The Robins were on the road this afternoon to face the defending state champion Dakota United Hawks. The Robins were up for the challenge and were ready to play right from the first whistle. Jose Leon Estrada did his part to give the team the lead, scoring three times in the first 8 minutes. From there, everyone else made solid contributions and played a vital role in the 10-1 victory. Estrada finished the game with 7 goals and 2 assists. Jayda Johnson continued to be the heart of the Robins defensive effort and played a huge part in limiting the Hawks to just 10 shots on goal while also adding 3 assists. Grady Lease scored twice and Michah Bomgardner added a goal of his own. Abbi Lashuay and Nick Johnson were credited with 1 assist each. Goalkeepers Josh Reis and Sean Majeski were solid all game long, with Reis making 8 saves and Majeski finishing with 2. Overall, the Robins outshot the Hawks 44 – 10. The win gives the Robins the regular season conference championship and the #1 overall seed at the Adapted Soccer State Tournament on November 17-18. The Robins are at home this Thursday, November 2 to close out the season with a game against Anoka-Hennepin.

The Robins got 3 goals from Jose Leon Estrada in the opening four minutes of play, which turned out to be more than they needed to seal the victory over the Anoka-Hennepin Mustangs. Estrada finished the game with 5 goals on 6 shots. Grady Lease had a breakout game, playing very well throughout and managed to score the first 3 goals of his Robins career. Abbi Lashuay scored on a long kick from the defensive end of the floor, and after putting in 28 minutes of shutout goalkeeping, Josh Reis moved to forward and scored his first goal of the season. Jayda Johnson controlled the tempo of the game, just as she always does, and added 2 assists along the way. Micah Bomgardner finished with 1 goal, Junior Dockter recorded 2 assists, and Nick Johnson, Noah Mittendorff and Dylan Sibila also recorded 1 assist each. Reis and Sean Majeski blocked a total of 6 shots and combined for the shutout, with Majeski covering the net for the final 12 minutes. The Robins are on the road next Monday for a huge game against Dakota United.

The Robins were on the road at St. Paul Humboldt this afternoon to take on the Hawks. A fast start, with 3 goals in the first 5 minutes was all the Robins needed to cruise to an 8-2 victory and a 4-0 regular season record. Noah Mittendorff got the scoring started today, burying a shot from the corner just 1:20 into the game. He finished the day with 2 goals. Jose Leon Estrada and Hector Vega Flores matched Mittendorff’s effort, also scoring 2 goals each, with Estrada also adding 2 assists. Nick Johnson and Abbi Lashuay scored the other goals for the Robins, while Jayda Johnson added 2 assists and Dylan Sibila and Grady Lease also had 1 assist each. Josh Reis covered the net for the first 30 minutes, making 14 saves before Sean Majeski took over for the final 10 minutes, making 5 saves. The Robins are now off until October 24 when they are at the Andover Community Center to face Anoka-Hennepin.

The Robins put forth another awesome effort this afternoon, defeating Minneapolis 7-3 to move to 3-0 on the season. Today, it was a hot start that propelled the Robins to victory, as they found the back of the net often in the first half and led 5-1 at halftime. Jayda Johnson scored a goal on a long direct kick 5 minutes into the game and later added an assist to go along with her usual fantastic defense. She almost single handedly held Minneapolis to just 6 shots on goal in the first half by contstantly attacking the ball and clearing the defensive zone. Along with Jayda, Abbi Lashuay also was extremely solid in the defensive zone and added 2 goals and an assist of her own. Jose Leon Estrada scored 3 goals while Nick Johnson added a goal, Jo’Vonna Shepherd added an assist and Noah Mittendorff added 2 assists. Several players took turns playing in a wheelchair to provide defensive assistance to goalkeeper Josh Reis, including Micah Bomgardner, Junior Dockter, Nick Johnson, Jo’Vonna Shepherd and Jeremiah Vaughn. Reis finished the game with 18 saves. The Robins are back at it again tomorrow with a game at St. Paul Humboldt.

The Robins moved to 2-0 this afternoon with a fantastic 9-0 win over the Rochester Raiders. The gym at Armstrong was packed once again today, with many members of the Falcons’ boys soccer team in attendance cheering for the home team. Jose Leon Estrada was nearly unstoppable once again, leading the team with 3 goals. Abbi Lashuay played an incredible game and finished with 2 goals and 2 assists. Eighth grader Hector Vega Flores had a great game as well, scoring the first 2 goals of his Robins’ career while adding an assist. Nick Johnson and Noah Mittendorff also played very well, adding 1 goal and 1 assist each. Micah Bomgardner contributed 2 assists. For the game, the Robins outshot the Raiders 37 – 12 and dominated the tempo of the game from start to finish. The Robins are at home next Tuesday against Minneapolis. Way to go, Robins!