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Bruins Boys Soccer Gets A Big Win Against Buckeye on Senior Night, Winning 9-0

Parma, OH – On Saturday, October 6th the Padua Bruins took on the Buckeye Bucks at home for senior night. The Bruins came into this game red hot, coming off of a five game winning streak. For the Buckeyes, it would be the opposite. They came into this game after losing their prior four games.

As the game began, the Bruins were off to a hot start and didn’t let up. Four different players chipped in for the Bruins in their big win. Three different Seniors were able to score on senior night. Garrett Nowicki finished with four goals, Caleb Zolkowski finished with two, and Kevin Ontaneda had one. Junior Eli Christine chipped in with two goals as well. It was just pure domination for 80-minutes for the Bruins as they walked away with a 9-0 win on senior night.

Following the big win I talked to Senior Gabe Leigh. I asked Leigh how it felt to get a big win on senior night and he told me, “It felt great to walk home with the win, and to help us moving forward and bettering our record.” I also talked to Kevin Ontaneda about what it meant to the seniors to get such a big win on senior night. I also asked him what this win means going forward and he said, “It meant a lot because our coach was pretty nervous going into this game, because he wanted that game to be one of the best days of our lives with it being senior night. We showed why we are a good team. It felt great for us seniors to just keep the streak alive, and continuing to keep it alive going into the playoffs. So it just felt great.” Ontaneda also wanted to give a shoutout to all the coaches and parents for making senior night great.

One Bruins Record Breaking Performance Leads Padua Against Hoban, Winning 5-1

Parma, OH – The Archbishop Hoban Knights traveled to Parma to take on the Padua Bruins on Thursday, September 11th. The 3-4-1 Knights looked to get back in the win column after losing two of their last three. For the 3-2-2 Bruins, they also hoped to get back in the win column after tying and losing their prior two games.

As the game got underway, the Bruins had a lively student section who hoped to see Senior Garrett Nowicki break the Padua record for most career goals. The record of 54-goals, previously set by Tony Malik in 1998, was tied by Nowicki against Howland on September 6th. He was unable to break the record in their matchup against CVCA on Tuesday, September 9th, setting up their contest against Hoban to be the record breaking night.

The Bruins would strike first in their matchup against the Knights, as Junior Eli Christine scored 20-minutes into the first half, putting Padua up 1-0. Then with 3-minutes left in the half, Nowicki would make history, breaking the record for most career goals by a Padua Bruin. This goal from Nowicki put the Bruin’s up 2-0. Not long after Nowicki’s goal, Senior Caleb Zolkowski scored, putting the Bruins up 3-0 with a minute left in the first half. With 30-seconds left in the first half, Eli Christine was fouled in the box. Nowicki lined up for the Penalty Kick, and scored his second goal of the day. The Bruins led 4-0 going into halftime.

After the hot start for the Bruins, the Knights eventually answered, making it 4-1. But any hopes of a comeback were put to bed after Garrett Nowicki scored his third goal of the game, making it 5-1. The Knights weren’t able to rally for a comeback as Padua went on to win their fourth game of the season.

Following his record breaking performance I talked to Garrett about what it meant to break the long standing record. He told me, “It feels great because that’s been my goal since I chose Padua. I’m just thankful for my coaches and teammates believing in me from the start.”

The Bruins will take on the Benedictine Bengals on Tuesday, September 16th in their next match.

Bruins Lose in a Shootout with Howland, Falling 4-2

Parma, OH – On Saturday, September 6th, the undefeated Howland Tigers faced off with the 3-1-1 Padua Bruins. The Bruins looked to build on to their momentum, as they’ve won two of their last three. For the Tigers, they hoped to keep their undefeated start alive.

As the game got underway, the Tigers jumped out to an early lead, scoring in the first five minutes of the contest. Howland held a 1-0 lead until the end of the first half when Padua’s Garrett Nowicki scored on a penalty kick, making it 1-1 going into the half.

The second half began similar to the first, with a Howland score in the first five minutes. However, following the Tiger’s goal, Garrett Nowicki scored again, tying the game 2-2. Unfortunately for Padua, the Tigers gained momentum and went on to score two goals in the final ten minutes of the game, going up 4-2 with a few minutes left. The Bruins were unable to match, and would go on to lose by a final of 4-2. Howland remains undefeated to start their season. For Padua they will fall to 3-2-1 on the year.

I talked to Garrett Nowicki following the match. I asked him what was the key behind his performance was and he said, “The coaches gave me a great game plan and my teammates always put me in good positions to score.” I also talked to Caleb Zolkowski following the game, and I asked him how the team can bounce back following the loss and he told me, “We just have to take away only good things from our last game, and be ready to start fast in our next game.”

The Bruins will be back in action on Tuesday, September 9th to take on CVCA at home.

Bruin’s Soccer Bounce’s Back with a Blowout at SVSM, Winning 9-0

Akron, OH – On Tuesday, August 26th the Padua Bruins traveled down to Akron to face the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish. The Bruin’s came into this match with a 1-1 record, following a loss at Avon Lake on Saturday, August 23rd. SVSM would come into Tuesday’s game with a 1-1-1 record, with their most recent game being a tie against Boardman.

The Bruin’s came out of the gate red hot, scoring six goals in the first half alone. It was a group effort for Padua with multiple Bruin’s scoring. In the first half Junior Eli Christine led the way scoring two goals. Senior’s Garrett Nowicki, Caleb Zolkowski, and Kevin Ontaneda followed right behind all chipping in one goal respectively. Sophomore Max Bulat also contributed to the Bruin’s high scoring half, adding on to Padua’s lead, making it 6-0 going into the half.

It was more of the same for the Bruin’s in the second half. SVSM was unable to get back into the game and Padua capitalized. The Senior’s led the second half for the Bruin’s with Garrett Nowicki and Kevin Ontaneda scoring their second goal of the game. Jacapo Del Paggio also contributed, scoring his first goal of his Senior campaign. Junior Goalkeeper Gregory Dudick and Senior Goalkeeper Joseph Belfore held their own, keeping the Fighting Irish scoreless the entire game. This allowed Padua to coast to the finish line, winning 9-0, taking their record to 2-1 on the season.

Padua’s Kevin Ontaneda was voted “Most Valuable Bruin” by Coaches following the game. I asked Ontaneda what it means to be chosen as the game’s ‘MVB’ and he said, “It feel’s amazing to be named the MVB. Coach said after the game that MVB could’ve gone to majority of the player’s out there because we all played as a team, and contributed into all nine of our goal’s. But at the end of the day being named the MVB feel’s great.” I also talked to Garrett Nowicki after Tuesday’s game. I asked him how it feel’s to get a big win on the road and he told me, “It feel’s great. Winning on the road can be tough but everyone stepped up and found a way to put nine goal’s past them.”

The Padua Bruin’s will host their home opener this Saturday, August 30th at 1:00 PM vs Olmsted Falls.