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MARSHFIELD – The Marshfield boys soccer team scored two goals in the first 5 minutes and held off Onalaska 4-2 to win its 2014 season opener Tuesday at Griese Park.
Sophomore Hunter McManus scored at the 1:54 mark and Chris Pahl added a goal 4:47 into the game, both on assists from Thomas Kruger, to put Marshfield up 2-0 early.
Onalaska quickly struck back with a goal from Bjarki Siguardson 32 seconds later, but McManus added another goal at the 19:46 mark to put Marshfield up 3-1 at halftime.
Siguardson scored again for Onalaska at 57:01, but the Hilltoppers wouldn’t strike again.
Ryan Hayes added a goal off a McManus assist with 6:25 remaining to ice the victory for the Tigers and give first-year head coach Steve McCann his first varsity victory.
Marshfield outshot Onalaska 22-6.
The Tigers play a nonconference game Friday at Wauwatosa West and will play a pair of games at the Sun Prairie Quadrangular on Saturday.
Tigers 4, Hilltoppers 2
Onalaska 1 1 – 2
Marshfield 2 2 – 4
First half: 1. M, Hunter McManus (Thomas Kruger), 1:54; 2. M, Chris Pahl (Kruger), 4:47; 3. O, Bjarki Siguardson (unassisted), 5:19; 4. M, McManus (Jake Limmex), 19:46.
Second half: 5. O, Siguardson (ua), 57:01; 6. M, Ryan Hayes (McManus), 73:35.
Shots: Onalaska 6; Marshfield 18.
Records: Onalaska 0-1; Marshfield 1-0.