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White Hawks Boys Soccer Keeps Climbing

By Dan Holmberg, 10/04/22, 1:15PM CDT

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The White Hawks boys soccer team hosted the visiting Holy Family Fire on September 27.

The White Hawks boys soccer team hosted the visiting Holy Family Fire on September 27, and with both teams coming in ranked in the MNsoccerhub.com state rankings, this was bound to be a close match.

The No. 2-ranked (1A) Fire started strong, pushing the pace against the home team, and No-9 ranked (2A) White Hawks responded. The first half played out with strong defensive efforts by both teams, with both sides getting few clean opportunities. Junior Brett Bartkowicz had the best shot of the first half with a hard, one-touch shot that was stopped by the Fire keeper. Senior Ben Neve made several crucial saves in goal for the White Hawks to keep the game all tied at 0-0 at half. 

The second half continued the pace. The White Hawks possessed well and had several scoring opportunities. Senior Payton Kasper had a shot from outside that went wide. Junior Sam Holmberg took a nice long shot that was stopped by the Fire keeper. And the cleanest look of the night belonged to junior Luke Markstrom, who sent it just wide. It was a well-played game on both sides, with a final score of 0-0. 

Following this game, both teams moved up in the rankings as of October 3. The Westonka White Hawks have now reached their highest state ranking ever, climbing to No. 5 in Class 2A with a big showdown against Hutchinson on Tuesday, October 4, to claim a share of the conference title, followed by visiting 10th-ranked DeLaSalle on October 6. With sections looming, the White Hawks hope to close out the season strong.

UPDATE 10-6-22 - With a Tuesday win over Hutchinson (6-0), the White Hawks boys soccer team claimed its first Wright County Conference Championship. They finished undefeated in conference play with six wins and one tie, tying Holy Family for the best record in the conference. The team is currently ranked fifth in state.