Boys’ Soccer

When the season started, senior forward, Cameron Langdon, hoped to leave his mark on the Cannon Falls Boys’ Soccer Team. He led the team this year in goals and assists, finding the back of the net 11 times (which is a new school record for goals in a season) and assisting seven more. One thing about Langdon that makes his All Conference selection unique was his unquestionable experience. He has been a varsity starter for the Bombers all four years of his high school career. Not only was he awarded All Conference this season, but he received the same recognition last season. “Various other soccer games and practices throughout my life helped me enhance my skills,” mentioned Langdon. As Langdon’s high school soccer career comes to a close, he doesn’t plan on continuing his career when he goes off to further his education at college. Yet his goal of leaving his mark on the program was undeniably accomplished. 

Senior midfielder, Chris Baszuro, follows a quote said by his varsity coach, Tim Langdon: “The best goal you will ever score will come off of someone else’s foot.” This quote reflects the way Baszuro plays his game. He believes that the midfield is the glue that holds the offense and defense together. “The midfield can make or break a team,” Baszuro noted. “I think a lot of our team’s success came from the work rate our midfield had, Blake Hernke and I being the most pivotal, in the center of the park,” Baszuro added. Their main jobs as midfielders are to shield the defense while they string the attackers and defensemen together. These strings held by Baszuro and Hernke allowed their teammate at forward, like Cameron Langdon, to rack up a substantial amount of goals. After Baszuro leaves his high school career behind, he will be beginning his college soccer career at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota. 

Senior Blake Hernke, Baszuro’s center midfield partner, was looking to end his high school career with a bang. His main focus this year was his finishing accuracy. Out of all shots  taken by the squad, he was in the top 10% of the team for most shots on target. Accuracy—on the net and in his passes—was everything to him. “I started a lot of passing possessions that led to a play,”  Hernke noted. Another accomplishment of Hernke’s was his playing time on the field. Because this season was his last, he wanted to make the most out of his time on the field and ultimately propel his team to the  playoffs. As Hernke moves on from the Bomber soccer program, he will most likely be playing on a club soccer team at Iowa State.