Chess Soccer coed
From Zak
The Ostrich Hunters are made up of homeschooled students from the ages 12-18. They have never lost a game and have an all-time record of three wins and no losses or ties.
The all time leading goal scorer is Zak Kanoff, with 3 goals. He has scored one in each of their games.
Games
On November 11, 2006, the Ostrich Hunters proved themselves to be as much of a threat on the road as they are at home, as they traveled to York and won 3-0. Goals came from Zak Kanoff, Joel Hoffman, and John Wenger in the Ostrich Hunter's least productive offensive game to date, which was still a convincing victory. Zak Kanoff, Jesse Stein, and John Wenger combined for the shutout.
On May 25, 2007, the Ostrich Hunters improved their all time record to 3-0 with a 6-1 victory over York. Newcomer Hunter Spivey started off the scoring quickly and York never recovered. Kegan Brumagen, who was also playing in his first homeschool soccer game, scored the lone goal for York, but it was too little too late. Zak Kanoff, Landon Allebach, Ethan Pellazar, Spencer Burkhardt, and Emilee Hauser all joined in the scoring for Chess, while Zak Kanoff played half of a shutout in goal.
On June 1, 2007, a game in York was called due to thunderstorms.
| Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess Ostrich Hunters | vs | York | 6 - 0 |
| Chess Ostrich Hunters | at | York | 3 - 0 |
| Chess Ostrich Hunters | vs | York | 6 - 1 |
| Chess Ostrich Hunters | at | York | canceled (t-storms) |
Stats
| Number | Goals/Goals Against | Player | Position | Graduating Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| - | 0 | John Wenger | GK | 2013? |
| - | 0 | Zak Kanoff‡ | GK | 2009 |
| - | 0 | Jesse Stein | GK | 2011? |
| - | 1 | Landon Allebach | GK | 2011 |
| Defenders | ||||
| - | 1 | Katie Kanoff | CB | 2010 |
| - | 1 | Ethan Pellazar‡* | CB | 2009 |
| - | 0 | Bekah Kanoff | RB | 2011 |
| - | 0 | Mary Stein | LB | 2010 |
| - | 0 | David Barnett | OB | 2011 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| - | 3 | Zak Kanoff‡ | CM/FW | 2009 |
| - | 2 | John Wenger | CM/RW | 2013? |
| - | 1 | Cameron Nyguist‡ | CM | 2010 |
| - | 1 | Emilee Hauser | LW | 2010 |
| - | 0 | Jesse Stein | OM | 2011? |
| - | 0 | Alex Carver* | LW | 2011 |
| Forwards | ||||
| - | 1 | Hunter Spivey | ST | 2011 |
| - | 1 | Landon Allebach | ST | 2011 |
| - | 1 | Bethany Stein | ST | 2013? |
| - | 1 | Elly Wentling | RF | 2012 |
| - | 1 | Joel Hoffman | LF | 2008 |
| - | 1 | Spencer Burkhardt | FW | 2015 |
| - | 0 | Nikki Stein† | ST | 2007 |
| - | 0 | Ben Weaver | FW | 2012 |
| - | 0 | Maggie Wood | FW | 2011 |
| - | 0 | Corey Burkhardt | FW | 2015 |
| - | 0 | Luke Wentling | FW | 2014 |
| - | 0 | Levi Kanoff | FW | 2014 |
| Coaches | Years | |||
| Head Coach | Kevin Kanoff | 2006-present | ||
| Asst. Coach | John Stein | 2006-present | ||
Penalty Kicks: Bethany Stein: 0 for 1
Legend: * = no longer with team, † = graduated, ‡ = co-captain
The Future
The Ostrich Hunters have several new players this year:
- Michael Rusling
- Alex Farnsler
- Stephan Spuler
Also, Steve Spuler will be a new assistant coach.
The Ostrich Hunters future looks very bright, while the co-ed team is expected to finish after this season, a boys team is already in the works and a girls team is on the horizon.
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