TOPSoccer seeking more players for fall season

| September 27, 2012 7:00 AM

SANDPOINT — Sandpoint Soccer Association is still accepting registration forms for the Fall 2012 North Idaho TOPSoccer program.

TOPSoccer — The Outreach Program for Soccer — is a program to serve the specific needs of youth and adults with physical and cognitive/intellectual disabilities. TOPS league play began on Friday, Sept. 21 and ends on Friday, Oct. 26.

All sessions will be held on Friday afternoons from 5-6 p.m. at Farmin-Stidwell Elementary field. There is a $15 registration fee, which includes a T-shirt for each player, and shin guards and ball for new players.

This is the fifth season for TOPSoccer in Sandpoint, with volunteer players and coaches from SSA making things fun and instructive for all players.

Please call 263-9116 for more information, or to have a registration form mailed to you, or go online to www.sandpointsoccer.com.

n Strikers U11 Boys Lange

The first game day of the season for the Lange U10 Striker Boys was one to remember. The season kicked off with a doubleheader at home, with the Strikers downing the Pullman Pumas 11-1 in the first game.

Chris Koch played a stellar defensive game the first half. Ben Lange, Charlie Johnson, Luke Stebbins and Koch scored multiple goals in the first 30 minutes of the game. During the second half, Jett Lucas and Dalin Foster added more goals, while Koch scored several more times and offered fantastic passes and assists. Arron Fulton showed great hustle as usual, often being the first to the ball. Corbin Rial played great defense and showed a lot of heart, playing strong through an injury.

During the second game against the Spokane Valley VYSA’s, Ben and Luke scored another two goals each, Charlie scored one more, and Chris has three more goals, bringing the final score to 8-1. Arron continued to create opportunities for his teammates and Charlie again proved his dominance as goalkeeper.

The boys are looking forward to a great season with two wins already under their belt.

A Kick in the Grass is a coach-submitted column that runs every Thursday in the Daily Bee.