Week 8 Game Results
Sunday April 26 2009 Filed in: Game Wrap
Ups
What a
wild weekend! On a day where Lacrosse play was almost
an afterthought, the Wolfpack teams had mixed
results.
A scheduling snafu between the league, a children’s charity and Seattle Parks and Recreation led to an abrupt end to Saturday’s Lax activities at Cleveland HS. At the start of the 5/6 game yesterday, play was curtailed when a Parks official informed team officials that the field had been reserved for the charity’s use and that we had to cancel or relocate. This is after the field had been reserved for our use earlier this year. While still unclear at this time, it looks as if the field had been “double booked.”
The 5/6 game, already underway, had to be suspended. Unfortunately, our guys were down 4-0 to the powerful Eastside Crusaders at the time. The game officials on site decided that the game would be counted in official standings. We know that this was a disappointing outcome for all involved, not only for our guys and Coach Quincy, but also for their opponents who had made the trek all the way from the Sammamish Plateau.
In the earlier 10 am game, our 7/8 Purple Squad suffered a resounding defeat to their Eastside counterparts. In a game that was characterized by two distinct halves, the early going saw some absolutely inspired play by Central’s smothering defense. We held the powerful visitors to a 2-goal advantage at halftime. The second half saw a complete reversal of fortune, and Eastside seemed to score at will. That coupled with an anemic Central offensive led to the 15-2 final.
It should be noted that Eastside is a league that was once part of the powerful Issaquah system, and feeds into Eastside Catholic’s High School program. This year they have over 120 kids in their 3/4 program alone, fielding 7 teams in that age group. By the time their players reach their final middle school years, their teams are comprised of cream-of-the-crop players, all with many years of Lax experience. Our guys fought as hard as they could, but unfortunately, were simply outplayed.
In an amazing display of cooperation between League officials, Seattle Parks, and coaches and parents from both teams, the 3/4 contest with the Magnolia/Queen Anne Propellers was moved to an alternate location for their 1 pm game. Switched to a field several miles away, everyone cooperated by somehow getting the word out to players and supporters of the change in location at the last moment. The field was hurriedly set up and marked, with play getting underway only ten minutes past the scheduled start.
This was a fun game to watch, with excellent play on all sides. Our offense was pretty complete, with some actual passing taking place! Excellent goalie play by “Mighty” Miles provided a highlight reel of saves that even had the opponent’s benches cheering. The final tally was a 7-7 tie. Great effort, guys.
The award for traveling the farthest this week goes without a doubt to the 7/8 White team who traveled to the outback of Kitsap County to face the 7/8 Kitsap squad. In what was a breakthrough game, the Wolfpack came out strong, allowing their opponents little chance to catch their breath. The Wolfpack defense was stingy as well, allowing only two scores the entire day. With multiple goals by multiple players, the White opened the floodgates to post a final 15-2 tally. I’ll bet the ride home from this game was a bit different than that of their others! Congratulations to all, both players and coaches on what had to be a satisfying win.
We here at Wolfpack Central would like to, once again, thank all those who pitched in this past Saturday to help with the whole field relocation thing. It is pretty amazing what can happen when we all work together toward a common goal. I think our kids learned a valuable lesson as well, directly observing the positive outcome that was achieved.
A scheduling snafu between the league, a children’s charity and Seattle Parks and Recreation led to an abrupt end to Saturday’s Lax activities at Cleveland HS. At the start of the 5/6 game yesterday, play was curtailed when a Parks official informed team officials that the field had been reserved for the charity’s use and that we had to cancel or relocate. This is after the field had been reserved for our use earlier this year. While still unclear at this time, it looks as if the field had been “double booked.”
The 5/6 game, already underway, had to be suspended. Unfortunately, our guys were down 4-0 to the powerful Eastside Crusaders at the time. The game officials on site decided that the game would be counted in official standings. We know that this was a disappointing outcome for all involved, not only for our guys and Coach Quincy, but also for their opponents who had made the trek all the way from the Sammamish Plateau.
In the earlier 10 am game, our 7/8 Purple Squad suffered a resounding defeat to their Eastside counterparts. In a game that was characterized by two distinct halves, the early going saw some absolutely inspired play by Central’s smothering defense. We held the powerful visitors to a 2-goal advantage at halftime. The second half saw a complete reversal of fortune, and Eastside seemed to score at will. That coupled with an anemic Central offensive led to the 15-2 final.
It should be noted that Eastside is a league that was once part of the powerful Issaquah system, and feeds into Eastside Catholic’s High School program. This year they have over 120 kids in their 3/4 program alone, fielding 7 teams in that age group. By the time their players reach their final middle school years, their teams are comprised of cream-of-the-crop players, all with many years of Lax experience. Our guys fought as hard as they could, but unfortunately, were simply outplayed.
In an amazing display of cooperation between League officials, Seattle Parks, and coaches and parents from both teams, the 3/4 contest with the Magnolia/Queen Anne Propellers was moved to an alternate location for their 1 pm game. Switched to a field several miles away, everyone cooperated by somehow getting the word out to players and supporters of the change in location at the last moment. The field was hurriedly set up and marked, with play getting underway only ten minutes past the scheduled start.
This was a fun game to watch, with excellent play on all sides. Our offense was pretty complete, with some actual passing taking place! Excellent goalie play by “Mighty” Miles provided a highlight reel of saves that even had the opponent’s benches cheering. The final tally was a 7-7 tie. Great effort, guys.
The award for traveling the farthest this week goes without a doubt to the 7/8 White team who traveled to the outback of Kitsap County to face the 7/8 Kitsap squad. In what was a breakthrough game, the Wolfpack came out strong, allowing their opponents little chance to catch their breath. The Wolfpack defense was stingy as well, allowing only two scores the entire day. With multiple goals by multiple players, the White opened the floodgates to post a final 15-2 tally. I’ll bet the ride home from this game was a bit different than that of their others! Congratulations to all, both players and coaches on what had to be a satisfying win.
We here at Wolfpack Central would like to, once again, thank all those who pitched in this past Saturday to help with the whole field relocation thing. It is pretty amazing what can happen when we all work together toward a common goal. I think our kids learned a valuable lesson as well, directly observing the positive outcome that was achieved.