Spartans fall short at DC Everest

On Saturday, the Superior Spartans traveled to central Wisconsin to battle the Evergreens of DC Everest.  It was an unusually warm afternoon in addition to the challenge of playing a very strong DC Everest side.  The Evergreens record was 9-2-2 and they sit atop the Wisconsin Valley Conference.  But the Spartans came to play - striking first just 2:26 into the game when junior goalie Brady Bachand sent a long ball the length of the field to junior forward Spencer Kidd, who neatly deposited the ball into the net for the early 1-0 lead!  However, DC Everest did not back down or give up.  The Evergreens responded with three goals in quick succession at the 9th, 17th, and 24th minutes of the first half to take a comfortable 3-1 lead.  Just before halftime the Spartans secured a free kick near the box that was taken by Kidd.  It was a beautiful effort to the head of senior Evan Strauch that was going right for the corner only to be pushed aside by the Evergreens goalie.  The score was 3-1 at the half in favor of DC Everest.

Superior knew they were in for a battle, the question was how would they respond?  Once again, the Spartans came out swinging.  And once again, it was Kidd scoring the goal.  This time on an assist from junior Aiden Pagnucci just 2:21 into the second half to make it a 3-2 game.  Just moments later it was DC Everest responding with their own shot, scoring in the 47th minute to retain the two goal lead at 4-2.  It proved to be a back and forth second half, as Superior punched back.  Who else but Spencer Kidd, securing the hat trick on the assist from Strauch at 50:49 of the second half.  It was now 4-3.  The Evergreens are a gritty bunch that just would not relent, eventually scoring their fifth goal in the 55th minute to move the score to 5-3.  The last 25 minutes were back and forth, with the defenses and goalies taking care of business and holding their lines.  While Superior put up a valiant effort, it was not our day.  DC Everest prevailed by the final score of 5-3.  The loss drops the Spartans to 8-3-1 on the season.  Kidd's goals gave him a team leading 20 tallies for the season.

The JV team also lost to DC Everest, by a score of 5-0.  JV drops to 8-3-4 on the season.  Both teams are back in action on Monday evening.  The JV will play at 5:00 at the Swamp.  Varsity will play at 7:00 on the main complex.  After the game, the Spartans will be presented with the trophy for the 2025 Lake Superior Conference championship.  Come out for the game and celebrate with us on Monday night!  Go Spartans!!!