BNL Cross Country Burnt Hills Invitational Coach Recap
BNL Cross Country went to the Burnt Hills Invitational this Saturday 10/15 to compete against 92 other teams on the Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s 3.1 mile course.
BNL Boys Varsity Cross Country
Leading for the boys was Gabe Kalisz who shattered his previous time by nearly a minute and finished 10th with a time of 16:53 overall. Behind him were Lance Schroeder and Raymond Ericson in 50th and 51st, Aidan Van Dyk in 68th, Dan Hendricks in 74th, Nate Hendricks in 84th, and Eben Donohue in 98th. Out of 15 teams Berlin placed 7th amongst some of the hardest competition in New York States.
BNL Girls Varsity Cross Country
The Girls Varsity had an equally impressive day out on the course with Allura Meizinger leading the pack in 12th, Elsie Corbett in 18th, Vivian Whelan in 51st, and Sam Rojker in 66th. While not enough runners ran to place competitively, all runners saw significant improvements since the start of the year and the coaches are excited to see what they can do at sectionals this year! Way to go
BNL Modified Cross Country
The modified races saw Grace Kalisz in her biggest race this year run solo to snag 36th out of 234 runners total! Way to go! The boys modified had John Savaria in 38th, Blake Arena and Richard Bachner in 62nd and 63rd, and Anthony Wood in 136th in a race that had 295 runners total. Great job Mods!
– Coach Viner and Coach DeCarciofolo
BNL Modified Girls Soccer vs Hoosic Valley Coach Recap
BNL Modified Girls Soccer 10/14 away game against Hoosic Valley was beyond my expectations. It truly left me speechless that the girls’ modified team had come together to play as a team greater than any anticipated hopes I had…just wow… with a 6-2 win they walked away from a clean played game with more self esteem than I have seen this season and as a coach I can tell you I was bursting with pride that I could say there’s my girls, every win is a result of a fine tuned team and that they are, with Ms. Emma Shorter once again taking the ball to the net for 3 bringing in her 2nd hat-trick of the season, Ms. Elliot Smith taking it in fearlessly for 2 goals, and an assist and Ms. Allie Manchester with her first school career goal, these ladies were backed up by the midfield monster pair of Ms. Clair Schaapok who gave 2 assists and relentless domination over her opponents as always, her partner Ms. Maddie Prusky came in with another selfless game giving her teammates 3 assists. The defense was on point only letting a handful of balls to cross over the half field they were a force to be reckoned with and Anna Ward gave her usual stellar performance in the goal. Well done ladies… just plain Well done.-Coach Bridgie
BNL Varsity Boys Soccer Coach Recap
BNL 7 – Doane Stuart 2 10/11
BNL Varsity Boys Soccer traveled to Doane Stuart for an out of league match up. The team came out firing with Logan Healy leading the way with a hat-trick, Chris Shorter with 2 goals, Liam Buckenroth and Mikel Chinchetru both with a goal apiece. Mikel had 2 assists, Liam had 1 assist as well as Gabriel Hart.
BNL 7 – Cambridge 0 10/14
Cambridge/Salem traveled to BNL for an under the lights match up to finish the regular season play. Keeping the ball rolling from the previous match up BNL would put 4 goals in before the whistle blew for half time. Mikel Chinchetru scored the first goal 5 minutes into the game assisted by Levi Dodge. Logan Healy would score 2 minutes later with an assist from Chris Shorter. Chris then took a corner kick and bent it past the goalie to make it 3-0. Liam Buckenroth scored the 4th goal of the half assisted by Gabriel Hart. The second half was much like the first, 2 minutes in, Chris Shorter would score again with a pass from Logan. Dylan Saviano took a shot from 40 yards out that would find the back of the net to make it 6-0. The defense was strong all night with another shutout. Kristjon Culbertson ended the night with 7 saves. And to top off a great regular season Shea Beckwith scored his first Varsity goal to end the match 7-0. BNL (8-4-2) awaits Monday’s selection for playoffs, the team will either play Tuesday or Thursday. -Coach Burhans
BNL Modified Boys Soccer vs Hoosic Valley Recap
BNL Defeats Hoosic Valley 2-0
The BNL Modified Boys Soccer team emerged victorious after a hard fought, rain soaked match at home against Hoosic Valley, winning 2-0. As this was BNL’s final home game of the season, the team was privileged and honored to be able to host Hoosic Valley on the new Berlin soccer field. The team recognized the significance of the moment and they played their best game so far this season.
The front six combo – Lukas Zuke, Markell Popov, Tyler Webster, Andrew Crimmel, Jack Hart and Heyden Chittenden were able to generate significant offensive pressure early in the contest. Crisp, clean passing and controlled touches led to a 1st quarter goal by Lukas Zuke assisted by Markell Popov. The defense, headlined by Jack Healy, Joseph Zvirzdin, Chris June, Braydin Yerdon, and Zeke Colin stifled Hoosic Valley through their first rotation. Hoosic Valley threatened the goal more and more as the game progressed, but defensive subs including Louie Gardell, Tyler Lumpkin, Garrett Morgan, and Bradley Schwartz brought their all to deflect and disrupt plays.
The game remained a 1-0 battle until midway through the 4th quarter, when Tyler Webster fed Jack Hart on the right wing who took the pass and drilled a shot into the net, lifting BNL to a 2-0 lead and the final score of the game.
Overall, BNL left it all on the field as they defended their (brand new) home turf. Rotational players contributed with excellent ball movement and offensive pressure, and defensive play from Jack Mace, Gabe Smith, Jackson Glaski, Levi Guimarra, Kyle Gryn, Joseph Chubb, and Kioi Muturi.
The Berlin-New Lebanon Boys improved their record to 6-2-1 for the season. They will travel for a rematch with Hoosic Valley tomorrow, Friday, October 14th. -Coach Moseley