Highlight Reel: Saline/Canton
October 30, 2014
The Canton boys soccer team defeated Saline 2-0 in a Division 1 Semifinal on Wednesday. See below for highlights and a link to watch the game in full (click the headers to watch).
Taritas Saves It on the CK - Here's a nice play by Saline goalie Noah Taritas, who stopped a Canton opportunity off a corner kick in the first half.
Olson on the Hunt - Hunter Olsen got the first goal of the game for Canton, dribbling home a cross from Matthew Causley.
Zemanski splits the defense - Jack Zemanski scored an insurance goal for Canton with about 12 minutes to play, beating several Saline defenders.
You can watch the whole game by Clicking Here. You can watch Saturday’s Division 1 championship game by At This Link.
Be the Referee: Soccer Penalty Kick
By
Paige Winne
MHSAA Marketing & Social Media Coordinator
September 16, 2025
Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.
Below is this week's segment – Soccer Penalty Kick - Listen
We have a soccer “You Make the Call” for you today.
A player is lined up to take a penalty kick. His shot gets past the keeper and hits the post, rebounding back to him. Since the keeper dove to stop the shot, he has a wide-open net, and calmly sends his second attempt straight to the back of the net.
Good goal?
It is not. After a penalty kick is taken, the kicker can only play the ball again after the goalie or another player touches it. A ball kicked off the post and directly back to the original kicker cannot be played.
In this instance, the goal is not awarded, and the defending team is given an indirect free kick at the spot of the infraction.
If the original P-K had glanced off the keeper first, then hit the post and back to the original kicker who scored, then it would have counted.
Previous 2025-26 editions
Sept. 9: Forward Fumble - Listen
Sept. 2: Field Hockey Basics - Listen
Aug. 26: Golf Ball Bounces Out - Listen