Panthers earn hard-fought rivalry soccer win over NW
Despite being outshot 10-0 in the first half of a rivalry game, Northwest High School was still only one goal away from tying the game for most of the second half against Western. But Sydney Siders put a cure to that with a free kick goal with 13:05 remaining in the game for the Panthers. The goal gave Western a 2-0 win over the Mounties in girls’ soccer least night. The Panthers are now 3-2 overall for the season, 1-0 in the Interstate-8 Conference, while the Mounties are 1-3 overall, 0-1 in the conference. “They did a nice job of defending us … we struggled to solve it (Northwest’s defense),” WHS Coach Kevin Bristol said. “They really packed it in.” The Panthers outshot the Mounties 10-0 in the first half, but NWHS goalie Mallory Anspaugh kept them in the game. Madi Barnes finally got a shot past Anspaugh late in the first half for a 1-0 halftime lead. Western finished with 15 shots on goal while Northwest only registered three. Kendall Robertson recorded the shutout in goal for Western.
Soccer
Lumen Christi 7, Pennfield 0: Camy Crandall and Katie Fitzgibbons scored two goals apiece for the Titans. Reese Kelly, Khiya Hunt and Ryan McCormick scored one goal and had two assists each. The win was the first for new Coach Blake Newman, a LCCHS graduate.
Manchester 4, Michigan Center 0
Eaton Rapids 9, Springport 1 (from Tuesday)
PGA Tour
Napoleon High School graduate Brian Stuard will tee off with Russell Knox in the Zurich Classic today at 12:44 p.m. on the PGA Tour. The duo will be paired up this week and play two rounds of best-ball and two rounds of alternate shot to determine a champion. Eighty teams will be competing with the top 33 making the cut.