competitive match that was marred only by inconsistent refereeing. The teams were evenly matched and battled hard to the end. The Wolves conceded a single goal 20-minutes and had trouble finding chances in the final third, but never was the effort lacking.  Following that intial goal, the Wolves fought hard to find a tieing score, but were frustrated in that effort. The defense stood stiif until the final minute when a second score was given up on a fluke play when the Wolves were desperately trying to score at the end. The match ended at 0-2.

The Varsity followed with a very entertaining and cometitive match against the Eagles.  The two teams fought hard in a back and forth match with each finding chances but unable to convert, until an inadvertant turnover led to a foul call on the Wolves that resulted in a PK being converted by the

The JVA and Varsity Wolves traveled to Big Walnut on this unseasonably hot late afternoon/evening in September to face their Ohio Capital - Capital division rival. The JVA team led off with a very competitive match that was marred only by inconsistent refereeing. The teams were evenly matched and battled hard to the end. The Wolves conceded a single goal 20-minutes and had trouble finding chances in the final third, but never was the effort lacking. Following that initial goal, the Wolves fought hard to find a tying score but were frustrated in that effort. The Wolves defense stood stiff until the final minute when a second score was given up on a fluke play when the Wolves were desperately trying to score at the end. The match ended at 0-2.

The Varsity followed with a very entertaining and competitive match against the Eagles. The two teams fought hard in a back-and-forth match with each finding chances but unable to convert, until an inadvertent turnover led to a foul call on the Wolves that resulted in a PK being converted by the Eagles. Less than 2 minutes later, Kellen Louk found the equalizer on a splendid goal for the visitors. That tie held through the remainder of the first half.

The second half opened with what this writer felt was an uncalled foul resulting in a quick score by the Eagles. The teams continued their battles and exciting action, and the Eagles scored a third goal on a breakaway counter with 28 minutes remaining. The Wolves were unable to find another goal despite the fine play and even action. The match ended with a 1-3 score, and excellent goalkeeping by Drew Deken kept the score as close as it was.

This was the Varsity's first Division loss, the record now 3-1. The current standings can be found here, courtesy of MaxPreps: Ohio Capital - Capital Conference Soccer Standings. (maxpreps.com)