Soccer

As Newark Norsemen start the 2011-2012 soccer season, they are looking forward to a successful year. Even though they have lost eight games and won only one game, they beat Serena on September 7th with the score of 3-2. At the end of the game, Wyatt Williamson helped us with the game during the shoot-out with his outstanding goal keeping skills.

I took some time to interview some of the players on the team. According to Kenny Kratzer the rest of the season will be “interesting.” He also stated that this season has been a learning experience. He feels that to improve himself, he needs to “work on his ball handling skills.” His favorite thing about soccer is playing a scrimmage in practice. I also interviewed Bailey Andersen, who said he has been playing soccer for six years. Bailey’s favorite thing is to run during games.

During my interview with Coach Grubb, I learned he has been coaching soccer for two years now. Coach explained that this year has been good. “We have a lot of potential on improving our games; unfortunately we have only won one game so far. He expresses that the team is doing something different this year. “They are focusing more on technical skills such as passing, ball handling, positioning, and communication.” The last question I asked him which was his favorite team to play against? He pointed out that Serena has been Newark’s equal. He also said another good challenge was Paw Paw.

By Kaylee Pehlke