophomore Camille Horne doubled the score on a a solid finish. The girls were unlucky to not be able to find the net the rest of the half however and went into the break with a 2-0 lead. The second half began just as good a start as the first half when EIGTH GRADER Minnie Arnold scoring less than a minute into the half. The fans got loud and even louder when junior Amanda Hotvedt added a fourth goal a minute later. Later in the second half the Spartans gained a free kick deep in Visitation territory and Captain Jenna O'Brien lined up to take it. The referee blew the whistle and she did not hesitate, driving the ball to the corner on the opposite side of the goal with a ridiculous amount of power. One of the greatest goals that you will ever see, one that may surpass Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman's against Harding High School as the best one of the season. A truly terrific strike! Just as the Spartan fans started retreating from their victory quarter-lap around the track, Amanda Hotvedt scored yet another goal, less than a minute after the goal of Jenna. Unbelievable, 6 goals, and three times two goals were separated by a minute or else. In all my 17 years I have never seen anything quite like it. The match ended 6-0 with another shutout by Senior Goalkeeper and Captain Bari Applebaum. A great way to end Soccer Fest and the homecoming sports events in style.
Thank you to all the members of these three teams for making this homecoming weekend a fun and entertaining one for all of us.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The Train Keeps On Chugging Along
Coming off an emotional victory against the St. Thomas Academy Cadets on Saturday, the newly third ranked Spartans were ready for battle again on Tuesday. The Spartans moved up in the State rankings from fourth to third this week and so did their lady counterparts. Congratulations to both Spartan teams. When interviewed about the new ranking, junior winger Josh "Slim Shady" Gray said that he was "ecstatic" and that "it's a great a accomplishment. It makes me very proud to see that our hard work is being recongnized, now we just have to keep taking care of business." You simply could not say it any better than that.
This afternoon,the boys took on St. Paul Harding in a game that last year went to overtime, but this year would it was sure to be a different story, this year the game was at Historic Lang Field in front of the Academy's great loyal fan base.The parents made their usual supportive appearance in great numbers but today the die-hards, the most loyal fans in the Tri-Metro Conference, were also in attendance, led by Drew Whitaker, Daniel Porter and Peter Coetzee. They provided the necessary inspiration for the boys to clean up shop.
The match would be a hard one with senior Captain Nico "Swan" Olson Studler sitting out due to suspension and Josh "Slim Shady" Gray plagued by an injury. However the game saw the great return of Cameron "CC" Causey. Also Ben "the Good German" Kachian proved yet again that he is the teams Ironman and played regardless of his ankle being dark purple.
The game began with a goal almost instantly by Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman, who as usual did not celebrate. A little while later came a second goal yet again by the G-Unit, but the true magic happened on the Spartans' third goal. Gabe had the ball on the edge of the box, cut to the side ever so gracefully and struck the ball with the inside of his left boot. The ball had an incredible amount of spin and power on it and sailed passed the goalkeepers hands straight into the top right corner of goal. A sizzling finish, one that will not soon be forgotten the Spartans and their fans. It was arguably the best goal of the season so far. However the modest man preceded to not celebrate yet again....a true class act. When interviewed about this at halftime he said that he "just closed my eyes and shot." Wow. Before the half however Cameron "CC" Causey capped his emotional comeback from a groin injury with a glancing header to make the score 4-0.
4-0 at the half it seemed obvious that the Spartans were worthy of being ranked third, but one thing still had to happen, Sam "the Bulldog" Forsgren still had to score to continue his streak of scoring in every game this season. Who would have thought it would turn out being three goals? Sam effortlessly showed why he is one of the best players in the state and put in three goals in the first part of the second half. One of the goals was off of a free kick from the edge of the box where he was assisted by his Ikey. Sam now has 17 goals already and there is still a good chunk of the season the left.
The game ended 7-0 and truly showed all the hard work the Spartans have been putting in this season. Word reached the blog at the end of the game that Josh "Slim Shady" Gray is cleared to begin practicing again and will join the boys at the Soccer Fest game on Saturday against Brooklyn Center at Noon. If you are reading this, then you should make it to the game.
Your Spartan men are now 7-1, they are living a great moment, be sure to congratulate them when you encounter them. Thanks to all the fans for the great support, it helps a lot. Go Spartans!
This afternoon,the boys took on St. Paul Harding in a game that last year went to overtime, but this year would it was sure to be a different story, this year the game was at Historic Lang Field in front of the Academy's great loyal fan base.The parents made their usual supportive appearance in great numbers but today the die-hards, the most loyal fans in the Tri-Metro Conference, were also in attendance, led by Drew Whitaker, Daniel Porter and Peter Coetzee. They provided the necessary inspiration for the boys to clean up shop.
The match would be a hard one with senior Captain Nico "Swan" Olson Studler sitting out due to suspension and Josh "Slim Shady" Gray plagued by an injury. However the game saw the great return of Cameron "CC" Causey. Also Ben "the Good German" Kachian proved yet again that he is the teams Ironman and played regardless of his ankle being dark purple.
The game began with a goal almost instantly by Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman, who as usual did not celebrate. A little while later came a second goal yet again by the G-Unit, but the true magic happened on the Spartans' third goal. Gabe had the ball on the edge of the box, cut to the side ever so gracefully and struck the ball with the inside of his left boot. The ball had an incredible amount of spin and power on it and sailed passed the goalkeepers hands straight into the top right corner of goal. A sizzling finish, one that will not soon be forgotten the Spartans and their fans. It was arguably the best goal of the season so far. However the modest man preceded to not celebrate yet again....a true class act. When interviewed about this at halftime he said that he "just closed my eyes and shot." Wow. Before the half however Cameron "CC" Causey capped his emotional comeback from a groin injury with a glancing header to make the score 4-0.
4-0 at the half it seemed obvious that the Spartans were worthy of being ranked third, but one thing still had to happen, Sam "the Bulldog" Forsgren still had to score to continue his streak of scoring in every game this season. Who would have thought it would turn out being three goals? Sam effortlessly showed why he is one of the best players in the state and put in three goals in the first part of the second half. One of the goals was off of a free kick from the edge of the box where he was assisted by his Ikey. Sam now has 17 goals already and there is still a good chunk of the season the left.
The game ended 7-0 and truly showed all the hard work the Spartans have been putting in this season. Word reached the blog at the end of the game that Josh "Slim Shady" Gray is cleared to begin practicing again and will join the boys at the Soccer Fest game on Saturday against Brooklyn Center at Noon. If you are reading this, then you should make it to the game.
Your Spartan men are now 7-1, they are living a great moment, be sure to congratulate them when you encounter them. Thanks to all the fans for the great support, it helps a lot. Go Spartans!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Spartan Swag
Fall Saturdays are always great, but even better when your Spartans can put on a show for all to see. Less than 48 hours after their last game, the boys were ready for what could arguably be one of the most important games of the regular season, against the St. Thomas Academy Cadets. Played in the sweltering heat at St. Thomas stadium on a turf field, the game was sure to be incredibly intense. The Cadets came in fresh off a last minute win against third ranked Simley confident that they would win, but our boys were hungry and would be sure to give them a run for their money. It was evident that the Spartans really wanted the game when Juniors Josh "Slim Shady" Gray and Ben "the Good German" Kachian decided to try to play through their injuries.
Before I get started I would just like to mention that Miley Cyrus was on the warmup mix of the Cadets..........
In the blistering heat the game began well balanced and it seemed that it would stay deadlock on 0-0 for a while, that is until the Spartans brought out the spears. On a wonderful play around twenty minutes in, Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman ever so gracefully chipped a ball up in the air for Lorenzo "Cappucino" Pavoloni who sent it to the back of the net with a glancing header. Spartans 1-0 Cadets. However the Cadets did not give up and surely enough before the half made a run down the line and managed to tie the game up Spartans 1-1 Cadets.
At halftime the boys agreed on the fact that they needed to get their stuff together and went out into the second half pumped and ready finish them off, however it would not be as easy as they would think because the Cadets would score at the beginning of the second half to take the lead 2-1. A truly disappointing start to the second half.
No worries though because thanks to incredible fan support for Spartan Nation's Die-Hard Hooligans, led by the Spartan, the boys were re-inspired. On a counter attack Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman managed to do it again, this time assisting Sam "Golden Boy" Forsgren. 2-2. And now you could really hear the SPA fans cheering their boys on. At this moment is when I believe the Cadets figured out they could not handle us and decided to start talking and this Saturday afternoon game turned into a war. Every ball was fought for, every last breath was used, and less than five minutes later Josh "Slim Shady" Gray managed to give the Spartans a 3-2 lead with an opportunistic strike from inside the box! The Spartans were really feeling it now, in what was sure to become an instant classic of the young season, however the Cadets were not feeling it so much and it showed when one of their players tried to pull a cheap shot on Skipper Nico "Swan" Olson Studler. The kid came in reckless from behind and could have seriously injured Studler and immediately Nico would not allow his team to be bulied around, so he stood up looked the kid in the eyes and shoved him to the ground, then preceded to push his head down. Nico was subsequently red carded but he gave fire to the team, now they wanted it even more. The only thing was that the Swan retaliated against the wrong player.........
The Spratans would have to only play the game with ten players for the rest of the game and there were still 30 minutes left. Only a few moments later things somehow got worse with Slim Shady picking up a hard knock on a fifty fifty ball in the air, he had to be rushed off the field and was taken to the ER. However after a few X-Rays and the use of an IV, he was cleared and hopefully will be good to go soon.
Thanks to incredible fan support however, the guys kept fighting and sure enough on a counter attack (yet again) Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman finished spectacularly to give the Spartans a 4-2. A goal with ten men. Remarkable. The Cadets kept their frustration up and it only helped the Spartans defend harder. The Spartans kept their composure and were able to defend the lead until five minutes from the end when the Cadets brought one back 4-3, but that would not discourage the Spartans because we are fighters. We are not Cadets: Trainees to become officers in the military. The boys managed to successfully keep the lead and come out of Mendota Heights with a well earned victory. A true test of Character.
Thanks to the fans for making this so memorable. A true battle. A classic fight, that seemed like it would never end. And another Spartan victory, your boys are now 6-1. When you see your Spartans in the upcoming days be sure to congratulate them, be sure make sure you attend their games because a team like this does not come around too often.
Before I get started I would just like to mention that Miley Cyrus was on the warmup mix of the Cadets..........
In the blistering heat the game began well balanced and it seemed that it would stay deadlock on 0-0 for a while, that is until the Spartans brought out the spears. On a wonderful play around twenty minutes in, Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman ever so gracefully chipped a ball up in the air for Lorenzo "Cappucino" Pavoloni who sent it to the back of the net with a glancing header. Spartans 1-0 Cadets. However the Cadets did not give up and surely enough before the half made a run down the line and managed to tie the game up Spartans 1-1 Cadets.
At halftime the boys agreed on the fact that they needed to get their stuff together and went out into the second half pumped and ready finish them off, however it would not be as easy as they would think because the Cadets would score at the beginning of the second half to take the lead 2-1. A truly disappointing start to the second half.
No worries though because thanks to incredible fan support for Spartan Nation's Die-Hard Hooligans, led by the Spartan, the boys were re-inspired. On a counter attack Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman managed to do it again, this time assisting Sam "Golden Boy" Forsgren. 2-2. And now you could really hear the SPA fans cheering their boys on. At this moment is when I believe the Cadets figured out they could not handle us and decided to start talking and this Saturday afternoon game turned into a war. Every ball was fought for, every last breath was used, and less than five minutes later Josh "Slim Shady" Gray managed to give the Spartans a 3-2 lead with an opportunistic strike from inside the box! The Spartans were really feeling it now, in what was sure to become an instant classic of the young season, however the Cadets were not feeling it so much and it showed when one of their players tried to pull a cheap shot on Skipper Nico "Swan" Olson Studler. The kid came in reckless from behind and could have seriously injured Studler and immediately Nico would not allow his team to be bulied around, so he stood up looked the kid in the eyes and shoved him to the ground, then preceded to push his head down. Nico was subsequently red carded but he gave fire to the team, now they wanted it even more. The only thing was that the Swan retaliated against the wrong player.........
The Spratans would have to only play the game with ten players for the rest of the game and there were still 30 minutes left. Only a few moments later things somehow got worse with Slim Shady picking up a hard knock on a fifty fifty ball in the air, he had to be rushed off the field and was taken to the ER. However after a few X-Rays and the use of an IV, he was cleared and hopefully will be good to go soon.
Thanks to incredible fan support however, the guys kept fighting and sure enough on a counter attack (yet again) Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman finished spectacularly to give the Spartans a 4-2. A goal with ten men. Remarkable. The Cadets kept their frustration up and it only helped the Spartans defend harder. The Spartans kept their composure and were able to defend the lead until five minutes from the end when the Cadets brought one back 4-3, but that would not discourage the Spartans because we are fighters. We are not Cadets: Trainees to become officers in the military. The boys managed to successfully keep the lead and come out of Mendota Heights with a well earned victory. A true test of Character.
Thanks to the fans for making this so memorable. A true battle. A classic fight, that seemed like it would never end. And another Spartan victory, your boys are now 6-1. When you see your Spartans in the upcoming days be sure to congratulate them, be sure make sure you attend their games because a team like this does not come around too often.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Battle of the Lighthouse
On yet another historic afternoon for SPA soccer, your Spartan men took on the Concordia Academy Beacons in Roseville. On the way to the game I was curious exactly what a Beacon was (english is my second language, cut me some slack)so I looked it up on the google. The result that I got from the great dictionary.com was that a beacon is a lighthouse. A lighthouse? A LIGHTHOUSE!! Really? Are you kidding me??? Now I know Roseville isn't the greatest place in the state, in fact far from it, but how could they not come up with anything better than a lighthouse for their mascot. Wow. Fear the lighthouses....yea ok. I mean when was the last time you saw the lighthouse on Deadliest Warrior??? I am speechless, unbelievable, this is almost as bad as the St. Croix Lying Lutherans of West St. Paul.Wow.Roseville, I am truly disappointed.
Anyways back to what we shall call the "Battle of the Roseville Lighthouse" I guess.The game was a Tri-Metro Conference battle which the Spartans looked to use to go 4-0 in Conference play. The game started with the 2011 season sensation Sam Forsgren scoring to keep his scoring streak of netting one in every game alive. A sizzling finish. But the headlines were made by Senior Captain Ryan "Giggles" Hobert, who scored his first Varsity goal on a cracker of a strike with no angle at goal. The bloke from down under had finally done it and so was well celebrated by his teammates. A true emotional moment for Hobert that will never be forgotten by those who were there. When interviewed after coming off Hobert said "It was about time, now lets win state!" A the answer of a true teammate. Before the whistle went off for the half, it was Sam Forsgren who netted yet another stunning ball to make his goal tally 13 on the season, on track to beat his older brother's 23 from last year.
The Spartans then played an incredibly chill second half and ended the match with a solid 3-0 win. Matty "Ice" Fiedler and Ben "Beast" Braman (who you can follow on twitter at @WindowBreakerBB) recorded their fourth shutouts of the season. This year the "Battle of the Lighthouse" was won by your Spartans who are not only undefeated in conference, but are also ranked 4th in State.
The other team ranked 4th in state for the Girls is our own Lady Spartans who defeated the Beacons today 9-0 in what was never much of a battle, but as usual they cleaned up shop with another solid shutout by keeper Bari Applebaum. Goals on this day included ones by the skipper Jenna O'Brien, freshman star Molly Fiedler (yes, the sister of Matty "ICE" Fiedler) and junior Amanda Hotvedt.
Congratulations to both SPARTAN team on winning the battle of the lighthouses.
Anyways back to what we shall call the "Battle of the Roseville Lighthouse" I guess.The game was a Tri-Metro Conference battle which the Spartans looked to use to go 4-0 in Conference play. The game started with the 2011 season sensation Sam Forsgren scoring to keep his scoring streak of netting one in every game alive. A sizzling finish. But the headlines were made by Senior Captain Ryan "Giggles" Hobert, who scored his first Varsity goal on a cracker of a strike with no angle at goal. The bloke from down under had finally done it and so was well celebrated by his teammates. A true emotional moment for Hobert that will never be forgotten by those who were there. When interviewed after coming off Hobert said "It was about time, now lets win state!" A the answer of a true teammate. Before the whistle went off for the half, it was Sam Forsgren who netted yet another stunning ball to make his goal tally 13 on the season, on track to beat his older brother's 23 from last year.
The Spartans then played an incredibly chill second half and ended the match with a solid 3-0 win. Matty "Ice" Fiedler and Ben "Beast" Braman (who you can follow on twitter at @WindowBreakerBB) recorded their fourth shutouts of the season. This year the "Battle of the Lighthouse" was won by your Spartans who are not only undefeated in conference, but are also ranked 4th in State.
The other team ranked 4th in state for the Girls is our own Lady Spartans who defeated the Beacons today 9-0 in what was never much of a battle, but as usual they cleaned up shop with another solid shutout by keeper Bari Applebaum. Goals on this day included ones by the skipper Jenna O'Brien, freshman star Molly Fiedler (yes, the sister of Matty "ICE" Fiedler) and junior Amanda Hotvedt.
Congratulations to both SPARTAN team on winning the battle of the lighthouses.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Spartans vs Islanders
On a wonderful Minnesota fall afternoon, your Spartans took on the DeLaSalle Islanders in what was a hotly contested affair by the around 40 fans who made their way to The Historic Lang Field. The game was a very crucial conference match were the Spartans put their Undefeated conference record on the line.
I knew it was going to be a good one when while standing in line during national anthems I heard a peculiar sound coming from in front of me, sure enough it was Paul "Chicken Kiev" Micevych,Peter "Woody Allen" Wood and Cameron "CC" Causey singing along to the version of the national anthem that some may say was by Francis Scott OFF-Key. Unfortunately I was not able to save them from their misery by taking the reigns with all I learned in 8th grade choir because I honestly do not know half of the words to the song.
The match began with a BANG as Spartan striker Lorenzo "Cappucino" Pavoloni netted a goal doing his country proud.A spectacular finish with his opposite foot in the box. Which when interviewed after coming off he said he dedicated to all his boys in Roma.Ya,ok L.
Regardless of the incredible efforts down the wing by James "HarG Knock Life" Hargrens, the first half ended with Cappucino's strike being the lone goal.
The second half became heated as both sides tried to end on top and avoid being reprimanded by Eddie Murphy's twin, the referee. No lie, the guy looked kind of like him with a couple more pounds, the angle that my side of the bench offered was superb in making this discovery.As the half went on team Co-Captain Ryan "Giggles" Hobert had an altercation with a boy that was around 5'3''. The boy was obviously bothering Giggles and so he decided to go chest to chest with him and size him up which was a very interesting sight considering the boy was nearly a whole foot shorter than him.
Also,today I realized that you know you have been spending too much time on the bench when you look down the bench and see your teammate, Gabe "Messi" Chang drawing on his arms with chalk.
The Spartans then finally took charge on the usual goal by Sam "Clutch" Forsgren who once again pulled the trigger at the right moment like in a John Wayne film for the Spartans and continued his streak of scoring in every game this season.
Your boys are now undefeated in Conference Play thanks in great part not only to the usual suspects of Brennaman and Forsgren, but also to a solid defense compose of James "Harg Knock Life" Hargrens, Ben "The Good German" Kachian, Nick "Rock" Olson Studler and Francesco "the Decapitator" DiCaprio.
Thanks for the support. Next Victim: The Concordia somethings. Thursday in Roseville. Be there or be square.
I knew it was going to be a good one when while standing in line during national anthems I heard a peculiar sound coming from in front of me, sure enough it was Paul "Chicken Kiev" Micevych,Peter "Woody Allen" Wood and Cameron "CC" Causey singing along to the version of the national anthem that some may say was by Francis Scott OFF-Key. Unfortunately I was not able to save them from their misery by taking the reigns with all I learned in 8th grade choir because I honestly do not know half of the words to the song.
The match began with a BANG as Spartan striker Lorenzo "Cappucino" Pavoloni netted a goal doing his country proud.A spectacular finish with his opposite foot in the box. Which when interviewed after coming off he said he dedicated to all his boys in Roma.Ya,ok L.
Regardless of the incredible efforts down the wing by James "HarG Knock Life" Hargrens, the first half ended with Cappucino's strike being the lone goal.
The second half became heated as both sides tried to end on top and avoid being reprimanded by Eddie Murphy's twin, the referee. No lie, the guy looked kind of like him with a couple more pounds, the angle that my side of the bench offered was superb in making this discovery.As the half went on team Co-Captain Ryan "Giggles" Hobert had an altercation with a boy that was around 5'3''. The boy was obviously bothering Giggles and so he decided to go chest to chest with him and size him up which was a very interesting sight considering the boy was nearly a whole foot shorter than him.
Also,today I realized that you know you have been spending too much time on the bench when you look down the bench and see your teammate, Gabe "Messi" Chang drawing on his arms with chalk.
The Spartans then finally took charge on the usual goal by Sam "Clutch" Forsgren who once again pulled the trigger at the right moment like in a John Wayne film for the Spartans and continued his streak of scoring in every game this season.
Your boys are now undefeated in Conference Play thanks in great part not only to the usual suspects of Brennaman and Forsgren, but also to a solid defense compose of James "Harg Knock Life" Hargrens, Ben "The Good German" Kachian, Nick "Rock" Olson Studler and Francesco "the Decapitator" DiCaprio.
Thanks for the support. Next Victim: The Concordia somethings. Thursday in Roseville. Be there or be square.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Spartan Thursday
Welcome to the brand new, state of the art, mind blowing Classic Spartan Blog. The Classic Spartan Blog is the official blog of SPA sports. Simply put, if you are a real Spartan, then you read this blog. The blog will follow a wide variety of Spartan sports but in the fall it will mainly chronicle the Boys Soccer Team simply due to the fact that since I am on that team I go to all the games (that is unless in the few minutes I play I perform so bad and that I don't get invited back) and so it is easy to do.
Before we embark on this remarkable and unforgettable journey together I would like to thank the man that made all of this possible with his incredible foresight and imagination, Cameron Causey. You can follow him on twitter at @TheRealCamCause.
Enough with the boring stuff, now to the game. Today the Spartan Boys Soccer team played host to the St. Croix Lutherans in what was a cracker of a match. However they should be called the St. Croix "Lying Lutherans" instead, because they are not even from Anywhere near the St. Croix river, they are West St. Paul. Liars. I was shocked when I was told this before the game by Jonas "the prophet" Wang. It is like if we just decided to call ourselves the Chanhassen Spartans, now that just sounds terrible. Anyways back to the game which was played in front of a typical Thursday afternoon crowd at The Historic Lang Field where legends such as Manny Lagos, Tony Sanneh and Larry Fitzgerald have played. (Larry Fitzgerald didn't actually go to SPA but he played a football game at Historic Lang once)
The team began the game in great fashion, scoring four minutes after the first whistle on a great finish by the skipper Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman who as usual stuck to his Swiss roots after the goal and showed no emotion. As the half went on Sam Forsgren netted three more and G-Unit added another, but the real news came from number 14 (but number 1 in our hearts) Cameron Causey who tapped a ball in past the goalkeeper with the grace of a ballerina performing the black swan. This goal was Cameron "CC" Causey's first Varsity goal. And the celebration was just as priceless, with Josh "Slim Shady" Gray (you can follow him on twitter at @ShadesofxGray) getting down on one knee and shining CC's shoe. When interviewed at half time about the goal, CC said that "it's all about the protein." Now I wasn't exactly sure what this meant, but I am sure that coming from CC it could only mean something ever so poetic.
The second half consisted of Peter "Woody Allen" Wood playing the role of director in the middle of the pitch, while sporting the sickest flow on the team.......which could be simply due to the fact that he was among the few players without a shaved head.
A great save Ben "Beast" Braman kept the troops motivated to keep attacking. Great defense by Francesco "decapitator" DiCaprio, a distant cousin of the great Leonardo, made the eventual shutout possible. A great performance overall for the Spartan boys against the lying Lutherans.
Afterwards i am proud to say I was in attendance at the girls soccer game which as at St. Croix Lutheran, but unfortunately, all the plans I had about hanging out on the St. Croix river were crushed by these liars. Instead I saw the girls led by Molly Fiedler, the sister of Matty "ice" Fiedler, score four goals to help the girls reign victorious over the "Lying Lutherans."
Two Classic Spartan games. One Night. One Victim, the lying Lutherans of West St. Paul. Classic.
Before we embark on this remarkable and unforgettable journey together I would like to thank the man that made all of this possible with his incredible foresight and imagination, Cameron Causey. You can follow him on twitter at @TheRealCamCause.
Enough with the boring stuff, now to the game. Today the Spartan Boys Soccer team played host to the St. Croix Lutherans in what was a cracker of a match. However they should be called the St. Croix "Lying Lutherans" instead, because they are not even from Anywhere near the St. Croix river, they are West St. Paul. Liars. I was shocked when I was told this before the game by Jonas "the prophet" Wang. It is like if we just decided to call ourselves the Chanhassen Spartans, now that just sounds terrible. Anyways back to the game which was played in front of a typical Thursday afternoon crowd at The Historic Lang Field where legends such as Manny Lagos, Tony Sanneh and Larry Fitzgerald have played. (Larry Fitzgerald didn't actually go to SPA but he played a football game at Historic Lang once)
The team began the game in great fashion, scoring four minutes after the first whistle on a great finish by the skipper Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman who as usual stuck to his Swiss roots after the goal and showed no emotion. As the half went on Sam Forsgren netted three more and G-Unit added another, but the real news came from number 14 (but number 1 in our hearts) Cameron Causey who tapped a ball in past the goalkeeper with the grace of a ballerina performing the black swan. This goal was Cameron "CC" Causey's first Varsity goal. And the celebration was just as priceless, with Josh "Slim Shady" Gray (you can follow him on twitter at @ShadesofxGray) getting down on one knee and shining CC's shoe. When interviewed at half time about the goal, CC said that "it's all about the protein." Now I wasn't exactly sure what this meant, but I am sure that coming from CC it could only mean something ever so poetic.
The second half consisted of Peter "Woody Allen" Wood playing the role of director in the middle of the pitch, while sporting the sickest flow on the team.......which could be simply due to the fact that he was among the few players without a shaved head.
A great save Ben "Beast" Braman kept the troops motivated to keep attacking. Great defense by Francesco "decapitator" DiCaprio, a distant cousin of the great Leonardo, made the eventual shutout possible. A great performance overall for the Spartan boys against the lying Lutherans.
Afterwards i am proud to say I was in attendance at the girls soccer game which as at St. Croix Lutheran, but unfortunately, all the plans I had about hanging out on the St. Croix river were crushed by these liars. Instead I saw the girls led by Molly Fiedler, the sister of Matty "ice" Fiedler, score four goals to help the girls reign victorious over the "Lying Lutherans."
Two Classic Spartan games. One Night. One Victim, the lying Lutherans of West St. Paul. Classic.
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