by Ryan Mosher
The Berlin boys soccer team finished its regular season play on Monday by hosting Lee. The game also served as Senior Night for Coach Art Schmich’s nine seniors. Eric Remington, Nick Maxon, Phil Gilbert, Brent Demick, Fred Morine, Matt Tanner, Jacob Staples, Pat Harrington and John Zwack were all honored following the game.
The game did not go the way these seniors would have liked to wrap up their careers on their home field. The visiting team scored early in the game, taking a 1-0 lead. The Mountaineers fought hard to tie the score but could not seem to get the ball past the Lee goalie. With 8:39 left in the first half, Lee scored again taking a 2-0 lead.
The second half was much of the same for Berlin as they attacked the Lee defense but just could not seem to get off a great shot. The visitors would tack on another goal with 21:10 left in the game, sending the Mountaineers to defeat by a score of 3-0.
Berlin finished the season with an overall record of 10-8 and a 6-6 record in the Central Hudson Valley League. The team received a #6 seed for the Section 2 tournament and travels to play #3 Middleburgh on Friday at 3 pm.
The Berlin girls team received the same fate, a #6 versus #3 seed showdown at Middleburgh, but their game will be played Saturday at 3 pm.