NEW GLARUS — The Sugar River Raiders blanked Cambridge United 6-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 6, and tied Lodi 2-2 on Oct. 8 to clinch their ninth straight Capitol Conference title.
Against Cambridge United, Drew Brueggemann had a hat trick in the first half and added a fourth goal in the 62nd minute. Kaleb Webber and Wyatt Coon had second half goals as well. Coon, Brueggemann and Adam Johnson recorded assists.
Keeper Taydon DeRouin had four saves, including one on a penalty kick. Sugar River (8-4-3, 6-0-1 Capitol) outshot Cambridge United (1-10-1, 1-5) 19-5.
The final conference game for the Raiders was Oct. 8 at Lodi, with the teams running to a 2-2 draw. The tie marks yet another unbeaten season in the Capitol for Sugar River. Lake Mills (9-2-2, 4-1-1) takes second place.
In the game against Lodi, the Blue Devils scored on a penalty kick in the fourth minute, but just over four minutes later, Brueggemann knotted it at 1-1 with a PK goal of his own. Weber made it 2-1 Sugar River in the 14th minute, with Brueggemann assisting. Lodi equalized at the 33:48 mark in the first half.
The Raiders out-shot the Devils 24-9 overall, and 12-8 on shots on goal. DeRouin had six saves.
Up next for Sugar River is a home tilt set for Tuesday, Oct. 13 against Fort Atkinson, then the regular season finale at Big Foot Oct. 15.
In other area soccer action, Delavan-Darien defeated Monroe 4-2 on Oct. 6. The Cheesemakers have two remaining matches in the regular season: at Janesville Parker on Oct. 12 and at Cambridge United on Oct. 13.
Playoff bracket released
The seeding meeting for the WIAA playoffs was held on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The Raiders drew a No. 5 seed and will host 12-seed Monroe (4-8-2) in their playoff opener on Oct. 22 and will play at the New Glarus Glarner Community Complex at 7 p.m. The two teams played to a 1-1 draw back on Sept. 3.
In WIAA Division 3 Sectional 3, Sugar River and Monroe are lumped with regular state contenders Madison Edgewood (8-2-2, ranked No. 4) and McFarland (9-2-1, ranked No. 7), as well as Edgerton (11-0-2, ranked No. 3), Evansville (8-2-3), Mount Horeb (5-6-2),Wisconsin Dells (9-3-2) and Stoughton (10-3-2).
