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Boys grades three and four soccer
    The Missiles and Sounders hooked up in the last game of the year on Friday, Oct. 5. The teams played an intense, back and forth first half. Both sides tightened up play in the midfield. Michael Mahon and Byron Winslow dictated play for the Missiles, and the Sounders were  controlled by Zach Rice and Marcus Ouellette. The Missiles finally broke through in the second half. Kyle Rider scored an unassisted goal on a breakaway. The lead was short lived, however, as Gavin Kelley scored off a Parker Lambert pass. The defense on both sides picked up the intensity to preserve the tie. The game ended knotted, 1-1.
Girls grades five and six soccer
    The Clash took on the Mutiny Friday afternoon in a game with playoff implications. The Clash looked for the win to move up in the standings, while the Mutiny could clinch the third seed with a win or tie. Jacqueline Lambert put a damper on the Clash’s wishes when she put the Mutiny up 1-0 midway through the first half. She beat the defense up the sideline, then cut to the middle and made a shot. Kaleigh Kinney tied it back up for the Clash moments before intermission. In the second half the Clash came out on the offensive. Rachel Hobbs and Krystal Kingsbury kept the pressure on the Mutiny defense, but marking backs Jessica Baldwin and Danielle Allen kept the ball away from the Mutiny goal. Shannon Sweeney had an opportunity to put the Mutiny back on top midway through the second half. She received a long pass from Emma Kinney and worked her way to the goal when she ran into the defensive wall of Hannah Guerrette and Kalie Ward. Neither team could break through, and the game ended as a 1-1 tie.
    The Rapids looked to avenge earlier losses to the Crew in the late game Friday. The Crew broke through first. Hilary Boucher cleared the ball up to midfield onto the waiting foot of Madalyn Caron. Caron then centered the ball to Carly Bell. Bell slipped the ball to a streaking Ashley Trask, who blasted the ball into the back of the net. The Crew upped their lead to 2-0 when striker Miranda Flannery picked up the loose ball at the corner of the penalty area and snuck the ball just inside the far post. The Rapids marched down, looking to cut the lead in half. Unfortunately they couldn’t get through the stingy defense of Renee Browning and goalie Cameo Madore. Jordi Legassie poked the ball away from a Rapids striker, played a long ball up to halfback Ashley Trask who popped in her second goal of the game. The Crew took the 3-0 lead into the half. Jenna Hallett put the Rapids on the board minutes into the second half, cutting the deficit to 3-1. The game ended as a 3-1 victory for the Crew.
    The number three Mutiny had upset on their minds as they took on the number two Rapids in the first semifinal game Tuesday evening. Jacqueline Lambert put the Mutiny up early with an unassisted goal in the first half. Jenna Hallett tied it up for the Rapids on an unassisted goal of her own. The teams headed into intermission knotted at 1. The Mutiny came out on the offensive, looking to tire a Rapids team with no subs on the bench. Lambert tallied her second goal of the game to give her team the 2-1 advantage. The defense of Patricia Brown, Danielle Allen and goalie Kelsie Spooner made the lead hold, and the Mutiny picked up the 2-1 upset win.
    The number four Clash looked to keep the upset theme going as they battled the number one Crew in the final game Tuesday afternoon. The game became a defensive battle, as neither team could control the ball in the opposition’s defensive end. The Clash defense, anchored by Hannah Guerrette, Kalie Ward and goalie Amanda Charette, put a quick stop to all Crew chances. The Crew back line, spearheaded by Jordi Legassie, Rachel Patenaude and goalie Cameo Madore, were equally stingy. The two teams went into the half tied, 0-0. In the second half, the teams battled to control play at midfield, but saw their scoring opportunities thwarted by the defense. The two sides remained scoreless through the second half and two overtime periods, bringing on penalty kicks. The Crew prevailed by a score of 3-2, as Jordi Legassie’s shot snuck inside the post to give the Crew the hard fought victory.
    In Thursday night’s championship game, the Crew took on the Mutiny’s defense early. Carly Bell’s free kick from 8-yards away glanced off a defender’s arm, awarding the Crew a penalty kick. Mutiny keeper Erin Ackerson saved against Jordi Legassie. The Mutiny counterattacked with a run by Shannon Sweeney and Kelsie Spooner, but that attempt was stopped by marking backs Olivia Goulet and Ashley Trask. The Mutiny finally got on the board with 20 seconds left in the half. Jacqueline Lambert intercepted a clearing pass, then caught goalie Cameo Madore off guard, slamming the ball into the side of the net. The Mutiny kept the momentum in their favor in the second half, as Emma Kinney was able to send Patricia Brown and Cheyenne Judkins on threatening runs with some long passes. The Crew regrouped, then picked up the offensive intensity. Carly Bell maneuvered herself behind the defense, but Mutiny goalie Kelsie Spooner came out and picked up the ball before Bell could get off a solid shot. Spooner’s save on a free kick with second left sealed the 1-0 victory for the Mutiny, making them the 2007 league champions.
Boys grades five and six soccer
    The number three Strikers and number two Kicks met in the first game Tuesday afternoon, and set the tone for how the playoffs would go. The Strikers looked to pull a Cleveland Indians on the Kicks, having lost the three regular season match ups between the two sides. The Kicks jumped out on top, as Trent Wilson beat the Strikers defense to the goal. The Strikers tried to answer with a goal of their own before intermission, but defender Trevor Levesque and goalie Drew Bates kept the Kicks on top heading into the break. The Strikers broke through about half way through the second half. With intense pressure on the Kicks goal, the defense was forced to kick it out over the end line, giving the Strikers a corner kick. Colin McKay played the ball across the middle to the waiting foot of Aaron Kofstad. Kofstad controlled the ball, then pushed it across the goal line to tie it up at 1-1. Regulation ended in a 1-all tie. The two teams played 2 three-minute overtime periods, but neither side could find the back of the net. The Strikers pulled the upset in penalty kicks, edging the Kicks by a 4-2 margin, sending them into the championship game Thursday night.
    The number four Express looked to join the Strikers in the championship game with an upset of their own, taking on the undefeated Sting. Ben Buckley of the Express saw his shot glance off the far post. The Sting’s Ben Nickerson slid the ball across his body to the far post just inches away from goalie Joseph Patenaude’s reach. The Express had an opportunity on the ensuing kick off, but Nick Raineri and Karson Wilcox blocked all their attempt. The Sting took the 1-0 lead into intermission. In the second half, the Sting scored the next goal with Nickerson tallying his second of the afternoon. There was a quick flurry in front of the Sting goal as time expired, but Noah Rossignol cleared the ball away before any damage could be done. The Sting held on for the 2-0 decision.
    The Sting jumped out early on the Strikers in Thursday’s championship game. Jacob Carter and Ben Nickerson worked the ball down the field off the opening kickoff, looking to strike early. The Strikers defense knocked the ball out over the end line, awarding the Sting a corner kick. Nickerson’s well placed ball found the foot of a wide open Carter, who blasted the ball into the back of the net. Then Nickerson scored off a cross from Carter. The Strikers regrouped and put together some passes as they looked to chip away at the early deficit they faced. Colin McKay had an open chance, but his shot sailed just over the crossbar and out of bounds. In the second, the Sting looked for ways to preserve their 2-0 lead, while the Strikers searched for strategies to cut into the lead and get back into the game. Neither side gave an inch on defense. Devin Cray and Garrett Kidney held the potent Sting offense in check. The Sting hung on for the 2-0 win for the 2007 title.