Blue Lightning Seeks Championship

It’s been a busy week for the U13 girls CNJSB Blue Lightning.

On Thursday, June 7, the girls defeated a tough Hillsborough squad 1-0, breaking a two-way tie in the standings and giving Blue Lightning the Flight 1 Championship.

The hard fought match ended in the final minutes when the Blue Lightning scored to break a 0-0 tie. In the clubs’ two previous meetings each team walked away with a 0-0 tie.

With the championship under their belt, the girls moved onto the playoffs where they faced a Summit team, but the Flight 4 Champions were no match for the Silver Bullets and the Blue Lightning won handily by a score of 5-1.

Today (Saturday), the squad will play the Flight 2 champions from Long Valley.

The game starts at 12:50 p.m. at the turf fields at . The team is made up of players from East Brunswick, New Brunswick and South River and coached by Mik Bognar. The team is always looking for good players. To join the team email coachmikb@yahoo.com.