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4 games played, 4 games won

Boys Soccer and new head coach Matt Newman are on a roll

-------- Meilynn Smith

March 21, 2023

(CR News) - Last Tuesday was the first boy’s soccer game of the season. They played Hudson’s Bay, with their first-year head coach Matt Newman. Throughout the game, River often had possession of the ball by playing through their backfield. The final score of the game was a win for River, 7-0.

Then, last Thursday River played R.A. Long, and also won a hard and tough battle, 3-0. On Saturday, River took on Ridgefield, and it was River’s head coach, Matt Newman against his own dad, Brian Newman. The winner of the game would win a trophy, that will be passed between the winner of the two sides from now on, starting the father and son rivalry. The game started close, but River pulled away in the second half and took a 5-1 win and the trophy that they hope to reclaim when they play Ridgefield again later this year.

Lastly, yesterday, lot of hype because River took on Skyview. The game was played at Kiggins Bowl, and despite the game not counting for league play, both played for pride and brought their “A” games. The game was a nail-biter, and despite a rough first half from River, and pressure from Skyview, River won 2-1.

Despite the wins, there is still a lot the team needs to work on to have a successful season. They wanted to keep where they left off last year with new head coach Matt Newman and so far, they've maintained that same legacy. Overall, it has been a great start to the season, which hopefully has more to come!_____________________________________

Conner OrrConner Orr is a CR News sports correspondent and an associate producer of "CR Weekly News" and "Beyond the Headlines."

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