Remembering 1st Lt. Cleary

The Dallas Post // Sports

October 25

The Lake-Lehman and Dallas Senior High School soccer teams squared off at the Black Knights field in the Fourth Annual First Lt. Michael J. Cleary Memorial Soccer Tournament. The Mountaineers won the junior high, junior varsity and varsity games, taking home the tournament trophy for the fourth consecutive time. Cleary, who was killed in Iraq in 2005, was the captain of the Dallas soccer team while he was in high school. The Army Reserve Color Guard Unit from the109th Field Artillery in Kingston presented the flag prior to the start of the game.

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The Army Reserve Color Guard Unit from the 109th Field Artillery in Kingston presents the flag prior to the start of the Fourth Annual First Lt. Michael J. Cleary Memorial Soccer Tournament between Dallas and Lake-Lehman at the Black Knights field.

Charlotte Bartizek photos/ For The Dallas Post

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AT RIGHT: Mountaineer goalie Nick Zabriski kicks one away from the Dallas net.

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AT LEFT: Kevin Hine, of Dallas, and Donny Searfoss, of Lake-Lehman, battle for the ball during the Fourth Annual First Lt. Michael J. Cleary Memorial Soccer Tournament between the two Back Mountain teams. Cleary, who was killed in action in Iraq in December 2005, was captain of the Dallas Soccer team while in high school.