Troy tournament run ends in semis

Jake Lourim, Sports Editor
November 8, 2011

The final buzzer sounded, and everything fell apart. Everyone on the Troy soccer team burst into tears at the feeling of the end of their season, a 1-0 state semifinal loss to Grand Haven. The Buccaneers scored in the first half-minute of the second half and held Troy scoreless the rest of the way, ending... Read more »

Regional final monkey off Troy’s back

Jake Lourim, Sports Editor
October 31, 2011

They’re over the hump. The Troy boys’ soccer team won its first regional title game in eight years Saturday after losing its previous three regional finals, most notably a 3-1 defeat last year that was devastating for this year’s seniors. They made sure not to let it happen again. “We didn’t... Read more »

Leslie hero again over Northern

Jake Lourim, Sports Editor
October 31, 2011

After Saturday’s regional title game, coaches and senior A.J. Kalina were joking about Kalina’s loss of the team lead in goals to fellow senior Jason Leslie. Oh, well. Kalina will just have to be satisfied with Troy’s first regional trophy since 2003. Leslie scored in regulation and in overtime... Read more »