March 11, 2014 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Milwaukee Wave MILWAUKEE - The Missouri Comets earned a return to the MISL Championship Series as Brian Harris scored twice ina Game 3 mini-game to lead his side to a6-2 victory against theMilwaukee Wave on Monday night at the U.S. Cellular Arena. The Wave had rallied to force Game 3 earlier in the night as they took a 12-9 victory, but Harris scored early in the 15-minute decider to put his side on a winning track in the decider.

Harris opened the scoring in Game 3 after just 26 seconds as his low finish from the left side found the back of the net, and the finalist for MISL Defender of the Year added a second at the 6:07 mark off an assist by the league's leading scorer in the regular season, Leo Gibson. Giuliano Oliviero pulled a goal back for the Wave after a poor defensive clearance by the Comets, but Missouri wrapped up the win with 3:21 to play as the Comets' captain Vahid Assadpour scored on a strong solo effort to give his side a two-goal advantage.

Missouri will play either Baltimore or Syracuse in the 2014 MISL Championship Series, with the Comets set to host either Game 1 on Friday night at 8:35 p.m. ET should the Blast claim the series, or Game 2 on Sunday afternoon at 4:10 p.m. ET should the Silver Knights advance. Baltimore currently leads the series 1-0 going into Tuesday night's Game 2.

Earlier in Game 2, the Wave battled through a tough first half to take a 4-3 halftime lead as goals by Luan Olveira and Tenzin Rampa bookended a 3-pointer by Harris. The Comets would grab the lead late in the third quarter on goals by Gibson and Bryan Perez, both inside the final three minutes of the period, but Milwaukee again made it a one-point game as Tony Walls scored 28 seconds into the fourth.

Assadpour put the Comets up 9-6 with 12:40 remaining in the fourth quarter, and the Wave had to find something in reserve to keep their season alive, which they did as Marcio Leite began the comeback a little over a minute later. The lead came Milwaukee's way when Jonathan Greenfield pounced on loose ball in the box and slammed it into the roof of the net, and 9:36 still remained with the Wave up 10-9.

Breathing room for the Wavecame courtesy of a great sequence that began along the boards. Ian Bennett and Walls worked to dig a ball out of a scrum, and Bennett's quick touch released Walls. He carried the ball forward, and perfectly timed a ball across to Nick Perera, who made no mistake with his first touch for a 12-9 lead.

While the Wave would send the series to Game 3, however, they were unable to get past the side that had claimed the regular season series against them, and eliminated them from last season's playoff in similarly dramatic style as the Comets came through to keep their championship hopes alive.

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March 11, 2014 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Missouri Comets INDEPENDENCE, Mis. (March 10, 2014) - The Missouri Comets will return to the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Championship Series for the second straight season. Although, they easily defeated the Milwaukee Wave on Sunday afternoon in the opening game of the series, they had to work much harder to earn their berth in the league's final series. Despite goals from four different players, the Comets lost Game Two of the series 12-9, but Brian Harris scored just 26 seconds into the deciding "Mini-Game' and the Comets never looked back. A quick 6-2 victory gives the Comets their second chance at the MISL title in only their fourth year of existence.

Leading the series, 1-0 coming in to the game, the Comets had to work hard to earn their berth in the final. Both teams came out with fierce attacks on their opponent's goal. The result was a lot of back and forth action as both the Comets and the Wave saw several odd man counterattacks.

Goalkeepers Marcel Feenstra of Milwaukee and Danny Waltman of Missouri stood tall as they protected their net. Luan Oliviera was the only player to find the goal in the opening quarter, putting the Wave on top 2-0 as the first period came to an end.

A tripping foul on Robert Palmer towards the end of the first quarter forced the Comets to start the second period shorthanded. Playing a man-down didn't bother defender Brian Harris as his pressure on the Wave defense allowed him to collect the ball at the Milwaukee yellow line and bury home a three-point shot to take the lead. Late in the quarter, Milwaukee regained the lead when Tenzin Rampa's hip was in the right place at the right time to deflect in a shot from Oliviera.

Down 4-3 at the break, the Comets regained some of the form that saw them win five of the seven matchups between the two teams. Leo Gibson jumped on a ball that was ping-ponging around the Wave's penalty box and regained the lead for the Comets. Bryan Perez then punished the Wave for a defensive mistake and extended the Comets lead to 7-4.

Still one of the most dangerous teams in the league, the Wave scored three goals in the fourth period. Tony Walls, Marcia Leite, and Jonathan Greenfield each tallied points for Milwaukee. Vahid Assadpour netted a goal for the Comets, but they were not able to get all the way back and fell 12-9, forcing a 15-minute immediate "Mini-Game to decide the winner.

Unique to the MISL, the "Mini-Game' is played almost immediately following Game Two when necessary. The Comets and Wave have played each other in the MISL Playoffs four straight seasons, and now would need the extra game to decide the winner for three of those four times.

Brian Harris wasted no time in the short game, scoring 26 seconds after the opening kickoff for the early 2-0 lead. He added another off a great pass from Milan Ivanovic with just under nine minutes remaining. Veteran and captain for the Milwaukee Wave, Guiliano Oliveiro, tried to get his side back into the game with a score shortly after that, cutting the Comets lead to 4-2. Hope was short for the Wave though as the Comets' captain, Vahid Assadpour went end-to-end with a little over four minutes remaining in the game to score a game-clinching goal. Missouri held off several furious rallies from the Wave to finish the Mini-Game with a 6-2 victory.

The Comets will now await the winner of the Baltimore Blast vs. Syracuse Silver Knights series. Depending on the winner of that series, Missouri will host their leg of the Championship Series on either Friday, March 14 at 7:35p.m. CT or Sunday, March 16 at 3:10pm. Season ticket holders have until Wednesday, March 12 at 5:00p.m. CT to reserve their seats for the MISL Championship Series.

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The Underwood Comets became yet another member of Shiloh Christians Under 40 Club on Tuesday.

The third-ranked Skyhawks defeated the Comets 67-32 in a Region 5 girls basketball tournament semifinal contest at the Mandan High School gymnasium that night, marking the 15th time this season that Shiloh has held an opponent under 40 points. It also was the 20th time the Skyhawks allowed fewer than 50 points.

Shiloh senior guard Gabby Wilkinson said the Skyhawks brought a defense first mindset into Tuesdays contest, just like they have in every other game theyve played this season.

I dont think weve ever gone into a game with a goal of holding teams under a certain number of points. Our goal is to play tough defense every possession and every quarter, and if we do that and hold them under 30 or 40, thats really good, Wilkinson said. We try to do our best to shut teams down and weve done a good job of that this year.

The Skyhawks, who are allowing just under 38 points per game, will meet District 9 rival Grant County in Thursdays championship game. It will be the third time in as many years that Shiloh and Grant County will meet for a berth in the Class B state tournament. The Coyotes won last years title game, 60-57 in overtime.

While the defense was doing its thing, the Shiloh offense sputtered at times in the first half, but the Skyhawks still led 17-4 at the end of the first quarter and 30-18 at the intermission. The Comets managed to get within eight, 26-18, late in the second quarter, but the Shiloh lead was double digits after back-to-back baskets by Jaye Two Bears and Regan Watson.

Shiloh then blew the doors off in the third quarter, outscoring the Comets 23-5. Two Bears scored 13 points in the frame, six on a pair of 3-pointers. The sophomore guard finished with 25 points, six rebounds and five of Shilohs 16 steals.

We made some adjustments at halftime and the girls came out in the third quarter and executed better, said Shiloh coach Jim Petrik, whose team improved to 22-1 and extended its winning streak to 21 games. Our defense continued to play well and that was a big reason why our offense got going. Its been that way all year.

Haley Stevahn and Watson added nine and eight points, respectively, and Wilkinson and Krista Ulmer contributed seven apiece for the Skyhawks.

Brooke Weisenberger netted 10 points for the Comets, who committed 33 turnovers. Underwood will play Wilton-Wing in the third-place game Thursday night.

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Workington Comets new 20,000 air fence has been put in place at Derwent Park.

Laura Morgan

Comets had to have the fence in place by the start of the new season after governing body, Federation of International Motorcycling, announced that all Premier League tracks must have a protective barriers fitted to improve rider safety.

Comets owner Laura Morgan said that the fence cost in excess of 20,000 and two-thirds of that had been recouped from fund-raising and donations.

She said: All in all it went well. We got it up, although there was a couple of teething problems.

But we are all very pleased with it. The riders safety is paramount.

The air fence was put together in Poland by Tony Briggs, who is son of four-time world champion Barry Briggs.

Events were held last year to help pay for the safety fence, including a fun day at Derwent Park in September.

Comets will continue to fund-raise for the air fence throughout the 2014 season.

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March 11, 2014 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Missouri Comets INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. (March 10, 2014) - The Missouri Comets qualified for the 2014 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Championship Series by defeating the Milwaukee Wave last night. Now they know who they will face after the Baltimore Blast claimed victory in their Semi-Final series against the Syracuse Silver Knights.

The Comets will open the series on Friday, March 14 at 7:35p.m. CT at the Independence Events Center against the Blast. Game Two will be held in Baltimore on Sunday, March 16 at 4:05p.m. CT, with a 15 minute Mini-Game to be played immediately afterwards, if necessary.

This is a rematch of last year's MISL Championship Series. Baltimore won that series 2-0.

Missouri goes into this series with three of the league's top five playoff scorers, led by Leo Gibson with 14 points. They will need all the offense they can find against a Baltimore defense that only allowed five points per game in the regular season.

A full Championship Week schedule will be released on Wednesday morning.

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