The Pioneers hosted many teams this past weekend in their annual Early Bird Tournament. Split between Hill Pool and the Bird bath, 13 teams played a total 34 games! 

Pioneer fielded two teams for the tournament. The purple team won 4 out of 5 games, losing only to St. Charles out of Ohio. Leading scorers were seniors Sawyer Thompson, 15 goals, Mark Flautner, 13 goals and Liam MacNeil, 12 goals. Sophomore Elijah Almeida had an impressive number of steals,18,  followed by Mark Flautner and Sawyer Thompson, 14 each.  Senior goalie Matthew Christiansen saved 27 goals over 4 of the games with 4 steals. 

The Pioneer white team was comprised of mostly underclassmen went 0-5 but gained a lot of playing experience for the season. Lead by junior Ben Worden in number of goals with 7, followed by junior Jake Edwards with 6 and senior Trey Chappell with 5. Junior Kai Whitaker and sophomore Alex Heberlein tied for most steals with 6 followed by Ben Worden. Senior goalie goalie George Frost had a total of 22 saves with 2 steals and 1 assist for four of the games. 

The Pioneers will be traveling to Upper Arlington August 30-31 for another tournament.