<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3AtRFx_0vkMJLbC00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3AtRFx_0vkMJLbC00" width="2008" height="818" ><figcaption>Oneida Baptist Institute's boys soccer team finished as runnerup in the All "A" Classic state tournament in Louisville. The Mountaineers are 12-2 on the season, outscoring opponents 71-14. Louisville Collegiate defeated OBI, 8-0, in the All "A" Classic finals in Louisville.</figcaption></figure>ONEIDA, Ky. (KT) — The Oneida Baptist Institute boys soccer team doesn’t put an “I” in team and it has shown on and off the field this season.“If we run, we all run, if we celebrate, we all celebrate, and if we lose, we all pick each other back up and keep fighting,” Oneida coach Cory Steltenpohl said.The Mountaineers (12-2) have done a lot of celebrating this week following an impressive showing in the All ‘A’ Classic Boys’ Soccer championship last weekend in Louisville.Oneida Baptist came up one win short of capturing the title after falling to Louisville Collegiate, 8-0, in the championship game on Sunday. The Mountaineers reached the finals by recording a 4-0 win over Todd Central and a 2-1 penalty kick victory against University Heights.Samuel Cho scored two goals while Amadeus Martin and Jonathan Fan each added a goal apiece against Todd Central. Enrique Gabardo, Hero Khajohnsupawatchara and Noah Jeon each added an assist apiece.Against University Heights, the Mountaineers won the game via penalty kicks as Gabardo recorded a goal while Jeon had an assist. Keeper Jason Fan had 15 saves. Steltenpohl considered the gutsy win in the semifinals his “proudest moment as a coach. “When we won the PK shootout and all the boys ran out on the field to celebrate, the boys circled us all up and they gave all the glory to God,” he said. “It was a beautiful moment for me as a coach, this team as a whole, and a true testament to how special a place OBI is.”The team is comprised of 21 players from nine different countries and Steltenpohl said each one of the players were brought here by “God for a reason” and added the “team dynamic is centered around Him.”“Only God could do that,” Steltenpohl said. “I could point out individual players and highlight individual achievements, but the boys would not want me to do that. They would want God and the team to get all the glory. That, I believe, is what we do so well. We come together as a team.”He also praised his team's ability to overcome adversity."The boys play together so well," Steltenpohl said. "Each player knows his role and executes it to the best of his ability every time. It does not matter if he is hurt or sore, each athlete leaves everything he has on that field every time he steps onto it. "That has been our key to success this year. They never give up and they never back down. There have been many times this year I have had players go down with injuries and five minutes later ask to go back in despite being hurt. That shows the rigor and effort that these boys put into their craft.”Jason Fan, Jonathan Fan, Amadeus Martin and Skyler Roberts were named to the All-Tournament Team.Steltenpohl thanked assistant coach Tyler Preston and the entire OBI community for their support this season."The boys and I have been blown away this year by how much they have supported our team in so many ways," he said.OBI has allowed only 14 goals, with eight shutouts, all season and just six goals prior to the All ‘’A” championship game against Louisville Collegiate, which has a 13-2 record and allowed only seven goals all season.The Mountaineers have three more regular-season games before beginning the postseason. OBI is 5-0 against 13th Region competition. </div></body>

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ONEIDA, Ky. (KT) — The Oneida Baptist Institute boys soccer team doesn’t put an “I” in team and it has shown on and off the field this season. “If we run, we all run, if we celebrate, we all celebrate, and if we lose, we all pick each other back up and keep fighting,” Oneida coach Cory Steltenpohl said.