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Wednesday, September 3
Fliers Win Second in a Row!
Republic, Ohio - The Clyde Fliers made it two in a row on Wednesday afternoon beating the Seneca East Junior High team by a score of 4-1. The win came on the heels of their history making 4-3 win against Seneca East's High School team on Saturday, August 30.
The Fliers are back in action on Thursday, September 4 at Carey. Great job Fliers!
Thursday, September 4
Fliers Fall to Carey
Carey, Ohio - The Flier Soccer club played very well at times, but the more experienced Carey team prevailed by a 4-1 score. Brian Shafer scored the only Clyde goal late in the second half with a sharp shot which hit high in the Carey net.
Zach Wott also had a hand, actually a head, in Carey's fourth goal. Unfortunately it was a shot into the Clyde goal as he headed a Carey shot over the right shoulder of Clyde goalkeeper, Alex Binger.
Binger stopped an unofficial 12 Carey shots in the contest.
The Fliers are next in action on Thursday, September 11 vs. the Fremont Emeralds. The game will be played at Conner Park in Ballville Township.
Monday, September 8
New Web Address-www.ClydeSoccer.com
We now own the domain www.ClydeSoccer.com. That should be easy to remember! Add us to your favorites, or better yet make us your home page during the season.
Wednesday, September 10
Seneca East Victory Album Added
Click on the picture of Ethan to see the album of the team's first victory of the season on August 30.
Thanks to Mrs. Melanie Boyd for supplying the shots.
Thursday, September 11
Fliers Top Emeralds U-13 Team
Fremont, Ohio - The Fliers moved to 3-2 on the season by topping the Fremont Emeralds U-13 team by a 7-2 on Thursday, September 11. The younger, but talented Emeralds played quite well, but had difficulty matching up with the bigger and more physical Fliers. The Fliers outshot Fremont by an unofficial 23-7 count.
Zach Wott led the Fliers with two goals on seven shots. Alex Binger scored two goals on two shots in the second half after playing in goal during a shutout first half. Brian Shafer and Cory Wettrich each had a goal and an assist on four and three shots respectively. David Gower tallied the final Clyde goal on one of two shots in the contest.
Caleb Cleveland had an outstanding defensive game and also fired off two shots on goal. Binger, Gower and Derek Dencer shared the goalkeeper duties recording a combined five saves.
The Fliers are back in action on Saturday, September 13 at 9:00 a.m. at Tiffin Calvert.
Thursday, September 18
Fliers Now 5-3 With Win at Fremont
Fremont, Ohio - Teamwork was the key word in the Fliers fifth win of the season. The Fliers scored seven times in a 7-3 win over the Fremont Emeralds U-13 team. In the first half Brian Shafer got Clyde off to a great start scoring his first of two goals. Zach Wott scored the final two goals of the half to give the Fliers the 3-0 lead at the break. Derek Dencer and Cory Wettrich each assisted on one of Wott's goals.
Fremont kept things interesting in the second half nearly matching the four Clyde goals with three of their own. After Shafer extended the Flier lead to 4-0 Fremont would pick up two goals closing the gap with 10 minutes left in the contest. Cory Wettrich extended the Clyde lead back to three goals when he scored on a nifty pass from Ethan Binger. After Fremont's third goal, Wott slammed the door shut with the game's final two goals. The first on a pass from Dencer and the second with an assist from Wettrich. Freshman Aaron Marshall also picked up an assist in his first game for the Fliers.
Midfielders Zack Ellenberger and Lucas Cooley also had strong performances in the game helping to set up several scoring chances.
Shot selection was much improved for Clyde who scored on six of 11 shots. Fremont managed nine shots on Flier goalkeepers Alex Binger and David Gower who combined for six saves.
A highlight in the game came at the intermission when the cheerleaders arrived to pump up the crowd. Thanks to Cody Balogh, Aric Rosenberger, Alex Rosenberger, Aaron Warner & Ricky Hammons for providing some school spirit!
The Flier's next game is Tuesday, September 23 vs. the Old Fort JV squad. Game time is 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 16
Fliers Fall in Second Half to Woodmore
Elmore, Ohio - After the Fliers played perhaps their best half of soccer this season, the Wildcats of Woodmore High School pulled away in the second half for an 8-0 win.
After giving up a quick goal early in the first half, the Fliers settled in to play an outstanding half of soccer, out-shooting the older and more experienced Woodmore team 7-3 after that initial goal. The defensive play of a number of Fliers including Caleb Cleveland, Alaina Humbert, Brian Shafer and David Gower was able to move the ball upfield time after time where the offensive players were able to get off many shot attempts.
Going into the second half trailing just 1-0, the Flier's lack of experience, bench numbers and endurance turned the game in Woodmore's favor. Outshooting Clyde by a 13-3 count in the second half, the Wildcats were able to add seven goals. Alex Binger and Gower split goalkeeping duties, each allowing four goals. They also each recorded five saves.
Overall, the young Fliers should be very proud of the way they played against the much more experienced team.
The are back in action on Thursday, September 18 vs. the Emeralds U-13 team at Conner Park in Ballville Township. Game time is 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 13
Fliers Win Again - Improve to 4-2
Tiffin, Ohio - The Fliers improved to 4-2 on the season by defeating the Tiffin Catholic Schools Junior High team by a 1-0 score on September 13.
Clyde outshot the Tiffin team by a 15-3 count but had a difficult time solving the tough Tiffin defense. There were at least another 15 shots that were wide of the goal for the Fliers.
David Gower scored the winning goal for Clyde early in the second half. Zach Wott made six shots on goal with James Rathbun, Cory Wettrich and Brian Shafer also contributing numerous shots.
Alex Binger and Derek Dencer combined for the first Flier shutout stopping all three Tiffin shots. The final save by Dencer was a big one as a Tiffin player had a direct shot that would have tied the score late in the contest.
The Fliers are right back in action on Tuesday, September 16 at Woodmore. Game time is 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 30
2003 Soccer Awards Banquet Announced
In the tradition of all the great sports at Clyde High School, Coach Tackett has announced the first annual Soccer Awards Banquet. This celebration of a great season will be held on Monday, October 13 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Clyde High School Cafeteria. Please return the form to Coach Tackett with the number of attendees and the food items that you will be sharing with the group. See you there!
Monday, November 1
Soccer Banquet a Success
The second annual Flier soccer banquet was held on November 1 with a full crowd. After a potluck dinner, Coach Tackett gave out numerous team awards.
The "fun" awards were:
Speaking in Tongues Awards - Zach Wott and Aaron Marshall
Human Pinball Award - Megan Wasserman
Wild Thing, You Make My Heart Sign (for his flirtation with Frieda Falcon) - Thomas Pasch
Boogie Woogie Dance Award - Alex Binger
Elvis Impersonation Awards - Aaron Warner and Cory Wettrich
Fastest Goal in History Award - Zach Wott
Cell Phone Endearment Award - Zack Ellenberger
Forrest Gump Award - Allison Bessken
The more serious awards were:
Leadership Awards - Brandi Schuster and Zack Ellenberger
Defensive Leader - Alaina Humbert and Alex Binger
Offensive Standout - Brian Shafer
Senior Award - Quinn Zerber
Captains Thomas Pasch and Alaina Humbert presented Coach Tackett with an autographed team picture.
After the awards were handed out, an outstanding slide show summary of the season was viewed. Special thanks to Mrs. Melanie Boyd for preparing the slide show!
To close the evening Coach Tackett presented each player with a matted action shot of the player which the players used to gather team autographs. Thanks again to Mrs. Boyd for printing the pictures and Mrs. Tackett for doing the matting.
THANKS FOR A GREAT SEASON FLIERS!
Thursday, October 14
Woodmore Tops Fliers on Senior Night
Elmore, Ohio - The Woodmore Wildcats spoiled senior night for the Fliers by upending Clyde 6-2. After the game, lone senior Quinn Zerbe was honored with balloons and an autographed game ball after the game. A special thanks to Carolyn Geiman (Zack Ellenberger's mom) for arranging the special festivities.
It was a rough night for the Fliers, facing a much more experienced team. Woodmore came out on fire in a dominating first half which saw Clyde outshot 16-2. Alex Binger kept the game closer than it appeared by stopping 13 of the shots. Still the Wildcats lead 3-0 at the intermission.
In the early second half Woodmore extended the lead to 4-0 before the Fliers came alive. Zach Wott got Clyde on the scoreboard at the 10:15 mark of the second half with Aaron Marshall picking up an assist. Then just three minutes later Brian Shafer made the game interesting on a pretty play set up by Zach Wott and Cory Wettrich. At 4-2 the Fliers were back in business despite having only four shots on goal.
The Clyde goals forced Woodmore to return their starters to the game before the Fliers could do any more damage and they responded scoring the game's final two goals. Binger finished the game with a season high 18 saves. Several outstanding defensive performances were turned in by Aaron Marshall and Aaron Warner late in the game which blocked point-blank Woodmore scoring chances.
The game marked the end of the Flier's regular season with only a split squad 6 on 6 matchup with Findlay's Heritage Christian School left. That game will be next Tuesday, October 19 in Findlay. All players are encouraged to attend to cheer on their fellow teammates.
Thursday, October 7
Fliers Come from Behind to Top Lakers
Marblehead, Ohio - The Fliers played one their best games of the season in scoring three unanswered goals to top the Danbury HS Lakers 3-1 on Thursday afternoon. Danbury took the early 1-0 lead but Cory Wettrich knotted the score soon after to regain the momentum for Clyde. Aaron Warner picked up an assist on Wettrich's goal.
In the first half the Fliers outshot the Lakers 6-2 and applied a lot of pressure late in the half.
After the break Danbury was the more agressive team. Alex Binger was up to the challenge in goal stopping shot after shot to keep the Fliers in the game. At the 19:02 mark of the second half Brian Shafer would get the eventual game winning goal on a nice pass from Zach Wott.
Despite many more scoring chances by Danbury the Fliers held the lead and with less than two minutes left in the contest, Wott got an insurance goal after a wild flurry in front of the Laker goal. Wettrich picked up an assist on the final goal.
The Fliers killed off the remaining time to preserve the win. Binger made 10 saves in the half with the Lakers outshooting the Fliers 10-6 in the period.
The win was the first over the Lakers in three attempts dating back to last season. Danbury beat the Fliers 3-2 on September 15 and the progress made by the Fliers since then was evident.
With the win, the Fliers improve to 4-5-1 on the season with just two games to be played. The next game is October 14 at Woodmore. Game time is 5:00 p.m.
Monday, October 4
Fliers and Tigers Settle for Tie
 |  | | Junior, Alaina Humbert Anchors the Defense | |
Republic, Ohio - The Clyde Fliers took the early lead, but a defensive breakdown in the second half cost them the victory against the Seneca East Junior High School Tigers.
Zach Wott took the opening possession directly to the goal to give Clyde the lead less than 20 seconds into the contest. Ethan Binger passed the ball to Wott for his team-leading fifth assist of the season. It appeared that the Fliers would cruise from that point on, but that was far from the truth. Clyde pummelled the Tiger goalie with 16 more shots on goal and would never hit the back of the net again in the contest.
Seneca East would muster very little offense in the game, finishing with just two shots on goal, but made the most of those with the eventual game-tying goal on their only shot of the second half.
The Fliers threw everything but the kitchen sink at the Tigers adding another 14 shots off the mark but the soccer gods were smiling on the young Seneca East team. A final shot by Flier, Brian Shafer hit the crossbar and fell straight down to the goalkeeper for the final exclamation point on a frustrating outing.
Coach Tackett reminded the dejected team, that teams will have days when no matter how many scoring attempts they get, nothing will go in the net.
Thomas Pasch, David Gower and Alaina Humbert had particulary strong defensive games thwarting the few scoring chances the Tigers had. Shafer and Lauren Cooley also had a least one key stop on defense. Notable offensive performances were made by Brandi Schuster and Lucas Cooley.
The Fliers are back in action with a rematch with the Danbury Lakers on Thursday night at Marblehead. Game time is 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 31
Fliers Fall to .500 After Loss to Woodmore
Elmore, Ohio - The CHS Soccer team dropped a 5-1 decision to the Woodmore Wildcats on August 31. The Fliers could not muster much offense and faced 26 shots by the hosts.
Cory Wettrich scored the lone Flier goal in the second half on a fine setup by John Clevinger. Alex Binger allowed all five goals on the 20 shots he faced in the first half. David Gower stopped all six shots he faced in the second half.
Coach Tackett told the team to keep their heads up as they played a much better second half of soccer against an older and more experienced Wildcat team.
After a day off on Wednesday, the team will resume with practice on Thursday after school. There are no scheduled games next week, but the Fliers play four games the week of September 12.
Monday, August 30
Warner Goal Gives Fliers Season Opening Win
|  | | Aaron Warner Gets the Game Winner | |
Tiffin, Ohio - The Flier Soccer team started the season off with a fine 1-0 shutout of the Tiffin Columbian JV team on August 30, under the lights at Columbian Stadium. The game's lone goal came early in the second half when Allison Bessken set up fellow sophomore Aaron Warner for the hard shot from the right side of the goal.
Although the score was close, the Fliers outplayed the Tornadoes for much of the game. Clyde outshot Tiffin 13-4 in the contest. Alex Binger picked up the shutout in goal for the Fliers, but was not seriously tested.
Brian Shafer led the offensive attack with four shots on goal. Cory Wettrich, David Gower, Zach Wott and Brandi Schuster also had shots on goal. Paige Humbert, Lucas Cooley and Ethan Binger each had scoring chances as well.
The defense led by Alaina Humbert and Thomas Pasch was excellent in preserving the shutout.
Coach Tackett was pleased with the opener and the Flier's ability to control the ball in the Columbian end of the field.
The Fliers are back in action on Tuesday at Woodmore HS in Elmore. Game time is 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 23
Fliers Top Old Fort JH Team
| |  | | 8th Grader Megan Wasserman Saw Plenty of Action vs. Old Fort |
Old Fort, Ohio - The Clyde Fliers pulled out a tight 1-0 shutout of the Old Fort Junior High team on Thursday night. The Stockaders played a defensive game which limited Clyde to just 9 shots on goal and even fewer serious scoring threats.
With the defensive strategy, Old Fort was able to put just one shot on the Flier goal. Still they made it interesting by putting together a late rush in the final few minutes which could have tied the game.
Brian Shafer scored the game winning goal for Clyde on a setup by Aaron Warner about 24 minutes into the game.
Since the game was played against a junior high school age team, Coach Tackett used the opportunity to give the younger and less experienced players a lot of playing time. Old Fort has had a youth soccer program for many years and does not compete with football for it's athletes. One parent from Old Fort said that many of the members of their team have played together since Kindergarten.
Thursday, September 16
Rockets Squeak by Fliers
Oak Harbor, Ohio - For the second consecutive night, the Clyde Flier Soccer team scored first but lost a one goal game, this time by a 2-1 score to the Oak Harbor JV team. The Fliers took the early lead when John Clevinger scored his first goal of the season. Aaron Warner and Bryan Shafer assisted on the goal.
Oak Harbor tied the game late in the first half. The Rockets took the lead for good in a second half shortened by darkness.
Coach Tackett was once again pleased with his team's performance and progress. Last year's team lost to the Oak Harbor JV's by a 5-0 score so we are closing the gap on the more established programs.
The game marked the first this season against a Sandusky Bay Conference school. Saturday's game against Edison will be the second SBC school game. Game time is 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 15
Lakers Come From Behind for Win Over Fliers
Lakeside, Ohio - The young Fliers held a 1-0 lead at the half, but the Danbury Lakers scored the last two goals of the game for a 3-2 come-from-behind win over Clyde.
The Fliers took advantage of the shorter field at Lakeside and scored on a pretty set-up that began with a Zach Wott throw-in to Brian Shafer who hit Aaron Warner with a pass in front of the Laker goal. Warner hit the back of the net with his shot giving the Fliers the 1 -0 lead. Some outstanding goaltending by Alex Binger kept Danbury off the scoreboard in the first half. Binger made 9 saves in the half including a 1 on 0 breakaway save and a nice point blank shot in the final minute of the period.
Each team scored on their first shot of the second period with Danbury knotting the score just three minutes into the half. The Fliers did not roll over, however, and just a little over three minutes later Cory Wettrich gave Clyde it's second lead of the game taking a Aaron Marshall throw in down the right side of the field taking a hard angle shot which beat the Laker goalie.
The Fliers looked as if they were headed for their second victory of the young season, but the late surge by Danbury gave the Lakers the win.
Shots on goal were nearly equal as well with the Lakers holding a slim 14-12 advantage. The Fliers had another 12 shots that missed the mark compared to just 8 misfires for Danbury.
The Fliers are back in action on Thursday night at Oak Harbor HS with a 6:30 game against the Rockets.
Monday, September 20
Fliers Drop 2-1 Decision to Columbian
Tiffin, Ohio - The Clyde Fliers dropped a tough 2-1 decision to the Tiffin Columbian Tornadoes under the lights of Columbian Stadium on Monday night.
Neither team had many scoring chances in a game with a lot of play in the middle of the field, but Tiffin scored late in the first half to take the halftime lead.
The Fliers would tie up the score early in the second half on a nice shot by Brian Shafer after a long pass up field by Cory Wettrich.
The Tornadoes would reclaim the lead with about 23 minutes left in the contest and the Fliers could not convert on it's final few scoring attempts.
It was a fine effort against a team with 5 seniors playing.
Flier goalie, Alex Binger stopped 6 of 8 Tiffin shots.
Clyde is back in action on Thursday night at Old Fort in a game that was originally scheduled for next Monday night. Game time is 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 18
Fliers Pull the Plug on Chargers 7-2
Milan, Ohio - The Clyde Fliers offense exploded for 7 goals against the Edison High JV team on Saturday afternoon. The Fliers were hot offensively for the entire afternoon leading 6-0 at the half on 13 shots. The Fliers defense was stellar as well holding the Chargers to just one first half shot on goalie, Alex Binger.
Cory Wettrich came out on fire, scoring the game's first two goals early in the first half. Zach Wott picked up an assist on Wettrich's first goal along with Zack Ellenberger who picked up his first assist on the season.
It was then Brian Shafer's turn to get on the board picking up the next two goals. Zach Wott got an assist on the first goal, with Ethan Binger getting a helper on the second.
Aaron Marshall then got on the scoreboard with the 5th and 6th goals of the game, his first two of the season. Ethan Binger passed the ball to Marshall on each of the goals with Nick Roope getting the second assist on Marshall's second goal. It was Roope's first assist of the season.
Coach Tackett used the opportunity to use his bench in the second half. Edison got on the boards early in the second half on a penalty shot. Alex Binger got a partial deflection on the shot, but it hit off the crossbar and deflected down into the net.
Aaron Warner got the final Flier goal, his fifth of the season, after following a Cory Wettrich shot to the goal. The Charger goalie made the initial save, but Warner was in excellent position to clean up the trash and stuff the ball home.
A late Edison goal was scored with about two minutes left on relief goaltender, Thomas Pasch.
With the win, Clyde improves to 2-4 with a Monday night game vs. Tiffin Columbian on tap. Game time is 7:00 p.m.
Monday, September 13
Seneca East Pulls Away for Win Over Fliers
Republic, Ohio - After a 3-3 halftime tie, the Seneca East Tigers pulled away in the second half for a 6-4 win over the Clyde Fliers.
The Fliers looked pretty good in the first half outshooting the hosts 13-3, but defensive breakdowns created odd-man rushes for the Tigers three easy goals. Clyde played most of the first half in the Seneca East defensive end and after falling behind 2-0, fought back to knot the score at 2-2. Aaron Warner got things going for Clyde on a nice setup by Brian Shafer. Shafer's assist would be his first of three points on the afternoon.
Shafer tied things up on a nice play set up by Zach Wott. Wott passed from the right sideline to Ethan Binger who threaded a nice pass to Shafer in front of the net for the goal. Wott and Binger each earned assists on the goal. After Seneca East again took a lead, Shafer tied the score once more late in the first half.
Momentum shifted back to Seneca East in the second half as the older and more athletic Tigers took control of the game after two early goals gave them a 5-3 lead. The game winning goal for the Tigers was on a penalty shot. Goalkeeper, Alex Binger got a piece of the shot, but the ball still managed to skip in the right side of the net.
Clyde managed to bring the score to within one when John Clevinger and Aaron Warner took the ball in front of the Tiger net and after a scrum, a Tiger defenseman eventually put the ball in his own goal. Warner got credit for the goal as the last Flier to touch the ball.
Seneca East got an insurance goal past David Gower who came in to goal in relief of Alex Binger.
The Fliers are back in action on Wednesday at Danbury. Game time is 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 23
Fliers Fall from Sectional Tournament
Toledo, Ohio - The Fliers dropped their first sectional tournament game to the host Toledo Central Catholic by a 7-0 score on Saturday afternoon. Alex Binger and Sonny Kinney shared the goalkeeper duties and stopped 9 of 16 shots by the Irish. The game ended the historic first season of Clyde Flier varsity soccer.
Program records are now available by clicking on the link in the menu bar at the left.
Wednesday, October 19
Soccer Banquet Held
The 3rd annual Soccer Awards Banquet was held Wednesday night at the high school cafeteria. The program's first varsity letters were awarded to: Alex Binger, Cory Wettrich, Aaron Warner, Thomas Pasch, Adam Cunningham, Zack Ellenberger, Caleb Cleveland, Zach Wott, Alaina Humbert, Aaron Marshall, Lucas Cooley, Sonny Kinney, David Gower, Jacob Rader, Nick Roope, Brian Shafer, Allison Bessken, and John Clevinger. Bryan Shafer, Cory Wettrich and Caleb Cleveland were recognized for scoring the programs first goals in the opening win over Upper Sandusky.
Trophies were awarded to Lauren Cooley for the highest grade point average on the team; Offensive player of the year to Brian Shafer; Defensive player of the year to Aaron Marshall; the "Best Hustle" award to John Clevinger; and the "Coach's Award for Dedication" to Jake Rader.
Senior awards were given to Alaina Humbert and Brandi Schuster.
After thanking Joe Wilson for his support of the soccer team Coach Tacket's annual comical awards were handed out.
"50/50 Award" to Thomas Pasch and Alex Binger for their uncanny ability to pick the wrong side of the coin in the coin toss. Coach also gave each of them a coin to practice with for next season.
"Best Impersonation of a Goalie Award" to Jake Rader for catching a shot in the first Margaretta game.
"Most Important Ears Award" to Allison Bessken for the time her earrings ended up in an ice pack.
"Super Hero Award" to Adam Cunningham for taking a hard shot in the face and shaking it off, getting up and continuing to practice.
"Biggest Flop Award" to Caleb Cleveland for his post game slide in the mud following the Oak Harbor game being called due to the torrential rains from Hurricane Katrina.
"Most Alias' Award" to Aaron Marshall for order the most Clyde Flier Soccer gear with different names on the back.
"Noise Ordinance Violation Award" to Zach Wott for the horn on this truck.
"Best Celebratory Display" to Alex Binger for his cartwheels after the Upper Sandusky win.
"Frankenstein Award" to Jacob Emery for fitting the biggest body in the smallest jersey.
"Better Call Geico Award" to Aaron Warner for suffering a broken windsheild during one of the practices.
JV Coach Acocks recognized the junior varsity team for their hard work and dedication.
Coach Tackett stressed the need for additional depth and off season conditioning for next season. More committment will be needed to gain the consistency needed to be competive next season.
The evening closed with a slide show created by Mrs. Melanie Boyd. Hundreds of pictures of the team were enjoyed. Each player also received an envelope of pictures and a personalized autograph card. Thank you Mrs. Boyd for your hard work and support of Clyde Flier Soccer!
GREAT SEASON FLIERS!
Thursday, November 10
All-SBC Team Announced
Congratulations to 5 Fliers named to the All-SBC soccer team. Brian Shafer, Alex Binger, Sonny Kinney, Aaron Marshall and John Clevinger were each given honorable mention status. Also, Alex was named to the SBC All-Academic team. Congratulations!
Tuesday, September 30
Fliers Win Seventh Game
Tiffin, Ohio - The Flier's record now stands at 7-4 following a 4-2 win over the Tiffin Catholic Middle Schools team. As they did in the first matchup between the two teams, Clyde outshot Tiffin by a large margin (15-2), but this time the Fliers were able to find the back of the net four times.
Brian Shafer scored his first of three goals early in the first half. Zach Wott would make the score 2-0 later in the first on a pass from Ethan Binger. Clyde would outshoot Tiffin by a 7-1 mark in the first half with the only shot Tiffin saved by Aleshia Rosen as Flier goalkeeper Alex Binger was caught out of position.
Tiffin made the score 2-1 early into the second half on a penalty shot. Aaron Marshall, who played in goal for the second half, made an outstanding save attempt, but the ball deflected off his fingers and into the goal as he dove to his left.
Shafer's second goal extended the Flier lead back to two. Cory Wettrich picked up an assist on that goal. Shafer's third goal came on a penalty shot late in the second half. Midfielder Zack Ellenberger had one of his best games of the season showing off some keen footwork to keep the ball moving toward the Flier offensive zone.
The Fliers are back in action on Thursday in Findlay. They will take on Heritage Christian School at 4:45 p.m.
Thursday, October 2
Heritage Christian Shoots Down Fliers
Findlay, Ohio - It was Senior Day, the final home game for the Heritage Christian High School senior players and they went out winners by defeating the younger and less experienced Fliers by a 9-0 score. There were not a lot of Clyde highlights in the game as the Blue & Gold were outshot by a wide 15-4 margin.
Heritage's superiority in footspeed and ball control was evident from the beginning of the game. Many of their goals were the result of breakaways where their outstanding speed was exhibited. Three more were put in the net following a rebound after an intial save was made on their first shot attempt. This was most likely the finest team that the Fliers have faced this season.
There were lessons to be learned by playing the more experienced and mature team and Coach Tackett expressed his pleasure with the team's performance. He was pleased with the efforts of many of the players and specifically mentioned the outstanding effort of Derek Dencer and the fine shot attempt in the second half by Lucas Cooley. David Gower and Brian Shafer accounted for the other Flier shots on goal.
The final game of the 2003 season will be next Thursday, October 9 at Old Fort.
 | | Some of the Fliers pose after the game. Zack & Derek are missing. | |
Sunday, September 28
Clyde Soccer Invades Bowling Green
The Clyde Fliers traveled to Bowling Green on Sunday, September 28 to watch the Falcons take on the Wolverines of the University of Michigan. The Falcons lost 6-1, but other than getting wet and cold in the second half everyone had a great time. Five Fliers became part of the game as they were given the job of ballboys. Not only did they Caleb, Derek, Zack, Brian and Ethan get a close up view of the game, they also got free hot dogs and pops at the intermission. Good job guys!
Wednesday, September 24
Fliers Play Well in Loss to Lakers
Marblehead, Ohio - The Fliers dropped a tough 4-2 defeat to the Danbury High Lakers on Wednesday, September 24. For one of the few times this season, Clyde played better in the second half of the contest. After falling behind 2-0 in a first half which saw them outshot 13-2, the Fliers rebounded against the older and more experienced Lakers to bring the margin to within one on two different occasions in a second half which saw Clyde get six shots on goal compared to eight for Danbury.
A strong wind which benefited Danbury for the first half died down considerably in the second half denying the Fliers of their opportunity for a little assistance from Mother Nature.
Zach Wott got the Fliers on the board early in the second half to make the score 2-1 on a pass from Aaron Marshall. After the Lakers extended their lead back to two, Brian Shafer again cut the lead to one with a goal of his own. A late Danbury goal sealed the victory for the Lakers.
Alex Binger saw a lot of action in goal, stopping 17 of 21 Laker shots. That was a season high number of saves for a Flier goalkeeper. There was a lot of defensive assistance from a number of Fliers, notably Alaina Humbert and Elishia Rosen who broke up many Laker rushes.
The next game for the Soccer Fliers is Tuesday, September 30 vs. the Tiffin Catholic Junior High. Game time is 4:30 p.m. in Tiffin.
 | | Alaina Humbert & Elishia Rosen Stopped Many Laker Scoring Chances |
Tuesday, September 23
Three Fliers Earn First Career Goals in Win at Old Fort
|  | | Lucas Cooley, Ethan Binger & Aaron Marshall Score First Goals as Fliers |
Old Fort, Ohio - The Fliers improved to 6-3 on the season with a 7-0 shutout of the Old Fort Junior High team. Three players scored their first goals as Fliers. All three goals came in the second half with Aaron Marshall starting things off with a goal in just his second game. Lucas Cooley then scored on a pass from Zach Wott and Ethan Binger picked up his first on a pretty centering pass from Caleb Cleveland.
The Fliers started the game with a lot of fire power, scoring 4 first half goals on 7 shots. Derek Dencer scored the first on a pass from Zach Wott following a rebound of a shot from Brian Shafer. Shafer would then score two goals the second of which was assisted by Cory Wettrich. Zach Wott completed the first half scoring on a penalty shot after an Old Fort player knocked his initial shot down using his hand.
Clyde outshot the Stockaders by a 16-3 mark in the contest. Alex Binger, Shafer and Thomas Pasch shared goalkeeping duties with each recording one save. The shutout was the second of the season for the Fliers.
The Fliers are back in action on Wednesday, September 24 vs. Danbury High School. Game time is 5:00 p.m. The school is located on SR 163 near Marblehead.
Thursday, September 25
Woodmore Game Album Added
Click on the picture of Derek to view an album of pictures from the Woodmore game. Thanks to Mrs. Boyd for taking the shots!
Monday, October 13
First Annual Soccer Banquet Held
Clyde, Ohio - The first ever soccer banquet was held on Monday, October 13 at the Clyde High School cafeteria. Coach Tackett gave all the players certificates for participating on the first Flier soccer team.
He also gave out several special awards. They were as follows:
Field General Award - Zach Wott - for direction of other players on the field.
"I hate you goalpost" Award - Quinn Zerbe - self explanatory
Best Soccer Hair Award - Thomas Pasch - see picture below!
Bulldog Award - Ethan Binger - toughest player on the team (per pound)!
Most Dramatic Goal Award - Cory Wettrich - game winner in season finale with 3 seconds left.
Rocket Man Award - Brian Shafer - for the leg with the most jet propulsion.
Utility Award - David Gower - He's here, he's there, he's everywhere.
Best Save Award - Elishia Rosen and Caleb Cleveland - For coming out of nowhere to save the goalie's rear-end and preventing the imminent goal.
Harry Houdini Award - Alex Binger - for his ability to pull one great escape after another.
The Beauty Award - Alaina Humbert, Paige Humbert and Stacia Rapp - for having to put up with all the "Beasts".
A Power Point slide show was shown with over 200 pictures of the season. The presentation was put together by Mrs. Melanie Boyd. A special thanks to her for all the hard work putting that together!
At the end of the evening Coach Tackett presented the team with soccer balls which the players all autographed for each other.
THANKS FOR A GREAT SEASON, FLIERS! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.
Fliers Come From Behind to Win Finale
Old Fort, Ohio - The Fliers completed their first season of soccer competition with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over the Old Fort Junior High team. Cory Wettrich got the game winner with just three seconds left in regulation. With the win, the Fliers capped a successful season with a fine 8-5 record.
Old Fort, who lost for only the second time this season, played a much stronger game than when the two teams met on September 23.
The Fliers outshot the Stockaders by a huge 29-3 margin, but had a difficult time finding the net with only 13 of those shots on goal. The Old Fort goalkeeper kept things interesting making 11 saves. David Gower made the only Flier save stopping the lone Old Fort shot in the second half. Alex Binger started in goal and allowed the lone Old Fort goal on a hard angle shot which sailed over his head to the opposite corner of the goal.
Coach Tackett was pleased with his team's performance but stated that next season's efforts will concentrate on improving the percentage of shots on goal.
The Flier defense had an excellent game led by the fine performance of midfielder Thomas Pasch whose second period bicycle kick brought a big crowd reaction.
Offensively, Clyde was led by Brian Shafer with the team's first goal and a total of ten shot attempts. Cory Wettrich picked up an assist on Shafer's goal. He also had two other shots in addition to his game winner. Other Fliers with shot attempts included Derek Dencer, Aaron Marshall, Zach Wott, Ethan Binger, Alex Binger, Zack Ellenberger and Caleb Cleveland.
Congratulations, Fliers, on a great history-making season!
Do not forget the first annual soccer awards banquet on Monday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the CHS cafeteria.
Saturday, September 24
Fliers Pick Up Third Win
|  | | Zach Wott Assists on Winning Goal | |
Elmore, Ohio - The Fliers topped Woodmore 2-1 on Saturday morning for their third win of the season. All the scoring took place in the first 10 minutes of the contest with the Fliers scoring first. Brian Shafer's goal just three minutes into the game marked the first time this season that Clyde has scored first.
Shafer scored again just three minutes later on a nice pass upfield from Zach Wott. Wott picked up an assist on the eventual game-winning goal. Woodmore made it a 2-1 game about 10 minutes into the game and neither team was able to find the back of the net after that.
Sonny Kinney picked up the win in net stopping 5 of the 6 shots he faced.
The Fliers are back in SBC action on Monday night in a make-up game vs. Oak Harbor.
Tuesday, September 27
Fliers & Chargers Settle for Scoreless Tie
|  | | Sonny Kinney & Alex Binger Combine for First Shutout of the Season | |
Milan, Ohio - The Fliers avenged a September 1, 6-0 loss to the Edison Chargers by earning a tough 0-0 tie in a game which was marked with several long delays.
The game started early at 4:30, but ended more than two hours later. Late in the first half, Aaron Warner collided with the Charger goalie resulting in a knee injury to Aaron and an injury to the face of the keeper that eventually would require an ambulance to be summoned. The score at the half was 0-0 and shots even at 2-2.
After playing part of the second period, the game was again delayed after a call from the hospital which required a search of the field for a missing tooth from the injured Charger. Unfortunately the search was unsuccessful. Hopefully he will recover quickly from the injuries.
The final 20 minutes of the game were very intense and well played by the Fliers. During that time Clyde had numerous scoring chances.
Alex Binger (2 saves) and Sonny Kinney (4 saves) combined for the shutout in goal each playing 40 minutes.
Coach Tackett was very pleased with the performance of the Fliers after the tough loss to Oak Harbor on Monday night.
Monday, September 26
Rockets Beat Fliers Second Time
The Fliers lost to Oak Harbor for the second time in five days. This time by a 5-0 score. The Fliers did not manage much offense in the game but several players had excellent defensive games. Aaron Marshall & David Gower had strong games and Sonny Kinney made 10 saves on 15 Oak Harbor shots on goal.
The junior varsity Fliers dropped a 3-0 decision to the Rockets JV's.
It's off to Milan on Tuesday for a rematch with the Edison Chargers.
Tuesday, August 30
Katrina Drowns Game 2
The Tuesday afternoon game vs. Oak Harbor got started but was called by the referees midway through the first half when they determined the conditions were too dangerous to continue. The game will be rescheduled for a later date.
Thursday, September 29
Fliers Lose 2-1 to Port Clinton in "Best Game of the Season"
| |  | | Aaron Marshall Plays a Great Defensive Game Against PC |
In what Coach Chuck Tackett called the Flier's "best game of the season", the Clyde Fliers took the Port Clinton Redskins into the final minute of the game before giving up the game winner. Port Clinton took a 1-0 lead into the intermission after a Redskin shot deflected off a Flier defender and past Flier goalkeeper, Alex Binger 14 minutes into the game.
Brian Shafer tied the game up 9 minutes into the second half with Zach Wott picking up an assist. That led up to the exciting finish when Port Clinton finally got the winning goal with just 55 seconds left. The Redskins had a slim 6-4 shots on goal advantage.
Alex Binger played in goal for the Fliers and made 4 saves.
The game marked an amazing turn-around from the 11-0 pasting that the Redskins laid on the Fliers on September 6 and caps off a nice week for the Fliers which really showed the improvement the team is making. Clyde played well in all areas of the field.
The Junior Varsity Fliers dropped a 3-0 decision to the the Redskins. This also marked a significant improvement from the 6-0 loss on September 6.
The Fliers play next at Huron on October 4.
Tuesday, October 4
Tigers Maul Fliers
Huron, Ohio - The Huron Tigers proved they are still one of the top teams in the SBC with a convincing 7-1 win under the lights at McCormick Middle School.
Brian Shafer got the lone Flier goal afer receiving a Sonny Kinney goal kick midway through the second half. It was Kinney's second assist on the season.
Kinney finished with 11 saves on 18 Tiger shots.
The JV game was cancelled for a lack of players, but all CHS players saw at least a little action in the varsity game.
The Fliers have a key SBC matchup with the Margaretta Polar Bears on Thursday afternoon at Clyde High School.
Thursday, October 6
Fliers & Polar Bears Settle Nothing in Tie
The rematch between the Clyde Fliers and Margaretta Polar Bears resulted in the Flier's second scoreless tie of the season.
Margaretta had beaten the Fliers 3-2 earlier in the season.
Sonny Kinney made 12 saves in goal to get the shutout.
Thursday, August 25
Fliers Win Historic First Varsity Game and First Game at Home!
Clyde, Ohio - The premier of varsity soccer at Clyde High School was a success as the Fliers edged the visiting Rams of Upper Sandusky by a 3-2 score.
After the Rams took an early lead the Fliers played with great intensity and skill to score the game's next two goals and take a 2-1 lead at halftime. Clyde outshot Upper by a 7-3 count in the half. Brian Shafer scored the season's first goal to knot the score. The goal was unassisted. Cory Wettrich gave the Fliers the lead later in the half on a nice pass from Jake Rader.
The Rams tied the score at 2-2 early in the second half and the Fliers appeared to be tiring. But with the game within reach, Clyde dug deep and regained the lead on a game winning goal by Caleb Cleveland. Wettrich assisted on the goal. The Fliers held off Upper who outshot them by a 6-3 count in the second half.
Alex Binger stopped 7 of 9 Ram shots to get the win in goal for the Fliers.
Coach Tackett was very happy with the play of the entire team and commented on the great improvement by many of the returning players and contribution of first year player Jake Rader.
The Junior Varsity dropped a 6-0 game to the Rams JVs. The team played better as the game went on despite the fact they only had two sub players while the Ram's had about 4 times that number. Sonny Kinney played quite well in goal for the JVs making 16 saves.
The Fliers begin Sandusky Bay Conference play on Tuesday hosting the Oak Harbor Rockets.
Thursday, September 1
Chargers Zap Fliers
The Edison Chargers handed the Fliers their first loss of the young season by a 6-0 score at Clyde High School.
The Chargers scored on their first two shots to take an early 2-0 lead. The Fliers then played pretty evenly until after the mid-point of the first half when Edison put Clyde away with three more goals.
Both teams subbed considerably in the second half with the Chargers adding just one more goal from that point on.
Alex Binger made 8 saves on 13 first half shots while Sonny Kinney stopped 3 of 4 second half shots in goal for the Fliers.
Thursday, September 8
Fliers Improved in Loss to Defending SBC Champs
The Fliers held the 2004 Sandusky Bay Conference champs to just 2 first half goals, but dropped a 7-0 decision to the Huron Tigers on Thursday afternoon.
Coach Tackett was pleased with the improvement from the tough loss to Port Clinton on Tuesday. Alex Binger made 18 saves on 25 Tiger shots on goal.
In JV action the Fliers lost 4-0 to the junior Tigers. Sonny Kinney played well in goal stopping 9 of 13 Huron shots on goal.
Port Clinton Scalps Fliers
The Fliers drop to 1-2 with an 11-0 spanking by the Redskins. They are right back in SBC action on Thursday night with defending SBC champs Huron in town.
Thursday, September 15
SJCC "Streaks" Past Fliers
A poor first half doomed the Fliers in a game with Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic HS. The Streaks scored the game's first 4 goals digging Clyde into a hole that proved too deep to dig out of. A late first half goal by Brian Shafer gave the Fliers the lift they needed.
The Blue and Gold played well in the second half using the strong wind to their advantage. Alex Binger got a goal early in the second period to make the score 4-2 on a long pass up the middle by Shafer. The Fliers controlled much of the second half play outshooting the Streaks by a 6-2 margin, but would not score again.
Alex Binger stopped 3 of 7 first half shots. Sonny Kinney went in goal with about 10 minutes left in the first period. He stopped all 3 shots he faced in the game.
The Fliers are back in SBC action next Tuesday vs. undefeated Perkins HS.
Wednesday, September 14
Fliers Top Seneca East in Scrimmage
The Clyde Fliers took a 2-1 win over the Seneca East HS Club on Wednesday afternoon. The Fliers held a comfortable 15-6 shot advantage yet had to come from behind to get the win. The Tigers led 1-0 at the break.
In the second half Alex Binger tied the game up in the second minute of play on an odd goal that saw the Seneca East goalie make an initial save on Binger's shot. The goalie knocked the ball nearly straight up and it came down behind him and spun into the net. With just under 15 minutes left in the game, Brian Shafer picked up the eventual game winner on a pass upfield from Nick Roope.
Sonny Kinney picked up the win in net stopping 5 of 6 Tiger shots on goal.
The Fliers play St. Joe Central Catholic on Thursday at Rodger Young Park in Fremont. Game time is 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 13
Fliers Edged by Polar Bears
| |  | | Jake Rader Scores First SBC Goal |
Castalia - The Fliers played their closest Sandusky Bay Conference game and picked up their first goals against an SBC opponent, but it was the Polar Bears picking up their first SBC win of the season by a 3-2 score.
Jake Rader knotted the score at 1-1 with just 31 seconds left in the first half. After Margaretta scored two goals in the early second half to take a 3-1 lead, the Fliers again kicked up the pressure. Caleb Cleveland scored with 18 minutes left in the contest to draw the Fliers to within one goal. Clyde continued to apply pressure, but the Polar Bears defense held to get the victory.
Alex Binger made 6 saves in the contest but was caught coming too far out of the net on what turned out to be Margaretta's game winning goal. Sonny Kinney entered the game in relief midway through the second half and stopped the only shot he faced.
The Fliers step outside the SBC for a home scrimmage with Seneca East on Wednesday afternoon and follow that with a non-conference tilt with Fremont St. Joseph on Thursday afternoon at Rodger Young Park in Fremont.
Tuesday, September 20
SBC Leading Perkins Grounds Fliers
The Perkins Pirates remained undefeated and showed why they lead the Sandusky Bay Conference in a 9-0 win over the Fliers. The deep and talented Pirates played at least 28 different players in the game.
After the game Coach Tackett expressed his pleasure at the improved attitude of the team following a rough practice on Monday night.
Alex Binger had 7 saves in the game with David Gower picking up 2. Gower played in net in the final 18+ minutes in relief of Binger.
In Junior Varsity action, the Pirates took an 8-0 victory. Sonny Kinney played well in net making about 10 saves.
Thursday, September 22
Fliers Play Well in Loss at Oak Harbor
| |  | | Brian Shafer Gets the Flier Goal |
Oak Harbor, Ohio - The Clyde Fliers played one of their better games against an experienced Oak Harbor Rocket team falling 4-1. The game was just 2-0 at the half with the Rockets holding a slim 6-4 edge on shots on goal. With 28 minutes left in the contest Brian Shafer took a long goal kick from Sonny Kinney in for the breakaway goal to bring the Fliers to within a goal.
Just two minutes later Oak Harbor extended the lead back to 2 with a goal of their own. They added an insurance goal with 5 minutes left in the contest on a goal in which the Rocket forward appeared to be offsides.
The Fliers played well in the contest getting several other good scoring chances including a shot by Shafer that went off the crossbar.
Sonny Kinney played well in goal making 12 saves in addition to the assist on Shafer's goal.
The game was a significant improvement from the second game of the season when the Fliers were behind the Rockets 5-0 in the first half when the game was called off due to the heavey rains from Hurricane Katrina.
Thursday, October 6
Parent's Night October 13
Parent's night will be held on Thursday, October 13. Parents of varsity players should arrive before 5:00. Players and parents will be recognized before the game.
Saturday, August 19
Fliers Drop Scrimmage to Columbian
The Clyde Fliers dropped a 6-1 decision in a scrimmage against the Tornadoes of Tiffin Columbian on Saturday morning. ...
Thursday, August 24
Fliers Drop Opener to Upper Sandusky
Upper Sandusky, Ohio - The Rams avenged last season's loss to the Fliers by topping them 5-1 in the season opener ...
Monday, August 28
Fliers Post 8-0 Victory in Final Tune-Up Before SBC Action
Clyde, Ohio - The Clyde Fliers topped Seneca East in a final scrimmage before heading to Oak Harbor on Tuesday ...
Tuesday, August 29
Fliers Drop Close Contest to Oak Harbor
Oak Harbor, Ohio - The Rockets scored three goals in a 6 minute stretch late in the first half before Brian Shafer ...
Thursday, August 31
Fliers Pick Up Historic Win at Edison
|  | | Brian Shafer Gets Program's First Hat Trick | |
Milan, Ohio - The Clyde Fliers came from an early 1-0 deficit to win their historic first Sandusky Bay Conference game over Edison High School by an 8-3 score. With the win, the Fliers improve to 1-2 (1-1 SBC).
Several team and invidual records were set in the contest. All-time records were set for most goals scored in a single game for the entire team (8), most goals scored by an individual player in a single game (Brian Shafer-3) and most assists in a single game (Zach Wott-3). Adding to the monumentous evening, Wott, Zack Ellenberger and Ethan Binger each recorded their first career varsity goals (each had previously scored scrimmage and/or club goals).
Six different players scored with Jake Rader and Caleb Cleveland each getting a goal as well. Besides Wott's record setting assist performance, Shafer and Nick Roope each contributed 2 assists with Aaron Warner and Lucas Cooley each assisting once.
"Edison tried to work an off-sides trap against us", Coach Tackett said. "I thought our guys worked real well at beating that and finishing their scoring opportunities".
Alex Binger played in net for the Fliers and recorded just 2 saves in a contest with saw Clyde outshoot Edison by a 35-9 margin. Dominic Wells recorded 12 saves for the Chargers.
Ethan Binger recorded 9 defensive takeaways with Jake Rader and Tommy Stein recording 7 each and Aaron Marshall getting 5.
The Fliers are back in action next Tuesday at home vs. Port Clinton.
Tuesday, September 5
Port Clinton Blanks Fliers
Clyde, Ohio - The Clyde Fliers hung with the tough and talented Redskins for nearly half the game before Port Clinton ...
Wednesday, September 6
Sandusky Bay Conference Stats Available
Stats for the Sandusky Bay Conference are now available on www.ohiosoccerstats.org. You will need to click on "North Central" region and then pick "Sandusky Bay Conference". Huron, Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Perkins and Clyde each have updated stats so far.
Thursday, September 7
Huron Shoots Down Fliers 7-1
Huron, Ohio - A very quick and talented Huron Tiger team shot out to a quick 3-0 lead over the Fliers and cruised ...
Saturday, September 9
Fliers Come From Behind to Beat Woodmore
| |  | | Caleb Cleveland Assists on 3 of 4 Flier Goals Against Woodmore |
Elmore, Ohio - The Clyde Fliers bounced back from a 2-0 deficit early in the game and 2-1 at the half to beat the Wildcats by a 4-2 score on Saturday morning.
Alex Binger started in goal for Clyde and took himself out of the game after giving up 2 tough goals on the first 4 Woodmore shots. Tommy Stein entered in relief and stopped the next 11 Wildcat shots. Binger would later come into the game as a forward and score his first goal of the season to tie the game and then assist on Brian Shafer's game winner with less than 9 minutes to play. Shafer scored his first goal of the game with 8 minutes left in the first half. Aaron Marshall completed the scoring with 3:13 left in the contest to seal the victory. Caleb Cleveland assisted on Shafer's first goal, Binger's goal and also on Marshall's goal which was off Cleveland's corner kick, headed by Ethan Binger to Marshall who hit the back of the net. Shafer and Jacob Rader each picked up an assist in the contest as well.
Rader had 7 takeaways with Marshall getting 4 followed by John Clevinger and Shafer adding 3.
The Fliers outshot Woodmore 27-23 in the contest.
Clyde is back in action, hosting Margaretta in an SBC contest on Tuesday.
Tuesday, September 12
Fliers and Bears Settle Nothing in First Meeting
|  | | Zach Wott Scores Lone Goal Against Margaretta | |
Clyde, Ohio - The Fliers led 1-0 at the half but had to settle for a 1-1 tie with Margaretta. Zach Wott scored Clyde's goal on an assist from Brian Shafer and Goalkeeper Tommy Stein.
The Fliers outshot Margaretta by a 19-10 count, but managed only 6 shots on goal. The Polar Bears matched that stat with 6 shots on goal as well. Both Stein and Margaretta Goalie, Don Solze recorded 5 saves.
Kyle Davis had 6 steals for the Fliers with Jake Rader following close behind with 5.
The Fliers are in non-conference action with a Thursday night game with St. Joseph Central Catholic at Clyde High School.
Friday, September 15
Fliers Tie Again
| |  | | Aaron Marshall Scores for Clyde |
Clyde, Ohio - For the second time this week, the Fliers have played to a 1-1 tie with their opponent. This time the St. Joseph Central Catholic Streaks came to town and escaped with the tie. The Fliers are now 2-4-2 on the season.
It looked real good for Clyde early as Aaron Marshall scored his second goal of the season less than 3 minutes into the game on a nice assist from Teddy Mason. The Fliers would never find the back of the net again with SJCC knotting the score with 3:58 left in the half. That would be all the scoring in the game.
Clyde outshot St. Joe 20-9 in the game but had only 9 of their shots on goal forcing 8 saves by the Streak keeper. Tommy Stein played in goal for the Fliers and recorded 4 saves on 5 shots on goal.
Jake Rader recorded 11 steals in the game with John Clevinger adding 7.
The Fliers JV played the Seneca East club after the game and lost 4-1. Teddy Mason was in goal and scored the lone Flier goal on a penalty kick.
Tuesday, September 19
League Leading Perkins Grounds Fliers
Sandusky, Ohio - The Fliers played one of their best halves of soccer all season in the first half against undefeated ...
Thursday, September 21
Fliers Fall to Rockets 6-2
Clyde, Ohio - The Fliers allowed 5 first half goals and fell 6-2 to the Oak Harbor Rockets on Thursday afternoon. ...
Wednesday, September 27
Fliers Pick up Win #3
|  | | Kyle Davis Started Things Off with His First Goal of the Season | |
Clyde, Ohio - It took an extra day and included a 30 minute lightning delay, but the Fliers picked up their third win of the season by defeating Edison High School 6-1 on the rare Wednesday night game. The game was originally scheduled for Tuesday night, but a scarcity of officials caused the game to be postponed. The lightning strike came early in the second half with the Fliers leading 5-1.
Sophomore Kyle Davis got his first goal of the season on a long shot that sailed into the far side of the net. The goal in the 16th minute of the contest gave the Fliers a 1-0 lead that they would never give up. About 5 minutes later, Brian Shafer picked up his first of 3 goals for the evening. Jake Rader assisted on Shafer's first 2 goals, with the final goal unassisted.
Teddy Mason also picked up his first goal on a pass from Ethan Binger early in the second half. Mason's goal gave the Fliers a 4-0 lead. After Edison answered with their only goal of the game, Caleb Cleveland got his second goal of the season with 27 minutes left in the contest.
Coach Tackett subbed freely after that with a total of 24 different player seeing time in the second half.
Jake Rader had 5 defensive steals in the game. Tommy Stein played in goal and recorded 5 saves on 6 Charger shots.
 | | Teddy Mason Also Got His First Goal Against Edison |
Thursday, September 28
Fliers Scare Redskins on Parent's Night
| |  | | Alex Binger Comes Off the Bench for Two Goals Against Port Clinton |
Port Clinton, Ohio - The heavily favored Redskins had to keep their first team in the game until the final 6 minutes of their Parent's Night game under the lights of Port Clinton's stadium. The Fliers played one of the best contests of the season in a hard fought 4-2 loss.
Alex Binger came off the bench to knot the score at 1 each 13 minutes into the second half. Port Clinton would regain the lead for good 5 minutes later but could not put Clyde away until their fourth goal with just 6:10 left in the contest. Binger scored his second of the game with 32 ticks on the game clock. Teddy Mason and Brian Shafer assisted on Binger's first goal with Zach Wott and Caleb Cleveland assisting on the second.
Binger had two other golden opportunities including one in the last minute of the first half but could not find the back of the net either time. Shafer also missed the net on a breakaway in the second half. Tommy Stein played well in goal for the Fliers recording 5 saves.
Coach Tackett was thrilled with his team's performance. "These kids don't realize how great they just played", he said after the game.
In JV play, the Redskins pulled away in the second half for a 9-0 victory. The game was scoreless for over half of the first period until Port Clinton scored 3 late goals.
Tuesday, October 3
Fliers Continue to Improve in 3-0 Loss to Huron
|  | | Tommy Stein Stops 7 of 10 Tiger Shots | |
Clyde, Ohio - After a 7-1 loss to the Tigers on September 7, the Fliers made significant improvements in a 3-0 loss on Parent's Night in Clyde.
Tommy Stein played well in goal recording 7 saves on 10 Huron shots. Playing without defensemen John Clevinger and David Gower who were both out of game due to illness, the remaining defense played exceptionally well breaking up play after play by the Tigers.
Jake Rader recorded 6 steals with Lucas Cooley adding 4 and Caleb Cleveland 3.
The Fliers had several quality scoring chances forcing Tiger goalie, Parker Muntz to make 5 saves. Six other Clyde shots missed the net.
The Junior Fliers were also shut out but Brandy Neustal's performance in goal kept the score close.
The Fliers are back in action on Thursday night at Margaretta.
Thursday, October 5
Fliers Pick Up Fourth Win!
| |  | | Jake Rader Leads the Team in Steals |
Castalia, Ohio - The Fliers broke a 1-1 halftime tie against Margaretta and a strong wind to pick up a 3-1 win, their fourth of the season. With the win the Fliers improve to 4-8-2 overall and 3-7-1 in the Sandusky Bay Conference.
Caleb Cleveland picked up the first goal of the contest at the 32:41 mark of the first half with Zach Wott and Brian Shafer assisting. Things were going the Flier's way until the Polar Bears knotted the score off a deep throw-in with less than 10 minutes left in the half.
Alex Binger got the eventual game winner on a beautifully developed play set up by Cleveland and Aaron Marshall with 22:02 left in the game. The Flier played ball control soccer from that point on until Aaron Marshall went coast to coast with at least three Bears on him to get an insurance goal with just 37 ticks left on the game clock.
Tommy Stein played an exceptional game in net for the Fliers picking up 6 saves. None was bigger than one in the final minute of the first half, preserving the halftime tie.
"Jake Rader was all over the field", Coach Tackett said. He picked up 5 steals and was instrumental in moving the ball into the Margaretta half of the field over and over.
The Fliers will finish the regular season on next Thursday night at home vs. the league leading Perkins Pirates.
Monday, October 9
Fliers Draw Bye in Sectional Tournament
The Clyde Fliers have drawn a bye in the state sectional tournament at Toledo Central Catholic and will face the winner of the first round game between Maumee and Lake High School on Tuesday, October 24 at 5:00 p.m. Good luck Fliers, lets pick up a school-first tournament win!
Thursday, October 12
Defense Stellar as Fliers Tie SBC Champs!
|  | | The Scoreboard Says It All as Fliers Tie SBC Champs! | |
Clyde, Ohio - The Clyde Flier defenders, midfielders and Keeper, Tommy Stein frustrated the SBC Champs, Perkins, all afternoon in a scoreless tie on a cold, windy day at Clyde High School. Several snow squalls helped make the game one to remember.
The Fliers used a stiff wind at their backs in the first half to play the visiting Pirates even for the first 45 minutes. The Pirates, unbeaten in their 11 conference games played with more urgency and the wind advantage in the second half, but the Fliers maintained the goose egg on the visiting side of the scoreboard.
The game is arguably the biggest game in Clyde Soccer history since winning their opening game of last year's inaugural season.
Stein recorded 10 saves in the first shutout of the season. Jake Rader recorded 14 steals with Brian Shafer and Caleb Cleveland adding 6 each.
The Fliers take their 4-8-3 overall record to Toledo Central Catholic on October 24 for the Division 2 Sectional Tournament vs. the winner of the Maumee/Lake game.
Tuesday, October 24
Fliers Fall to Top Seeded Maumee
Toledo, Ohio - The Fliers were the last SBC team to fall from tournament play as they dropped a 7-1 loss to the top seeded Maumee Panthers. Clyde played a tough defensive game in the first half with Maumee struggling to take a 1-0 lead into the halftime break.
Maumee woke up in the second half scoring four unanswered goals before Brian Shafer finally got the Fliers on the scoreboard off an assist from Aaron Marshall. Two late Maumee goals completed the scoring.
Tommy Stein played outstanding in goal recording 18 saves.
Coach Tackett used an "All-Senior" lineup for the last 15 minutes of the game to honor the group of 12 young men who will be credited with getting the Flier soccer program off the ground.
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