Zoe Donlick advances past GPS defenders on Sunday, with Hiawatha Hammerheads teammates Jace Riegel and Ryan Pryor in support.
Paced by a three-goal outburst from Jacob Banks, the Hiawatha Hammerheads boys’ Under-11 soccer team defeated the GPS New York Knights from Buffalo at Hickories Park in Owego on Sunday, May 15. Forward Kyle Riegel and midfielder Jack Rollison added the other Hammerheads goals to bring the final score to 5 to 0. Coming into Sunday’s match, GPS was the top Under-11 boys team in the State as ranked by gotsoccer.com.
Midfielder Jace Riegel and striker Jacob Banks were awarded the “shark hats” by the Hammerheads coaches for their performances in this contest.
Sunday’s victory brings the Hammerheads record on the 2016 season to 3-0-0 and keeps the Hiawatha team at the top of the Thruway League Under-11 First Division standings. Thruway League is the premier soccer league in central and western New York State and serves as the qualifying league for the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship Series.
The next outing for Hiawatha Hammerheads will be a home contest versus the Empire Academy of Rochester on Sunday, May 22. That match will kick off at 3 p.m. at Ward’s Field on Route 96B in Candor.
Busy Weekend For Under-10 Hiawatha Teams
The Under-10 Hiawatha Hawks girls’ team hosted a match this past weekend versus Oneonta Magic and the Under-10 Hiawatha Thunder boys’ team hosted teams from Greater Binghamton Select, Maine-Endwell Spartans and Newark Valley in Broome County Soccer League play. No scores or standings are kept for Under-10 BCSA teams. The players, however, competed with skill and determination in all of their matches.
The Hiawatha Hawks are coached by Kari Ryder-Morton and Lauran Murphy, and the Hiawatha Magic are coached by Kwasi VanScoy and Joe Higgins.
Hiawatha Lions Open Broome County Soccer League Season With A Win
In their first match of the 2016 spring season, the Under-16 Hiawatha Lions defeated the Cortland County Select team 3 to 1 on Saturday, May 14. A balanced effort by the Lions team led to goals scored by Christian Sage, Isaiah Bishop and Kobe Bogart.
Hiawatha Lions record in Broome County Soccer Association play stands at 1-0-0.
Hiawatha Under-19 Team “Stings” Delaware County
The Hiawatha Stingers opened their 2016 Broome County Soccer Association season with a resounding win over Delaware County Dragons up in Delhi on Sunday, May 15. Despite the windy and snowy conditions, the Under-19 Stingers found the back of the net very effectively, paced by multiple goal scorers Adam Nichols, Simon Davis and Kyle Pryor.
Hiawatha Stingers, Hiawatha Lions, Hiawatha Hammerheads, Hiawatha Thunder and Hiawatha Hawks are part of the Hiawatha Soccer Association based in Owego. For more information regarding Hiawatha soccer, visit the Club website at www.eteamz.com/hsa.
For information regarding Thruway League, please see the League website at http://thruway.demosphere.com/schedules/Standings/index_E.html.
For information regarding the Broome County Soccer Association league, please see the League website at www.broomesoccer.org.
