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Youth Soccer Roundup: Weekend Wins for ’08 Girls Black, ’07 Boys Red and U10 Girls Red Soccer Teams

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New Canaan Girls Score Nail-Biting 4-2 Come-From-Behind Triumph Over Darien

—submitted by Robyn Peterson

Off to a rocky start on Sunday, the New Canaan Girls ’08 Black team fell behind early by two goals against archrival Darien. But as the sun set on the field at Cherry Lawn, the New Canaan team caught their second wind and scored four unanswered goals to take the come-from-behind win. Shortly after the game began, Darien punched in two quick goals to jump ahead and usher in fears of a shutout. Just before the end of the first half, the New Canaan team saw a glimmer of hope as Larkin Celiberti rushed past the Darien defense to put the New Canaan team on the scoreboard just before heading off to the sidelines. Whatever Coach Maegen Doyle said to these kids during her halftime pep talk we may never know, but it sparked a fire that lit this team into a fireball.

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Youth Sports Roundup: NC Girls Red U12 Wins Soccer Tourney, Field Hockey’s 7 Red Bests Darien

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NC Girls Red U12 Dominant Winning SCOR Tournament

—submitted by John Dunn

At times it rained. At times it poured. All throughout our girls scored . The New Canaan Girls Red U12 team hadn’t lost a game this season as they took the field Sunday morning at the Columbus Day SCOR Tournament in Ridgefield. By the end of the day nothing had changed as the team overwhelmed the competition in winning 4 straight games for the championship.

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Youth Soccer Roundup: U10 Girls Red Dominates Darien, ’07 Boys White Bests Bethel

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New Canaan’s ‘Mighty Reds’ U10 Girls Soccer Dominates Darien 6-3

—submitted by Lisa Riley

On Sunday, Oct. 2, the New Canaan Girls U10 Mighty Reds continued on their winning streak beating Darien 6-3 in an away game. Led by co-captains Julia McPhillips and Eleanor duPont, the Mighty Reds showed a strong lead early on with two goals by Paige Place. Darien pushed hard and scored a goal to bring the match to 2-1 by the end of the first half. Both the Mighty Reds and Darien Blue came back to the field in the second half with determination which showed in their play.

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Youth Soccer Roundup: Weekend Wins for Boys, Girls Teams at CT Cup

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U11 Red Boys Shine During 7-2 Win Over Milford in Their First Connecticut Cup Game

—submitted by Angela Wilson

U11 Red team led by Richard Sutherland came out fast and furious Saturday for their first Connecticut Cup game. With goals scored shortly after the whistle, the team’s energy and skill level were evident. Will Langford’s cross started off Jack Cuda’s double score during the first half. Cole Wilson and Enzo Fredericks’ kicks across the field assisted Ben Bilden’s strategically placed balls to land two more in bringing the score to 4-1 at the start of half time. The spark continued to ignite as Augusto Baldini, Henry Silva , Carter Halsell and Teddy Ansaldi played hard giving Milford few chances at the ball. Bilden came away with a hat trick to bring the score to 5-1. Jayden Oyekanmi decided to take his shot and add to the score board to land two more in to end the game 7-2.

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Youth Soccer Roundup: New Canaan’s ’07 Boys, Girls Notch Season’s First Victories

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New Canaan Boys White 2007 Victorious Over Greenwich Milan 07 2-1

—submitted by Anne Walker

It was a muggy afternoon at Saxe as New Canaan Boys White 07 delivered its first victory of the season over Greenwich Milan 07. The boys started off on a strong note with a goal early on by Jack Mitchell but Greenwich answered back, tying the score at 1-1, toward the end of the first half. New Canaan only gained momentum as the game progressed. Even in the span of time from the first to second half, they improved substantially as a team, passing and staying on top of the ball. The defensive line stayed strong and Christian Crovatto in goal stopped everything that came his way.