2008 Arsenal S.C. News Archive

Arsenal U-11 girls played in the MOSSL tournament this weekend October 25th and 26th at NCA fields in Westerville and came away champions. Arsenal started the weekend against Worthington Crew Jrs and came out with a 3-1 victory. Crew Jrs scored first in the first minutes of the game. But Arsenal wasnt going to settle and fought back and tied the game in the 6th minute when Terra Mcfarland found the net to even the game and the first half 1-1. Arsenal came out strong in the second half with Alizza Bonnifield scoring 3 minutes into the second half on a corner kick. Arsenal then got their 3rd goal when Mckenzie Dorr scored off a Bonnifield assist in the 6 minute of the second half.Arsenal never looked back to end with a 3-1 win.

Arsenals second game was against a tough COSA team who knocked off the number 1 seed in their first game. Arsenal was ready for the challenge. Terra Mcfarland playing midfield stole the ball and dribbled the length of the field to score unassisted from coast to coast.That set the score of Arsenal 1-0 at halftime.The second half was a hard fought half when COSA scored with 9 minutes left to even the game and it finished at that score. Kylie Mercer,Taylor Still-Pepper and Abby Wagner played strong defense for Arsenal.

Arsenal faced Canal Winchester Pride in the third game and walked away with their first scoreless game of the season with a 0-0 tie.Strong midfield play was led by Mallorie Miller and Laken Butler.With the tie this moved Arsenal into the championship game to face COSA for the title.

Arsenal knew going into this game they would have to play the best game they had played all weekend and they pulled it all together for a 1-0 victory. Arsenal scored 14 minutes into the game when Mckenzie Dorr cossed the ball and found an awaiting Kinley Kreis who put it away for the game winner.Katie Ware and Sabrina Romans-Carrell worked very hard on the offense and kept high pressure on COSA to help secure the win. Kelsea Hagans had an awesome weekend having 2 shutouts and only allowing only 2 goals all weekend.Hagans faced 13 shots on goal.

Arsenal finished their regular season 8-0-1 as league champions and MOSSL Tournament Champions with an overall record of 10-0-3 allowing only 8 goals in 13 games.Arsenal scored 29 goals.

Arsenal U-11 girls hosted Delaware Lady Knights on Saturday October 18th and picked a hard fought win over Delaware who was also undefeated. The first half score was 0-0 with Arsenal having 2 shots on goal and Delaware not having a shot in the first half.

Arsenal came out strong in the second half and found the net 15 minutes into the second half. Abby Wagner had a throw in just short of the endline and she threw the ball just near the goal where Sabrina Romans-Carrell was waiting and she received the ball and turned to score the only goal of the game. Kylie Mercer, Taylor Still-Pepper, and Abby Wagner played superior defense allowing only 3 shots on goal the whole game. Terra Mcfarland and Mallorie Miller played very stong midfield for Arsenal. Kelsea Hagans had 3 saves and the shutout in the goal.

On October 20th Arsenal hosted Canal Winchester Pride and come away with their 8th staight win and secured the MOSSL League championship, with a 2-0 win.

Mckenzie Dorr scored first for Arsenal 14 minutes into the first half, off a long throw in from Abby Wagner.The first half ended 1-0 in favor of Arsenal.

The second half Arsenal had to play hard as Canal pushed hard to try and even the game but Arsenal"s Defense held strong. Arsenal struck again 17 minutes left in the game, When Alizza Bonnifield Scored unassisted . That sealed the game and the League Championship.

Katie Ware,Kinley Kreis and Laken Butler played strong offense for Arsenal who outshot Canal Winchester 15-3.

Congratulations U-11 girls on a great season and this shows "HARD WORK ,PAYS OFF"

The Arsenal Girls U-10 had a 2-1 record at the MOSSL tournament in Newark this weekend. They came back from a 2-1 deficit at the half against NCA Blast to win 3-2. Kylee Ritchie and Karsyn Shatto saved 18 goals total. Abby Hutcheson, Destiny Johnson & Ritchie (off of an assist by Johnson) scored for Arsenal. Game #2 ended with a 4-1 victory over OYAA. Goalie Karsyn Shatto saved 21 goals throughout the game, some of which were amazing to witness. Ritchie & Hutcheson scored 1 goal each while Johnson scored 2. Game #3 on Sunday was a bitter loss to WASA Eagles. Arsenal trailed 2-0 at the half. Ritchie scored Arsenal’s only goal for a 5-1 final score. Lily Lewis, Landyn Dolen, Chloe Williams, Allie Murphy, Chloe Amich, Kara Glaze, and Karissa Weekley played great offensive and defensive positions all weekend to contribute to Arsenal’s 2 victories.

Congratulations to the entire team for a fantastic season and we’re looking forward to Spring 2009!!!!

The Arsenal Girls U-10 finished their regular season on Thursday, October 16^th with a 1-0 loss against the WASA Eagles. Goalie Kylee Ritchie saved 12 goals and Karissa Weekley saved 4. The entire team, Ritchie, Weekley, Chloe Amich, Karsyn Shatto, Landyn Dolen, Allie Murphy, Abby Hutcheson, Kara Glaze, Lily Lewis, Chloe Williams and Destiny Johnson played their hearts out but just couldn’t find the back post. The Arsenal team finished 3^rd in the B Division with a 6-2-2 record. Good luck to the team at the MOSSL tournament this weekend in Newark.

The Arsenal U12 girls earned their second victory of the season defeating PASA 7-0 on Saturday. Darby Lynch opened up scoring for the U12s at the 21^st minute sending in low driven ball into the net off a Madison Ashby assist. Rachael Waite would provide Arsenal with their second goal off the contest with only 3 minutes remaining in the half to put Arsenal up 2-0 at halftime. Entering the second half of the contest, the Arsenal U12s quickly continued to show their scoring abilities when Darby earned her second goal of the contest putting an 18 yard looping ball into the net off a Rachael Waite assist. Capri Hall put Arsenal up 4-0 when she sent a well placed ball in the back of the netting beating the PASA keeper. Emma Glaze finished off a Rachael corner kick about four minutes later putting the U12s up 5-0 in the second half of play. Kennedy Taylor would quickly add to the U12s lead off a Darby Lynch, assist with Emma Glaze finishing off the scoring (Madison Ashby assist) ending the match at 7-0. Lauren Hartnel and Capria Hall were credited with the shutout. Outstanding defensive play was provided by Michelle Lang, Cameron Smith, Kaitlyn Graham, and Layne Hartnell and with great midfield support provided by Madison Balsley.

The Arsenal U-12 Girls team improved their record to 4-3-1 over the weekend by defeated Groveport Phoenix 2-0 and Pickerington 2-1. On Saturday, the U12’s travelled to Groveport to play their first match of the contest against the U12 team of Phoenix FC. Arsenal got on the score board first off an own goal/Darby Lynch corner kick. Rachael Waite provided the second and final goal of the contest when she finished off a crossed ball from Capria Hall. Lauren Hartnell was credit with her second shutout of the season.

On Sunday the Arsenal U12’s travelled to Pickerington to play a rescheduled match against the PASA U12 Girls soccer team. Entering the second half of play, PASA would take a 1-0 lead with sending in a looping shoot from the 18. Darby Lynch would provide the equalizer about five minutes later sending an 18 yard laser in the near corner of the net. Rallying off the Lynch goal, the U12s would provide a much better display of talent, eventually allowing Capria Hall to send a 18 yard go ahead goal off a Layne Hartnell pass earning the victory for Arsenal.

On Sunday the Arsenal U-10 boys finished the regular season with a 3-1 victory over NCSL. Arsenal played outstanding defense again holding the opponent to only 3 shots for the game. Arsenal scored 2 goals in the second half to put the game away and held a 16-3 shot advantage for the game. The game was tied 1-1 at half with a goal from Chase Dinan. In the second half, Arsenal put two more goals in the net in the final five minutes to secure the victory. Chase Dinan scored again and Kaden Taylor added the final goal. The Arsenal U-10 boys finished the regular season with an 8-2 record and second place in their division. Next up for the team is the MOSSL year end tournament.

The Girls Arsenal U-10 team is now 6-1-2 in the B Division following a 7-1 victory over OYAA at home Sunday, October 12. Goalie Karsyn Shatto save 10 goals in the first half and kept OYAA scoreless at the end of the first half with the defensive assistance of Lily Lewis, Allie Murphy, Kara Glaze and Landyn Dolen. Karissa Weekley found the back post in the first 3 minutes of the game. Less than one minute later Chloe Amich scored Arsenal’s 2^nd goal off of an assist by Destiny Johnson. Not wanting to be out of the scoring loop, Johnson found the back post with less than 5 minutes to go in the half. Amich, again with an assist from Johnson, scored Arsenal’s final goal of the first half just 1 minute later. Goalie Kylee Ritchie saved 8 goals and only allowed one goal scored, which was off of a penalty kick. Johnson found the back post 2 more times in the second half and Shatto took her turn and scored her first goal of the season. Abby Hutcheson and Chloe Williams played strong midfield positions. Good luck to the team as they face WASA Eagles (currently in 2^nd place) Thursday, October 16^th at home.

The Arsenal Girls U-10 team tied NCA Blast 3-3 on Thursday, October 09. Destiny Johnson scored 2 goals in the first four minutes of the game then with less than five minutes to go in the first half Chloe Amich scored as well. Arsenal lead 3-1 at the half. Goalie Kylee Ritchie saved 13 goals in the first half and Abby Hutcheson saved 7 goals in the second half. The team’s record is now 5-1-2.

The Arsenal U-12 Boys (2-1-3) went into action on Tues night knowing they had a big challenge ahead. They played host to the Flash who came into the game undefeated at 6-0 and had been destroying their opponents. While the boys came out hard and had some good scoring chances the Flash got onto the board first to take an early 1-0 lead. The Arsenal boys did not let it affect them as they kept pounding forward until Quint Boyd was able to tie the score at 1-1. At the end of the half Austin Blatt stole the ball in the defensive end and exploding towards the goal and finished his scoring chance as time expired giving Arsenal a 2-1 lead at halftime. The boys picked up in the 2^nd half right where they left off when Quint Boyd scored his 2^nd goal off of a great steal in the offensive end by Logan Graham. At 3-1 the lead still did not feel safe with the scoring power the Flash possesses but the defensive effort by Ethan Debolt, Austin Blatt and Logan McLaughlin would not allow the Flash to get a good scoring chance at all in the 2^nd half. With the score 3-1 and Arsenal keeping the pressure on Tyler Butcher finished the scoring off of a deflected save by their goalkeeper making the final 4-1. Logan McLaughlin, Logan Graham and Quint Boyd did an excellent job of controlling the mid field and Ryan Reynolds and Nick Malek worked hard throughout the whole game. Doug Welker and Tyler Butcher combined in the goal while both also worked tirelessly on the offensive end. I am very proud of how hard the boys played for 60 minutes and deserved to win this game. We executed in all phases of the game and look to continue our run when we take our 3-1-3 record on the road vs. the CW Pride(3-2-0) on Tues Oct 14.

Arsenal U-11 girls played at home on Saturday October 4th versus Marysville and came out on top 4-0 and moving their record to 5-0-1. Alizza Bonnifield started out the scoring in the 5th minute that was assisted by Mckenzie Dorr. The second goal was scored 6 minutes later by Katie Ware. That ended the the scoring of the first half of 2-0 Arsenal.

The second half Arsenal come out strong with Mckenzie Dorr scoring off an assist from Katie Ware in the 6th minute of the second half. Mckenzie Dorr also scored the final goal off an assist from Terra Mcfarland in the 22nd minute to finalize the game Arsenal 4-0. Kelsea Hagans had 4 saves in goal with Taylor Still-Pepper and Abby wagner providing strong defense again for Arsenal.Laken Butler,Kinley Kreis and Mallorie Miller provided strong midfield play for Arsenal.

The Girls Arsenal U-10 team is now 4-1-1 after a 6-3 win at PASA on Thursday, October 2. Destiny Johnson, Abby Hutcheson and Chloe Amich scored in the first half while goalie Karsyn Shatto saved 8 goals. Hutcheson and Kara Glaze scored in the second half as did Johnson who found the back post off of an awesome pass from Shatto. Goalies Allie Murphy and Karissa Weekley saved 3 goals each in the second half. The team has their last away game at Avery Fields against DSLG Sunday, October 5 and then has three straight home games to finish out the MOSSL season in the B division.

The Arsenal Girls U-10 team defeated the Dublin Panthers at Avery Fields Sunday, October 05 with a final score of 4-1. Destiny Johnson started the team off strong with 2 back to back goals and Karissa Weekley gave Arsenal a 3-1 lead before the half. Karsyn Shatto saved 8 goals in the first half with the defensive assistance of Allie Murphy, Kara Glaze, Landyn Dolen and Lily Lewis. Chloe Amich scored the lone goal of the second half for a final score of 4-1. Goalie Johnson saved 8 goals in the second half. Abby Hutcheson and Chloe Williams played tough mid-field/forward positions. The team is now 5-1-1 going into their final three games. Injured player Kylee Ritchie hopes to rejoin the team on the field (instead of sideline cheerleader) for Thursday’s home game against NCA Blast.

Zanesville Arsenal U-10 Boys traveled to Pataskala Thursday to take on the Crusaders in MOSSL league action. Spencer Littick scored two first half goals and Arsenal held a 2-0 advantage until two late goals by the Crusaders tied the game 2-2 at the half. After halftime Arsenal turned up the pressure As Devin Repuyan, Taylor Stanford, Noah Cornell, Greg Nolder and Noah Alfman held the Crusaders in check, allowing only 2 shots in the second half. In the final half, Chase Dinan scored two goals and Kaden Taylor added one to pace Arsenal to a 5-2 victory. Arsenal improved to 6-1 with the victory.

The Arsenal U-10 boys made the long trip to Dublin to face Team Ohio in MOSSL soccer action on Sunday. Kaden Taylor had two goals and two assists, Chase Dinan had 3 goals and 1 assist and Devin Repuyan got his first goal of the season to lift Arsenal to the 6-2 victory. Noah Alfman, Noah Cornell and Greg Nolder played an outstanding defensive game, holding Team Ohio to 2 shots for the entire game. Aaron Ashby, Alex Kelso, and Spencer Littick all took a turn in goal, each had several key saves. With two games left in the season Arsenal sits a half game out of first place with a record of 7-1.

Arsenal U-11 girls picked up a 4-1 win Tuesday September 23rd in Dublin. Kylie Mercer scored first off a penalty kick at the 24th minute of the first half to give Arsenal the half time lead 1-0. Arsenal then picked up the pace and scored 3 goals in the second half. Alizza Bonnifield scored the second goal assisted by Katie Ware. Mckenzie Dorr knocked in the third goal that was assisted by Terra Mcfarland. Mallorie Miller sealed the game with the fourth goal assisted by Kinley Kreis. Laken Butler played very strong in the midfield. Arsenal U-11 girls record is now 3-0-1.

Arsenal U-11 girls picked up a hard fought win Saturday September 27th on their home field versus COSA. The score at half time was 0-0. The score didnt show the hustle the Arsenal girls had 8 shots to COSAs 1 shot on goal in the first half. Arsenal came out second half just as they finished the first with lots of pressure on COSA and controlling the game. Alizza Bonnifield made a beautiful cross in front of goal to a waiting Sabrina Romans-Carrel,who tapped the ball in the goal for a Arsenal 1-0 lead. Arsenal kept the pressure and found the net again 9 minutes later to seal the victory 2-0.Taylor Still-pepper,Kylie Mercer,Abby Wagner and Terra Mcfarland played superior defense the whole game to only allow 3 shots on goal the whole game. Kelsea Hagans made the 3 saves in goal. Arsenal U-11 girls record is now 4-0-1.

In MOSSL league action Thursday the Arsenal U-10 boys team suffered a loss 1-0 to the WASA Eagles in a defensive battle. Despite a large advantage of shots on goal in the game the U-10 boys couldn’t find the back of the net. A strong defense did their job as Noah Alfman, Alex Kelso, Greg Nolder, Devin Repuyan, and Noah Cornell alternated at defense and shut down the Eagles attack.

In MOSSL league action Sunday at Riverside Park, the Arsenal U-10 boys team regained their winning ways with a 6-0 victory over Gahanna. A number key assists by Kaden Taylor and Greg Nolder fueled the scoring by Arsenal. Chase Dinan punched in two goals while Aaron Ashby, Taylor Stanford, Noah Alfman, and Spencer Littick each scored one goal in the 6-0 victory. Devin Repuyan, Noah Cornell and Alex Kelso, played tough defense to limit the opponent to just 4 shots on goal. With the win the Arsenal U-10 boys improved their record to 5-1 on the season.

Game #5 puts another tally mark in the win column for the Arsenal Girls U-10. They are now 3-1-1 after a 9-1 win at Dublin OP White. The team shot a record 45% with 9 of 20 shots on goal hitting the back post. Another notable point was that 6 of the 9 goals scored were off of assists. Goals were scored by: Abby Hutcheson (1), Destiny Johnson (3), Karissa Weekley (2), Chloe Williams (1), Allie Murphy (1) and Landyn Dolen (1). Assists were made by Karsyn Shatto (1), Weekley (2), Lily Lewis (1), Hutcheson (1) and Dolen (1). Kylee Ritchie saved 4 goals in the first 12 minutes of the game, but sat on the sidelines the remainder of the game to rest her foot. Goalies Shatto (3) and Johnson (6) saved a total of 9 goals. Kara Glaze and Chloe Amich both played strong midfield and defensive positions while keeping the ball on the offensive end of the field. The team now faces almost a two week break before they travel to PASA on October 2^nd. Good luck to the team as they fight to stay in the top 3 in the B division.

The Arsenal U12 girls (0-0-1) team travelled to Worthington Thursday night to take on the Worthington Crew Juniors (1-2-0). Entering just their second league game on the season, the Arsenal U12s looked like a seasoned team of players downing Worthington by a score of 4-2. The Crew Juniors opened the scoring first; however, Arsenal quickly leveled the score at 1-1 off a Darby Lynch goal. Capria Hall added Arsenal’s second goal of the half, allowing Arsenal to take 2-1 lead into half time. Entering the second half, Arsenal’s outstanding midfield play by Rachael Waite, Emma Glaze, Madison Balsley, Madison Ashby, Layne Hartnell, and Michelle Lang allowed Arsenal to control much of the game resulting in additional scoring opportunities capitalized upon by Darby Lynch (2^nd of the match) and Rachael Waite. Arsenal’s defensive play lead by defenders Cameron Smith and Kaitlyn Graham and Goalie Lauren Hartnell limited Worthington to only four shots in the second half allowing Arsenal to roll to a 4-2 victory. The U12s improve to 1-0-1 on the season and will take on the New Albany (4-1-0) U12s at Riverside Saturday the 20^th at 5:30.

The Arsenal Girls U-10 team is now 2-1-1 after a 6-0 victory over PASA on Tuesday, September 16. Goalie Karsyn Shatto saved 6 goals and Karissa Weekley saved 5. Two goals were scored by Destiny Johnson, while Abby Hutcheson, Karissa Weekley, Lily Lewis and Chloe Amich scored 1 each. Landyn Dolen had the only assist of the game for Lewis’ goal. Attempts at goal were made by Lewis, Shatto, Allie Murphy, Chloe Williams, Hutcheson, Weekley, Amich & Johnson. Kara Glaze played tough in the offensive and defensive positions. Kylee Ritchie sat out due to her injury.

In MOSSL league action Sunday the Arsenal U10 Boys improved to 4-0 with a victory against Newark Xtabi. After a two week layoff the team struggled to find its rhythm and trailed 2-1 at half. Kaden Taylor, Noah Cornell and Aaron Ashby sparked a tremendous second half effort as Arsenal outscored Xtabi 4-1 in the second half to lock up the victory 5-3. Kaden Taylor scored in the first half to keep Arsenal close. In the second half Spencer Littick recorded 3 goals for the hat trick and Chase Dinan capped the surge with a goal to keep Arsenal unbeaten.

Arsenal U-11 Girls traveled to Groveport to play F.C. Phoenix Saturday 9/13. Arsenal girls won 3-2. In the first half, the Arsenal girls were down 2-0, but fought hard to come out on top. Kylie Mercer scored an unassisted goal at 26 minutes into the first half, going into half time down 2-1. The Arsenal girls shot in 2 unanswered goals in the second half: Kylie Mercer scored her sceond goal assisted by McKenzie Dorr, and Taylor Still-Pepper scored the third assisted by Kinley Kreis.Strong midfield play was led by Mallorie Miller and Katie Ware.

On Thursday, September 11^th the Arsenal Girls U-10 played at HOSA and walked away with a 3-3 tie. Abby Hutcheson scored 2 goals and Destiny Johnson 1. Goalies Kylee Ritchie, Karsyn Shatto and Johnson saved a total of 13 goals.

On Sunday, September 14 the Arsenal Girls U-10 played at New Albany and suffered their first regular season loss (4-0) in 23 games. Despite an injury to her right foot Goalie Kylee Ritchie played great and had a total of 15 saves. Destiny Johnson also had 2 saves as goalie. Johnson, Ritchie, Karissa Weekley, Chloe Amich, Karsyn Shatto, Landyn Dolen, Allie Murphy, Abby Hutcheson, Kara Glaze, Lilly Lewis & Chloe Williams all played a tough game in very windy conditions! The girls are now 1-1-1 and are quickly finding out that bumping up to the B Division is a big challenge and will make them all better players.

9/4

The Arsenal U10 boys team faced off against the Worthington Crew Juniors in MOSSL action last Thursday. An outstanding defense effort by the Arsenal boys limited the the Crew Juniors to very few shots as Arsenal controlled the ball and the scoreboard with a 4-1 victory. Strong hustle by Devin Repuyan paced Arsenal in the win. Chase Dinan booted in 3 goals and Kaden Taylor added one. Goalies Taylor Stanford and Alex Kelso kept the visitors out of the net in the second half to seal the win

Arsenal U-11 girls ended up their first game in a 1-1 tie. Delaware scored first at 6:49 into the game. The Arsenal girls came back after the start of the second half and worked hard. Terra McFarland was dribbling in for a shot and was fouled in the box, resulting in a Penalty Kick. Kylie Mercer drove home the PK to secure the tie. Strong Midfield play was displayed by Abby Wagner and Alizza Bonnifield throughout the game. Kelsea Heagans was a strong goalie with 7 saves.

The Arsenal Girls U-10 began their regular season with their traditional strong start. The team won the game 2-0 against GFC Arsenal Blue. Congratulations to the girls and good luck this week as we travel to HOSA and New Albany.

The Arsenal U12 Boys participated in the Dublin Charity Cup on labor day weekend coming away with a record of 4-0 on their way to claiming the championship. Competing in the white division, Arsenal opened the tournament with an exciting 4-3 victory over league rival Gahanna Arsenal Blue. The boys started off fast jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first 20min but Gahanna would not quit as they scored a goal just before the half to close it to 3-1. The second half started the same way the first one ended with Gahanna scoring twice more to tie the game at 3-3. However the boys regained their composure and were able to get a goal in the final minute to get to the final score. Coach Butcher said of his team “This would have been an easy game to let get a way and the team showed lots of heart and effort to find that last goal to push them over the top.

The second game saw Arsenal (1-0-0) face the Solon Strikers (0-1-0). Arsenal once again got off to a great start going into halftime with a 5-1 advantage. The second half did not see the Arsenal team let up as they walked away with a 6-1 win. Coach Butcher was pleased to see his team close this game out and not allow the Solon team any hope of getting back in the game.

The 3^rd game on Sunday morning was critical for the Arsenal boys. A win or tie would secure them a birth in the championship game while a loss would have most likely sent them home for the weekend. Arsenal (2-0-0) faced Anthony Wayne United (1-1-0) in a game that started much like the first 2 as Arsenal jumped out to an early 2-0 lead. However Anthony Wayne would not go quietly as they clawed their way back to a 2-2 tie at halftime. The second half saw the Arsenal team take command finding the back of the net 3 more times and tightening up defensively not allowing any second half goals on the way to an impressive 5-2 win and a berth in the championship game. Coach Butcher felt the key to this point in the tournament was the team work showed by all 11 members of his team. Butcher stated “The willingness of our players to work together and be unselfish made all the difference, we controlled the ball and made tremendous passes and crosses and played exceptional team defense.”

The Championship game pitted Arsenal (3-0-0) against the Twinsburg Tiger (3-0-0). Twinsburg competes in the top division of the OASL league and was a very strong challenge. The game started out back and forth and Coach Butcher felt that the Twinsburg team played a very similar style to the Arsenal team. The games first goal came from Twinsburg about 15 minutes into the first half which marked the first time Arsenal had been behind the whole tournament. Arsenal did not take long tying it up though as they won a corner kick about a minute later and converted on a great header from Logan Graham. The game went back and forth the rest of the half and stayed at 1-1 going into halftime. Coach butcher instructed his players during halftime to play their game and not fall back into any bad habits. “We knew this game was not going to be easy and would take a full 60 minutes to have a chance to win this game.” The second half saw the battle continue with both teams having opportunities before Arsenal broke the tie about 12 minutes into the half to put them on top 2-1. The game continued to go back and forth with neither team wanting to give in. “At 2-1 I really felt like we needed another goal due to the way they were playing I felt they were going to score another goal before the game was over” stated Butcher. Then with 8 minutes left in the game Arsenal found another goal that would prove to be all they needed to close out the game with a 3-1 win to claim the championship.

I could not be more excited with the way we played all weekend. We had great goal keeping from Doug Welker all weekend and Ethan Debolt and Austin Blatt did a tremendous job playing the back position. We were able to control the midfield through the play of Parker Webb, Quint Boyd, Logan McLaughlin, and Mark Jonard while Tyler Butcher, Ryan Reynolds, Nick Malek and Logan Graham did a wonderful job up front.

This weekend is a complement to how hard these players have worked and listened in practice during the summer and I am looking forward to a great season from the team.

The Arsenal U12 Girls participated in the Dublin Charity Cup this past weekend coming away with a record of 0-1-2. Participating in the Green (top) division, Arsenal opened the game with a 2-1 lost to fellow league team rivals, WASA Eagles. WASA opened up the scoring early into the second half, but Capria Hall’s quickly leveled the score 3 minutes later sending a ball into the back of the net, just off the finger tips of WASA’s goal keeper. The Eagles would eventually earn their second goal of the match, securing the 2-1 win. “I was very impressed by effort”, noted coach Bill Glaze. “I thought Laureen (Hartnell) played a tremendous game in goal and knew exactly when come out and when to stay home. Had she not been on top of her game, the outcome could have been drastically different”.

The second match of the tournament witnessed Arsenal (0-1-0) against Genesse Star Soccer Club (GSSC). Finding themselves down 4-0 after about 15 minutes of play, the team adjusted into a more defensive formation to try and counter attack against GSSC strong midfield presence. “We were having difficulty picking up their midfielders and were giving them too many clean looks at goal. We moved from our normal 2 defenders, 3 midfielder, 2 forward role (2-3-2) into a 3 defender, 3 midfielder, 1 forward formation (3-3-1). We figured if we could get numbers behind the ball and then catch them in transition our forwards would get the opportunities we would need to score”. The adjustment immediately paid off, as forward Darby Lynch earned her two goals of the contest to bring the game to within in two at the half. Entering the second half, Kennedy Taylor, Layne Hartnell, and Rachael Waite would each find the back of the net to combat GSSE only second half goal, leveling the game at 5-5. “I was very impressed by the effort our girls”, remarked Glaze. “They never quit despite being down by 4 goals. We carry 12 girls on our roster and every single girl contributed to this effort. They were all stars in this game…there were no specific bench players, no specific substitutes, or individual play makers…just quality players who contributed to an overall team effort.

Entering the third match of the contest, found Arsenal facing fellow league team Classic’s FC Elite. Resembling a bit of a chess match, both teams came out in a 3-3-1 formation, perhaps waiting to see what each team would show in terms of attack. Neither team waited too long, as Arsenal quickly shifted back into a 2-3-2 hoping to get a little more offensive pressure, against Classic’s three attacking forwards. Classic’s adjustment would pay off first, sending a 20 yard shot into the back of the net with about 15 minutes remaining in the half. Capria Hall would level the score at 1-1 by half-time earning her second goal of the tournament. Entering the second half, the Arsenal U12 Girls found themselves, down a player, as defender/midfielder Cameron Smith was unable to continue due to an injury (later diagnosed as a broken arm). Classic’s would eventual take a 2-1 lead, scoring off a second chance ball with approximately 15 minutes remaining in the match. Pushing everyone up in attack, midfielder Rachael Waite would tie the score at 2-2, sending a 25 yard looping shoot into the back of the net. The goal would prove to be the final goal of the contest, despite a flurry of offensive opportunities by Arsenal in the final minutes of the contest.

“Overall I am very pleased with our performance”, remarked coach Glaze. “ We lead our bracket in scoring putting eight balls into the back of the net in three games. We were very competitively matched up against the competition and look forward to starting the fall league season.

The U-10 Arsenal Girls played in the Gahanna Fall Classic this past weekend. They won their first game against Ohio Strikers United 5-3 and their second game against Chillicothe Capitals 4-3. Goals were scored by Destiny Johnson (4), Karissa Weekley (2) and Kylee Ritchie (3). Goalies Weekley, Ritchie and Karsyn Shatto had a total of 28 saves during the two games. Game #3 on Sunday was a bitter loss of 3-4 against New Albany Freedom. The entire team played their hearts out, but could not overcome conditions out of their control. Johnson scored all 3 goals while Ritchie, Weekley and Shatto saved 22 goals during the final game. Team members Allie Murphy, Abby Hutcheson, Kara Glaze, Chloe Amich, Lilly Lewis, Landyn Dolen and Chloe Williams played tough all weekend.

The girls U-10 team played in the Green Division at the Dublin Charity Cup this weekend and had a 1-2 record. They started off the weekend with a 4-0 win over GFC Arsenal Blue. Every team member gave 110% during this game, it was amazing! The team lost game #2 against Classics FC Elite 4-7 and game #3 to Strongsville 2-8. The weekend was tough but at the same time a great experience because we all learned what we need to work on as a B team.

The Arsenal U-10 Boys kicked off the 2008 Fall Season with a 5-4 victory over Pickerington in MOSSL play. The Arsenal offense was led by Kaden Taylor’s “hat trick” , coupled with a goal each by Chase Dinan and Aaron Ashby. Noah Alfman and Spencer Littick turned in tough midfield and defensive efforts to secure the victory.

In Thursday night MOSSL league action Arsenal U-10 boys traveled to Columbus East, near Easton, were they won a very physical battle 4-2. Chase Dinan recorded a “hat trick” scoring 3 goals and Kaden Taylor punched in a cross from Dinan for another goal. Tough defense by Greg Nolder and Noah Alfman set the tone for Arsenal as they controlled ball possession for most of the game. Noah Cornell and Spencer Littick also turned in a physical effort in the second half to keep Columbus East on their heels. Arsenal improved to 2-0 with the victory.

The Girls U-9 team played up a bracket at the MOSSL tournament and left with a 2-1 record. They started off the weekend with a 4-1 victory over GFC Arsenal Blue (a “B” team), but Saturday evening lost against OP White (also a “B” team) 7-6. They finished the weekend with a 3-1 win over PASA, whose only regular season loss was from our team. The girls had an awesome season with a 9-0-1 record in the regular season and 6-1-2 in tournament play (and in every tournament played up a bracket.) Overall the team had 17 games without a loss and 13 consecutive wins. In 19 games the team scored a total of 114 goals (44 off of assists), had 323 attempts and saved 266 goals. These girls are really an amazing group of kids and deserve a big pat on the back! We are excited to see what the fall season brings as the team bumps up to the U-10 age bracket and potentially the “B” division! HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!!

The U11 girls ended the MOSSL tournament with a 2-2 tie against Union County in a hard fought battle. The girls played very well and led the game throughout until UC scored with under 30 seconds in the game. Parents once again THANKS for all your support of the Arsenal soccer program and hope to see you at tryouts.

The U11 girls traveled to Marysville recently and lost a close battle 3-2 due to defensive lapses and mental mistakes. Then they bounced back to beat the other Union County team at home 4-3, playing as hard in the second half as I have seen them play all year. Next the team traveled to Chillicothe and won another rain soaked game 5-2, finishing the season at home beating Olentangy 3-2. In the midst of all these games the team has finished second in the MASC tournament, co-champs at the Longaberger tournament, and finished second in MOSSL league play. The team finished 7-2-1 in league play with 22 points as Union County won the league with 23 points with a record of 7-1-2. The U11 girls played their first two games of the MOSSL tournament with the first game against Groveport and playing to a 0-0 tie. The girls dominated play throughout 90% of the game but could not find the net. Then the second game saw them lose in the last minute of the game 2-1 to Union County. The girls finish tournament play at 12:40pm on 051808 against Union County SE which won the regular season. The team has played well overall this session but still need to work on their soccer skills over the summer to become more complete players. The ladies will be receiving a player evaluation which is to show both the player and parent areas of strength and areas that need development. I will tell all of you that I did not grade any player in technical or tactical as mastering a skill as every girl on this team needs to improve their technical/tactical skill level. I do feel that some girls have mastered the psychological component of being coachable, passion for the game, etc. Each young lady on this team has areas that need to be improved and if able spend some time at soccer camps over the summer. Arsenal soccer coaches’ Dick Graham, Matt McCandlish, and Don Mercer will be holding a 5-6 week training camp for interested players. Information pertaining to this will be posted after tryouts. With that said tryouts for the upcoming fall season for the U12 Girls will be June 5, 6:30-8:30pm. June 7, 9:30-10:30am, June 8, 2:30-3:30pm. PLAYERS NEED TO REGISTER 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO TRYOUTS AND MUST HAVE A COPY OF THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND A PASS PORT SIZE PHOTO.

Game #9 against Dublin Tiempo gave the Girls U-9 team their 8^th regular season win. They walked away with a 4-1 victory. Their overall record is now 8-0-1. Abby Hutcheson scored 2 goals, Kylee Ritchie and Destiny Johnson both had one. An assist was made by Kara Glaze. Goalies Ritchie and Hutcheson saved a total of 11 goals in the game.

The girls U-9 team finished their regular season game Tuesday at NCA Blast with another victory (5-0) and are now 9-0-1 in the regular season. This victory was especially sweet for several reasons: Back to back MOSSL Champions, back to back seasons without a loss in the regular season, and 16 straight games without a loss this season. Coach Ritchie and Weekley want to send out a huge CONGRATULATIONS to the girls for another great season and to the parents for all of their support! The team hopes to add to their winning season with the MOSSL tournament this weekend as they bump up to play B teams. Good luck ladies!

The Arsenal Girls U-9 team won the 2008 Longaberger Shootout (“Mud-Bowl ’08”) this weekend with a 3-0 record. They started the weekend out strong on Saturday morning with an 8-1 victory over West Virginia’s Wave. The girls continued their winning streak Saturday night with a 6-4 victory over Hilliard Blue (a “B” division team in MOSSL.) Sunday morning Arsenal swept past Newark’s Xtabi with a 7-2 victory. Coach Ritchie and Coach Weekley can’t say enough about how well the team played all weekend despite the rainy and cold weather. Good luck to the team as they play their final regular season game this Tuesday night!!!

The Girls Arsenal U-9 team defeated first place PASA at home today 5-2. Karissa Weekley played goalie the entire game and had a total of 21 saves! Our hats off to Karissa!!! The girls lead 3-0 at the half with Destiny Johnson scoring two goals, one off of an assist by Kylee Ritchie and one unassisted. Abby Hutchison finished off the first half with one unassisted goal. Johnson scored again twice in the second half with another assist from Ritchie. The entire team played a great game today including Allie Murphy, Tori Butcher, Landyn Dolen, Karsyn Shatto, Kara Glaze & Chloe Amich. A special thank you and congratulations go out to Glaze, Murphy, Shatto, and Dolen for playing an amazing defensive game.

The Arsenal U-9 boys fell 3-2 to Delaware Tuesday. It was an exciting game with momentum swinging back and forth and Arsenal putting on the press at the end. Inside the last minute two balls narrowly missed going in, one shot by Noah Alfman was stopped by the goalie just before crossing the goal line and then Chase Dinan bounced a shot off the left post with 20 seconds left. Kaden Taylor put forth a phenomenal effort controlling the midfield, scoring one goal, and making an assist on a goal from Chase Dinan. Noah Cornell, Aaron Ashby and Spencer Littick provided solid defense and ball distribution. Goalie Alex Kelso did his best to keep the Arsenal on the winning track by making some great saves but a PK and late breakaway proved the difference as Arsenal could only muster 2 goals to Delaware’s 3.

The Arsenal U-9 boys continued their winning ways Sunday at Riverside Park with a victory over Team Ohio 6-2. The first half was a tight match as both defenses held strong. Chase Dinan and Kaden Taylor both found the net for Arsenal as they took a 2-0 lead into halftime. The defensive combination of Noah Cornell, Noah Alfman, Kaden Taylor and Goalie, Alex Kelso, worked hard for the first half shut out. In the second half, two goals by Noah Cornell and another goal each by Chase Dinan and Kaden Taylor extended Arsenal’s lead to 6-0 and eventually a 6-2 victory.

The Arsenal Girls U-9 team had a busy yet successful weekend. They started it off on Saturday with an 8-2 win over Dublin Vapor. Allie Murphy saved 9 goals in the first half and Destiny Johnson saved 5 in the second half. Goals were scored by Karsyn Shatto, Kara Glaze, Abby Hutchison, Chloe Amich, Karissa Weekley (2) & Kylee Ritchie (2). Johnson and Shatto both had assists as well.

The weekend continued with great teamwork on Sunday as the girls beat NCA Blast (the team they were tied for second place in the MOSSL standings) 7-4. Goalies Kylee Ritchie and Karissa Weekley saved a total of 8 goals during the game. The girls were trailing Blast at the half 3-2 but came back strong in the second half. Goals were scored by Destiny Johnson, Karissa Weekley, Karsyn Shatto, Allie Murphy, Abby Hutchison & Kylee Ritchie (2). Assists were made by Chloe Amich and Shatto (2). The girls have had a great season and are now 6-0-1. Thanks to all of the parents for their support and cheers for the team!

The U11 girls played CESA at home 042608 and won 4-1 running their record to 4-1-1 this spring. Goals were scored by Layne Hartnell, Kenedi Taylor and 2 goals by Darby Lynch. The girls will practice 042908 from 6-7:30pm at ROSA, 043008 6-7:30pm at OUZ. The ladies play again 050308 at Marysville at 1pm, then at home 050408 against Union County. The ladies this spring in league play through 6 games have scored 14 goals and given up 7 goals all while learning the 2-3-2 formation. I would like to congratulate both Cameron Smith and Rachael Waite as they have been selected to the State Pool Team for ODP. To get one player from our area is an honor but to get 2 from the same team is a special honor and a tribute to how hard these young ladies work at practice and spend extra time trying to improve their skill level. Keep up the good work and please take advantage of the training you will receive through the Olympic Developmental Program.

Game #5 against Dublin Tiempo for the girls U-9 team gave Arsenal another win and takes their record to 4-0-1. Karsyn Shatto and Allie Murphy saved a total of 8 goals during the game. Destiny Johnson scored the first goal (unassisted) in the first 60 seconds of the game. Kara Glaze and Abby Hutchison both scored off of an assist by Johnson. Chloe Amich finished off the half with two goals, both off of assists by Karissa Weekley. Amich started off the second half with her 3^rd goal of the game and just minutes later Johnson also found the back post. Glaze scored her second goal of the game off of an assist by Weekley and Kylee Ritchie rounded out the 10-1 win with one unassisted goal and one goal off of an assist by Hutchison. Landyn Dolen and Tori Butcher played tough offensive and defensive positions. Congratulations to the team as they continue to improve and play smarter.

The U-9 Boys Arsenal team lost a hard fought battle falling 3-2 to Union County.Chase Dinan and Noah Alfman scored for Arsenal. The defense held strong with Alex Kelso playing in goal. Noah Cornell and Kaden Taylor anchored the defense.

U-9 Arsenal boys finally broke open what had been a scoring drought by raining in 8 goals versus the New Albany Freedom Sunday at Riverside Park. Chase Dinan set the pace with 3 goals, Spencer Littick added two goals while Kaden Taylor, Tyler Miller and Noah Alfman each scored 1 goal. Aaron Ashby and Kaden Taylor had multiple assists to fuel the scoring. The Arsenal defense was anchored by Noah Cornell , Kian Frost and Nathan Tyo. Goalie, Alex Kelso, had a shutout in the first half as Arsenal allowed only 1 goal in the game. Arsenal won the game 8-1.

Arsenal U-9 boys continued their roll as the offense exploded for a 9-3 victory over the Westerville Eagles. Arsenal was led by Chase Dinan with 4 goals; Tyler Miller added 2 goals and Aaron Ashby, Noah Cornell and Kaden Taylor each put 1 ball in the net. Spencer Littick had 3 assists to help the scoring effort. Alex Kelso again played an outstanding game in the goal with 13 saves while the defense of Kian Frost and Nathan Tyo closed out the opponent holding them scoreless in the last 10 minutes to hold off any comeback effort by Westerville.

The U11 Arsenal ladies soccer team played the Groveport ladies at Riverside park and it was a very physical, hard fought battle. The Arsenal ladies soccer club came away with a 3-1 victory with goals by Rachael Waite on a direct kick, Layne Hartnell on a follow shot that the goalie had originally knocked one of Darby Lynch's shots down, and then Rachael Waite played a beautiful lead pass into space that Darby Lynch one touched into the net on the far post. The pass by Rachael and the shot by Darby were PERFECT. The team played excellent soccer and defensively were led by Kaitlyn Graham, Cameron Smith, and goalie Lauren Hartnell. Midfield was exceptional led by Emma Glaze, Michelle Lang, Kenedi Taylor, and Rachael Waite. Forward play was very strongly led by Darby Lynch, Layne Hartnell, Sharzad Frost and Maddie Balsley. Arsenal ladies play CESA at Riverside park at 4pm on 042608, Saturday. As always thanks to the parents for their support to the team.

The girls U-9 team is now 3-0-1 after an 8-3 win at HOSA. Karissa Weekley scored the first goal (in the first 3 minutes of the game) off of an assist by Destiny Johnson. ~10 minutes later Johnson scored an unassisted goal and just one minute later assisted Landyn Dolen for Arsenal’s third goal of the first half. Kylee Ritchie saved 3 goals in the first half and Arsenal lead 3-1. Arsenal continued their scoring in the second half with three goals scored by Ritchie, two of which were assisted by Johnson and one assisted by Chloe Amich. Allie Murphy scored a goal off of Kara Glaze’s assist and Johnson had an unassisted goal. Karsyn Shatto saved 2 goals to give Arsenal a final score of 8-3. Tori Butcher and the entire team played a great offensive and defensive game. The girls play at home Thursday, April 24; Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27.

April 19 the Girls Arsenal U-9 team went head to head once again against Canal Winchester and walked away with a 5-2 victory. Kylee Ritchie saved 6 goals in the first half and Destiny Johnson saved 8 in the second half. Johnson scored two unassisted goals in the first four minutes of the game and finished off the first half with an assisted goal by Karissa Weekley. Ritchie scored her goal off of an assist by Chloe Amich and Weekley gave Arsenal their final goal off of an assist by Landyn Dolen. Kara Glaze, Karsyn Shatto, Allie Murphy and Tori Butcher all played great offensive and defensive positions to launch the team to a now 2-0-1 record. The team will travel to HOSA Monday, April 21.

The U11 Arsenal girls team traveled to Groveport recently and lost a close defensive battle 1-0 in the last 5 minutes of the game. The team played well overall but a few mental errors caused some players to be out of position. On 041708 the NCSL ladies came to Zanesville and led us 1-0 only to see the Arsenal ladies play the best soccer as a team and win the game 2-1. Goals were scored by Darby Lynch and Kenedi Taylor with 2 assists from Rachael Waite. Excellent midfield play by Cameron Smith, Layne Hartnell and Emma Glaze. An impressive performance by our defense led by Kaitlyn Graham, Michelle Lang and goalie Lauren Hartnell. In the fall MOSSL tourney the NCSL ladies won the "B" division. On 041908 the Arsenal ladies traveled to Dublin and as a team did not play well and ended up with a tie 2-2 with OP Tiempo. On a rainy day it just was not meant to be as we completely dominated play in the midfield but could not buy a goal. The team is currently 2-1-1 in league play as well as a second place finish in the MASC tournament. The ladies play Groveport at home on 042208 at 6:15 pm then play CESA at home 042608 at 4pm. The Arsenal ladies are currently sitting in second place in the MOSSL. As always thanks to the parents as this would not be possible without their support.

This past week-end the U11 girls Arsenal team participated in the MASC tournament in Cincinnati. The first game they played Beechmont Panthers to a 1-1 tie with player of the match awarded to Rachael Waite. The Arsenal girls dominated play for 90% of the game but could not buy a goal to get the win. After the game Beechmont's coach told me, "We got very lucky and were totally dominated the whole game." That afternoon we played the Lady Trojans from Troy, Ohio and dominated play again but this time came out with a 6-0 win for the effort. Player of the match awarded to Kaitlyn Graham. On Sunday morning the Arsenal girls played Sycamore United to a 2-2 tie which is the same club we lost in the finals to the previous year. Player of the match awarded to Cameron Smith. We then needed the Beechmont Panthers and Lady Trojans to tie to make the finals and they did 0-0. Arsenal girls played in the finals and ended up losing to Worthington United from MOSSL "B" division 3-0. Player of the match was awarded to Kaitlyn Graham who in turn gave her patch in front of both coaches, parents and the 2 teams to our super goalie Lauren Hartnell. Kaitlyn said, "If not for Lauren we would have NEVER made the finals and she is the deserving patch winner." The team played short handed all week-end with 10 players but played the best soccer I have seen them play in a long time. The team is comprised of Maddie Balsley, Sharzad Frost, Michelle Lang, Emma Glaze, Lauren Hartnell, Layne Hartnell, Kenedi Taylor, Rachael Waite, Darby Lynch(absent from tourney), Cameron Smith, and Kaitlyn Graham. Finishing second is a huge accomplishment for these young ladies as they played their hearts out all week-end. Special thanks to the parents for without their efforts this would not have been possible.

The Girls Arsenal U-9 team played up in the Silver Division at the MASC tournament this weekend and walked away with two ties and one win. The team finished 2nd in their bracket and 4^th overall. Congratulations to the girls for a great weekend!

April 9, 2008 the Girls Arsenal U-9 team put their first mark in the win column with a 10-5 victory over Olentangy Classics. Goals were scored by Kara Glaze, Destiny Johnson (3), Karsyn Shatto, Chloe Amich, Abby Hutcheson, Kylee Ritchie (2) and Allie Murphy. Assists were made by Shatto, Hutcheson & Karissa Weekley. Weekley defended the goal the first half with 13 saves. Ritchie and Johnson shared the goalie position in the second half with 4 & 5 goals saved respectively. Tori Butcher and Landyn Dolen rounded out the team with tough defensive and offensive plays.

The Girls Arsenal U-9 team finally started their regular season with a tie (3-3) at Canal Winchester. Goalie’s Kylee Ritchie and Destiny Johnson both had 10 saves each. Allie Murphy scored Arsenal’s first goal in the second half of the game. Less than three minutes later Ritchie scored goal #2 on a penalty kick and Karissa Weekley scored Arsenal’s final goal. Strong offensive and defensive moves were made by Karsyn Shatto, Landyn Dolen, Abby Hutchison, Chloe Amich, Kara Glaze, and Tori Butcher.

The U11 Arsenal girls started the spring with a 3-1 win at Canal Winchester on a muddy, rain soaked field which negated their use of team speed. Goals were scored by Rachael Waite, Darby Lynch, and Layne Hartnell. Goalie Lauren Hartnell played well with several saves. Overall the team played well with running a new formation the 2-3-2 but, still have a few adjustments to make. The next game is 040908 at Groveport against Phoenix at 6:15 pm.

This Saturdays (03/22/2008) will be held on the OUZ fields. All times are the same.