Althoff saves Cougars again
A dead cinch to be ranked the state’s best in the next poll on Tuesday, the Kennedy boys soccer team dodged a scare Saturday afternoon against 12th-ranked Linn-Mar.
On a rare sunny day at Kingston Stadium, the two traditional rivals played cat-and-mouse for 80 minutes of regulation and two overtimes before the Cougars finally broke the scoreless tie with an 8-7 shootout victory.
“We were very lucky we didn’t lose in the second overtime,” said Kennedy co-coach Steve Robertson. “One inch to the left and the ball would have gone in."
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