Stars Extinguish Fire

Sudbury Stars closed the Spring season with a solid drubbing of the Framingham Fire on Saturday. Coming off the tough loss on Monday and five players involved in birthday sleepovers the night before, the coaches did not know what to expect of the team. After a sluggish first ten minutes, the Stars took control. Play shifted to the Fire's goal, but Framingham held tough earning the 0-0 tie at halftime. After some oranges and gatorade, the Stars broke through. 1-0 quickly became 2-0 when Sage burst through the defense. Having only the goalie to be she rocketed a shot for the top of the goal. The thunderous kick was 1" too high and smashed into the top bar. Sage's teammate, collected the rebound and knocked it in. Not sure Sage can get credit with the assist, but it was sweet. Sage moved to defense to lock down the game. There she had several long clears that set her striker up for shots. She also had three strong corner kicks, dropping the ball right in front of the goal. The sheer executing of the corner kick play made the coaches and Grampa very proud.

The Stars finished third in the division, just one game out of the lead. Now it is off to the end of the year tailgating BBQ at the Breakers game on Sunday night. Sage will learn her new team for Fall '09 in late June.