Panthers rebound with two wins to take own 2025 Invitational

The 2025 NorthWood Invitational has NW defeating Bremen (2-1) to earn a spot in the Nightcap Final. Goals from Jager and Kyler give us a shot at another trophy! Merrillville beats Manchester in the afternoon match up. The Final is delayed by 3 (!) hours due to lightning in the area and starts at 8 pm. A NW corner finds Tyler Frye (TyFry) who heads it perfectly in the opposing corner and out of the keepers' reach. a 1-0 lead that would need some magic from GK Evander Magana after a PK is awarded to Merrillville. The Merrillville keeper is the taker and Evander the stopper of the effort, leaving the score at 1-0 which ends up being the final score of the final game. The Panthers conclude the first week of the season at 2-2-0 before taking a break in match action until Thursday when the Panthers start a three game road trip that takes us east for the first two (Northridge and Lakeland) and then west (SB Adams).