NEW BALTIMORE – Veteran Anchor Bay soccer coach Nate Williams and his team got a chance to watch an upset Wednesday night.
So when the Tars took the field for their Division 1 pre-district match with visiting Port Huron Northern, Williams made sure his team didn’t suffer the same fate.
Anchor Bay advanced with an impressive 5-0 shutout of Port Huron Northern. That came two hours after Clinton Township Chippewa Valley upset St. Clair Shores Lakeview 5-4 in a wild affair that was decided on penalty kicks (5-4) for the final goal.
“We talked about it all week. That it’s the state tournament and anything can happen,” noted veteran Anchor Bay coach Nate Williams. “Look at what Chippewa Valley did to Lakeview. That stuff happens.
“We’ve had our share of injuries and even though we’ve got som