Four Aplington-Parkersburg spring sports teams competed Thursday.
The AP/DNH boys soccer team defeated Denver 6-2 in a game that aired on 99 The Wave and RadioOnTheGo’s YouTube channel. Playing for the first time in a week, the United had a slow first half, but picked up the intensity in the second half. A dive by the Denver goalkeeper gave Cooper Mulder a scoring opportunity midway through the first half, and Max Cummings added another just before halftime for a 2-0 lead. They widened the margin with three goals in the first 13 minutes of the second half, with one more added at the 17:59 mark. Aiden Merrill, Dax Weedman, Karter Petersen and another by Mulder completed the scoring. Head Coach Cody Cummings.
Mulder says they’ll learn from the slow start.
Isaiah Olson recorded 11 saves.
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The #12 (1A) girls soccer team battled to a 1-1 tie at #3 (1A) Denver. Lorna Bernard got the Falcons on the board with a first half goal for a 1-0 halftime lead. Denver answered with less than 10 minutes remaining, and goalkeeper Emma Haan had a crucial save on a penalty kick to preserve the tie.
The boys tennis team won 5-4 at Columbus Catholic. They split the singles matches, but the Falcons won two doubles matches, including Tyler Wedeking/Sam Janssen at #2 and Jonah Carney/Noah Harbaugh at #3.
Rounding out the day’s action, the boys golf team won 155-165 at Union. Each scoring golfer placed in the top four, led by Cormick Steege at 37. Rylan Ascher was the runner-up at 38. Benny Waller and Jaxson Kleespies each scored 40 to tie for third.
The track & field teams were scheduled to be in action, but both meets were cancelled.
