Topic: Soccer

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Asheville, NC - December 24, 2004 - The Asheville Cougar Men's Soccer Team dominated the Asheville Citizen-Times' All-Western North Carolina soccer roster released today.  Asheville finished the season as the NCHSAA 3A Runner-up and Mountain Athletic Conference Champions with a 22-3-2 record.

Leading the honors for the Cougars was senior forward Scott Szymanski, who was named Player of the Year.  Szymanski was also an All NC Soccer Coaches Association and All Region 12 selection as well as MAC Player of the Year.  He had 26 goals and 21 assists as a senior, and 80 goals/49 assists for his career. 

Also o­n the All-WNC first team:  Haskins Howerton (senior midfielder, All Region 12, All MAC, 9 goals/4 assists); Tyler Downey (senior defender, All Region 12, All MAC, assisted with 14 shutouts and allowed o­nly 14 goals); and Indy Smith (sophomore midfielder, All Region 12, All MAC, 20 goals/7 assists).

Second team honors went to Renato Corte (junior goalkeeper), Neil Grant (senior defender), and Thomas Righi (senior midfielder).  Receiving Honorable Mention were:  Patrick Engle, Drew Meadows, and Michael Siegel.

Congratulations to all o­n the well-deserved recognition!

Cary, NC - November 20, 2004 -  White Oak defeated the Cougars 3-2 in the State 3A soccer finals in Cary. It is the Vikings' first state championship in three straight championship final appearances. White Oak lost to Roberson the past two years. Asheville had not given up three goals in o­ne match all year. They lost 2-1 to Atlanta's Pace Academy to open the season, but had allowed o­ne or less goals since then.  Scott Szymanski and Drew "Scooby" Meadows scored for Asheville in a very physical match.  It was a disappointing ending to an outstanding season for the Cougars (22-3-2), who won the title in 2000.   Congratulations to all the players, coaches, and parents - we are very proud of you!!

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Asheville, NC - November 17, 2004 - Haskins Howerton scored for the Cougars with 7:11 remaining off a corner kick by Thomas Righi to defeat Parkwood 1-0 and send Asheville to the State Championship Game.  The Cougars (22-2-2), State Champs in 2000, will face White Oak (14-6-1) at the SAS Soccer Center in Cary at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 20th.  Congratulations to the Cougars o­n an outstanding season - just 1 more game to go! 

Due to the inability to secure a technical crew, the Cougar Sports Network regrets that we will be unable to televise the championship game, but we extend our best wishes to the players, coaches and fans.

Asheville, NC - November 13, 2004 - Drew "Scooby" Meadows of the Asheville Cougars (21-2-2) scored in the second overtime to help defeat the two-time defending 3A State Champion Roberson Rams (21-3-3) by a score of 1-0.  Congratulations to the Cougars and Coach Mike Flowe o­n a total team effort!  The well-attended rivalry matchup was captured by the cameras of the Cougar Sports Network and will air nightly this week at 8:00 p.m. with a special Sunday Matinee at 2:00 p.m.  Tune in and see two celebrities (in addition to announcers Bob Somerville and Patrick Gladys):  Charles Thomas of the Atlanta Braves, a former AHS three-sport athlete, was a special guest for the broadcast, as was professional soccer player and former Roberson star David Testo.  The top-ranked Cougars will play Parkwood High (19-3-4) at home for the Western Regional Championship o­n November 17.  GAME TIME IS 6:00 P.M. 

Special thanks to the following for making the telecast happen:  Bob Somerville, Patrick Gladys, Mike Luther, Justin Carhart, Adam Kowalski, and Tim Amos.