Calvin Christian Cougars: Boy's Soccer Update

As of September 21st, the CCHS Cougar soccer team has gone 4-1 in their season with the conference for the 2012 season and is looking forward to a conference win this year. Each person, ranging from seniors to new freshmen, has played their role on the team and the outcome has showed significantly by the work put in. The captains, Nathan Bonnema and Austin Bartz, have done their part as players on the field and leading the players on the team. “We can consistently out hustle the opponent and playing with confidence and a great attitude” captain Nathan Bonnema shared about the team this year. The CCHS soccer coach, Coach TerHaar has been the head coach and a great motivator for the team year after year with the coming and goings of former and new students. His statement of “It’s a beautiful day for soccer” has become a motivator for the players to play their best against any opponent they face on the field no matter what the weather looks like.  The excitement arose when Cougars played a home game against Shattuck Academy yesterday.   Jacob Bursaw, a starting senior for Calvin, put a rocket from outside the 18’ marker into the net away from the defending goalie’s hands, and later would take a free kick that would score. Mark Whitcomb, Calvin’s newest freshman, caught a cross from Will Hendrickson from the right side of the field and tapped it in to make the game a quick 3-0. The Cougars after a quick break at half, went back in ready to finish what they started. Shattuck retaliated quickly from the goals and quickly made the game 3-2 with some miscommunication of the Cougar defence. Ausitn Bartz wouldn’t let that settle and put one in after snaking past the defence and putting it out of reach from the goalie to make it 4-2. Jacob Koehler, a junior at CCHS,  put the game away after coming in off a cross in front of the net to make the game 5-2 and ultimately a Cougar win. The Cougars press on through the changing seasons and hope ultimately for a conference win this year.

--Andrew Thomas