From the school newsletter;
NOVEMBER
Athletic Awards Night ................... Nov 1 6:30 pm
(This is a Tuesday, the night after the first Open Gym)
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Noodle
The injury Noodle sustained in the first minute of the Sectional Finals, is, according to some sources, a fractured fibula. Hopefully Roman will recuperate and rehab quickly!
Monday, October 10, 2011
Elkhart County United info
Anyone interested in playing for Elkhart County United can contact Coach Duerksen and/or Dijkstra but you can also find information on their website. Go to elkhartcountyunited.com to find out more.
From the Elkhart County United website
Announcements
ECU supplemental tryouts will be held at NIBCO Fields on Sunday, October 23 at the following times:
Boys
Registration 3:30-4:00pm
Tryouts 4:00-5:30pm
Girls
Registration 5:00-5:30pm
Tryouts 5:30-Dark
Players that were at the June tryouts are encouraged to attend as this will aid ECU coaches in properly placing players. If you were not at the June tryout, you must complete the ECU Club Registration Form and bring $75 to the tryouts. Teams will be named and posted here on Sunday, November 6. Please email elkhartcountyunited@gmail.com with questions
ECU supplemental tryouts will be held at NIBCO Fields on Sunday, October 23 at the following times:
Boys
Registration 3:30-4:00pm
Tryouts 4:00-5:30pm
Girls
Registration 5:00-5:30pm
Tryouts 5:30-Dark
Players that were at the June tryouts are encouraged to attend as this will aid ECU coaches in properly placing players. If you were not at the June tryout, you must complete the ECU Club Registration Form and bring $75 to the tryouts. Teams will be named and posted here on Sunday, November 6. Please email elkhartcountyunited@gmail.com with questions
NorthWood High School announcement for Monday 10/10/11
Attention all boys varsity and JV soccer players:
You need to meet in Mr.Duerksen's room after school tomorrow to turn in uniforms and receive information for the off-season. Please remember to bring your uniforms washed and ready to be handed in tomorrow after school. The meeting will be over by 3:30.
The boys’ varsity soccer team lost a hard fought battle against #5 ranked Warsaw in the Sectional championship Saturday evening. The loss moves their final record to 11-7 on the season. Congratulations on a great season gentlemen!!
You need to meet in Mr.Duerksen's room after school tomorrow to turn in uniforms and receive information for the off-season. Please remember to bring your uniforms washed and ready to be handed in tomorrow after school. The meeting will be over by 3:30.
The boys’ varsity soccer team lost a hard fought battle against #5 ranked Warsaw in the Sectional championship Saturday evening. The loss moves their final record to 11-7 on the season. Congratulations on a great season gentlemen!!
2011 Sectional Runners Up Presentation
CAPTAINS JOSH AILES AND ROMAN ORTIZ-PRATHER RECEIVE THE RUNNERS UP GAME BALL
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Uniforms
With the season over, it is time to plan for the off season. First things first, the uniforms need handed in after school Tuesday. An announcment will be made at school tomorrow. Get everything washed and get it back to us.
Also, we are getting ready for the indoor season. We will have one U19 team enrolled. This team will be coached by Lindy Seitz. So far only five players have signed up. Seniors do not count towards the max of 6 players from the same high school. Hopefully we can find one more sophomore/junior to get to 6 and then complement the team with lots of seniors.
By the way, after the uniforms are handed in, a handful of players are needed to take down the nets at the game field. I noticed that the large blue signs with the seniors' names have already been removed.
Also, we are getting ready for the indoor season. We will have one U19 team enrolled. This team will be coached by Lindy Seitz. So far only five players have signed up. Seniors do not count towards the max of 6 players from the same high school. Hopefully we can find one more sophomore/junior to get to 6 and then complement the team with lots of seniors.
By the way, after the uniforms are handed in, a handful of players are needed to take down the nets at the game field. I noticed that the large blue signs with the seniors' names have already been removed.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
2011 Sectional Finals -#5 Warsaw-NorthWood 4-0 (1-0)
The Panthers stepped on the field well prepared and ready to execute the gameplan. And it almost worked. Frustrating Warsaw with tenacious defense in the first half and it looked like we would take Warsaw to the tea with a 0-0 score. But with only 20 ticks left on the clock, Warsaw would dribble thru our box from right to left and when arriving near the left post, the Warsaw player shot the ball to his right placing it around Eddie and Kyle and into the net. The 1-0 half time score was disappointing but not a score that affected the psyche of the team. It was clear that we were still in the game mentally. Kyle had some great saves and two of them (12th and 13th min.) certainly kept us in the game. Considering everything that took place in the first it was amazing to see how the team dealt with all the adversity. Noodle never touched a ball, he came up lame in the first minute of play and never was able to re-enter the game. Clay went down with a knee injury in the 32nd but was able to continue after half time.
At the half, we talked about being patient and waiting for our chances to even the score. We did get some chances (Taylor almost put one in in a 1v1 on the keeper in the 45th) but a couple of minor miscues in the back and a bouncing ball in the back gave the Tigers the additional three goals to put them ahead 4-0, although the last two goals came very late in the game when we were taking a little bit more chances offensively. In the 54th minute, Warsaw took a long distance shot that Kyle tipped over but the goals came in the 65th, 70th and 75th minute.
It would have been nice to play a little longer with this group and we had every intention to do so. But the #5 in the State was just too much for us but tonight we showed the crowd a mature NW soccer team where all seniors played with a lot of passion and heart, the juniors matured to the point that it is clear that they are ready to lead the team and the sophomores played smart, physical and seemed to have almost grown up overnight compared to how they played the same team just a few weeks ago. Parker, Dysken, Carter and Barahona did just a terrific job. And I do have to mention the unbelievable play by Tad and Eddie in the center of our defense.
NOTES
An announcement will be made about when to turn in uniforms etc. and when we will take the nets down.
Also watch for the announcement for the Fall Awards.
Thanks to our bus driver (but she was a lot more then that), Colleen Knepp. She has been with us for a long time and was really part of the team. We will surely miss her a lot!!!!!! This was pretty obvious when we got off the bus tonight for the last time. Good Luck to Colleen and if she would ever want to drive for us again we would surely like that!
Thanks to Lindy as well for taping games and taking pics. The game tape against Warsaw surely helped with the preparations for tonight's game.
Thanks of course to all seniors: Jacob, Collin, Connor, Vitor, Eddie, Noodle, Brandon and Josh. For the last game we had to play without Noodle,Jacob and Collin. You guys will be sorely missed, it has been a heck of ride and we had a lot of succes; we won two Sectionals, played in three Sectional Finals and this year we also won the Argos tournament. Congratulations on a succesful High School soccer career. In the last two years we have won a total of 22 games.
We will make an announcement but according to my calculations we can play "open gym" soccer on Monday October 31 (three weeks from Monday).
GameDay
We are just about a half hour away from starting Sectional GameDay. At the game field for a light practice at noon.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Gameday Saturday schedule
We will meet at the game field at Noon. We will have a very light practice til about 1 pm. All players can come to Coach Dijkstra's after 1:30 for a carbohydrate feast and hang out. The bus for the Sectional Finals will leave the High School at 5:45 pm.
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