Unity soccer team notches first win
Nolan Remole scored Unity's first goal of the season in the first half of the team's road opener at St. Teresa. The sophomore later added an assist to his stats to help the Rockets roll over the host Bulldogs, 7-1.
Junior
Gabe Pound followed up with two goals in the half, one with the help of Remole and the second unassisted. He later put the final nail in the Bulldog coffin in the second period on an assist from another sophomore, Nolan Wishall.
Two other Rocket ballers found the net in the second half as well.
Brendan Bachert booted in an unassisted goal, and
Andrew Mowrer took advantage of a pass from Travis McCarter to give their team a commanding 6-1 lead.
Valencia-Chavez scored St. Teresa's only goal in the second half.
Tigers sweep SJO tennis
The Urbana girls tennis program picked up their first dual match victory of the season via a 9-0 shutout over fledgling St. Joseph-Ogden program late Tuesday afternoon.
The Tigers' top six players - Alisa Tangmunarunkit, Matika Pounginjai, Eisla Madigan, Luna Morales, Halie Thompson, and Lorelie Yau - won both their singles matches and respective double bouts against the Spartans.
On the top court at #1 singles, senior
Abbey Dow was the only SJO player to win three games in a set. Despite her strong serving effort and offensive play, she fell 6-2, 6-3 to Urbana's Alisa Tangmunarunkit.
Greer leads SJO in Argenta-Oreana shutout
The St. Joseph-Ogden soccer team improved to 1-0-1 on the season after a 3-0 blanking on the road at Argenta-Orena. After a scoreless first half,
Jackson Greer put two balls between the posts to give the Spartans a 2-0 lead.
Ryker Lockhart booked his second goal of his inaugural season with SJO thanks to a feed from
Aiden Cromwell to close out the scoring effort for both teams. Cromwell was also credited with an assist on Greer's first goal and sophomore
Logan Mills earned the assist on the second.
Hunter Ketchum made nine saves protecting the Spartan goal.
Rockets' volleyball squad drops non-con at LeRoy
The Unity volleyball team suffered a road loss at LeRoy in a gritty two-setter on Tuesday evening. The Panthers prevailed besting the Rockets 32-30, 25-23.
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