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9th July 2011
Awakeri Store Comets getting to the final of the 8th
grade premier tournament held at Awakeri on Saturday was the stand out performance
of the club's teams. With two wins and a draw, Comets surprised some other teams
by winning their pool and meeting Kawerau Cruisers in the final. Midway through
the second half Cruisers scored, and then had their goalie to thanks when he
saved a penalty to give them a 1 - 0 win. Ethan Patterson, Ben White and Kevin
Paulsen stood out for Comets.
Da Silva Autos Awakeri Aces also competed well at the tournament. During pool
play they also met league leaders Kawerau Cruisers, and were unlucky not to
hold them to a draw. Cruisers scored very late in the match. Stand outs for
Aces were Codi and Caden Laurent and Campbell Forsyth.
In the 8th grade 1st division, Awakeri Cheetah Girlz played a solid game against
Paroa with a good early goal by player of the day Olivia Sheaff. Unfortunately
they failed to capitalize on some of their opportunities. Katie Growden and
Kyla McGuire had good games on defence. The final score was 3 - 1 to Paroa.
Awakeri Aces won 3 - 2 against Kawerau Red Dragons in the 7th grade. Regan Henderson
was named player of the day. He made some great runs forward and scored a stunning
goal.
Also in the 7th grade, Awakeri All Stars lost against Kawerau Raiders 2 - 5.
Player of the day went to Kaleb Muggeridge for his great determination and scoring
a goal. Cody Hutchings scored the other goal. The All Stars tried very hard
throughout the entire game.
Awakeri Rascals enjoyed their 6th grade game against Allandale Galaxy. Kyla
Lawrence scored her first ever goal and was named player of the day. Stephanie
Martin got well involved in the game too. Rascals won 4 - 0.
Mainstream Engineering Awakeri Hotshots drew their 6th grade game 1 - 1 with
Allandale Wizards. Caleb Schuler was their player of the day. Tyson Yates attacked
well whenever he got the chance, and scored the Hotshots' goal.
Also in the 6th grade, Awakeri Hotcars played Thornton winning comfortably.
Bonnie-Marie Davidson-Wetting, Charlotte Paulsen, Elijah Wetting and Jamie Julian
were goal scorers for Hotcars. Charlotte Paulsen was awarded player of the day
for scoring her first goal of the season.
Results were not as strong in the older age groups. Renshaw Jewellers Awakeri
Sharks played Whakatane Iti Ma in the 13th grade, and were unfortunate to go
down 7 - 0. Sharks continue to show improvement and determination. Player of
the day was awarded to Jordan Andrew for his high work rate in attack and defence.
Maiya Rangiaho had an outstanding game playing out of position too.
In the 11th grade premier division Get Fresh Awakeri Dragons had an uphill battle
against Kawerau Gunners. Isaiah Davidson did well in centre defence and was
named player of the day. Cody Bragg had a good half in goal, and Shannon Frost
did well at left full back. Kawerau won 7 - 0.
Murphy Brothers Awakeri Mud Dawgs never really fired in their 11th grade 1st
division game against K Town Chiefs. Georgia Leonard did very well in centre
defence, earning player of the day. Taylor Harte and Jack Du Toit put in some
good attacking raids too. The Chiefs won the game 4 - 1.
HTL Spreading Awakeri Phoenix created lots of opportunities against Otakiri
in the 9th grade 1st division. A Liam McCormick goal was their only reward.
Caleb Marshall's good saves in goal saw him named player of the day.
Awakeri Wild Cats played very well in their 9th grade game against Whakatane
Panthers. Every one held their positions well, giving the team a lot of structure.
There was a lot of urgency and our practice on getting to the ball first and
being strong showed today. Emily Julian and Taryn Forbes were the goal scorers
in a 2 - 0 win for Wild Cats. This was Taryn's first ever goal and it shouldn't
be her last, as she is improving all the time. Monique Ruiter, Emily Robbie,
Shayna Penberth and Maci Bateson all had busy games. Sophie Lawrence was rock
solid in defence. The player of the day was Maci Bateson, who had some good
touches and showed good positional awareness.