Thursday, October 20 - Grandville Game

Wow. Another game in miserable conditions! I am so proud of the boys playing through their pain and discomfort and ending the season on a solid, well played game and a victory! A big shout out to Nolan Reeve for great hustle and determination to get the ball past their keeper. Another great performance from Austin Robinson in goal was a huge factor in our win too! Way to go team! We ended our season with 6 wins, 4 losses, and 2 ties, which is a good "winning" record. But I also realized that 3 out of our 4 losses came to teams with 8th graders playing. Remove those "unfair" games and we had just one loss to Zeeland Christian that really we should have won or at worst tied. What a great season!!!! Thanks for all the hard work and all the parent support!

Coach Timmer

Wednesday, October 19 - Holland Christian

Growing up playing soccer for Holland Public Schools, I always LOVED to beat Holland Christian, as they were a huge rival of ours. Unfortunately in my 11 years of coaching in Zeeland, that hasn't happened very often. But I know we were right there against them this year. We played a very solid game and had our chances. We just didn't capitalize on them! The game was very even in my eyes and could have easily ended in a tie or a victory. I feel really good about our play. Big thanks to Austin Robinson on a tremendous effort in goal, filling in for Sean. Also, a big high five to Tyler Burtch for switching to forward the last few minutes of the game and getting us on the scoreboard!

Wednesday, October 12 - Allendale Game

No Comment. Well actually, one comment. I was a bit disgusted with the scheduling of that game against a team with that had almost no 7th graders on it and whose 8th graders were that big and that good. Very frustrating for everyone. Letting it go and moving on.
 

Tuesday, October 11 - Byron Center game

Wow! What a great game! It's been a long time since I've had a team beat Byron Center. We had a solid performance against a very good team. They only had 2 losses so far this season. If you weren't able to be there, we defeated Byron Center 2-1 with one goal scored by Nolan Reeves off a great pass by Alex Rodenbeck, and the "go ahead" goal was an truly spectacular site as Nolan Reeve crossed the ball over the goal keeper to the far side of the goal, where Jonah Gough leaped in the air and headed it into the corner of the net! The victory did not come easily as Sean "Stone Wall" Howard made several phenomenal saves that made spectators wonder if they were watching the World Cup. Everyone played well and gave good effort after a tiring day of MEAP testing. Way to go guys!!!! This brings our record to 5 wins, 2 losses, and 2 ties.

West Ottawa Harbor Lights Game

What a fun game tonight! We finally put all the pieces together and played a solid game for the entire 60 minutes. There was some great passing, talking and keeping spread out on the field again, but this time we actually finished many of the opportunities we earned! What great weather too! With all the inconvenience the sudden rescheduled game caused many of us, I am still thankful to God for all the positives that came out of it.

Hudsonville Game

Tonight was a very solid a game for us. We played well as a team, making some smarter passes and maintaining possession longer. We also played much better on defense. We had many great opportunities to score, but unfortunately could not capitalize on them! Hopefully at our next game against W.O. Harbor Lights we can put it all together!
 

Zeeland Christian Game

Oh man, what a bummer! Games like tonight are tough because we played so well and really started talking more on the field, staying spread out better, and making much better passes. Which all led to some great opportunities to score. Unfortunately, we just made a few small blunders defensively that our opponents were able to take advantage of and that's all it took. Instead of winning a game you should have won or maybe tied, you lose. But I actually was really encouraged by what I saw during the game. These boys do listen to what I'm teaching them. We worked really hard at staying spread out and talking more last week and it started showing today. It makes me excited to keep going and see how much more they can improve as the season continues!