April 20, 2024

Cardinal boys take second in home tournament

By Jocelyn Sheets

Newton junior Tristan Peters (10) battles for the soccer ball against two players from Benton Community of Van Horne in a game Saturday morning at H.A. Lynn Stadium. The Cardinals won 2-0 then lost in the championship game of the Newton Cardinals Hy-Vee Boys Soccer Tournament. (Jocelyn Sheets)

NEWTON — Newton’s Cardinal boys recorded a 2-0 win in their 2014 soccer opener at home Saturday morning. The Cardinals defeated the Bobcats of Benton Community of Van Horne to begin the 2014 Newton Cardinals Hy-Vee Boys Soccer Tournament.

Later, the Cardinals dropped a 2-0 decision to Mid-Prairie’s Golden Hawks of Wellman in the the tournament championship game. Prairie City-Monroe’s Mustangs dropped a 3-0 decision to Mid-Prairie in the tournament’s second game, then lost 6-1 in the third-place contest to Benton.

Senior Nathan Moorman scored both of the Cardinal goals against Benton Community. The Cardinals led 1-0 at halftime. Griffin Engel, a sophomore, was the goalkeeper for Newton in the contest.

More on the games for Newton and PCM in Monday’s Newton Daily News.