Kewaskum Soccer Wins Regionals for Third Straight Year

The Kewaskum boys’ soccer team played Grafton on Thursday, Oct. 23 at home for the Regional Semifinals. This was Kewaskum’s first playoff game of the season after a first-round bye. They had the three-seed going into the playoffs.
Mac Hasse scored the first point of the game at 16:30, assisted by Luciano Olla. Charlie Gambino scored the second goal of the game at 24:10, assisted by Matthew Betz. Betz also had nine saves during the match. No points were scored by either team during the second half, putting the final score at 2-0 for a Kewaskum win. This put their overall record at 14-5-2 with a .72 winning percentage.
The Indians faced Freedom in the Regional Finals at home on Saturday, Oct. 26. Freedom entered the game with an overall record of 12-1-5 and a conference record of 4-0-3. Freedom had the six-seed for the playoffs.
Eli Steinbauer scored the first goal of the game for the Indians at 34:14, assisted by Vitale Olla. Both teams fought hard, with Freedom not scoring the next point until 58:10. This left the score at 1-1, resulting in penalty kicks being awarded to both teams to determine who would advance in the tournament. This was a nail-biter ending to the game, with Kewaskum ultimately scoring on seven penalty kicks versus Freedom’s six.
This left the final score of the game at 1-1 (7-6), with Kewaskum winning their third straight regional championship. They will play Fox Valley Lutheran at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30 for the Sectional Semifinal.