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Laingsburg/Bath High School Boys Varsity Soccer Fall 2008 Schedule  (Update: 10/24/2008)

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8/16 

2:00

Home

Alumni Scrimmage




8/20 

5:30

Home

St Johns

1-4
0-1 Summary

8/23

10:00

Away

Ithaca Tournament – Battle at the Hive

2-3
(vs Ithaca)
8-0
 (vsStockbridge)
1-2
Summary

8/26

5:30

Away

Lansing Christian

1-2
1-3
Summary

8/27

7:00

Away

Durand

1-1 1-3-1
Summary

9/2

6:30

Away

Linden

1-1
1-3-2
Summary

9/4

5:30

Away

Corunna

5-1
2-3-2
Summary

9/8

5:30

Home

Onsted

3-0
3-3-2
Summary

9/11

5:00

Home

Ovid-Elsie

3-1
4-3-2
Summary

9/15

7:00

Home

Dansville
Under the Lights

4-0
5-3-2
Summary

9/17

5:00

Home

Saranac

8-0
6-3-2
Summary
9/22
5:30
Home
Howell
3-1
7-3-2
Summary

9/24

5:00

Away

Saranac

9-1
8-3-2
Summary

9/25

5:30

Home

Haslett

0-2
8-4-2
Summary

9/29

5:30 

Away

Perry

3-1
9-4-2
Summary

10/2

5:00 

Home

Morrice

9-0
10-4-2
Summary

10/8

7:00

Away

Dansville

6-0
11-4-2
Summary

10/11

11:30

Away

Fowlerville

2-3
11-5-2
Summary

10/13

3:00

Home

District 26-2:
Corunna

2-1
12-5-2
Summary

10/15

5:00

Home Team @ Owosso

District 26-2 Semi-Final:
Clio

4-1
13-5-2
Summary

10/17

4:00

Home Team @ Owosso

District 26-2 Final:
  St. Johns

2-1
14-5-2
Summary

10/21

 5:00

 Home Team @ Flint Kearsley

Regional 7 Semi-Final:

Oxford

1-0
15-5-2

 

10/23

 7:00

 Home Team @ Flint Kearsley

Regional 7-Final:

Mason

2-1
16-5-2

 

10/29
6:00
Home Team @ Bloomfield Hills Andover
State Semi-Finals:
Birmingham Seaholm / Dexter winner





Game Summaries

 


Game 1: August 20th: St Johns 4 - Laingsburg 1


The Wolfpack hosted St Johns for both teams 1st match of the 2008 fall soccer season. St Johns passed the ball very well and controlled possession of the ball for much of the 1st half culminating in 5 shots and 3 goals by half.  Scoring for St Johns were Will Carlson, Dane Bergstrom and Ian Baert.  The 2nd period started with St John's Cody Schlegel scoring quickly in the 39th minute.  Laingsburg/Bath's John Brown retaliated a minute later of the Matt Johnson assist.  The rest of the second period was a possession contest as Laingsburg made some minor adjustments and was able to hold more possession and outshoot St Johns in the 2nd period.  The end result stood at 4-1 for St. Johns. 

 

St Johns is 1-0 on the season.  Laingsburg/Bath is 0-1 on the season and travel to Ithaca on Saturday, August 23nd to defend their tournament title in the "Battle at the Hive".

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 6

Laingsburg Goals: John Brown

Laingsburg Assists: Matt Johnson

Laingsburg Saves: Bobby Halick 3

 

St Johns Shots on Goal: 7

St Johns Goal: Will Carlson, Dane Bergstrom, Ian Baert, Cody Schlegel

St Johns Assists: Cody Schlegel, Eric Ciolek

St Johns Saves: Aaron Guarnaccia 4


Game 2: August 22nd: Ithaca "Battle at the Hive"

 

Game 1: Ithaca 3 - Laingsburg 2

Ithaca faced off against Laingsburg/Bath in the 1st game of the "Battle at the Hive" tournament and came away with the 3-2 victory.  The 1st period ended with the score at 0-0 with Laingsburg outshotting and controlling possesssion but unable to score against the Bee's keeper Chris Anderson.  In the 2nd period, Laingsburg struck 1st as Dalton Guggemos bounced a throw-in over the keeper and John Brown finished with a diving header.  Ithaca's Tyler Rolph struck 4 minutes later to tie the score.   Zach Robbennolt put the Bee's ahead 3-1 at the 9 minute mark.  The match stood at 2-1 until the last minute of the game.  Tyler Rolph struck for his 2nd goal with 40 seconds left in the match.  10 seconds later the Wolfpack's Dalton Guggemos sent a 60 yard shot in that bounced past the Bee's keeper for the 3-2 final

 

Ithaca is 2-0 on the season.  Laingsburg/Bath is 0-2 on the season

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 14

Laingsburg Goals: John Brown, Dalton Guggemos 

Laingsburg Assists: Dalton Guggemos

Laingsburg Saves: Ryan Hannah 5

 

Ithaca Shots on Goal: 7

Ithaca Goal: Tyler Rolph 2, Zach Robbennolt

Ithaca Saves: Chris Anderson 5


Game 2: Durand 5 - Stock Bridge 1

 

Consolation Game: Laingsburg 8 - Stockbridge 0


The Laingsburg Wolfpack meet Stockbridge in the consolation game of the "Battle of the Hive" and came away with an 8-0 victory.  The Wolfpack struck quickly with Dalton Guggemos scoring the 1st goal of hs  2 goals in the 2nd minute of the game off the 1st of Matt Johnson's 3 assists.  John Brown tallied the 1st goal of his hat trick 10 minutes later.  Laingsburg scored twice more in the 1st half off of Rysam Hurley's Penalty shot and another John Brown goal for the 4-0 lead at intermision.  The 2nd period started with John Brown scoring his 3rd goal in the 1st minute of the period.  Matt Johnson scored his 1st goal of the season and Ryan Bray scored his 1st goal of his high school career to end the game at 8-0

 

Laingsburg/Bath is 1-2 on the season and visit Lansing Christain on Tuesday, August 26th, followed by a visit to Durand on Wednesday, August 27th

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 16

Laingsburg Goals: John Brown 3 , Dalton Guggemos 2, Matt Johnson, Rysam Hurley, Ryan Bray

Laingsburg Assists: Matt Johnson 3, Chase Stambersky, Ben Roberts, RyanHhannah

Laingsburg Saves: Ryan Hannah 2

 

Stockbridge Shots on Goal: 4

Stockbridge Saves: Josh Kelley 1

 

Final Game: Ithaca 1 - Durand 0


Game 3: August 22nd:  Lansing Christian 2 - Laingsburg 1

 

The Laingsburg Wolfpack visited the Lansing Christian Pilgrims and ended up on the short-end of a 2-1 game in a hard-fought battle.  The first 15 minutes of the match saw only one shot on goal.  Laingsburg struck 1st in the 20th minute as Dalton Guggemos put home the 15 yard strike to the near post on a beautiful pass from Rysam Hurley.  With five minutes left in the 1st period, Lansing Christian won a penalty shot off the breakaway and Sal Durso buried it for the 1-1 halftime score.

 

The second period saw the Pilgrims increase the tempo, the Wolfpack’s Bobby Halick made several nice saves but was unable to stop Norlan Theis in the 29th minute for the go-ahead goal and the final 2-1 score

 

Laingsburg/Bath is 1-3 on the season and play Durand on 8/27 in Durand.

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 10

Laingsburg Goals:  Dalton Guggemos 

Laingsburg Assists: Rysam Hurley

Laingsburg Saves: Ben Roberts 2, Bobby Halick 2

 

Lansing Christian Shots on Goal: 6

Lansing Christian Goal: Sal Durso, Norlan Theis

Lansing Christian Saves: Jason Ballein 5


Game 4: August 27th:  Laingsburg 1 – Durand 1 

 

Laingsburg/Bath visited Durand for both teams  5th match of the season.  Laingsburg’s Dalton Guggemos was awarded a penalty kick at the 32 minute mark and made the PK for the 1-0 Wolfpack lead.  This seemed to fire Wolfpack up as they began to play hard, aggressive soccer consistently for the 1st time this year and held Durand to 8 shots for the game and the 1-0 halftime lead.  The 2nd period started with the same kind of aggressive approach by the Wolfpack as they continually controlled possession and peppered shots at the Durand Goalkeeper.  Durand’s Kyle Wilhelmi kept his team in the game as he made 14 saves in the game on  17 shots by Laingsburg. With Kyle keeping his team in the game, Durand’s Trevor Montroy kept working the right sideline and in the 24th minute picked up a rebound in the scramble in front of the net and tallied the tieing goal for the RailRoaders.  Laingsburg continued to pressure Durands keeper and had several nice crosses in the final minutes but were unable to break the deadlock.

 

Laingsburg/Bath is 1-3-1 on the season and play Linden on 9/2 in Linden.

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 17

Laingsburg Goal:  Dalton Guggemos 

Laingsburg Assists:

Laingsburg Saves: Ben Roberts 7

 

Durand Shots on Goal: 8

Durand Goal: Trevor Montroy

Durand Saves: Kyle Wilhelmi 14



Game 5: September 2nd:  Laingsburg 1 – Linden 1 

 

Laingsburg/Bath went on the road for the their 5th straight match versus the undefeated Linden Eagles.  The game started with both teams fighting for possession in the mid-field and neither team able to dominate ball possession.  Linden consistently tried to overlap on the outside and Laingsburg managed to generate several odd-man rushes.  Twenty Nine minutes into the match, it was Linden's Brad Farthing picking up a rebound for the 1-0 Eagle lead.  Laingsburg was able to generate pressure very late in the period and with 10 seconds left, the Wolfpack's Dalton Guggemos ripped a 15 yard shot from the right side that was knocked down by the Eagles Zach Steele.  In the ensuing scramble in front of the net, an Eagle defender knocked the ball down with this arm and the Wolfpack was awarded the penalty kick with .06 on the clock.  Laingsburg's John Brown buried the PK.

 

The second period saw both sides getting good oppurtunities but neither side was able to convert.  Laingsburg had to shuffle their defense after Chase Stambersky went down with an ankle injury and the back four of Eric Silvernail, Ryan Hannah, Caleb Gutzki and Nick Jarvis harassed and delayed the Eagle attack, while GoalKeeper Ben Roberts made several critical saves.  The game ended 1-1

 

Linden is now 4-0-2 on the season. Laingsburg/Bath is 1-3-2 on the season and play Corunna on 9/4 in Corunna.

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 7

Laingsburg Goal:  John Brown

Laingsburg Assists:

Laingsburg Saves: Ben Roberts 10

 

Linden Shots on Goal: 8

Linden Goal: Brad Farthing

Linden Saves: Zach Steele 7

Game 6: September 4th:  Laingsburg 5 – Corunna 1 

 

The Laingsburg Wolfpack traveled to Corunna for the last game of a six game road trip.  The Wolfpack's Mitchell Matzenbach struck first for the Wolfpack on the way to a 3-0 lead at intermission.  Also scoring in the first half for the Wolfpack were Matt Johnson, and John Brown.  John Brown's goal came off the 65 yard punt and assist from the 'Pack Keeper Ben Roberts.  The second period opened with  Dalton Guggemos scoring twice for Laingsburg/Bath in the first 15 minutes.  Corunna's Rich DeVreese tallied the lone goal for Corunna.

 

Corunna is 2-5 on the season.  Laingsburg/Bath is 2-3-2 on the season and play at home versus Onsted on 9/8

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 24

Laingsburg Goal:  Dalton Guggemos (2), John Brown, Matt Johnson, Mitchell Matzenbach 

Laingsburg Assists: Ben Roberts, Caleb Gutzki, Dalton Guggemos, John Brown

Laingsburg Saves: Ben Roberts 5

 

Corunna Shots on Goal: 11

Corunna Goal: Rich De Vreese

Corunna Assist: Sam Slocum

Corunna Saves: Austin Fisher 6, Jeff Giddings 2

Game 7: September 8th:  Laingsburg 3 – Onsted 0 

 

The Wolfpack played at home for the first time since August mid August and came away with a 3-0 victory over Onsted.  The game was played in a constant drizzle from start to finish, but that didn't slow down the home team.  Laingsburg controlled possession the entire first half and went into half with a 2-0 lead and limiting Onsted to one shot on goal.  The 'Pack's Ryan Hannah opened the scoring with a well-played ball from the John Brown's corner, that Ryan struck with his head a full 2 feet above the defender and goalkeeper.   John Brown scored the 2nd goal of the game nine minutes later from the quick passing of Mitchell Matzenbach and Matt Johnson.  John Brown finished the socre 6 minutes into the second period as Mitchell Matzenbach once again tallied the assist.  Ben Roberts and Bobby Halick split Goalkeeping duties and had 4 saves between them.

 

Onsted is 2-3-2 on the season.  Laingsburg/Bath is 3-3-2 on the season and play at home versus Ovid-Elsie on 9/11.

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 15

Laingsburg Goal:  John Brown (2) , Ryan Hannah

Laingsburg Assists: Mitchell Matzenbach (2), John Brown, Matt Johnson

Laingsburg Saves: Ben Roberts 1, Bobby Halick 3

 

Onsted Shots on Goal: 4

Onsted Saves: 8



Game 8 : September 11th:  Laingsburg 3 – Ovid-Elsie

 

The Wolfpack hosted Ovid-Elsie for their 1st match against each other this season.  The game started rather slow as both teams were feeling each other out.  O-E's Keifer Hall was able to make two early breaks in behind the Laingsburg defense but came up empty.  Laingsburg's John Brown scored the first goal of the game at the 3 minute mark as he put in a goal from 5 yds off the Matt Johnson pass. Laingsburg was controlling possession and the flow of the game but occasionally Ovid-Elsie's Keifer Hall would break free and attempt a run on goal.. At the 26 minute mark, it paid off as Keifer was able to draw a penalty on the Laingsburg Sweeper Eric Silvernail. Philip Ching made the penalty kick to tie the game.    From that point, the rest of the game was in control of the Wolfpack as Ovid-Elsie did not generate a shot on goal for the rest of the half.  Laingsburg kept the ball in their attacking half and moved the ball well from side to side and in the 24th minute, John Brown tallied his second goal of the game off the Dalton Guggemos assist.  Ten minutes later, it was John Brown for his third goal of the quick passing of Mitchell Matzenbach and Dalton Guggemos for the 3-1 halftime lead.  The second period saw the ball almost exclusively in possession of the Wolfpack as they controlled the play and flow of the game and moved the ball well.  Laingsburg did not score again but they were able to work on their control and passing and were able to rotate most of their players into the game and limit Ovid-Elsie to 2 shots on goal in the second half, both of which came when Laingsburg was playing a man down.

 

Ovid-Elsie is 4-3-1 on the season.  Laingsburg/Bath is 4-3-2 on the season and play at home versus Dansville on 9/15 in their annual "Under the Lights" game.

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 20

Laingsburg Goal:  John Brown (3) 

Laingsburg Assists: Dalton Guggemos (2), Mitchell Matzenbach, Matt Johnson

Laingsburg Saves: Ben Roberts 4

 

Ovid-Elsie Shots on Goal: 6

Ovid-Elsie Goal: Philip Ching

Ovid-Elsie Saves: Garrett Heightchew 11


Game 9: September 15th:  Laingsburg 4 - Dansville 0

 

Dansville visited the Laingsburg Wolfpack for the first time this season and went home on the short end of the 4-0 score.  The Woflpack controlled the ball on both ends of the field.  Wolfpack Defenders Eric Silvernail, Chase Stambersky, Nick Jarvis and Rysam Hurley and Keepers Ben Roberts and Bobby Halick held Dansville to 2 shots on goal.  While at the other end of the field, the 'Pack was able to unleash 25 shots on goal with John Brown scoring twice in the first 20 minutes.  Mitchell Matzenbach socred in the last minute of the 1st half for the 3-0 lead at the intermission.  Matt Johnson finished the scoring off the quick 1-2 passing of Lucas Rocha and Rysam Hurley.

 

Dansville is 5-3 on the season.  Laingsburg/Bath is 5-3-2 on the season and play at home versus Sarana on 9/17.

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 25

Laingsburg Goal:  John Brown (2), Mitchell Matzenbach, Matt Johnson 

Laingsburg Assists: Dalton Guggemos (2), Matt Johnson, Lucas Rocha, Rysam Hurley

Laingsburg Saves: Ben Roberts 1

 

Dansville Shots on Goal: 2

Dansville Saves: Aaron Hoefling 11


Game 10: September 17th:  Laingsburg 8 - Saranac 0

 

Saranac visited Laingsburg is the first match of the year between the CMAC schools.  As they had against Dansville two nights earlier, the Laingsburg shutout their CMAC rival, this time with an 8-0 score..  Laingsburg, Dansville and Saranca are the only CMAC schools that field Boy's soccer teams. 

 

1:48 into the game, the WolfPack's Gordy Ewald opened the scoring for Laingsburg, Ewald's goal was setup on the Dalton Guggemos cross to Matt Johnson, who one-timed the short pass back to Ewald who put it home.  In the game, Dalton Guggemos scored four goals and had three assists for the Wolfpack, while John Brown, Alex Kubsh and Ben Roberts each had one goal.  Matt Johnson also tallied three assists for the Wolfpack, while Ben Roberts, Rysam Hurley and Ryan Hannah each had one.

 

Saranac is 2-6-1 on the season.  Laingsburg/Bath is 6-3-2 on the season and play at home versus Howell on 9/22.

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 28

Laingsburg Goal:  Dalton Guggemos (4), John Brown, Gordy Ewald, Ben Roberts, Alex Kubsh

Laingsburg Assists: Dalton Guggemos (3), Matt Johnson(3), Rysam Hurley, Ryan Hannah, Ben Roberts

Laingsburg Saves: Ben Roberts 0, Caleb Gutzki 0

 

Saranac Shots on Goal: 0

Saranac Saves: Michael Brock 11


Game 11: September 22nd:  Laingsburg 3 - Howell 1

 

Laingsburg hosted the Howell Highlanders for their fifth home game in a row and for the fifth game in a row, the vistors were sent home on the short-end of the final score.  This time, it was the Wolfpack 3 and the Highlanders 1. Dalton Guggemos opened the scoring for the Wolfpack at the 29 minute mark with a short-shot from inside the box off the one-touch from John Brown for the 1-0 halftime lead.  John Brown scored to put the Wolpack up 2-0 at the 17th minute mark of the second period off the long ball from Ryan Hannah.  Howell's Christian Gilson scored five minutes later in a scramble in front of Pack keeper Ben Roberts.    However, two minutes Matt Johnson and Dalton Guggemos put extreme pressure on Howell's defenders with a cross from Johnson to Guggemos that was one-timed back across the front of the goal and put into the net by the Highlander defender on the attempted clear.

 

Howell is 2-7 on the season.  Laingsburg/Bath is 7-3-2 on the season and play at Saranac on 9/24.

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 14

Laingsburg Goal:  Dalton Guggemos (2), John Brown

Laingsburg Assists: Matt, Ryan Hannah, John Brown

Laingsburg Saves: Ben Roberts 5

 

Howell Shots on Goal: 11

Howell Goal: Christian Gilson

Howell Saves: Danny Frenger 6


Game 12: September 24th:  Laingsburg 9 - Saranac 1

 

Laingsburg traveled to Saranac for a rematch against their CMAC rivals and came home on top of a 9-1 score. The Wolfpack, led by Keeper Bobby Halick and the back four of Nick Jarvis, Caleb Gutzki, Kris Wells and Josh Barnhart, held Saranace to one shot on the game. Midfielders Ian Milligan, Ryan Bray and Josh Hart were able to control possession and set 26 shots for the Wolfpack.  Scoring first for the Wolfpack at the 31 minute mark was Lucas Rocha.  Ben Roberts followed up a minute later with the first of his 3 goals.  The Wolfpack led at intermission 5-0.  In the second period, Saranac scored halfway through the period to make the score 6-1 before Laingsburg put the game away at the 14 minute mark. 

 

Laingsburg/Bath is 8-3-2 on the season and play at home versus Haslett on 9/25.

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 26

Laingsburg Goals:  Ben Roberts (3), John Brown (2), Alex Kubsh, Lucas Rocha, Devinn Ridsdale, Dalton Guggemos

Laingsburg Assists: Lucas Rocha (2), Alex Kubsh (2), Ryan Bray, Matt Johnson, Dalton Guggemos

Laingsburg Saves: Halick 0

 

Saranac Shots on Goal: 1

Saranac goal:  #9

Saranac Saves: Brock 10, Wheelock 6



Game 13: September 25th: Haslett 2 - Laingsburg 0


Laingsburg hosted the Lansing State Journal's #7 ranked team in mid-michigan Haslett and outplayed the Vikings for the 1st half of play.  The Wolfpack controlled possession of the ball for the first period and only allowed 5 shots on goal.  Though the Wolfpack controlled time of possession, they were only able to put a tally up on the board.  In the second period, Haslett's Noah Sawyer stepped forward for the Vikings and struck for two goals for the final 2-0 score. 

Haslett is 10-4-1 on the season and Laingsburg in 8-4-2 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 9
Laingsburg Saves: Ben Roberts 6

Haslett Shots on Goal: 10
Haslett Goals: Noah Sawyer (2)
Haslett Assists: Hanna, Morrow
Haslett Saves: 4

Game 14: September 29th:  Laingsburg 3 – Perry 1

 

Laingsburg/Bath Wolfpack defeated the Perry Ramblers 3-1 as Perry honored their seniors Tony Rosado and Josh Jetton at halftime of the match.   The Wolfpack’s John Brown opened the scoring four minutes in as he finished the play setup by Wolfpack left fullback Nick Jarvis.  Nick drove the ball 50 yards down the left touchline before sending the entry pass into John.   Perry’s Austin Dunn tied the score ten minutes later.  The ‘Pack struck back with five minutes left in the period to go up 2-1 at intermission.  Ryan Hanah scored the go-ahead goal off the Jost Hart assist.

 

In the second period, Laingsburg’s Dalton Guggemos added a goal off the assist from Matt Johnson for the final 3-1 score.

 

Laingsburg/Bath is 9-4-2 on the season and play at home versus Morrice on 10/2.

 

Laingburg will also be hosting their 1st round Division II, District 26 match versus Corunna @ 3:00 pm on 10/13 @ Laingsburg.

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 15

Laingsburg Goals:  John Brown, Ryan Hannah, Dalton Guggemos

Laingsburg Assists: Matt Johnson, Josh Hart, Nick Jarvis

Laingsburg Saves: Roberts 5

 

Perry Shots on Goal: 10

Perry goal:  Austin Dunn

Perry Saves: Waller 10


Game 15: October 2nd:  Laingsburg 9 – Morrice 0

 

Laingsburg Wolfpack defeated Morrice 9-0 as John Brown scored a hat trick, and 5 other players scored for the Wolfpack.  Brown tallied his first goal two minutes into the match, his second goal five minutes later, and his third goal five minutes after that for a quick 3-0 lead.  Also scoring for the Wolfpack were Matt Johnson,  Ian Milligan, Dalton Guggemos, Jordan Fulton, Bobby Halick twice.  Matt Johnson had five assists for the Wolfpack.  Laingsburg outshot Morrice 21 - 0.

 

Laingsburg/Bath is 10-4-2 on the season and play at Dansville on 10/8 @ 7:00 pm.

 

Laingburg will also be hosting their 1st round Division II, District 26 match versus Corunna @ 3:00 pm on 10/13 @ Laingsburg.

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 21

Laingsburg Goals:  John Brown (3), Bobby Halick (2), Dalton Guggemos, Matt Johnson, Ian Milligan, Jordan Fulton

Laingsburg Assists: Matt Johnson (5), Gordy Ewald, Jordan Fulton, Rysam Hurley, Dalton Guggemos 

 

Morrice Shots on Goal: 0

Morrice Saves:  7


Game 16: October 8th:  Laingsburg 6 – Dansville 0

 

Dansville Aggies fall 6-0 to the Laingsburg Wolfpack at  the Aggies “Under the Lights” game.  

 

The Aggies had a large and loud home crowd as they were honoring their seniors and the local youth teams at their annual “Under the Lights” contest.  The Wolfpack quickly quieted the crowd as they scored their first goal 18 seconds into the match, when Dalton Guggemos picked up the rebound from the John Brown strike and put it past the Aggie keeper.  The Aggies responded well and outhustled the Wolfpack during the next  five minutes of the match, however, it was the ‘Pack’s Jordan Fulton who knocked over the Aggie keeper in the scramble in front of the net and scored the second goal.  Dalton Guggemos tallied two more goals for the Wolfpack in the 1st period for his hat trick and the Wolfpack’s 4-0 lead at intermission.  Ryan Hannah and Matt Johnson assisted on Guggemos’s 2nd and 3rd goal, respectively.

 

In the second period, Wolfpack sophomore Drew Jones saw his first action of the year in goal for the Wolfpack varsity and held onto the shutout with one saves as the Wolfpack tallied two more goals for the final 6-0 score.  Mitchell Matzenbach and Jordan Fulton each scored in the second period off some nice passing from John Brown, Dalton Guggemos and Matt Johnson.

 

Laingsburg/Bath is 11-4-2 on the season and play at Fowlerville on 10/11 @ 11:30.

 

Laingburg will also be hosting their 1st round Division II, District 26 match versus Corunna @ 3:00 pm on 10/13 @ Laingsburg.

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 20

Laingsburg Goals:  Dalton Guggemos (3), Jordan Fulton (2), Mitchell Matzenbach

Laingsburg Assists: Matt Johnson (2), John Brown, Dalton Guggemos, Ryan Hannah

Laingsburg Saves: Roberts 3, Jones 1

 

Dansville Shots on Goal: 10

Dansville Saves: Aaron  Hoefland 10


Game 17: October 11th: Fowlerville 3 - Laingsburg 2

Game 18: Districts: October 13th:  Laingsburg 2 – Corunna 1

 

Laingsburg Wolfpack advance to the 2nd round of District 26 after dispatching Corunna 2-1.

 

Laingsburg was up 2-0 at intermission on John Brown's header off the Dalton Guggemos cross at the 27 minute mark and than Dalton Guggemo's put in from the Rysam Hurley pass at the 24 minute mark.  Corunna's John Basso scored  at the 30 minute mark of the second period for the final 2-1 score.

 

Laingsburg honored it's seniors at halftime of the match.  Senior players for Laingsburg are #1- Lucas Rocha, #2-Matt Murphy, #3 - Eric Silvernail, #5 - Ben Roberts, # 7 - Rysam Hurley, #8 - Ryan Hannah, #11 - Gordy Ewald, #14 - Jordan Fulton, #16 Chase Stambersky, #19 - John Brown, #20 - Dalton Guggemos, and #21 - Matt Johnson.

 

Coruna ends the season at 6-14-1. Laingsburg/Bath is 12-5-2 on the season and play at Owosso on 10/14 @ 5:00 pm versus the winner of Clio and Flint Central.

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 18

Laingsburg Goals:  John Brown, Dalton Guggemos

Laingsburg Assists: Rysam Hurley, Dalton Guggemos 

Laingsburg Saves: Ben Roberts 3

 

Corunna Shots on Goal: 4

Corunna Goal: John Basso

Corunna Saves:  Jeff Giddings 11

Game 19: District Semi-Final: October 15th: Laingsburg 4 - Clio 1

Laingsburg Wolfpack advances to the District 26-2 Final after defeating Clio 4-1

Clio's Timothy wright was awarded the first goal of the match at the 10:12 mark of the first period after the 'Pack's Ryan Hannah deflect the shot past the Wolfpack Keeper.  Wolfpack  keeper Ben Roberts made a couple of key save to keep the score at 1-0 until Wolfpack's Mitchell Matzenbach was able to tie the match four minutes later off of the Calbe Gutzki assist.  With just over a minute left in the half, Laingsburg's Ryan Hannah sent a long ball in from midfield that John Brown buried for the go-ahead goal and the 2-1 halftime lead.  The second half was all Wolfpack as Clio was held to zero shots on goal and Laingsburg tallied two more goals by Matt Johnson and Dalton Guggemos for the 4-1 final score.


Laingsburg/Bath is 13-5-2 on the season and play at Owosso on 10/17 @ 4:00 pm versus the winner of St Johns and Mt. Morris

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 16

Laingsburg Goals:  John Brown, Dalton Guggemos, Matt Johnson, Mitchell Matzenbach

Laingsburg Assists: Rysam Hurley, Mitchell Matzenbach, Ryan Hannah, Caleb Gutzki

Laingsburg Saves: Ben Roberts 5

 

Clio Shots on Goal: 6

Clio Goal: Timothy Wright

Clio Saves:  7


Game 20: District Final: October 17th: Laingsburg 2 - St. Johns 1

Laingsburg-Bath claims first soccer district

By COREY RHODES, Argus-Press Sports Writer -  http://www.argus-press.com/

Saturday, October 18, 2008 12:40 AM EDT

OWOSSO - It took the Laingsburg-Bath soccer team more than a decade to reach a district championship game, and once it got there, the Wolfpack didn't want to leave.

For a while it seemed like the 'Pack wouldn't.

It took nearly two complete overtime periods Friday to decide who would be the Division 2 district champion between the Wolfpack and St. Johns (14-7-2) - but a Mitchell Matzenbach header gave Laingsburg-Bath the 2-1 win with just 3:09 left in the second OT.

“In this district we kept telling ourselves ‘stay alive, it's never gonna be our last game' and that's our mindset each and every game,” said senior John Brown, whose corner kick set up the game-winning goal. “We carried it out all the way through to the end and that's what saved us in the end and we were able to win.”

The district championship was a perfect measuring stick for how far the Wolfpack (14-5-2) has come this season. In the opening game of the year, St. Johns posted a 4-1 win over Laingsburg-Bath.

This time, the Redwings took a 1-0 lead on a penalty kick by Ian Baert with 7:28 left in the first half at Willman Field.

But with some adjustments on defense, a brilliant game by goalkeeper Ben Roberts and tremendous hustle, Laingsburg-Bath scraped out a win simply by playing the only way it knows how.

“That's really Laingsburg soccer,” said coach Shawn Fulton. “That's the kind of soccer I've tried to instill in these boys and I think we didn't really play that way in the first two games. But we have had tremendous success on our home field and at halftime we took it to heart that we were the home team and this was our home field and nobody is gonna push us around on our home field. Win, lose or draw they're gonna know they're in a game and that's what the team's whole point was.”

The Wolfpack applied tremendous pressure on the offensive end throughout the game, but didn't break through with a goal until just 15:34 remained in the game. Ryan Bray found the upper right corner of the net from about 15 yards off a scramble in front of the St. Johns net.

“Once we got that first goal I think momentum clearly shifted and we were out-playing them and had them on their heels and knew we had a really good chance to win,” Brown said.

For the final 20 minutes of regulation, the Wolfpack dominated possession of the ball and carried that over into the overtime.

“They just out-hustled us, that's really the bottom line,” said St. Johns coach Karl Hanover. “They played better than we did.”

Both teams had chances early in overtime to end the game. Laingsburg-Bath couldn't convert on a scramble in front of the net and St. Johns had a shot ring off the crossbar and down in front of the net.

St. Johns also had several opportunities to break the game open well before any thought of overtime. But a handful of tremendous saves from Roberts, who was nearly a unanimous selection for the All-District team, kept Laingsburg-Bath alive.

“I was hoping to try and keep my team in the game and just kind of stop their shots,” Roberts said. “Last time we played them they had a lot of outside shots so I tried to get in position so I could stop them and keep us in the game.”

Roberts wasn't in goal the first time these teams met, because he wasn't the team's goalie to start the season. But after the team allowed seven goals during its first two losses, Roberts volunteered for the role and has been a gem ever since, allowing less than a goal per game for the entire season.

“In my opinion, he was the best goalie in this district and, in my opinion, he's probably the most valuable player on this team,” Fulton said.

Roberts' presence wasn't limited to the championship game, as he also had a tremendous impact during the semifinal match against Clio.

“It was the same thing Wednesday night, if he hadn't made a couple great saves before the half we wouldn't have come back,” Fulton said.

Now, the Wolfpack has the chance to step into uncharted territory as it heads to the first game of regionals Tuesday at Flint Kearsley against the winner between North Branch and Oxford.

“I don't think there's a team out there�I mean we'll show up and play our butts off,” Fulton said. “I'm not afraid of anyone, if we play like this there's not a team in the state I'm afraid of.

“If we play like this, all it takes is one goal.”

For at least one day however, the team will enjoy what it has already accomplished.

“It feels great,” said Roberts, “because we've done something that no one else has done in our school before.”

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 10
Laingsburg Goals: Bray, Matzenbach
Laingsburg Assists Brown
Lainsgburg saves: Roberts 9

St Johns Shots on Goal: 17
St Johns Goal Baert
St Johns Saves: 4

Laingsburg-Bath advances to soccer regional

By The Argus-Press - http://www.argus-press.com/

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 9:12 AM EDT

LAINGSBURG - The Laingsburg-Bath soccer team advanced to this week's regional competition for the first time and the Wolfpack could have a solid shot to advance to the regional final in Division 2.

Laingsburg-Bath, which beat St. Johns 2-1 in double overtime Friday, drew the winner of the St. Clair district for its regional semifinal at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Oxford advanced out of that district with a 1-0 win over North Branch.

Oxford's Corey Olsen scored the only goal of the game as Tim Bachner collected the shutout in goal. The Wildcats (9-10-3) won three district games to reach the regional.

Laingsburg-Bath (14-5-2) has not played any of the three regional finalists this season. Sixth-ranked Mason plays unranked Ortonville Brandon in the other half of the draw late Tuesday night at Flint Kearsley.

The championship game is Thursday at 7 p.m., also at Kearsley.

Laingsburg-Bath coach Shawn Fulton likes the way his team played in the district and believes it will give anyone a tough game in the regional if it plays the same way.

“I don't think there's a team out there�I mean, we'll show up and play our butts off. I'm not afraid of anyone,” Fulton said after the district championship. “If we play like this, there's not a team in the state I'm afraid of. If we play like this, all it takes is one goal.”

Laingsburg-Bath played an independent schedules this season.

Oxford is playing in the regional for the fifth time in seven years, but the first time since 2006. Oxford finished fourth in the Metro League behind Brandon, Fenton and Linden.

In the other half of the draw Mason plays Brandon (16-5-2). Brandon won its first district championship in nine years and its first Metro title in 15 seasons.

Brandon coach Phil Kimmel is in his second season. He formerly played on three straight district championship teams for the Blackhawks (1997-99).

Brandon advanced to the regional by shutting out Fenton 5-0 in the district championship.

Mason was ranked sixth in the final coaches' association poll. The Bulldogs, members of the Capital Area Activities Conference Red with Owosso, beat DeWitt 4-1 in the district championship Saturday at East Lansing.

Mason reached the district final by beating ninth-ranked East Lansing 5-2 Thursday night.

The Bulldogs won the CAAC Red this season with Owosso finishing second.

Game 21: Regional Semi-Final: October 21st: Laingsburg 1 - Oxford 0

Laingsburg-Bath wins first regional contest in school history

By JEROME MURPHY, Argus-Press Sports Writer - http://www.argus-press.com/

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 9:46 AM EDT

FLINT - It was history in the making for Laingsburg-Bath's soccer squad.

The Wolfpack captured its first-ever victory in regional action by nipping Oxford 1-0 on a cold Tuesday afternoon at Flint Kearsley High School.

Now the Wolfpack (15-5-2) will aim for the school's first regional championship Thursday at 7 p.m.

“Laingsburg-Bath has never gotten this far,” said senior defenseman Eric Silvernail. “It's monumental. This is a big step for our program. We've never made it this far.”

The Wolfpack will be a decided underdog when it takes a five-game winning streak against No. 6-ranked Mason in the finals. The Bulldogs (21-2) defeated Ortonville Brandon 1-0 in Tuesday's other regional semifinal.

“We have nothing to lose at this point - we're deeper than anybody expected us to be,” said Laingsburg-Bath coach Shawn Fulton.

Oxford (9-11-3) had twice as many shots on goal as the Wolfpack. The Wildcats owned a 10-5 advantage. But Wolfpack senior forward John Brown scored the game's lone goal - his 25th of the season - with 5:39 left in the first half.

Brown's goal came off a rebound on a play triggered by Matt Johnson's crossing pass from the left corner. It appeared an Oxford defender would clear the ball but Jordan Fulton was able to keep the ball alive and Brown then got it past the keeper.

“If you could give an assist on hustle, I'd give it to Jordan Fulton on that play,” said Shawn Fulton. “He came in on that first ball across and he got a touch on that ball and spun it out and John finished it. Jordan was just pure hustle up top to get in there and get a touch on that ball.”

Johnson and Fulton each had assists on the play and Johnson tied the school record for most assists in a season with 22. He now shares the mark with Chris Martinez.

“This is amazing,” said Johnson. “It's a really cool feeling knowing that we're the only team to ever go this far in soccer.”

With the 1-0 lead to protect and the strong wind at its back, the Laingsburg-Bath defense tightened the screws in the second half and keeper Ben Roberts, who made seven saves, made sure no shots got past him.

“Defense is one of our stronger points,” said Hannah. “If the other team doesn't score then they can't win.”

One of the defensive gems of the contest came from Silvernail, who made a non-goalie save with 15 minutes left in the first half.

“I slid for it and I was lucky to get it,” said Silvernail. “If I didn't get it, it would have been a sure goal.”

“We made a mistake there and it was Eric Silvernail who came in and cleared that ball out,” said Fulton. “He's always solid, he's always in the right spot. He's not flashy but he's just a solid player back there.”

Oxford coach John Thaler said his team has stepped up especially strong the past four or five games.

“We had our schedule stacked with Division 1 teams throughout the year just to get us ready for this,” said Thaler. “We played well at the districts. And I don't know if we ran out of gas after the district final on Saturday or what. It just wasn't our game ... But nobody expected us to get this far.”

Mason edged Brandon by the same 1-0 score as Dagan Hammar scored with 26:14 left in the second half to set up Thursday's regional final clash with Laingsburg-Bath.

Laingsburg-Bath matched last year's win total. The Wolfpack finished 15-3-1 a season ago. But the squad lost 2-1 in the first round of the districts to DeWitt.

“We sort of got thrown to the Wolves last year. It was our first year in Division 2 and we're quite a small school actually,” said Fulton. “And when we went into DeWitt, we lost 2-1. We didn't really control the ball but we didn't give up too many shots and we actually scored first.”

Prior to the Mason-Brandon late semifinal, Fulton said one goal could be the difference Thursday.

“All it takes is one goal,” said Fulton. “If we can keep it tight - our defense is pretty strong - one goal is all we need. I've got a couple of good horses up front. It'll be the biggest challenge that our program has ever faced.”

 

Laingsburg/Bath is 15-5-2 on the season play in the Region 7 Final at Flint Kearsley on 10/23 @ 7:00pm versus Mason . Mason defeated Ortonville Brandon 1-0 in the night cap.

 

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 5

Laingsburg Goals: John Brown

Laingsburg Assists: Matt Johnson, Jordan Fulton

Laingsburg Saves: Ben Roberts 7

 

Oxford Shots on Goal: 10

Oxford Saves: Tim Bachner 3



Game 21: Regional Final:  October 23rd: Laingsburg 2 - Mason 1

Laingsburg/Bath wins regional

Goal with 8:37 left snaps 1-1 tie, earns spot in state semifinals

Sean Merriman • For the Lansing State Journal • October 24, 2008 • From Lansing State Journal - http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/

FLINT - Ian Milligan scored the game winning goal with 8:37 remaining as Laingsburg/Bath defeated Mason 2-1 in a Division 2 regional final Thursday night at Kearsley High

That was an amazing feeling and a huge victory for our team," Milligan said. "We knew how good of a team Mason is, but we remained confident throughout the game."

Laingsburg/Bath advances to the state semifinals at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Bloomfield Hills Andover against Saturday's winner between Birmingham Seaholm and Dexter.

Laingsburg/Bath entered the second half trailing 1-0 as Mason's Ryan Thelen scored with just over two minutes remaining before halftime on a pass from teammate Dagan Hammar.

The Bulldogs (20-2-2) dominated possession for the majority of the first half, but Laingsburg/Bath came out in the second half and made the necessary adjustments to battle back..

"We knew that Mason had a ton of team speed and our goal was to contain that speed and not allow them to get any easy shots on goal," Laingsburg/Bath coach Shawn Fulton said. "We knew we had them frustrated and that is a credit to our defense. They did an outstanding job for us out there tonight."

Fulton spoke to his team before the game about schemes to stop Mason's high-powered offense and assigned senior defender Rysam Hurley the task of shadowing Mason's Dagan Hammar and making sure that he did not get any open looks.

Hurley answered the challenge as he helped hold Mason's top goal scorer scoreless throughout the game, despite the Bulldogs controlling possession for much of the game.

"They (Laingsburg/Bath) had a game plan coming into this game and they executed it to perfection," Mason coach Nick Binder said.

"They took over the momentum in the second half and we just got a little too impatient."

Laingsburg/Bath opened the second half with an unassisted goal by senior John Brown, which tied the game at 1-1.

The game turned into a defense battle following the goal, highlighted by a number of key saves by Laingsburg/Bath goalie Ben Roberts.

"Ben made some incredible saves out there that really kept us in the game and put us in position to win," Fulton said.

"This is a complete team effort and I was extremely proud of our team today. They really deserved this victory."


Laingsburg-Bath upsets Mason to win regional

By JEROME MURPHY, Argus-Press Sports Writer - http://www.argus-press.com/

Friday, October 24, 2008 10:05 AM EDT

FLINT - Laingsburg-Bath made the impossible happen.

The Wolfpack, after being held without a shot on goal in the first half, scored twice in the second half to stun No. 6-ranked Mason 2-1 and claim the program's - and area's - first regional soccer championship Thursday at Flint Kears-ley High School.

Mason (20-2-2) dominated the first half, out-shooting the Wolves 7-0.

Unranked Laingsburg-Bath (16-5-2) earned a berth in Wednesday's Division 2 state semifinals at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Bloomfield Hills Andover. Coach Shawn Fulton's Wolves will battle the winner of Saturday's Division 2 Andover regional final pitting eighth-ranked Birmingham Seaholm against unranked Dexter.

In the final stats, the Bulldogs took 10 shots on goal to Laingsburg-Bath's four but the Wolfpack made more of its opportunities.

“They put a lot of pressure on us but our defense doesn't give up that many clean shots,” said Laingsburg-Bath coach Shawn Fulton.

The game was tied 1-1 late in regulation before sophomore midfielder Ian Milligan delivered the game-winner - scoring just his second goal of the season - with 8:35 left. The assist was credited to Lucas Rocha and the Wolfpack held on for the upset victory.

“Luas Rocha dribbled it around for a while and then he passed back and I happened to be there,” Mil-ligan said while posing with the regional trophy. “A little luck and a lot of heart. This is pretty amazing.”

Moments after the final seconds ticked off, the Laingsburg-Bath student section ran onto the field and mobbed the team.

At the same time members of the Mason squad dropped to the turf and held their heads in disbelief. Mason has won seven consecutive district championships but just one regional - in 2005.

Laingsburg-Bath senior forward John Brown, who tied the game at 1-1 10 minutes into the second half, said it was an upset victory that was shocking - even to the Wolfpack.

“I've got to hand it to Mason,” said Brown. “They are a talented team and nine times out of 10 they beat us.”

But not Thursday.

Goaltender Ben Roberts made nine saves and he had plenty of help from his swarming teammates.

“I figured that throughout the full game there'd probably be only one goal,” said Roberts. “And I was really down on myself after they got that first goal. But when we scored we felt really good about ourselves.

“The plan now is to go as far as our winning streak takes us. We'd love to go all the way.”

Mason forced the action in the first half and it finally paid off with 2:21 left before intermission. Steven Walker scored on a deflection off the leg of a Laingsburg defenseman and past Roberts for a 1-0 lead.

At halftime, Fulton reminded his team of its district championship victory over St. Johns, a 2-1 double-overtime win in much the same fashion as Thursday's.

“Our district final was exactly the same way,” said Fulton. “We were down 1-0 at halftime and St. Johns had been putting a lot of pressure on but we were playing our game. We were not giving up a lot of shots and we knew we could come back. We knew we had Mason extremely frustrated.”

With 30 minutes left in the contest, senior Ryan Hannah unleashed a long, high free kick that landed among a scrum in front of the Mason net and Brown was able to retrieve the ball and score from the corner.

“We just thought, get it in, try to get a flick on the ball and one of our players got his head on it (Mitch Matzenbach) and I was able to follow up behind the play,” said Brown. “I had no angle. I just shot it at the net and it went off his leg (of the Mason goalkeeper) and in.”

“Hannah brought it in from the outside and we just crashed everybody on the goal,” said Fulton.

Fulton said Laingsburg-Bath senior Rysam Hurley played an exceptional defensive game to limit the offensive threat posed by Mason senior Dagan Hammar.

Hammar had a hat trick in a district semifinal win over East Lansing and also scored Mason's game-winner in a 1-0 regional semifinal win over Ortonville Brandon.

“He's a big guy for them but Rysam stayed right on his shoulder and he hardly got any touches tonight. That was a real key.”

Laingsburg Shots on Goal: 4

Laingsburg Goals: John Brown, Ian Milligan

Laingsburg Assists: Ryan Hannah, Lucas Rocha

Laingsburg Saves: Ben Roberts 9

 

Mason Shots on Goal: 10

Mason Goal: Ryan Thelen

Mason Saves: Jacob Derby 2




 Team Statistics

Team Statistics (2008)

 

Record

 

Win

Loss

Tie

Total Games

Total Goals For:

Goals For Average:

Total Goals Against:

Goals Against Average:

 

16
5
2
23
80
3.48
24
1.04

 


Player Statistics (2008)

Player

Uniform #

Grade

Position

Goals

Assists

Total Pts

Shots

Shooting %

John Brown

19

12

Fwd

27
5
59
73
37

Dalton Guggemos

20

12

Fwd

21
14
56
100
21

Matt Johnson

21

12

Fwd

5
22
32
54
9

Mitchell Matzenbach

10

11

Mid

6
4
16
32
19

Ben Roberts

5

12

Mid

4
2
10
11
36

Ryan Hannah

8

12

Def

2
5
9
10
20
Jordan Fulton
14
12
Fwd
3
2
8
10
33

Rysam Hurley

7

12

Def

1
6
8
26
4

Alex Kubsh

12 

Mid 

2
2
6
8
14
Lucas Rocha
1
12
Fwd
1
4
6
5
20
Ian Milligan
22
11
Mid
2
0
4
5
40
Bobby Halick
18
11
Fwd/GK
2
0
4
4
50

Ryan Bray     

4

11

Mid

2
1
5
8
25

Gordy Ewald

11

12

Mid

1
1
3
9
11
Devinn Ridsdale
9
11
Fwd
1
0
2
7
14

Caleb Gutzki

23

11

Mid

0
2
2
5
0
Nick Jarvis
12
11
Def
0
1
1
0
0

Josh Hart

10

11

Mid

0
1
1
8
0

Chase Stambersky

16

12

Def

0
0
0
1
0



Goalkeeper Statistics (2008)

Player

Games

Goals Against

Goals Against Average

Saves

Average Saves/Game

Minutes Played

Games played

(based on 80

minutes per game)

 Goals Against

Average

 (per 80 min/games)



















Ben Roberts
19
15
.78
87
4.58
1330
16.6
.90

 Bobby Hallick

6
6
1.0
8
1.33
270
3.375
1.77
Ryan Hannah
2
3
1.5
7
3.5
120
1.5
2
Caleb Gutzki
1
0
0
0
0
20
.25
0
Chase Stambersky
1
0
0
0
0
8
.1
0
Drew  Jones
1
0
0
1
1
40
.5
0