Huskies Soccer

Enjoy this YouTube video of the Huskies in action. Compliments of the Vorpagel Family.

The Huskies season came to an end on Wednesday evening as they lost to Dexter 1-0 in a Regional Semi-final match played at Bloomfield Hills Andover. The two teams were evenly matched throughout most of the game although Dexter held the advantage in possession. Ryan Boren was tested more than once in goal but was up to the task as he made some fine saves. The game headed into the half time break still at 0-0. Dexter would score in the 21st minute of the second half on a header off of a free kick. Lakeview had their chances to even things up after the Dexter goal.  Jay Bushaw, Ryan Thorngate and Aldi Benjkolli both came breathtakingly close, but it was not to be.

The Huskies can be proud however as they turned in a top notch performance against a well coached and disciplined Dexter team. All eight of our seniors played a significant role and will be missed. Congratulations to our seniors: Ryan Thorngate, Max Von Hatten, Michael Hix, Alex Johnson, Matthew Shukwit, Jacob Kleisinger, Kevin Vorpagel,  John (Jay) Bushaw and the rest of the Huskies on a fine season. Lakeview finshed the year with a 9-11-3 overall record.

The Lakeview Huskies will take on Dexter High School tonight at 7:00 PM at Bloomfield Hills Andover High School in the MHSAA Div. 2 Region 6 Tournament. The winner of this match will play the winner of the Birmingham Seaholm-Riverview match on Saturday at 6:00 PM in the Region 6 Final.

Come on out and support your Huskies!

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Bloomfield Hills Andover

The Lakeview Huskies won their fourth consecutive District Championship on Saturday afternoon with a 1-0 victory over the Hamtramck Cosmos. Junior midfielder Aldi Benjkolli socred the only goal of the game at the 30 minute mark of the second half on a well taken free kick. Junior goal keeper Ryan Boren earned the shutout, his third of the tournament. Solid defensive performances were also turned in by Sophomore A.J. Harris, senior Jacob Kleisenger and senior Kevin Vorpagel. Lakeview did not concede a goal in all three games during district play. With the win Lakeview improves to 9-10-3 on the year and will advance to the regional tournament where they will play Dexter High School at Bloomfield Hills Andover on Wednesday at 7:00 PM.

The Lakeview Huskies progressed to the District Championship for the 4th straight year last night with a 4-0 win over cross-town rivals Lake Shore. The Huskies came out determined to avenge the 3-2 regular season loss to the Shorians and it only took them 10 minutes. to put themselves ahead as Andy James set up Matt Shukwitt to make it 1-0. Lakeview would get some more chances before the half but the Lake Shore defense would hold steady and things heade into the half time break with no change in the score. But the Huskies would come out with renewed determination in the second half and it would be Andy James who would build on the Huskies lead as he took a free kick from Aldi Benkolli and deposited it in the Lake Shore goal. 2-0 Lakeview. Five minutes later Andy James would once again find Matt Shukwitt streaking towards the Lake Shore goal and Matt made no mistake with his second of the evening and third of the tournament. 3-0 Lakeview. Max Von Hatten would add some icing to the cake with another goal 10 minutes from time on a very nice finish from within the Lake Shore penalty area. The game would end with the Huskies holding a 4-0 advantage and a trip to the final on Saturday against the Hamtramck Cosmos. Ryan Boren once again had an outstanding game in goal for the Huskies with solid contributions from Max Von Hatten, Jay Bushaw, Aldi Benjkolli, and Mike Hicks in the midfield, which allowed the Huskies to control the tempo of this semi-final district game.

On Saturday, Lakeview will be vying for their 4th straight District Championship and a trip to the Regional Tournament. Game time is 12:00 Noon at Lakeview.