Boys Soccer
The Iowa City West High School boys soccer team has become a sports dynasty in the state of Iowa. Notable past players include Nate Kaeding, current placekicker for the San Diego Chargers, who won a state title with West in 2000.
On June 5, 2010, West High beat cross-town rival Iowa City High School in the Class 3-A State Championship by a score of 3-1. Tanner Schilling had two goals for West and Defender Bob Brown added another on a 70-yard lob that bounced over City High keeper Duncan Howard-McGuire just moments after connecting with the crossbar on a 50-yard free kick.
In the regular season meeting between the two teams, West fell behind 2-1 in the second half. With approximately ten minutes remaining, an attempted clearance by a City High Defender did not make it past the top of the box. Midfielder Joe Ryken struck the ball with a running scissor kick from 18 yards out which struck the crossbar and went into the net. This goal gave West High the momentum for the rest of the game (and the season) as they finished 2010 22-0. Their record over the past two seasons is 42-2.
The Trojan Soccer team is the first team in the 16 year history of Iowa High School Soccer to win six state championships, all of them under head coach Brad Stiles. They finished the season ranked #2 Nationally on the ESPN RISE Boys Soccer (Spring) National Rankings.
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Famous quotes containing the words boys and/or soccer:
“I tell you boys there aint any answer, just you believe me, there aint any answer,... there aint going to be any answer, there never has been any answer, that’s the answer.”
—Gertrude Stein (1874–1946)
“Our first line of defense in raising children with values is modeling good behavior ourselves. This is critical. How will our kids learn tolerance for others if our hearts are filled with hate? Learn compassion if we are indifferent? Perceive academics as important if soccer practice is a higher priority than homework?”
—Fred G. Gosman (20th century)