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9-06-2007 By ERIC AHLQVIST Editor "Poland is a good team, and for the first game I thought we were impressive from a defensive aspect," Miosek said. "Offensively, we need to improve our approach." Poland is a perennial Class D power, and lost in the Section Four Class D finals in a shootout last season. They took a 1-0 lead midway through the first half when Ed Rosenburgh blasted a shot from the middle of the field which got over the head of CCS goalkeeper Mac Curran. That proved to be the only shot which got past Curran, who made 14 saves, all day. "There was nothing he could do, and he played a great game for us," Miosek said of Curran, who was making his first varsity start in goal. "He's very athletic and he's going to be solid for us." Curran has been working with CCS graduate Lucas Spencer, a standout goalie during his playing days. Spencer and Matt Grady, another CCS garduate and former player, are both volunteer coaches this season. "Luke has been giving Mac tactical advice, and I think has made a big difference for him," Miosek said. Shortly after Poland's goal, Cooperstown had its best chance to score when Chris Gulotta crossed a pass to foreign exchange studernt Marcos Soares, but his shot from 15 yards out his the crossbar and bounded away. "We experimented in the second half with a new kind of offense, but it didn't really work well," Miosek said. "Poland had the better of the play in the second half." Cooperstown will travel to Milford on Friday at 4:30 p.m. for another non-leage contest. The Cooperstown girls soccer team opened their season last weekend in the Lowville Tournament, defeating the hosts 4-1 in the opener and losing to rival Herkimer, 1-0, in the final on Saturday. Cooperstown defeated Herkimer three times in 2005, including the Section Three Class C final, before the teams split a pair of hotly contested games last year. "We'll play them twice more this season, and they're always good games," said CCS head coach Jennifer Pindar. Against Lowville, Anna Kieler, last year's leading scorer, had two goals, and junior midfielder Laura Rolwey also tallied twice. Lindsay Valetine and Jenny Potrikus added assists. In the championship game, Herkimer's Brooke Nasypany scored 10 minutes into the first half for what proved to be the winning margin. "We had a few good opportunities to score but just couldn't get it in the net," Pindar said. "Both teams played well." Cooperstown, 1-1, began Center State Conference league play at Sherburne- Earlville on Wednesday, and host Mt. Markham on Sept. 11. |
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