SMAA Tops WMC in Annual Maine High School All-Star Games

WCSH:

All-star senior soccer players from Maine put on their cleats for a good cause. The 24th annual All-Star Soccer Tournament to benefit Special Olympics Maine was held Tuesday in Westbrook. For the boys, the Southern Maine Activities Association (SMAA) team topped the Western Maine Conference (WMC) 4-1. On the girls side, SMAA beat WMC 3-1. Organizers estimate that two games raise about $8,000 for Special Olympics Maine.

Goodbye, 2011; Hello, 2012

Westbrook Soccer Alumni Collegiate Report: 2011 Edition

Below are the Westbrook soccer alumni who played collegiate soccer this past fall:

Peter Dore (WHS '05)

Dore, a sophomore at Southern Maine Community College, started 19 games, had 7 assists, and scored 4 goals for the SeaWolves.

Lindsay Driscoll (WHS '11)

Driscoll, a freshman at Johnson & Wales University, appeared in 6 games for the Div. III Wildcats.

Zach Johnson (WHS '08)
Johnson, a sophomore at St. Joseph's College, set a school record for goals scored in a season (17) for the Div. III Monks.

Layne Kearney-Graffam

Kearney-Graffam, a freshman at Southern Maine Community College, started 16 games and had 2 assists for the SeaWolves.

Galen Perkins (WHS '09)

Perkins, a redshirt sophomore at Stanford University, did not appear in a game for the Div. I Cardinal.

Jarrick Russo (WHS '11)

Russo, a freshman at St. Joseph's College, appeared in seven games for the Div. III Monks.

Andrew Sousa (WHS '11)

Sousa, a freshman at Daniel Webster College, played in one game for the Div. II Eagles.

Brenden Walden (WHS '10)

Walden, a sophomore at Roger Williams University, appeared in three games for the Div. III Hawks.

- John C.L. Morgan

Related: Westbrook Soccer Alumni Collegiate Report: 2009 (January 20, 2010)

2011 WHS Boys' Varsity Soccer Post-Season Awards

Robert "Soup" Jordan Award
Named in honor of Robert "Soup" Jordan, the Westbrook High School boys' soccer coach from the program's inception in 1973 until the early 1980s, the long-tenured annual Robert "Soup" Jordan Award will recognize the best player from the Westbrook v. Bonny Eagle game.

Sawyer Award
Named in honor of Geoff Sawyer ('96), the Westbrook soccer alumnus who holds the school record for the best single-season offensive output with 19 goals in 13 assists in 1994, the 1st annual Sawyer Award will go to the player who is chosen by the coach to be the Offensive Player of the Year.

Perkins Award
Named in honor of Galen Perkins ('09), the Westbrook soccer alumnus who holds the school record for the most shutouts in a single season (9 in 2008), the 1st annual Perkins Award will go to the player who is chosen by the coach to the be the Defensive Player of the Year.

Rand Award
Named in honor of Travis Rand ('07), the Westbrook soccer alumnus who was an All-New England selection in 2006, the 1st annual Rand Award will go to the player who is chosen by the coach for demonstrating capable leadership skills, a stellar work ethic, good decision-making skills, and strong team spirit.

- John C.L. Morgan

(Update: Kyle Gaudreau won the Robert "Soup" Jordan Award, Dylan Gillis won the Sawyer Award, Austin Watts won the Perkins Award, and Joe Quinlan won the Rand Award. All four players are part of the Class of '12.)

Westbrook Soccer Alum Enjoys Record-Setting Season at St. Joe's

PPH:

But now [Zach] Johnson is enrolled at St. Joseph's,where he is a business major and a record-setting scorer for the Monks' soccer team. Johnson scored one of the goals Saturday as St. Joseph's beat Norwich 4-1 for the Great Northeast Atlantic Conference title and a berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs. The Monks, making their second NCAA appearance in three years, will play Trinity in the first round at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Babson College in Massachusetts.

- John C.L. Morgan

(Update: St. Joseph's lost to Trinity College, 1-0).