MUS Sports News

Soccer Gets Second Win

The varsity soccer team won its second match of the season last evening, defeating Portland High School, 1-0, at MUS.

Senior Louis Ghawji's goal was all the Owls needed as their defense stymied the Purple Panthers.

The win improves the team to 2-1-1.

The Owls defeated Harding in their first game of the season. Then against a talented Collierville squad, they tied the Dragons, 1-1. In game three, MUS suffered their first loss of 2007 as region rival Christian Brothers beat the Owls.

MUS next takes on Kingsbury at home tomorrow evening. The match is set to begin at 6:30 p.m.

Soccer Battles For Region Title

After having defeated St. Georges, 4-0, in the regional quarterfinals, the MUS varsity soccer team defeated ECS, 1-0, in the semifinals to advance to the championship match of the region tournament on Thursday. Along with the opportunity to play for a region title, the Owls also earned a berth to the state tournament, to be held during the last weekend of May in Murfreesboro.

During the semifinal win, senior Corbin Linebarier scored the lone goal of the game to defeat the Eagles. However, despite the close score, MUS was thoroughly in control much of the game and cruised to the win.

With an amazing fifteen seniors on this year’s squad, MUS comes into the state tournament as one of the most experienced teams around. The Owls definitely have the talent and experience to win state, but they will have to defeat other very talented teams if they expect to bring another title back to Memphis.

MUS takes on CBHS Thursday night, May 18, at 8:00 p.m. in the regional finals at Mike Rose.  In addition to vying for the regional championship, both teams are also trying to improve their seeding for the state tournament.

Soccer Wins Two At Germantown Tournament

The MUS soccer team participated in the Germantown Challenge this past weekend at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex. The team went 2-1 in the tournament with wins over Germantown and Pope John Paul II and a loss to Baylor.

MUS lost their first game of the tournament Friday versus Baylor, 3-0, as the Owls could not capitalize offensively and struggled containing the Baylor attack.

But MUS bounced back nicely with two good wins Sunday. In both games, MUS controlled the game throughout and was never seriously threatened.

For the tournament, seniors Brian Evans, Daniel Lansky, and Beau Creson all scored goals for the Owls, who put on an impressive offensive display over the last two games. Juniors Louis Ghawji and Josh Henke also scored for the Owls.

The Owls hit the most important stretch of their season beginning May 9. For seven days, the Owls will compete in the regional tournament and try to claim a berth in the state tournament, which they won back in 2003.

Soccer Team In Germantown Invitational

With four straight wins heading into Tuesday’s game against ECS, the MUS varsity soccer team hoped to continue their winning ways. But inclement weather forced the officials to call the game midway through the second half at a score of 1-1.

Brian Evans scored for the Owls.

So far this season, the Owls have played well, and their record stands at 8-2-2.

The Owls will face their most important stretch of games as they play in the Germantown Invitational this weekend and then try to qualify for state through regionals.

On April 28, the Owls play Baylor for the first-round game of the Germantown Invitational. Over the next two days, the Owls challenge Germantown High School and Pope John Paul II.

Soccer Has Easy Time Against Gryphons

The MUS varsity soccer team showed its dominance last Tuesday against St. George’s at Mike Rose Soccer Complex.

MUS defeated the Gryphons, 6-0, as the Owls controlled the game the entire way and were never threatened.

Alex Rainer, Brian Evans, and Louie Ghawji all scored 2 goals for the Owls.

With the win, the Owls advance to 7-2-1.

Next, the Owls take on Briarcrest at Mike Rose Soccer Complex on April 20. The game will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Soccer Pounds Lions

The MUS varsity soccer team showed its dominance on Tuesday against Harding Academy on the MUS soccer field.

MUS defeated Harding, 12-1, as eight different players scored for the Owls, and all players received valuable playing time.

MUS opened up the game with a stunning six goals scored in the first ten minutes of the game. From that point, the Owls would continue to dominate throughout.

Alex Rainer led the Owls with a hat trick. Corbin Linebarier added two goals, while Daniel Lansky, Brian Evans, Logan Welch, and Richard Blount also scored.

With the win, the Owls advance to 6-2-1.

Next, the Owls take on St. George’s at Mike Rose Soccer Complex on April 18. The game will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Soccer Battles Tough Opponents On Road

After having begun the season with an impressive 3-0 record, the MUS varsity soccer team had traveled to Knoxville this past weekend to play in the Bearden Invitational before battling CBHS this past Tuesday in an eventful week.

At this invitational, MUS faced its first stout competition of the year as they took on Bearden High School, Farragut High School, and McMinn County in consecutive days. The Owls finished the weekend 1-1-1 as they defeated Bearden, 2-1; tied Farragut, 1-1; but lost to McMinn County by the score of 2-0.

In Friday’s game versus Bearden, senior Brian Evans scored two unassisted goals to give MUS a hard-fought win. The defense continued to play well, allowing only one score.

The next day, MUS faced another talented team in Farragut.

Senior Daniel Lansky scored the lone goal for the Owls off an Evans assist. But MUS struggled to convert opportunities into goals and settled for a 1-1 draw.

On Sunday, MUS simply wore down as the starters played extensive minutes the entire weekend.  The fatigue resulted in offensive struggles as the Owls were shut out for the first time this year, losing to McMinn County, 2-0.

Returning home, MUS looked to rebound against their talented rival, CBHS.

But MUS was overmatched on this day as they struggled to stop CBHS’s offensive attack.

Evans scored the only goal for the Owls as MUS lost, 4-1.

After the four games, MUS’s record stands at 4-2-1.

Soccer Continues Solid Play

The MUS varsity soccer team continued their impressive start to the 2006 season with a 1-0 win on the road against Collierville.

MUS (3-0) won the hard-nosed defensive battle as neither team could find much offensive success.

The lone goal of the game came of an MUS corner kick, as senior Brian Evans knocked in a deflection.

The Owl goalkeeper duo of Gabe Rapallo and Chad Hazelhurst continued their fine play this year and finished with their second combined shutout this season.

On Friday, MUS travels to Knoxville to play in the Bearden Invitational where they will face Bearden High School first at 7:30 p.m. Then they will take on Farragut on Saturday and McMinn County on Sunday in this invitational.

Soccer Gets Off To A Good Start

The MUS varsity soccer team began its season last Tuesday as they took on the Lynx from Lausanne on the MUS soccer field. 

With a solid senior class and great talent in all areas, Coach Vincent Beck’s Owls are looking to return to the heights they reached in 2004 as they claimed a state title that year.

The 2006 Owls got off to a good start last Tuesday as they dominated Lausanne, 11-0.

Six different players scored in the drubbing of the Lynx.

West Askew, Brian Evans, Louis Ghawji, Matt Johnson, Daniel Lansky, and Corbin Linebarier all scored for MUS while Ghawji and Evans both recorded hat tricks (scoring three goals).

Next up for the Owls is Ridgeway at Mike Rose Soccer Complex. The game will start at 7:00 p.m.

Soccer and Tennis Start Postseason Run

Both the soccer and tennis teams are kicking off the postseason in the same position -- defending state champions.  The tennis squad is a little more familiar with the role, winning six of the past seven years, while the soccer team’s title was only its second ever.  Both teams had great regular seasons once again this year, each suffering only two losses.

The soccer team kicked off its postseason with an astounding 8-0 victory over regional-tournament opponent St. Benedict as they advanced to the semifinals against ECS.

With a berth in the state tournament going to the winner, MUS claimed their spot with a hard-fought 3-1 victory over the Eagles.  Though the Owls lost in the regional final against CBHS, 3-1, MUS still has the two-seed from the West and will look to defend their crown at Mike Rose starting next week.

The tennis team is also looking forward to state competition with their regional individual competition complete.  The Owls have already established momentum with their 1st-place finish in the regional team tournament.  They also dominated the individual tournament with two all-MUS finals.  Alex Guyton and Bo Ladyman won the doubles title, defeating Watson George and Worth Morgan, and sophomore William Lang took the singles title with a win over junior Spencer Heflin.

Both teams have established enough dominance in their regular seasons to be legitimate contenders for state titles.  However, with soccer squads like CBHS and Knoxville Webb and with tennis giants Baylor and McCallie, the roads for both teams will be difficult.  But Coach Vincent Beck and Coach Bill Taylor look forward to the challenge and are confident in their squads.