{"id":47897,"date":"2026-09-30T09:15:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=47897"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:16:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:16:42","slug":"alah-hands-st-anthony-soccer-loss-altamont-fell-short-t-town-newton-play-to-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/soccer\/47897-alah-hands-st-anthony-soccer-loss-altamont-fell-short-t-town-newton-play-to-tie\/","title":{"rendered":"ALAH Hands St. Anthony Soccer Loss, Altamont Falls Short, T-town, Newton Play To Tie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Arthur-Lovington\/Atwood-Hammond handed Effingham St. Anthony a 4-1 loss in soccer competition Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The score says Arthur 4, St. Anthony 1, but tonight felt like a very different game for our Dawgs,&#8221; said St. Anthony Coach Martin Reyes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Arthur scored just two minutes into the game and again at the 19-minute mark, but our team responded. We settled in, made adjustments, and held a very good Arthur team to just two goals in the first half while creating several great opportunities of our own.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the second half, Arthur scored again early, but our team didn\u2019t quit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A great individual press from Joey LaSarge (JU) led to him winning the ball and putting it in the back of the net to get us on the board. From there, we continued to work, create opportunities, and fight for every ball. Arthur eventually added another goal with 11 minutes remaining, but our players continued to push until the final whistle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The biggest takeaway tonight wasn\u2019t the score. It was the mental fortitude of this team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve had a difficult season. We\u2019ve dealt with injuries, young players learning new roles, and some tough results. But tonight, we saw something we\u2019ve been working toward all season: the team starting to click. We played with confidence, created chances, responded to adversity, and continued to believe in what we\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our junior varsity team showed that same fight in their 30-minute game. Arthur scored first on a breakaway, but our players responded. Rucker Harris (FR) scored our first goal after receiving a great pass from Frank Scheidemantel (SR). Rucker found the net again, this time off a pass from Elijah Underbrink (FR), as our JV team continued to battle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re also starting to get players back from injuries, and we\u2019re beginning to see the chemistry develop across the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Altamont<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Altamont played host to Salem and fell by a 2-0 count Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We, much like many teams in the area, are supporting some major injury and player outs,&#8221; said Altamont Coach Eric Morales. &#8220;We went to-to-toe with Salem for most if not all of the first half. Back and forth challenge after challenge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Salem was able to break through on a shot that the keeper wasn\u2019t able to hang on to and go between his legs, 1-0 before the halftime.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The second half we came roaring back as they pressured many times, but just couldn\u2019t find the back of the net as Salem keeper was on top of everything.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Late in the second, Salem was able to put a cross through the middle to find the head of another Salem player to finish out the game 2-0 in favor of the Wildcats giving us our second loss in a row. We are now 9-4-2 on the season and will host a strong Centralia team for a pink-out game as we raise awareness for Mae\u2019s Miracle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Come out and enjoy the Indians bake sale, raffle prizes and food with all proceeds going to Mae\u2019s Miracle fund.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Newton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Teutopolis and Newton played to a 1-1 tie Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Newton tallied its lone goal in the second half as Gus Niemerg scored.<\/p>\n<p>Isaiah Lee had 19 keeper saves. 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