This year the Beachwood soccer team built upon its tradition of success with both old and new faces who helped win a third straight CVC championship with a record of 13-4-2.

For the first time in 30 years, the Bison have made it to the Regional Semi-Finals.

The team has had many successes this season both as individuals and as a team.

“We had a great accomplishment in winning our third CVC championship in a row,” goalie Griffin Davis said.

“My favorite part was scoring against Orange,” center attacking mid Asaf Roth said.

Matt Stovsky, who plays all over the field, feels the team has shown real growth this year.

“Even though we still need to improve on this, we have made strides in cooperating as a team,” he said.

Many fans agree that the team has been very successful. “Every time I watch them, the team looks great. It’s really exciting to watch a winning team,” junior fan Shawn May said.

The team still has a lot to look forward to, even with the season winding down.

“I am really excited for Regionals after beating Kirtland. Hopefully we can make it to the State Championship,” sophomore Shai Yulish said.

With 30 goals this season, Yulish now owns Beachwood’s all-time record for most goals in a season.

“We really think we can make it all the way to States,” said Roth. Davis and Stovsky agreed.

Even with the team’s great season, the Bison have had some rough times too.

“Losing to Orange was really tough,” said Davis. Roth agreed and said, “Losing to Hawken sucked too. We really should have won that game.”

“Tying West Geauga was very tough because of how close we were to getting the win,” added Stovsky.

With the tough losses the Bison have also have had to overcome some adversity.

“Personally, my adversity has been playing goalie with a broken finger. This is very difficult, obviously, because I have to catch and stop the ball,” Davis said.

“Working together has been hard but we are really improving,” Roth said. “We have also faced many difficulties because of all the injuries our team has had. For example, [Michael] Dreka and Greg Israelstam [were injured].”

Stovsky agreed.

Several of this year’s soccer players hope to play in college.

“I’d love to play college soccer, I just don’t know where yet,” Roth said.

“I want to play at FGCU (Florida Gulf Coast University),” Davis said.

The team plays in the Regional Semifinal game on a neutral field at Twinsburg on Wednesday, October 29th vs. Badger High School.