Heethuis Family Comes Up Big on Super Soccer Saturday
Saturday, November 07, 2009
What a day for the Heethuis family.
On Saturday, Calvin junior striker Brad Heethuis scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Hope that allowed the Knights to capture their consecutive MIAA title and gain an automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament. Meanwhile, Brad’s father Randy Heethuis was busy leading his Unity Christian boys soccer team to a Division II state title Saturday afternoon as the Crusaders defeated Petoskey 2-0 in the championship game.
Randy Heethuis is a 1984 Calvin College graduate who was a member of Calvin’s 1981 and 1982 MIAA championship men’s soccer teams.
Men’s Soccer Captures MIAA Title With 1-0 Victory Over Hope
Saturday, November 07, 2009
(written by sports information student assistant Derek Neice)
GRAND RAPIDS—In what could be called the game of the year so far for Calvin Saturday afternoon at Grand Rapids Christian High School, the Knights added another chapter in their rivalry with Hope by defeating the Flying Dutch 1-0, capturing their third straight MIAA title and obtaining an automatic bid to the national tournament.
A match that certainly held a lot of emotion on both sides, Saturday’s contest would prove to be sweet for the Knights after having lost a heartbreaker to Hope by the same score earlier this season at Hope’s Van Andel Soccer Stadium.
MIAA Title On the Line Saturday for Calvin-Hope Men’s Soccer Game at G.R. Christian High School
Thursday, November 05, 2009
ANGOLA, IN—An MIAA title and an automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament will be on the line Saturday afternoon when Calvin and Hope meet in men’s soccer at 2:30 p.m. at Eagle Stadium on the campus of Grand Rapids Christian High School.
Hope has 30 points in league play while Calvin has 28 points. A victory by Calvin would give Calvin the outright title. A tie or a Hope victory would give the Flying Dutchmen the outright title. The winner of the MIAA will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament. Hope is currently ranked fifth in the most recent set of Central Region rankings, released this afternoon while Calvin is ranked sixth.
Saturday’s game between Calvin and Hope has been moved to Grand Rapids Christian High School because of poor field conditions at Calvin’s Zuidema Field.
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