Quest for the Blossomland Cup begins Saturday
Published 11:39 pm Wednesday, July 13, 2011
The quest for the Blossomland Cup will begin Sunday with a pair of first round matches.
The Tornados, who finished fourth in the First Division, will take on Second Division champion St. Joe Kickers Blau at 2 p.m. at the Kicker’s Club in Arden.
The other opening round match will pit St. Joe Kickers Premier against Whirlpool United at 5 p.m. at the Kicker’s Club. Premier was third place in the First Division and Whirlpool United runner-up in the Second Division.
First Division champion Wolverines drew a first round bye and will face the winner of the Tornados-Kickers Blau match Sunday, July 24 at the Kicker’s Club at 5 p.m. Athletic Jaier, which finished second in the First Division, also received a first round bye and will take on the Kickers Premier-Whirlpool United winner in the first match July 24 at 2 p.m.
The Blossomland Cup title match will be Sunday, July 31 at the Kicker’s Club beginning at 2 p.m.
In the final regular season match of the year, P&R FC blanked the Tornados 3-0. Kevin Chaddock, Len Amat and Nick Rueb all scored goals for P&R.
Blossomland Conference Soccer
Final standings
First Division
Wolverines 9-1-0
Athletic Jaier 7-2-1
St. Joe Kickers Premier 5-5-0
Tornados 4-5-1
P&R FC 2-7-1
St. Stephens Villains 1-8-1
Second Division
Kickers Blau 9-0-1
Whirlpool United 8-1-1
Buchanan FC 6-4-0
Kickers Weiss 4-6-0
Dowagiac Dawgs 2-8-0
Cyclones 0-10-0
Leading scores
First Division
13 – Andy Low, Wolverines
6 – Kevin Chaddock, P&R FC
5 – Alex Boehem, Athletic Jaier
5 – Ryan Robinson, Athletic Jaier
4 – Kurt Grandin, Wolverines
Second Division
13 – Matt Geiger, Whirlpool United
8 – Erick Williamson, Kickers Weiss
7 – Lincoln Fox, Kickers Blau
7 – Dennis Morais, Whirlpool United
6 – Shane Bowser, Kickers Blau
6 – John Scouler, Whirlpool United
6 – Ryan Skene, Buchanan FC