St. Anthony, EHS Lose in Soccer Tourneys

The Bulldogs dropped a 4-1 loss to the Maroons.

"We had a great first half," said Coach Martin Reyes. "We played good defense and created great chances. One of those chances, helped Manaye Mossman score the first goal of the match. Late in the second half, Robinson scored two quick goals that made us go after a goal, opening us in the back to another goal. A late penalty kick sealed the win for Robinson.

"We are looking forward to playing them again at the end of the season."

Teutopolis defeated Pinckneyville 3-0 Thursday.

Goals were scored by Nolan Runde, Ethan Thoele and Evan Waldhoff.

"We are back to the pitch Saturday at 10:30 a.m. against Mount Carmel and we play Harrisburg at 3 p.m. to wrap up the tourney," said Coach Aaron Wendt.

Other scores were Harrisburg 2, Altamont 0 and Salem 2, Greenville 1.

Saturday competition in the tournament includes:

At St. Anthony Field:

Match 1 -- Greenville vs.Altamont, 9 a.m.

Match 2 -- Salem vs. St. Anthony, 10:30 a.m.

Match 3 -- Harrisburg vs. Greenville, noon

Match 4 -- Robinson vs. Mount Carmel, 1:30 p.m.

Match 5 -- St. Anthony vs. Pinckneyville, 3 p.m.

At Teutopolis

Match 1 -- Newton vs. Robinson, 9 a.m.

Match 2 -- Mount Carmel vs. Teutopolis, 10:30 a.m.

Match 3 -- Newton vs. Pinckneyville, noon

Match 4 -- Altamont vs. Salem, 1:30 p.m.

Match 5 -- Teutopolis vs. Harrisburg, 3 p.m.

Charleston Red & Gold Tournament

Effingham fell to Mattoon 3-0 in the Charleston Red & Gold Tournament Thursday.

"We lost after a hard fought game," said EHS Coach Logan Arney. "We had several great chances  including one shot that the Mattoon keeper made a great save on. Last season we lost 9-0 to Mattoon, so big improvement from last year.

"Xander Marler had four saves for us. Maicol Sefton had our best shot on target. With chances to our system and the way we play, I'm confident that there are more signs of improvement to come."

In other matches, Olney defeated Arthur Christian 2-1 and  Charleston won over Mattoon 4-2.

Saturday's schedule at the tournament includes:

Match 1 -- Effingham vs. Charleston, 10 a.m.

Match 2 -- Mattoon vs. Olney, 11:45 a.m.

Match 3 -- Effingham vs. Arthur Christian, 1:30 p.m.

Match 4 -- Charleston vs. Olney, 3:15 p.m.