Finalists in the 2011 Wendland Memorial: Winners
Boxwood in red: Samira Waernlund, Will Tankard, Bill Matheson, and Duane
Stevens;
Runners-up Bit-o'-View in yellow: Ed Caycedo, Mit Carothers, William Matheson, and Wesley Bryan
Runners-up Bit-o'-View in yellow: Ed Caycedo, Mit Carothers, William Matheson, and Wesley Bryan
The 2011 Wendland Memorial featured three teams, with each
team playing one game against each of the other two. A draft was held to determine
the teams, with Will Tankard, Mit Carothers, and Seth Kopald serving as captains.
Kopald ended up with three-quarters of the team he won with last year, and
Carothers had a team significantly better than the one that won the Moski
Memorial the prior weekend, so it seemed that Tankard's team would have some
tough competition.
Play began on Saturday, November 26, with Aiken (Kopald's team) facing Bit o' View (Carothers's team). Bit o' View got off to a fast start, with Carothers scoring first and William Matheson adding two more goals for a 3-0 lead. Aiken's chances were severely damaged soon thereafter, when Kopald injured his knee after the left crank arm fell off his bike. Wesley Bryan scored on the ensuing play, giving Bit o' View a 4-0 lead, which stood as the score at the end of the first chukker. Kopald continued to play, but was limited to basically playing goalkeeper due to his lack of mobility.
Aiken mounted a bit of a comeback in the second chukker, with George Galvan sandwiching a pair of goals around one by Matheson for Bit o' View, making the score 5-2 at the half. Bit o' View regained control of the game in the third chukker, with Bryan scoring twice and Carothers once while Eric Schmidt tallied the only goal for Aiken, leaving Aiken trailing 8-3 with one chukker to play. Bit o' View widened their lead further in the fourth chukker, with Matheson scoring two and Bryan and Carothers one apiece while Galvan and Schmidt each added one for Aiken, making the final score 12-5.
Play resumed the following morning with Aiken facing Boxwood, with Matt McGhee filling in for Kopald. Aiken got off to another slow start, as Tankard, Bill Matheson, and Duane Stevens each scored a goal for a 3-0 lead before McGhee got Aiken on the scoreboard. Stevens added his second goal to make the score 4-1 at the end of the first chukker. Boxwood widened their advantage in the second, as Stevens scored three times and Tankard once before Schmidt and Ellen Horner answered for Aiken, making the score 8-3 at the half.
McGhee scored first in the third chukker, but goals by Tankard, Stevens, and Samira Waernlund gave Boxwood an 11-4 lead before Schmidt and Galvan responded for Aiken, leaving them trailing 11-6 with one chukker to play. Stevens and Waernlund each added another goal in the fourth, while Galvan notched the game's final tally to make the final score 13-7.
The final game was held at 3:00 on Sunday, with a steady breeze out of the south perhaps contributing to all six goals in the first chukker being scored at the north end of the field. William Matheson scored first for Bit o' View, but Stevens answered for Boxwood, after which Carothers and Bill Matheson twice traded goals to make the score 3-3. Tankard scored the first goal into the wind to open the scoring in the second chukker, but William Matheson responded for Bit o' View and Carothers tallied his third goal to give them a 5-4 lead at the half.
Bill Matheson tied the score in the third chukker, and Stevens gave Boxwood the lead for the second time only to see Carothers tie it up again for Bit o' View, leaving the score tied 6-6 with one period to play. Bryan scored twice for Bit o' View early in the fourth for an 8-6 lead, but Tankard answered with a pair of his own to tie it up at 8-8. Bill Matheson scored what proved to be the winning tally off a scramble in front of the goal, and Waernlund took a long pass from Tankard to put the final nail in Bit o' View's coffin.
Waernlund became the third woman to have her name engraved on the Wendland Memorial trophy, and the second in the last two years. She also has the distinction of having the surname most similar to that of the trophy's namesake.
Play began on Saturday, November 26, with Aiken (Kopald's team) facing Bit o' View (Carothers's team). Bit o' View got off to a fast start, with Carothers scoring first and William Matheson adding two more goals for a 3-0 lead. Aiken's chances were severely damaged soon thereafter, when Kopald injured his knee after the left crank arm fell off his bike. Wesley Bryan scored on the ensuing play, giving Bit o' View a 4-0 lead, which stood as the score at the end of the first chukker. Kopald continued to play, but was limited to basically playing goalkeeper due to his lack of mobility.
Aiken mounted a bit of a comeback in the second chukker, with George Galvan sandwiching a pair of goals around one by Matheson for Bit o' View, making the score 5-2 at the half. Bit o' View regained control of the game in the third chukker, with Bryan scoring twice and Carothers once while Eric Schmidt tallied the only goal for Aiken, leaving Aiken trailing 8-3 with one chukker to play. Bit o' View widened their lead further in the fourth chukker, with Matheson scoring two and Bryan and Carothers one apiece while Galvan and Schmidt each added one for Aiken, making the final score 12-5.
Play resumed the following morning with Aiken facing Boxwood, with Matt McGhee filling in for Kopald. Aiken got off to another slow start, as Tankard, Bill Matheson, and Duane Stevens each scored a goal for a 3-0 lead before McGhee got Aiken on the scoreboard. Stevens added his second goal to make the score 4-1 at the end of the first chukker. Boxwood widened their advantage in the second, as Stevens scored three times and Tankard once before Schmidt and Ellen Horner answered for Aiken, making the score 8-3 at the half.
McGhee scored first in the third chukker, but goals by Tankard, Stevens, and Samira Waernlund gave Boxwood an 11-4 lead before Schmidt and Galvan responded for Aiken, leaving them trailing 11-6 with one chukker to play. Stevens and Waernlund each added another goal in the fourth, while Galvan notched the game's final tally to make the final score 13-7.
The final game was held at 3:00 on Sunday, with a steady breeze out of the south perhaps contributing to all six goals in the first chukker being scored at the north end of the field. William Matheson scored first for Bit o' View, but Stevens answered for Boxwood, after which Carothers and Bill Matheson twice traded goals to make the score 3-3. Tankard scored the first goal into the wind to open the scoring in the second chukker, but William Matheson responded for Bit o' View and Carothers tallied his third goal to give them a 5-4 lead at the half.
Bill Matheson tied the score in the third chukker, and Stevens gave Boxwood the lead for the second time only to see Carothers tie it up again for Bit o' View, leaving the score tied 6-6 with one period to play. Bryan scored twice for Bit o' View early in the fourth for an 8-6 lead, but Tankard answered with a pair of his own to tie it up at 8-8. Bill Matheson scored what proved to be the winning tally off a scramble in front of the goal, and Waernlund took a long pass from Tankard to put the final nail in Bit o' View's coffin.
Waernlund became the third woman to have her name engraved on the Wendland Memorial trophy, and the second in the last two years. She also has the distinction of having the surname most similar to that of the trophy's namesake.