Aiden Semelsburger and Bryan Tarango battle for control of the ball in the first half. Semelsburger scored the goal for the Toppers in the 23 minute. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Victor Popa-Simil leaps over Tiger Goalie Pablo Zarraga to avoid a collision during a goal attempt in the 2nd half. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

SPORTS News:

The annual Louie Cernicek Soccer Tournament was Friday and Saturday at Los Alamos Middle School Field and Sullivan Field. This year there were eight teams invited to participate.

The Toppers played their way through the brackets winning games against Aztec 10-0 and Goddard 5-0, which placed them against the Los Lunas Tigers for the championship game Saturday evening. Both teams played even and very strong defensive games and at the end of regulation play were tied 1-1.

The tiebreaker overtime was delayed by lighting, and when play resumed the Tigers scored the winning goal and won 2-1.

Wesley Stanfield, #18 heads the ball away from Jordon Arballo in the first half. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Topper Goalie Jaxon Martinez made several critical saves to keep the Toppers in the game. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com