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Mid-Season Progress Reports
Week 5: April 14- April 19
SCOREBOARD
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Division
II |
Cascade
League |
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Lakeside 10, Panthers 7 |
Curtis 15, Kitsap 8 |
Panthers 11, Port Angeles 9 |
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Bainbridge 8, Nathan Hale 7 |
Issaquah 13, Snohomish 6 |
Panthers 11, Curtis 9 |
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Nathan Hale 12, Garfield (DII) 5 (exh) |
Garfield 11, Klahowya 5 |
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Panthers 11, Port Angeles 6 |
Curtis 7, Bainbridge D2 5 |
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Bainbridge 9, Lakeside 3 |
Roughriders 8, Franklin 4 |
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Nathan Hale 9, Port Angeles 5 |
Curtis 9, Klahowya 5 |
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NOTES & REVIEW
Division I
* Another relatively light week.
Panthers on spring break this week as everyone else
returns to action. We are well over the half way
mark as only 3 weeks remain in the regular season.
As you can see, several teams still have 6 or 7
games to play in those 3 weeks, so a lot is still to
be decided.
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Preseason Prediction |
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Current Standings (unofficial) |
W-L |
| 1) |
Bainbridge |
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1) |
Bainbridge |
7-0 |
| 2) |
Mercer Island |
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2) |
Lakeside |
4-2 |
| 3) |
Lakeside |
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3) |
Mercer Island |
4-2 |
| 4) |
Nathan Hale |
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4) |
Panthers |
6-3 |
| 5) |
Bellevue |
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5) |
Nathan Hale |
2-4 |
| 6) |
Panthers |
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6) |
Bellevue |
1-4 |
| 7) |
Maple Valley |
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7) |
Maple Valley |
1-4 |
| 8) |
Port
Angeles |
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8) |
Port
Angeles |
0-6 |
Bainbridge-
As advertised, the Spartans have essentially cruised
to a 7-0 start. They seem poised and ready to defend
their title.
Lakeside-
Lions rebounded well from an early season loss to
Bellevue. Lakeside has wins over Panthers and Mercer
Island giving them the current edge in the race for
2nd place.
John Fluke and Kyle Lane have lead the way with 33
goals between the two.
Mercer Island-
Islanders
have been fairly steady all season. Mercer has
plenty of firepower on the offensive end in Larson,
Gillis and Chirls. They�ll need to shore up
defensively if they expect to get back to the
finals. In 6 games, the Islanders have given up 57
goals.
Panthers-
Although the
Panthers have 2 more wins than Lakeside and Mercer
Island, their 3 losses are to all three teams listed
above them. Plus, the Panthers already have 2 wins
against 0-6 Port Angeles. Nevertheless, the Panthers
have far exceeded expectations and sit in a good
position to clinch a playoff spot in year one at the
Division I level.
Nathan Hale-
Not quite the first
half start the Raiders had hoped for. They do have 2
wins over Port Angeles, but have yet to have a
breakthrough win. A strong finish could keep them in
5th place, but playoffs might be out of reach.
Bellevue-
An early season win
over Lakeside had the Wolverines thinking playoffs
again in 2003. Unfortunately it has been their only
win to date. Bellevue still has a chance to get back
in it with 2 games each against Nathan Hale and
Maple Valley. However, Panthers have already beaten
them twice.
Maple Valley-
Ryan Johnson has
produced numbers, but the Vandals have yet to find
much support. Johnson has 15 goals, but no one else
has more than 7. Also a shot to get back in it with
games against Bellevue, Hale and Port Angeles left.
Port Angeles-
Tough times for the
Riders. Only scoring 4.5 goals a game.
Division II
NOTE: For statistical purposes, Division II
standings have all teams listed together through
sportability.com. Realize that Division II is in
fact split into 3 conferences and playoffs will be
determined based on standings within these
conferences. Here are the conference standings:
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Olympic Conference |
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Metro Conference |
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Preseason Prediction |
Current Standings |
W-L |
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Preseason Prediction |
Current Standings |
W-L |
| 1) |
Curtis |
1) |
Curtis |
7-0 |
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1) |
Bainbridge D2 |
1) |
Roughriders |
5-0 |
| 2) |
Vashon |
2) |
Vashon |
5-1 |
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2) |
Garfield |
2) |
Garfield |
4-1 |
| 3) |
Kitsap |
3) |
Kitsap |
2-4 |
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3) |
Roughriders |
3) |
Bainbridge D2 |
1-3 |
| 4) |
Klahowya |
4) |
Klahowya |
2-5 |
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4) |
Franklin |
4) |
Franklin |
1-4 |
| 5) |
N.
Kitsap |
5) |
N.
Kitsap |
0-6 |
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5) |
Mt.
Rainier |
5) |
Mt.
Rainier |
0-3 |
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Inland-North Conference |
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Preseason Prediction |
Current Standings |
W-L |
| 1) |
Eastside |
1) |
Eastside |
6-1 |
| 2) |
Overlake |
2) |
Overlake |
4-1 |
| 3) |
Issaquah |
3) |
Issaquah |
4-3 |
| 4) |
Snohomish |
4) |
Snohomish |
1-5 |
| 5) |
Mukilteo |
5) |
Mukilteo |
0-5 |
OLYMPIC CONFERENCE
Curtis-Not scoring or blowing teams out as
much as they did a year ago a DIII. Yet, the Vikings
are still undefeated and hold a 19 game winning
streak. Vashon only real obstacle left to an Olympic
Conference title.
Vashon-Still a shot of catching Curtis and
barring disaster, should be a playoff lock.
Incredible improvement over a year ago, a team that
saw only one win.
Kitsap-The Wolves possess a decent offense,
but must improve on defense. Their size and physical
play have proved tough for opponents. Still in the
running for playoffs.
Klahowya- Game effort from the first year
squad as the Eagles have played several tight ball
games. Unfortunately, unless they can pull a few
quick upsets, will most likely be at home come
playoff time.
North Kitsap- Gaining valuable experience as
a first year club. Still looking for win #1.
METRO CONFERENCE
Roughriders-Biggest surprise in Division II
thus far. If you believe in the slogan �Defense wins
Championships� then the Roughriders are your squad.
The green and gold rank 10th in Division II in
scoring offense having scored only 31 goals. Yet,
they sit in first at 5-0 because they rank 1st in
scoring defense. The defensive unit of Rick
Martell-Scott, Kurt Preuss, Danny Freeman, Nathan
Vandergrift and Tony Maack have only allowed 12
goals. That is an amazing 2.4 goals/game!
Garfield-Another team on the rise, their only
loss came in overtime to the before mentioned
Roughriders. A very young and energetic team still
has a shot to finish first, but would most likely
have to win out.
Bainbridge (D2)-After reaching the DII finals
a year ago, the Spartans have struggled. Bainbridge
must get some wins quick or they might find
themselves on the outside looking in.
Franklin- Quakers sit in the same boat as
Bainbridge, but with a tougher schedule left. Will
probably need at least 3 more wins to have any shot
of grabbing a wildcard. Losses have all been close
though so don�t them out.
Mt. Rainier- Only played 3 games so far. Best
chance to pick up a win will come against North
Kitsap.
INLAND-NORTH CONFERENCE
Eastside-Only blemish is a 2-goal loss at
Curtis. Ravens should certainly still be considered
a favorite. Playoffs are a lock. Overlake and
Bainbridge are the toughest opponents left on the
schedule and only real obstacles to a conference
title.
Overlake-Still a shot to catch Eastside, but
regardless of the outcome, Owls should still clinch
a playoff berth soon with games against Mukilteo and
Mt. Rainier on the horizon.
Issaquah-Hovered around .500 all season. In
solid position for a wildcard berth and can still
reach #2 in the conference with a win against
Overlake.
Snohomish-Titans have experienced much less
success than a year ago in DIII. John Healy is one
of the conferences top attackman, but has little to
work with. Defense is big and physical, but with
little structure.
Mukilteo-Predictable results from a 1st year
program.
Cascade League
* Little action in the Cascade League
this week, but the Panthers picked up two wins
including a big win over Port Angeles.
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Preseason Prediction |
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Current Standings |
W-L |
| 1) |
Mercer
Island |
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1) |
Mercer
Island |
5-0 |
| 2) |
Maple
Valley |
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2) |
Maple
Valley |
4-1 |
| 3) |
Bellevue |
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3) |
Panthers |
4-3 |
| 4) |
Panthers |
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4) |
Port
Angeles |
3-4 |
| 5) |
Nathan
Hale |
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5) |
Bellevue |
0-4 |
| 6) |
Curtis |
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5) |
Curtis |
0-4 |
| 7) |
Port
Angeles |
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* REMINDER: Nathan Hale has withdrawn
from the Cascade League
TOP PERFORMERS
Sam Harlow- Roughriders, Attack
In the first four games of the year, Harlow
failed to register a point. He picked a great time
to break that streak, scoring 5 goals in an 8-4
victory over Franklin. The win keeps the Roughriders
undefeated and atop the Metro Conference.
Nick Crowson - Senior, Lakeside, Goalie
In two games this week, Crowson made an
outstanding 54 saves! In six games he has 108
meaning half of them occurred this week. He started
off with a 26 save performance in a key win over
Panthers. He followed that with a 28 save night
against Bainbridge. Despite the loss, the 28 saves
helped hold the Spartans to 9 goals (well below
their average).
GAMES TO WATCH (April 21-April 26)
4/22 Mercer Island @ Lakeside�Islanders looking
to avenge early season loss�Lions will control own
destiny for 2nd place with a win.
4/23 Vashon @ Roughriders�Vashon needs win if
they still have hopes of finishing first in the
Olympic Conference�Can the Roughriders continue to
remain unbeaten?
4/25 Garfield @ Bainbridge D2�Spartans need a win
to right the ship�Garfield needs win to keep pace
with Roughriders
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