While State Track is going on for the Knoxville Panthers today, boys soccer will travel to Newton for the first round of the class 2A substate seven match with Grinnell. The Panthers already have a win over the Tigers earlier in the season 2-1 on April 29th. Coach Dylan Mick has had a deep team all season and that is not lost on the goalkeepers where he can throw any one of three players between the pipes.

Mick: “Each one of them brings different stuff. They each play a different style and it depends on how they look in practice. Bryce is a multi-tool player where he can play in the field as well.”

John Buttell, Carson Irving, and Bryce Mateer have combined for 98 saves this season. A Panther win would send them to Dallas Center-Grimes on Monday.