Mount Washington Valley Soccer Club Annual Meeting peaks busy week

Mount Washington Valley Soccer Club will hold its Annual Meeting on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. to elect a new board and set directions to carry on successful activities in the 2005-06 soccer year. The meeting will follow social and fundraising dinner and events at Flatbreads in the Eastern Slope Inn. In action on the pitch, the U17 Boys team was crowned champion of the Lakes Region Soccer Club High School intramural league. On a scorching Sunday, the local boys reeled off five consecutive victories, with no significant breaks between games, at Brewster Academy. MWVSC started slowly, playing to a tentative 0-0 tie at half-time against Moultonboro and falling behind 1-0 early in the second half. They then discovered the keys to playing on the small pitch and roared back to a 3-1 win, followed by a 4-0 shutout of Prospect Mountain, another 4-1 win over Moultonboro and a 5-0 defeat of Prospect Mountain.The tired but savvy MWVSC boys, in the de facto League Championship match, between two 4-1 teams, jumped ahead of Kingswood 4-0 after the first half. Some Brazilian flair helped the hosts draw level at 4-4, as MWVSC could not sit on the lead. In the final moments, Mike Skelton found his way through the defense for a goal, Tyler Creps stoned a Kingswood counter and MWVSC added a last insurance goal by Anthony Marrone off a Mike Skelton cross sealing the 6-4 win and the championship. Creps was named the Leagues outstanding goalkeeper. Riston Nourse was central to the defense and Jamie Skelton organized in mid field. Other championship team members included Keith Kantack, Jared Stepanauskas, Matt Switaj and Caleb Lucy.In the last week of regular season play of Seacoast League travel teams. U18 Girls had the best result, a 2-2 tie at Rochester. Coach Gates was pleased with her girls resilience in twice rallying from a goal down, a situation which had caused them difficulty in the past. MWV hosts Rochester again this Sunday in a rematch KHS makeup game at 1:30 p.m. at Kennett High School.MWVSC U14 girls dropped a 7-2 match at Berwick. Playing shorthanded throughout, they battled gamely in the heat, and scored their two goals after falling behind 0-3 at half-time. The U14 Girls are away for a makeup game this Sunday, as are the U14 boys, who travel to Kingswood and take on Lakes Region S.C. in another makeup game.Recreation and Valley Leagues enjoyed the fine dry weather of the late afternoon and got in their first full Sunday of play. This weeks long range weather forecast bodes well for more of the same, leading up to concluding Jamboree on June 19.Tryouts for fall travel teams for players ages 9-13 on July 31 are occurring this week. Contact Coaching Director John Skelton at 447-4201 for more information.