WEEK TEN
Diamonds, Wheels, Devils
and Demons win finales
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DENVILLE - The Denville HUB Diamonds U14 girls travel soccer team closed out its finest season in club history with a pair of victories in weekend games played on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 21-22.
On Saturday, the Diamonds (6-0-1) completed their unbeaten and championship season in the Junior American Girls Soccer League with a 5-1 victory over the FC Premier Revolution in a game played in Westfield on the Revolution's home turf.
Sunday's game saw the Diamonds defeat the Sparta Blue Strikers, 3-1, to complete their 9-1-0 championship run through U14 Flight One in the Morris County Youth Soccer Association.
The Diamonds also won the Parsippany Pride Tournament this fall with a 3-0-1 record; won two of three State Cup Tournament games to reach the semifinal round; and won two of four games in the prestigous East Brunswick Tournament to finish the fall season with an overall record of 22-4-2 and three championship trophies.
The Diamonds scored first in Sunday's MCYSL finale as Rachel Voigt drove one home on a cross from Ally Black. Isabel Katz left-footed a cross from Voigt past the Sparta keeper for the second goal and the Diamonds closed out their scoring when Maeve Krueger took a pass from Katie Weber and sent another left-footer into the nets.
Alexandra Rankin, Tess Feury, Jackie Nelson and Elena Figueroa split the goaltending duties for the Diamonds.
Against the Revolution, the Diamonds were in control from the opening whistle as quick goals by Katz and Feury - with Black and Dina Sheira getting the assists - sent the Diamonds into the halftime break with a 2-0 lead.
In the second half, Sheira made it 3-0 on a cross from Figueroa; Krueger found the upper corner with a direct kick from 30 yards out; and Sheira scored her second goal when she took a Krueger through pass in stride, juked the Revolution keeper out of position, and then walked the ball into the net for the Diamond's fifth and final goal.
Nelson, Feury and Rankin split the goalie duties for the Diamonds.
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WEEK NINE
Diamonds win flight title
with 2-1 win over Mt. Olive
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DENVILLE - The Denville HUB Diamond girls travel soccer team clinched the U14 Flight One championship in the Morris County Youth Soccer Association as Dina Sheira got both goals in a 2-1 victory over runnerup Mount Olive Magic Power in a game played at Mount Olive's Turkey Brook Park on Sunday, Nov. 15.
The Magic Power took a quick 1-0 lead that they held until early in the second half when Tess Feury chipped the ball over a defender to Sheira as she was cutting to the net. Sheira took the ball and sent it in past the Magic Power goalie.
The Diamonds got the winner late in the second half when Elena Figueroa crossed to Sheira who once again found the back of the net.
Figueroa and Jackie Nelson split the goaltending duties against Mount Olive and got plenty of support from the defensive efforts of Isabel Katz, Shannon Gleeson and Feury throughout the game.
The victory left the Diamonds with an 8-1-0 record for 24 points and the Magic Power with a 6-2-1 record good for 19 points with one game to go in the MCYSA schedule. North Caldwell also has a record of 6-2-1.
On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Diamonds moved one win closer to clinching with a 6-0 victory over the Warren United Blue Wave in a game played at Warren.
Maeve Krueger got the Diamonds' first two goals - one on a free kick - and Katie Weber, Katz, Figueroa and Feury each added one.
Becky Gohsler got two assists and Alexandra Rankin and Gleeson each had one.
Feury, Nelson, Figueroa and Rankin each spent time in goal for the Diamonds to share the shutout.
Next up for the Diamonds, who won the Jersey American Girls Soccer (JAGS) championship last week, is a Saturday (Nov. 21) JAGS game against the Westfield FC Premier Revolution at Westfield at 2 p.m. and a Sunday (Nov. 22) MCYSA game against the Sparta Blue Strikers at Station Park in Sparta at 3 p.m.
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Thunder U9 Girls
Maddison Perna's goal five minutes into the second half gave the Thunder a 1-0 lead, but the Pequannock Wildcats answered with a three-goal outburst en route to a 3-1 victory over the Denville team in an MCYSA game played at Knuth Field on Sunday.
Danielle Mills had the assist on Perna's goal.
Tori Isza was in goal the entire game for the Thunder and she finished with 11 saves. Emily Piser, Gaby Lar, Madeleine Colledge and Mills earned praise from the coaching staff for their solid play during the game.
The loss was only the third of the season for the Thunder, who have won six games and tied another and have completed their league season.
The Thunder will finish in third place in Flight Four of the age group. The Mount Olive Pumas (7-2-1) are in first place with 22 points with Pequannock (6-0-3) now in second place with 21 points with a game yet to play.
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Red Devils U10 Girls
The Denville Red Devils U10 girls soccer team finished its season with a 7-3 record after losing an MCYSL contest to the Mountain Lakes Storm, 2-1, in a game played at Todd Johnson Field on Sunday.
Mountain Lakes scored its first goal late in the first half for a 1-0 halftime lead as the Red Devils? Haley Graybush and Hanna Driscoll each had two shots on goal and Laura Budwick added one.
Budwick scored an unassisted goal in the second half to pull the Red Devils into a 1-1 tie, but Mountain Lakes countered with its second goal and the rest of the game remained scoreless although Denville's Jayme Drucker, Ava Ritchie, Budwick and Graybush each had shots on net denied by the Mountain Lakes keeper.
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WEEK EIGHT
Rankin's two goals help Diamonds clinch title
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DENVILLE - Alexandra Rankin scored both goals as the Denville HUB Diamonds U14 travel girls soccer team clinched first place in the Blue Division of the Elite Jersey American Girls Soccer League by beating FC Copa Aventura, 2-1, in a game played at Gardner Field here on Saturday, Nov. 6.
After a scoreless first half, Rankin scored her first goal when Maeve Krueger sent a direct kick into the box that was fielded by Dina Sheira and passed on to Rankin who drove it home for a 1-0 Diamond lead.
Rankin made it 2-0 on a play that started with Tess Feury crossing the ball to Sheira, whose shot was deflected back to Rankin who gathered it in and was able to beat the Aventura for her second goal.
Copa, pressing the attack, scored its goal on a corner kick play and then was denied the equalizer moments later when Jackie Nelson's clearing header kept the ball from going into the Diamonds' net.
Elena Figueroa and Nelson split the keepers duties as the Diamonds improved to 6-0-1 in JAGS competition with one game left to play.
On Sunday, the Diamonds made it a weekend sweep with a 2-1 road victory over the North Caldwell Galaxy to avenge Denville's only loss in seven Morris County Youth Soccer Association games this season.
Caldwell scored the only goal of the first half and the Diamonds tied the score when Shannon Gleeson scored off a Krueger corner kick.
Sheira scored the game winner when Krueger found Sheira in front of the goal and punched into the corner past the Caldwell keeper.
Figueroa and Nelson again split the keeper duties as the Diamonds improved their first-place record in Flight 1 to six wins and one loss with three league games left on the schedule.
Next up for the Diamonds are weekend games against the Warren United Blue Wave at Warren at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, and against the Mount Olive Magic Power at Turkey Brook Park in Mount Olive on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m.
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Red Devils U10 Girls
Laura Budwick scored three goals and Hanna Driscoll assisted on all three as the pair led the Red Devils to a 3-1 victory over the Montville Fury in an MCYSA game played at Montville Community Park on Saturday, Nov. 7.
Emilee Stone and Jayme Drucker split the goaltending duties for the Red Devils with Stone making four first-half saves and Drucker stopping three shots in the second half.
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Thunder U9 Girls
Maddison Perna scored her seventh three-goal hat trick of the season in the first nine minutes of the game to lead the Thunder U9 girls to a MCYSA 6-0 victory over the Madison Blaze at Madison on Sunday, a win that gives them in line for their flight championship.
A win next week will clinch at least a tie for the title.
All three of Perna's goals were unassisted and, after she scored her third goal, she was moved off the front line and spent the last 15 minutes of the first half in goal for the Thunder.
Kira Alverson scored an unassisted goal at the 20-minute mark to give the Thunder a 4-0 lead. Danielle Mills scored two minutes later to give the Thunder a 5-0 lead at the halftime break.
Gaby Lara scored the only goal of the second half as the Thunder improved its season record to six wins, a tie, and two losses.
Tori Isza started the game in goal and made one save in the first 15 minutes of the first half; Perna stopped both shots she saw in the second 15 minutes of the first half; and then Mills was in the net in the entire second half and finished with two saves.
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WEEK SEVEN
Perna gets two hat tricks
to lift Thunder to two wins
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DENVILLE - Maddison Perna scored two hat tricks - her fifth and sixth three-goal games this season - as the Denville HUB Thunder U9 girls travel soccer team won two Morris County Youth Soccer Association games this past weekend.
On Saturday, Oct. 31, Perna scored the first three goals of the game as the Thunder defeated the Madison Blaze, 7-0, at Todd Johnson Field here and, the next day, Perna scored three first-half goals in a 4-1 road win over the Rockaway Township Renegades.
Against Madison on Saturday, Danielle Mills scored two goals and Kira Alverson and All Dos Santos each added single goals. Perna had two assists and Ariana Cicenia, Emily Piser and Mills each had one.
Tori Isza was in goal for the Thunder in the first half and did not make a save; in the second half, Cicenia and Mills split the goal tending duties and each finished with one save.
The Thunder defensive units consisting of Gaby Lara, Sydney Huber, Madison Verrone, Casey Marren, Madeleine Colledge and Katelyn Walsh kept the Blaze from getting off any quality shots on goal throughout the game.
In Sunday's game, Perna had her three goals scored in the first eight minutes of the game and Colledge added the fourth goal with five minutes left in the first half.
Verrone, Alveson and Huber had the assists while Isza and Mills split the keeper duties with Isza stopping four of five shots in the first half and Mills finishing with one save with Piser and Lara again leading the defensive efforts.
The two wins give the Thunder five for the season against two losses and a tie.
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Diamond U14 Girls
Elena Figueroa scored four goals and Dina Sheira added three as the Diamonds defeated the Montville Liberty, 7-1, in an MCYSA game in Montville on Saturday.
Maeve Krueger finished the game with five assists while Isabelle Katz, Becky Gohsler and Sheira each had one.
The Diamonds rotating goalie crew of Jackie Nelson, Alexandra Rankin, Figueroa and Sheira had light duty in the nets as the defense consisting of Shannon Gleeson, Rachel Voigt and Ally Black kept Montville's offense in check.
The win puts the Diamonds back into first place in their flight with a record of five wins and one loss.
The Diamonds have a big weekend coming up as they play the unbeaten FC Copa Aventura in a Junior American Girls Soccer League game at Gardner Field here on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m., and then come back the next day to face the North Caldwell Galaxy - the team that handed the Diamonds their MCYSA loss - in a 1 p.m. game, also at Gardner Field.
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Red Devils U10 Girls
It was a split for the Red Devils this past weekend as they beat the Montville Fury, 2-0, on Saturday, Oct. 31, and then came back the next day and lost a 1-0 decision to the Madison Lightning in a game played at Todd Johnson Field.
Against the Fury, Hanna Driscoll and Laura Budwick scored with Jayme Drucker assisting on Driscoll's goal and Driscoll assisting on Budwick's score.
Emilee Stone and Maddie Somogyi each played a half and each finished with four saves for the day.
In the game against the Madison Lightning, Haley Graybush and Ava Ritchie both had quality shots on goal but both were also denied by the Madison keepers. In the nets for the Red Devils were Elyse Halpern with seven saves and Somogyi with 13 saves.
The split leaves the Red Devils with a 6-2 record.
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WEEK SIX
Diamonds in weekend split;
Perna sparks Thunder
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DENVILLE - The Denville HUB Diamond U12 travel girls soccer team split its matches against top-flight competition this past weekend, beating the elite U.S. Development Academy Team NJSA-04 Strikers, 5-1, in a Junior American Girls Soccer (JAGS) game on Saturday, Oct. 24, and then losing a State Cup quarterfinal-round game to the Old Bridge Blue Thunder, 2-0, on Sunday, Oct. 25.
In Saturday's game at Holmdel, the Diamonds scored the only goal of the first half but then came out strong with four second-half goals to remain unbeaten at 4-0 in JAGS competition.
Becky Gohsler headed in a Maeve Krueger corner - one of four assists for Krueger on the day) near the end of the first half to give the Diamonds a 1-0 lead at the break.
The Strikers upped their offensive tempo in the second half but it was the Diamonds who scored the goals as Isabel Katz scored two twice and Alexandra Rankin and Krueger each added one goal to more than offset the Strikers' lone goal they scored in the second half.
Katz scored on a hard cross from Krueger and the same two paired up again with Katz scoring off a Krueger corner. Kruger broke into the scoring column when her 35-yard free kick (following a foul on Alexandra Rankin) soared over the Striker keeper's head and into the back of the net.
Rankin accounted for the final Diamond goal when she fielded yet another Krueger corner and drove it into the back of the net.
Jackie Nelson, Elana Figueroa and Krueger all spent time in goal for the Diamonds and were helped out by the solid defensive work of Shannon Gleeson, Rachel Voigt and Katie Weber.
On Sunday, the Diamonds faced the No. 8-ranked 14-year-old girls team in the state on an Old Bridge field that was soaking wet from rain and never were shut out in spite of controlling the ball in Old Bridge territory for more than half of the game.
Old Bridge defenders kept the Diamonds from creating many quality scoring opportunities.
Gohsler had a good chance when she got a head on a Krueger corner only to see the ball sail just over the crossbar. Shots by Dina Sheira, Katz and Krueger were stopped by the Old Bridge keeper.
Diamonds goalie Figueroa did a fine job of fending off an aggressive Old Bridge front wall and was able to stop all but two shots during the game.
The Diamonds return to Morris County Youth Soccer Association (MCYSA) action on Sunday, Nov. 1, when they face the Montville Liberty in a 1 p.m. game at Gardner Field here.
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Thunder U9 Girls
Maddison Perna scored her fourth three-goal hat trick of the season and then spent the last 15 minutes in goal for starter Tori Isza to complete the shutout as the Thunder stopped the Wanaque Lakeland Ambush, 4-0, in an MCYSA game played at Todd Johnson Field on Sunday.
Perna scored her first goal on an assist from Danielle Mills; the second was assisted by Ally Dos Santos and Mills; and the third was on an assist from Kira Alvarson.
Mills scored the final goal, taking a pass from Sydney Huber and then working her way in for the shot that eluded the Ambush keeper.
Isza was in the Denville goal for the first half and half of the second and finished with three saves. Perna came in for Isza midway through the second half and stopped the only shot she faced the rest of the game.
Both goalies got solid defensive support from Madison Verrone, Casey Marren and Emily Piser.
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Lady Lions U13 Girls
The Lady Lions had their most productive weekend of the season as they played to a pair of 1-1 ties in the Mount Olive Halloween Tournament in the rain and the mud at Mount Olive on Saturday and then came back to beat the Highland Panthers, 3-1, in an MCYSA game here in Denville.
The Lady Lions tied Millburn on a goal by Taylor Latoree and played to a stalemate gainst Highland with Stephanie Harris scored the lone Denville goal. Sarah Ferguson was in goal the entire time in each of Denville's games.
The Lady Lions were awared the top prize in their grouping on the basis of having a better corner kick record than Millburn and Highland.
On Sunday, the Lady Lions were facing a Panther team that had beaten them 3-0 earlier in the season.
The Lady Lions fell behind 1-0 in this game, too, but recovered and boosted by goals by Julianna Urban and Latoree in the first half and Jamie Barrett in the second half were able to recover and move out to their victory, the team's second in six MCYSA games.
Michelle D'Alessio, Tito Adetula and Meredith Obaytek each had assists in the game and Ferguson was once again in goal for the entire game and came up with the defensive play of the game when she stopped a penalty shot late in the first half that would have tied the score at 2-2 at the break.
Red Devils U10 Girls
Keepers Maddie Somogyi and Emilee Stone each finished their half's work with five saves as the Red Devils shut out the Summit Breakers, 5-0, in an MCYSA game played at Glenside Avenue Fields in Summit on Sunday.
Hanna Driscoll and Laura Budwick scored in the first half to give the Red Devils a 2-0 lead at the break. Budwick, Jayme Drucker and Somogyi added second half goals for the Red Devils.
Bridget LaRiccia finished with two assists and Drucker and Driscoll were each given credit for one.
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WEEK FIVE
Diamonds win in NJ Cup;
Thunder falls to Magic
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DENVILLE - The Denville Diamonds U14 girls travel soccer team spotted the Randolph Lighting a goal before scoring two second-half goals to earn a 2-1 victory in a quarterfinal-round N.J. State Cup game played at Gardner Field here on Saturday, Oct. 17.
Katie Weber had a foot in both Diamond goals as her corner kick helped set up Isabel Katz for the game-winner with just minutes to go in the game and she also scored Denville's first goal earlier in the half.
Weber's late-game corner went to Dina Sheira, whose shot on goal was deflected to Katz, who then drove home the game-winning goal.
With 15 minutes gone in the second half and Randolph clinging to its 1-0 lead, Weber took a pass from Becky Gohsler and scored to pull the Diamonds into a 1-1 tie.
Elena Figueroa and Jackie Nelson split the goal-tending duties for the Diamonds.
The Diamonds were back in action the next day and won twice, the first a 5-4 Morris County Youth Soccer Association (MCYSA) victory over the Sparta Blue Strikers at Sparta and the second a 4-2 Jersey Area Girls Soccer (JAGS) victory over the West Windsor Plainsboro Kickers at West Windsor.
Against Sparta, Maeve Krueger scored the game-winning goal when she bent in a left-footed corner kick to break a 4-4 tie.
The Diamonds tied the game on a "double-header" goal when another Krueger corner went to Gohsler, who headed it to Sheira who in turn headed it past the Randolph keeper for the goal.
Denville's other goals came from Sarah Shirkey with an assist from Figueroa; Rachel Voigt off a Weber corner kick; and Figueroa off an assist from Sheira.
Tess Feury, Nelson and Figueroa each had stints in goal for the Diamonds, who improverd their first-place flight record to 4-1 with the victory.
In their second game on Sunday, the Diamonds came back from a 2-0 first-half deficit to escape with their JAGS victory.
The Diamonds got on the board early in the second half when Sheira headed in a Krueger corner and then tied the game when Figueroa headed in another Krueger corner.
Feury scored the winning goal after taking a pass from Shirkey and Sheira added an insurance goal when she scored off a cross from Alexandra Rankin.
The Diamonds are 3-0-1 in JAGS play which puts them in second place, one point behind the leader.
The Diamonds will play the NJSA-04 Strikers in a JAGS game on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Thompson Park in Monmouth County at noon. On Sunday, Oct. 25, Denville faces the Old Bridge Blue Thunder at a time and place yet to be determined.
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Thunder U9 Girls
Maddison Perna scored all three goals in a 4-3 loss to the Mount Olive Pumas in an MCYSA game played at Mount Olive on Sunday, a game that saw the Pumas score the tying and winning goals in the last 15 minutes of the game.
Ally Dos Santos finished with two assists for the Thunder while Danielle Mills and Madeleine College each had one.
Tori Isza and Ariana Cicenia split the keeper duties for the Thunder with Isza stopping four first-half shots and Cicenia playing the second half and finishing with three saves.
Emily Piser, Mills, Perna and College earned the Thunder coaching staff's praise for their solid play throughout the game.
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PARSIPPANY PRIDE TOURNAMENT
Diamonds win 14U title
with 3-0-1 tourney record
DENVILLE - The Denville HUB Diamonds 14U girls travel soccer team won its age-group championship at the Parsippany Pride Soccer Tournament this past weekend by winning three games by a goal - including the championship game - and tying a fourth game.
The Diamonds opened the tournament with a 2-1 victory over the NJ Ranger Rebels on Friday, Oct. 9; earned a berth in the championship game with a 4-3 victory over the Wall Wolves on Saturday (Oct. 10) morning; was held to a 3-3 tie by the DSC United Dragons in an afternoon game on Saturday; and beat the Somerset Hills Wildcats, 3-2, in the championship match when Dina Sheira broke a 2-2 by scoring the game-winning goal with an assist by Sarah Shirkey.
In the title game, the Wildcats took a 1-0 lead but the Diamonds came back and tied it when Katie Weber ran into a Maeve Krueger direct kick and drove it home for the score.
The Wildcats scored their second goal in quick fashion to take a 2-1 lead into the halftime break.
In the second half, it was all Denville, however, as the Diamonds took advantage of a Wildcat handball in the box and tied the game at 2-2 on an penalty kick by Krueger.
Sheira's goal - with Shirkey assisting - clinched the game and the tournament 14U title for the Diamonds.
Jackie Nelson and Elena Figueroa split the keeper duties for the Diamonds in the championship game.
In the tournament opener against the Ranger Rebels, an elite club team that played a fast-paced game, the Diamonds were able to match the speed of their opponents stride for stride in securing their one-goal victory.
Tess Feury scored the first goal of the game after taking a cross from Sheira who had received a long ball in the right corner from Krueger. Feury one-touched Sheira's pass past the Rangers keeper and into a corner for the goal.
The Rangers were able to tie the score before the first half ended, but the Diamonds came back and scored the only goal of the second half when Feury scored her second goal of the game, this one with an assist from Krueger.
Figueroa was in the nets for the entire game for Denville.
In the second Saturday game, against the Wall Wolves, the Diamonds took a quick 2-0 lead when Isabel Katz scored five seconds into the game after intercepting the opening kickoff and driving her shot home through six defenders and, 10 minutes later, Sarah Shirkey scored on an assist from Katz to give the Diamonds a quick two-goal lead.
The Wall Wolves came back with three unanswered goals, however, to take a 3-2 lead.
Katz put the Diamonds back into a tie at 3-3 when she picked up a rebound of a shot by Sheira and was able to finish it off with a goal.
The winning goal came late in the game when Sheira scored with an assist from Feury. Jackie Nelson, Feury and Figueroa shared the goalie duties for Denville.
The Diamonds, with their spot in the title game already wrapped up, gave up a late goal to the Dragons that enabled the Dragons to tie the Diamonds in the third game.
Katie Weber headed in a Krueger corner for a 1-0 Diamonds lead and Krueger intercepted a Dragon clear and was able to fire a shot past the Dragon keeper from close to midfield for a 2-0 Denville lead.
The Dragons battled back to tie the score at 2-2 with two second-half goals only to have the Diamonds retake the lead when Figueroa sent a rocket in that bounced off the Dragon keeper onto the foot of Shirkey, who drove it home to put the Diamonds ahead 3-2.
The Dragons battled back to tied the game with a late goal which turned out to be the final goal of the game in the 3-3 deadlock.
Figueroa, Feury and Krueger split the goaltending duties for Denville.
The Diamonds open another busy weekend of play with a Saturday (Oct. 17) game against the Randolph Lightning in the third round of the N.J. State Cup. The game will be played at Gardner Field here at 1 p.m.
On Sunday, the Diamonds play the Sparta Blue Strikers in a 1 p.m. Morris County Youth Soccer Association game at Sparta and then travel to West Windsor for a 5 p.m. Jersey Area Girls Soccer (JAGS) game.
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WEEK FOUR
Diamonds win in State Cup;
Red Devils win two games
DENVILLE - The Denville Diamonds girls travel soccer team broke open a close game with three second-half goals within a two-minute time span and went on to register a 6-2 victory over the Greater Flemington Cyclones in a New Jersey State Cup Tournament held in Flemington on Saturday, Oct. 3.
Dina Sheira scored the Diamonds' only first-half goal after taking a cross from Sarah Shirkey as the team battled to a 1-1 halftime deadlock.
The Diamonds turned it up in the second half when Isabel Katz scored with an assist from Elena Figueroa and Tess Feury scored after taking a pass from Becky Gohsler.
The Cyclones scored to close the gap to a goal at 3-2, but the Diamonds answered with three goals in rapid succession - all of them on assists off direct kicks by Maeve Krueger.
Figueroa ran onto the first direct kick and converted it for a goal and Gohsler took care of the next two goals in the same way, with the second goal a classic header that went just over the Cyclone goalie's reach and into the net.
Jackie Nelson and Figueroa split the keeper duties for the Diamonds, who will face Randolph on Saturday, Oct. 17, at a time and site to be determined.
On Sunday, Oct. 4, Krueger celebrated her birthday by scoring two goals in a 3-2 victory over the Mount Olive Magic Power in a Morris County Youth Soccer Association game played at Knuth Fields here.
Krueger scored her first goal on a penalty kick and her second on a 30-yard direct kick as the Diamonds and Magic battled to a 2-2 standstill.
Feury broke the deadlock with the game-winning goal from 30 yards out that was set up by Gohsler to put the Diamonds' league record at 3-1 and in a three-way tie for the top spot in Flight 1.
Feury, Figueroa and Nelson split the goaltending duties for the Diamonds, who will take a week off from MCYSA play this weekend but are scheduled to participate in the Parsippany Pride Soccer Tournament.
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Red Devils U10 girls win twice
The Red Devils won both of their MCYSA games this past weekend as they beat the Bridgewater United Blast, 3-1, in a home game on Saturday, Oct. 3, and then stopped the Mountain Lakes Storm, 4-1, at RVA Fields in Boonton on Sunday, Oct. 4.
Laura Budwick scored twice and Haley Graybush added a single goal - all in the first half - in the Devils' win over the Blast, a team that the Devils had lost to the previous weekend.
The goaltending duties were handled by Jayme Drucker and Emilee Stone while Hanna Driscoll, Giana Franklin and Catie Marvin also had shots on goal.
Against the Storm, Budwick scored for the Red Devils with an assist from Emilee Stone in a first half that ended in a 1-1 tie before Graybush, LaRiccia and Marvin got the only goals of the second half for the victory. Driscoll, LaRiccia and Graybush assisted on the three goals.
Maddie Somogyi, with six saves in the first half, and Elyse Halpern, with nine saves in the second half, were the Red Devils keepers against the Storm.
The Red Devils are 4-0-1 after the weekend sweep.
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Thunder U9 girls tie on Perna's hat trick
Maddison Perna scored a three-goal hat trick for the second week in a row to lead the Thunder U9 girls to a 3-3 tie with the Pequannock Wildcats in a MCYSA game at Stephan J. Gerace Field in Pequannock on Sunday, Oct. 4.
Katelyn Walsh and Danielle Mills had assists on Perna's first goal and Ally Dos Santos assested on each of Perna's other two goals.
Tori Isza had three saves in the first half and Ariana Cicenia stopped seven shots in the second half in her first time in goal for the Thunder. Cicenia also made two game-saving plays when she stopped two Pequannock penalty shots.
Syndey Huber had a strong performance at fullback and halfback.
The Thunder return to action on Sunday, Oct. 18, with an MCYSA game against Mount Olive at Mount Olive.
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WEEK THREE
Perna scores hat trick
to spark Thunder win
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DENVILLE - Maddison Perna scored three goals and Danielle Mills added one as the Denville HUB Thunder U9 girls travel soccer team rallied to beat the Mount Olive Pumas, 4-3, in a Morris County Youth Soccer Association game played at Todd Johnson Field here on Friday, Sept. 25.
Perna scored 15 minutes into the game and Mills notched her goal seven minutes later to give the Thunder a 2-0 lead.
Mount Olive rallied at that point, however, and scored its three goals within a three-minute span to take a 3-2 lead at the halftime break.
Perna tied the score at 3-3 with her second goal 12 minutes into the second half and then Perna completed her hat trick five minutes later when she scored the game-winner off passes from Madeleine Colledge and Ally Dos Santos.
Tori Isza and Mills split the keepers duties for the Thunder and finished with a combined four saves.
Casey Marren had a strong all-around performance and Gaby Lara was solid on defense for the Thunder (2-1).
Diamonds U14 Girls
The Diamonds U14 girls travel team split a pair of game over the weekend, beating the Watchung Hills Freedom, 1-0, in a Jersey Area Girls Soccer (JAGS) game on Saturday, Sept. 26, and losing their first MCYSA game of the season to the North Caldwell Galaxy, 3-2, in a Sunday game.
Against Watchung Hills, Dina Shiera scored the only goal of the game in the second half as the Diamonds improved their JAGS record to 2-1. Tess Feury and Jackie Nelson were the Diamonds keepers for the game and shared the shutout.
On Sunday, North Caldwell took a 3-0 first-half lead before the Diamonds got their offense rolling as their two-goal second-half rally came up a goal short.
Shiera scored Denville's first goal with an assist from Sarah Shirkey and Shirkey pulled the Diamonds to within one when she scored after a shot by Shiera rebounded off the Galaxy goalkeeper.
Alexandra Rankin, Katie Weber, Rachel Voigt and Nelson shared the keeper duties for the Diamonds, who lost their first game in three MCYSA outings.
The Diamonds play the Greater Flemington Cyclones in a first-round State Cup game at Flemington at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday and then return to MCYSA action on Sunday with a 1 p.m. game against the Mount Olive Power at Knuth Fields in Denville.
at Knuth Fields in Denville.
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Red Devils U10 Girls
Laura Budwick scored the only goal of the first half but the Red Devils U10 girls travel team couldn't hold the lead and gave up two second-half goals to lose to the Bridgewater United Blast, 2-1, in an MCYSA game played at Crim Park in Bridgewater on Sunday.
Devils Hanna Driscoll, Kristen Gioiso and Catherine Marvin each had shots on goal in the first half, but they were all stopped by the Blast goalkeeper. In the second half, Hayley Graybush, Perrine Long, Jenna Kramer, Emilee Stone and Budwick also had shots on goal but could not score.
Devil keeper Maddie Somogyi had five first-half saves and teammate Elyse Halpern was in goal for the second half and turned away 13 shots on goal.
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Red Devils U10 Girls
Laura Budwick scored the only goal of the first half but the Red Devils U10 girls travel team couldn?t hold the lead and gave up two second-half goals to lose to the Bridgewater United Blast, 2-1, in an MCYSA game played at Crim Park in Bridgewater on Sunday.
Devils Hanna Driscoll, Kristen Gioiso and Catherine Marvin each had shots on goal in the first half, but they were all stopped by the Blast goalkeeper. In the second half, Hayley Graybush, Perrine Long, Jenna Kramer, Emilee Stone and Budwick also had shots on goal but cConnell scored two goals and Thomas Fitzsimmons, Stevie Genung, Aaron ould not score.
Devil keeper Maddie Somogyi had five first-half saves and teammate Elyse Halpern was in goal for the second half and turned away 13 shots on goal.
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WEEK TWO
Diamonds' week: 2-0-1;
Devils, Thunder win
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DENVILLE - The Denville Diamonds U14 girls traveling soccer team had a busy - but productive - weekend as the girls won twice and were held to a tie in the third game when the opponent scored the tying goal in the last 30 seconds of play.
The weekened started with a 3-3 tie against the Somerset Hills Wildcats in a JAGS league game Friday (Sept. 18) night at Gardner Field here.
The Diamonds' gang of goalies took over after that game and helped produce two shutouts - a 2-0 victory over Toms River United in another JAGS game at Gardner Field on Saturday, Sept. 19, and a 4-0 victory over Montville United in a Morris County Youth Soccer Association (MCYSA) game at Montville on Sunday, Sept. 20, a game in which Maeve Krueger scored a three-goal hat trick.
Against Somerset, Dina Sheira, Maeve Krueger and Tess Feury scored the goals and Katie Weber, Isabel Katz and Sheira had assists. The Diamonds held the lead until the Wildcats scored on a long desperation shot with less than a half-minute left in the game.
Jackie Nelson and Elena Figueroa shared the shutout in the victory over Toms River United. Sheira took a pass from Katz and scored to give Denville a 1-0 lead and then Alexandra Fankin scored with an assist from Sheira to give the Diamonds an insurance goal.
In Sunday's game, the goaltending duties were shared by many as Katie Weber, Rachel Voigt, Nelson, Feury, Sheira and Figueroa all split time in the nets.
Sheira opened the scoring by converting a cross from Nelson before Krueger took over and scored her three goals.
Katz crossed to Krueger for the first goal; the second was on a Krueger penalty kick that followed a Montville foul in the box; and the third and final goal came on a 35-yard Krueger blast that followed another Montville foul.
The Diamonds face the North Caldwell Lightning on Sunday, Sept. 27, at North Caldwell. The game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.
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Red Devils U10 Girls
Laura Budwick's second goal of the game with less than two minutes to play lifted the Denville Red Devils U10 Girls traveling soccer team to a 3-2 victory over Madison in an MCYSA game played at the middle school in Madison on Sunday, Sept. 20.
Haley Graybush got the assist on Budwick's winning goal, which leaves the Red Devils with a 2-0 record on the season.
Denville scored the only goal of the first half when Budwick took a pass from Hanna Driscoll and beat the Madison keeper. Graybush scored in the second half, converting a pass from Jayme Drucker.
Madison had tied the game a 2-2 with seven minutes to play before Budwick delivered her game-winning goal.
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Fusion U11 Girls
The Fusion U11 girls traveling soccer team, playing their second Flight 1 game in the MCYSA, dropped to 0-2 with a 4-1 loss to West Morris at West Morris on Sunday, Sept. 20.
Ashley Verrone had an unassisted goal for the Fusion, but Haley Driscoll and Emily Blum had quality shots turned aside as West Morris stormed to its victory.
Morgan Powlen and Maggie Petrucha split the keeper duties for the Fusion.
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Thunder U9 Girls
Maddison Perna scored two goals as the Denville Thunder U9 girls traveling soccer team rebounded from its opening week loss to defeat the Rockaway Renegades, 3-0, in a Morris County Youth Soccer Association game at Todd Johnson Field here on Sunday, Sept. 20.
Perna scored the first goal at the 23-minute mark of the game and then Perna gave the Thunder a 2-0 lead at the half when added another goal just four minutes later.
Ariana Cicenia added the third goal for the Thunder, scoring the only goal of the second halfs. Emily Piser and Katelyn Walsh each finished with an assist.
Tori Isza and Daniella Mills split the keeper duties with Isza stopping four first-half shots and Mills making three saves in the second half.
They were helped by a strong defense led by Madison Verrone and Sydney Huber.
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WEEK ONE
Red Devils, Diamonds, Thunder open with wins
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DENVILLE - The Red Devils U10 girls traveling soccer team opened its Morris County Youth Soccer Association with a 2-0 victory over the Summit Breakers at Todd Johnson Field here on Sunday, Sept. 13.
Laura Budwick score an unassisted goal in the first half for the Red Devils and Haley Graybush scored on an assist from Jayme Drucker in the second half.
Elyse Halpern (two saves) and Maddie Somogyi (three saves) split the keeper duties for the Red Devils to share the shutout.
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Diamonds U14 Girls
Dina Sheira scored two goals and Maeve Krueger had a goal and three assists to lead the Diamonds U14 girls travel soccer team to a 6-0 victory over the Warren Blue Wave in a MCYSA Flight One opening day game in Denville on Sunday, Sept. 13.
Becky Gohsler, Sarah Shirkey and Rachel Voigt each scored single goals and Katie Weber finished with two assists and Isabel Katz added one.
Diamond goalies Elena Figueroa, Tess Feury and Jackie Nelson kept the Wave from breaking through to share the shutout victory.
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Thunder U9 Girls
Playing their first MCYSA game together as a team, the Thunder U9 girls lost a 2-1 decision to the Wanaque Lakeland Ambush at Back Beach Field in Wanaque on Sunday, Sept. 13.
The Thunder took a 1-0 lead when Maddison Perna scored on an assist by Madeleine Colledge for the only goal of the first half.
The Ambush, held without a shot in the first half, finally broke through in the second half when they scored two goals and kept Denville off the board to win the defensive-minded game.
Victoria Izsa and Perna split the goaltending duties and had a combined two saves. Thunder sweeper Danielle Mills led a defense that kept the Ambush from getting off any more shots.
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Fusion U11 Girls
Playing in their first MCYSA game since elevated to Flight 1, the Fusion U11 girls traveling soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to the East Hanover Hornets in East Hanover on Sunday, Sept. 13.
The Fusion and Hornets batted to a 0-0 tie until the last few minutes of the game when East Hanover scored the only goal of the game.
Tori Colledge and Meghan Sheldon each had quality shots on goal that were denied by the Hornets' keeper.
Morgan Powlen and Maggie Petrucha split the goaltending duties for the Fusion and each turned in a solid game.
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The players, coaches and trainers from the 2009 spring Denville HUB Lady Lions U12 championship soccer traveling team include: bottom row, from left: Meredith Obaytek, Julianna Urban, Keira White, Stephanie Harris, Taylor Good, Jamie Barrett, Courtney Knudsen, Claire Lubash and team mascot Jenna D'Alessio; middle row: Christina DiGiovanna, Nicole Krysa, keeper Catie Owen, Shayna McMahon, Jillian Wolf, Michelle D'Alessio, Agni Kotoulas, Tito Adetula and Taylor Latorre; back row: trainer Rachel, assistant coach Greg Good, trainer Tegan Irving and coach Todd Harris.
Photo Courtesy of Lady Lions Soccer
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Lady Lions capture
3rd straight spring title
DENVILLE - It's three in a row for the Lady Lions ... a three-peat.
The Lady Lions U12 traveling soccer team won its third straight Morris County Youth Soccer Association spring championship this past season, finishing the Morris County Youth Soccer Association schedule with a record of seven wins, two losses and one tie to win the Flight 4 championship.
The Lions ended their season on a winning note, beating the Roxbury Twisters, 5-1, at Horseshoe Lake Park in the Sussasunna section of Roxbury Township on Wednesday, June 24.
The Lady Lions got a first-half goal from Taylor Latorre less than two minutes into the game and then Juliana Urban, Jamie Barrett, Christina DiGiovanna and Michelle D'Alessio scored second-half goals to complete the victory.
Urban�s goal, which proved to be the game-winner, came about when she rebounded her own penalty kick attempt and sent the ball past the Roxbury goaltender and into the back of the net.
Catie Owen was in goal for the Lady Lions and she finished with nine saves.
Owen got plenty of help from a defense led by Nicole Krysa, Courtney Knudsen, Shayna McMahon, Stephanie Harris, Keira White and Taylor Good.
The Lady Lions allowed only nine goals and four of their seven wins were shutouts during their 10-game spring season.
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