List of 7 news stories.

• Hard Game, Tough Play

  10/14/2021
  KUA had a tough game against a very talented NMH squad. The Wildcats showed grit and resilience, but were soon overwhelmed by the NMH team. The first half saw Charles Tong start at fullback as he tried to hold NMH back. The NMH team has been rolling over their opponents, so this was no small task. Jason Cheng had some nice moments as he kept the NMH players on their toes. Nill Charoenrujijin managed to get some close moments in front of the NMH goal, but it was to no avail. Bleyton Hopps-Thompson put his body on the line as he pressured hard from the back, even taking a shot to the face that resulted in him having to leave the field. The boys went off for the half down by four. 
  
  The second half was not much different as Aiden Bean and Eric Chung did what they could, but NMH's passing was too much for the  KUA sweeper and wing defender. Devon LeBlanc was kept busy as shot after shot came in on him, but he managed some very nice saves to keep the score from getting even worse than it wound up. Nevertheless, three more goals came in for NMH and KUA had to take the loss. The Wildcat third team showed good spirit and heart despite the loss.
  

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• JV 2 WIldcats drop one against JV VA

  10/2/2021
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• KUA JV 2 Earns First Victory

  10/2/2021
  A long road trip resulted in KUA’s first win of the season. The team was without several players due to injury, SAT exams, and personal business. Luckily, Leo Barta joined us for a second game to help shore up the team, this time at midfield. This still left the Wildcats with only one extra player. Jason Cheng provided much welcomed relief at different positions as most of the players went the full seventy minutes. Charles Tong and Aiden Bean held off a very game Cushing side that ran hard the whole game. A scintillating goal from Cushing’s best player quickly had KUA down 0-1 at the ten-minute mark. Bleyton Hopps-Thompson, clearly feeling more comfortable in his second try at goalkeeper, made several key stops to help keep the score low on the Cushing side. About twenty minutes in, Daniel Pimentel made a hard run at goal and shot a ball that the Cushing goalie could not control, and Alvaro Campos came in for the cleanup goal. KUA went ahead just before the half when Leo Barta took a direct kick from near midfield that sailed over the Cushing keeper’s head for a near perfect goal.
  
  The second half saw a charged-up Cushing side come at KUA hard, but Jason Cheng and Angus Spence kept the ball moving up field, Sebastian Keen stayed strong on defense, and Daniel Pimentel was able to capitalize for his own solo goal. Cushing came roaring back and scored a goal with less than ten minutes left to bring the score to 3-2. In the final two minutes, Cushing had an opportunity to tie the game, but Bleyton’s steely glare must have made the Cushing player nervous as he slammed the ball well over the goal, thus missing his opportunity at a hat-trick and a tied score. KUA then easily controlled the ball to close out the final seconds.

   

   

• New Game, New Proctor Lineup, Unfortunate New Result

  10/2/2021
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• Depleted Wildcats drop a game against a solid opponent

  10/2/2021
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• Solid defensive effort results in tie

  10/2/2021
  The boys welcomed Proctor to the Hilltop and were ready to bounce back after the first frustrating loss of the season.  Although Proctor outsized the KUA team, the young Wildcats were not intimidated and were aggressive from the start.  The defense, anchored by the speed of Aiden Bean ’25 and the control of Sebastian Keen ’25 in the middle of the field and ChoMan Bian ’24, Nill Charoenrujijin ’22, and Eric Chung ’24 on the outsides held strong throughout the game.  They were helped by Munich Tipattaranan ’22 in his first action of the season.  Keeper Devon LeBlanc ’25 came up big with some timely saves to maintain his first shutout of the season.

   

  Even with strong midfield play by Mikey Winham ’25, Bleyton Hopps-Thompson ’25, Angus Spence ’25, and Matthew Fussteig ’25 and solids runs up front by Alvaro Olivo Campos ’25, Jason Cheng ’25, and Jake Parodneck ‘25, KUA wasn’t able to find the back of the net.  For the second game in a row, soccer proved that getting the better of the play isn’t always reflected on the scoreboard, and KUA settled for the tie.

• Tough Opening Loss

  10/2/2021
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