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After six games, the Jacks have scored 31 goals, averaging 5.2 goals per game. They have allowed four goals for an average of 0.8 goals per game, never more than one per game. The Division II local coaches’ voted Oakwood fifth best in the Miami Valley.
On Aug. 25, the Rams came to Oakwood. The first play saw Zach Rodabaugh pass to Addison Wille, weaving through the Ram’s defense, to pass to Philip Wille for the goal at 3 yards, stunning the Ram defense. At 5 minutes, Philip threaded a pass to Addison in the box, which he nailed in the lower left netting for Oakwood’s second score. On a rare Rams' foray into Oakwood's defensive third, as Jack defender was |
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Scott Harman in-bounds the ball. |
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clearing the ball at three yards from goal, it careened off a Ram midfielder, rebounding over the goal line, a fluke. Thereafter, John Harman, Telek, Gifford and Rieger formed a defensive wall, preventing Ram penetration into Oakwood’s half of the field, giving Oakwood 80 percent possession in the second half. A shot from Hood at the eighteen deflected upward, forcing the Rams’ keeper to make the leaping save. Jackson threaded to Addison Wille on the run, whose shot was saved. The ball rebounded off the defense to Jackson, whose shot was also saved. Schnader shot from 20 yards, but it sailed over the bar. Dangerous long throw-ins by Telek also fed the offense for shots in the box, but the score stood at 3-1, with Oakwood outshooting the Rams 22-9. Scott Harman had five saves.
On Aug. 28, Eaton came to Oakwood. For four minutes, Oakwood dominated. Then however, against the run of play, a Jacks’ defensive error at the touchline was compounded by a backfield error, allowing a counterattacking run by a speedy Eaton striker, who ripped down the right wing, scoring to the low left corner past goalie Scott Harman for a shock Eaton lead, 1-0. Two minutes later, Gifford’s free kick at the midfield line landed to Philip Wille, who looped a ten yard shot to the upper corner netting to tie the score. Oakwood dominated, but Eaton made a rare dangerous break, only to have Rodabaugh clear the ball upfield like a cannon. Addison Wille switched fields to left wing where Philip Wille beat the defender to the left corner flag, cut back, and made the inch perfect cross to space in front of goal at 12 yards, feeding the onrushing Schnader who crushed the ball into the upper 90, Schnader walked to the penalty spot and blasted a shot to the netting, past the goalkeeper who stood and watched.
Roberts flew down wing and made the long cross, but the keeper beat Addison Wille to the ball, snatching it off Wille’s head. Rieger lofted a 30 yard cross to the eighteen for a Wille shot. A Jackson offensive header found Phil Wille, passing to Schnader, who then slotted it to Morris for the shot. Long strings of passes continued with Schnader, Rieger, Rodabaugh, Addison and Phil Wille, Gifford, Jackson, Kissock and Marcel Georgin. Oakwood outshot Eaton 27-10 for a final score of 3-1. Jacks’ possession was estimated at 70-80 percent. Harman had five saves.
On Aug. 30, Oakwood traveled to Brookville. During the introductions, as each Brookville player’s name was announced, that player ran over to an Oakwood player to shake his hand—impressively good sportsmanship. The Jacks grew in confidence and dominated.
Brookville were stuck in their defensive half. Gifford, Kissock, Hood, Telek, John Harman, Georgin and Troy Gould walled in the opposition and fed Oakwood’s strikers. Gould found Hood who threaded it long to Addison Wille for the shot. Georgin threaded a precison pass to Wille, who passed to David Shephard, running on goal. Kissock scrapped for the ball and dropped it back to Schnader, who threaded 30 yards to Addison Wille for the shot at 20 yards. Finally, Phil Wille, who had a shot himself, unselfishly fed Shephard in front of the goal mouth, slotting it home from five yards for the winning score, 6-1. Oakwood outshot the Blue Devils 29 to 8. Scott Harman and Ryan McFarland each had one save.
On Sept. 6, Milton Union, with their star captain Steve Smith, came to Oakwood. The Jacks dominated from the whistle. In the second minute, Telek’s defensive header went to Schnader, who turned and chipped 20 yards to Jackson, who placed the perfect short lead pass to the onrushing Philip Wille, on right wing, who grounded the ball into the L corner netting. After 14 minutes, Schnader passed to Morris on wing, who passed it back to Schnader, who curled a low line drive from 25 yards, grazing the inside of the far post for the score.
Addison Wille attacked with two hard shots from the right at 20 yards. The second shot, was redirected by a sliding Morris, inches from goalmouth at the back post, nailing it for the goal. Milton, capitalizing on two, sequential Jacks’ errors, countered and shot past a diving Scott Harman to score. But Oakwood roared back with team play and selfless defense. Headers from Gifford, Hood, John Harman, Gould, Schnader and Telek kept the ball out of the defensive half.
A string of passes started the second half from Schnader to Addison Wille to Hood, who threaded a perfectly weighted ball to Phil Wille, netting from ten yards. Possession was up to 90 percent for the Jacks, exhibiting strangling teamwork and forming triangles around Miltons midfielders. Kissock passed to Schnader, then to Gifford, who slipped the ball to Morris, who chipped the stranded keeper, who could only watch as the ball lofted over his head to nestle in the far side netting, completing a brace for Morris. A free kick from Telek, on the ground from 30 yards, zipped past the keeper into the far side netting for another goal. Schnader weaved to space and lined a 20 yard pass amidst four defenders to Phil Wille, who turned and buried the shot low into the onion bag to complete his hat trick on the day. Rieger, a southpaw, now effectively playing target striker, had a go at 22 yards with his right foot, just wide of the post. Georgin had an offensive header and was knocked over in midair, but minutes later he stole the ball on the touchline. Kissock was now mopping up in center mid. Gould was seen ripping down the left wing on a 40 yard drive with the ball.The Jacks outshot Milton 39-8 for a score of 7-1. Harman had two saves.
The Oakwood girls varsity soccer team took its show on the road the first three weeks of the season, playing five of its first six matches away from home, including visits to perennial powers Alter and Cincinnati Mariemont. The Jills have fared well in league play, posting a record of 3 wins, 0 losses, and 1 tie, but dropped the non-league games to Alter and Mariemont, for an overall record of 3-2-1. Oakwood returns home tonight for a key SWBL matchup against archrival Bellbrook. The junior varsity (3 wins, 1 loss, 1 tie) plays at 5:30, the varsity at 7:15. Oakwood hosts Franklin next Monday.
Last Thursday the Jills traveled to Milton Union to take on the Lady Bulldogs. Oakwood took control from the start, and six and a half minutes into the game got on the scoreboard first, when Brooke Klopsch hit Olivia Reasoner with a pass. Reasoner dished to Tory Danis, who banged the ball off the left post and into the goal for a 1 to 0 Oakwood lead. Five minutes later Klopsch scored for the Jills, blasting a shot which the Milton Union goalkeeper was able to block, but not handle.
Brooke got to the deflection first, and chipped it over the keeper for a 2 to 0 lead. At the 6:04 mark, Danis found Klopsch with a nice assist, and Brooke booted it home for a 3-0 halftime lead.
The second half was a scoreless battle, as the Milton goalie was a bulldog, turning away numerous Oakwood attempts. For the game Oakwood had 16 shots on goal to six for Milton Union. Oakwood keeper Lauren Luther recorded five saves in posting the shutout.
Saturday the Jills visited Mariemont on a beastly hot and humid afternoon, made worse by the artificial turf and the playing field sitting down in a valley with no breeze. The first half was evenly played, each team taking five shots. None of Oakwood’s were on goal, however, and all of Mariemont’s were. At the 18:01 mark a Lady Warrior broke free on the right hand side and kicked one just inside the far post for a 1-0 lead and the only score in the first half.
Just three minutes into the second half Mariemont found a player by herself in front of the goal, and the Lady Warrior blasted one into the net for a 2-0 lead. Ten minutes in the skies opened up, and a hard rain drenched the players. One minute into the storm Mariemont chipped one over the Oakwood keeper and off the post. The ball came out of the ensuing scrum and into the net for a 3-0 Mariemont lead. The Jills finally scored with 3:56 to go when an Olivia Reasoner corner Kick found Haley Ward in front of the goal. The senior stopper put it in for Oakwood’s only goal. Final score Mariemont 3, Oakwood 1.
While disappointed with the losses to Alter and Mariemont, this is an experienced Oakwood team with great expectations. This year’s squad is made up of six seniors (Tory Danis, Rachel Huber, Brooke Klopsch, Emily Steiner, Hayley Ward, and Rachel Warwar), nine juniors (Molly Breidenbach, Liz Daganhardt, Liz Dickerson, Rachel Eviston, Taylor Garrity, Maeve Harper, Lauren Luther, Olivia Reasoner, and Sarah Shewell), two sophomores (Colleen Hallinan and Ellen Viereckl), and one freshman (Erin Riley).
The Oakwood Boys Junior Varsity Soccer Team improved their record to 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 tie with a 3 – 1 victory over the Fairborn Skyhawks on Saturday, Sept. 8. The goal allowed by Oakwood late in the first half against the Skyhawks was the first goal allowed in 3 games by the Lumberjacks. Despite giving up this goal, Oakwood responded with 3 unanswered goals in the second half to record their third win in a row.
The Lumberjacks started the season with a tough 1 – 0 loss against Valley View, giving up an unlucky goal from a ball that bounced off of several players. Freshman Keeper Ryan McFarland recorded his first shutout of the season against Miami Valley in the team’s next game. Unfortunately, the Lumberjacks were unable to convert several opportunities and the game ended in a 0 – 0 tie.
Sophomore Tri-Captain Tino Weckerling and Sophomore Kevin Sharkey were able to score Oakwood’s first goals of the season in the game against Eaton to erase a 2 – 0 deficit. However, Eaton scored a late goal to pull away with a 3 – 2 victory.
The Lumberjacks finally got their first win, and second shutout, of the season against Brookville behind two goals by Sophomore Tristan Anstadt and Tino Weckerling’s second goal of the season. The team continued its success with its second win, and second consecutive shutout, with another 3 – 0 victory against Milton Union. Tristan Anstadt and two goals in that game and Sophomore Marcel Georgin scored his first goal of the season.
Although they were unable to record their third consecutive shutout in the game against the Skyhawks, two more goals by Tino Weckerling and a goal by Sophomore Graham Roberts led Oakwood to its third-consecutive victory of the season.
The team is led by Tri-Captain Junior Jake Basnett in the midfield and Tri-Captain Sophomore Tim Fecher in the defense. Juniors Stephen Davis and Michael Chapman have also contributed to the team’s success, as have freshman Harrison Davis, Alex Kooser, Tim Judge and Nick Wagner and Sophomores John Stover, Tyler Henry-Payne, Hunter Anstadt and Peter Schweizer. The team is coached, for the fourth season, by Kyle Duwel.
The Oakwood varsity volleyball team traveled to West Milton last Thursday to play its third SWBL game of the season. The Jills faced the Lady Bulldogs after disappointing losses to Eaton and Brookville the week before. Oakwood took an early lead but lost the first game, 13-25. The young team, under the direction of Head Coach Laura Connor and Assistant Coach Julie Thompson, stepped up the pace with impressive offensive play at the net by Lili Hartzell, Channon Connor, and Claire Roess. Unfortunately, the Jills were unable to command a lead and lost the second game, 14-25.
The Jills battled back to win their third game, 25–18, with a series of
excellent serves by Hartzell and Roess. Meredith Baer, Taylor Roeckner, and Maya Hughes kept the ball in play with repeated digs from the back row. Brittany Kalbfleisch showed versatility and skill with her setting while Madeson Thompson provided help at the net. Rounding out the team and providing support were Alisa Kessler, Karin Mueller, Erin Requarth, and Riki Sagraves. The fans showed their enthusiasm as the Oakwood team ran back onto the floor for the fourth game. The junior varsity Jills took charge early by demonstrating strong teamwork and strategy, claiming the win, 25–20. Unfortunately, the Oakwood varsity players came up short, 11–15, in the fifth game and closed the match with a heartbreaking loss.
The Jills struggled for momentum on Saturday as they headed back on the road to play at Arcanum. The Lady Trojans, part of the Cross County Conference, exhibited strong senior presence and depth, beating Oakwood in three games: 25-20; 25-12; and 25-15. Oakwood hosts Bellbrook in “The Pit” on Tuesday, Sept. 11 to battle their major rival, the Golden Eagles. Play begins with the junior varsity at 5:30 p.m. followed by the varsity team around 7 p.m. Come support the Jills in their next home SWBL game!
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