The Norton Panthers soccer team (Norton, OH), was nipped 2-1 in Saturday's non-league outing with the host Marlington Dukes (Alliance, OH)

With the win, Marlington advances its record to 2-6 on the campaign. The Dukes travel to Ursuline (Youngstown, OH) to play the Fighting Irish in a non-league outing on Monday, September 18. The Fighting Irish go into the outing with a record of 0-6. Ursuline 1-1 in their recent non-league outing against United (Hanoverton, OH)

In their next game, the Panthers play the Cloverleaf Colts (Lodi, OH) in a Metro Athletic outing, on Tuesday, September 19. Norton will attempt to advance on its 5-4 season record. The Colts go into the outing with a 7-0 record after their 6-0 league win over Woodridge (Peninsula, OH).