Defending Class 5A champion Palm Harbor University continued its bid for a second straight state title, this time in Class 6A, with an impressive 2-0 victory against Plant.
But, as I wrote for the Tampa Tribune this morning, the Panthers were disappointed not to have played to the level that had for the rest of the season.
Don't take anything away from the Hurricanes performance, though. Forwards Catherine Brinkman and Kelly Phipps were a constant thorn in the Panthers' side, illustrating perfectly how a side can control a game when every member of the team from the front back is committed to defending strongly, Colleen Lynch and Anja Decker also doing an excellent job in midfield.
The Hurricanes will now travel to face Apopka, which advanced to the first region final with a 3-1 victory against Palm Bay.
Newsome will again get to face Lakeland George Jenkins for a place in the Class 5A final four after the Wolves defeated district rival East Bay 3-1. Tribune girls correspondent Jarrett Guthrie was at the game, and filed this story.
Jenkins, on the other hand, got a slightly tougher game than the last time they faced Winter Haven, advancing 4-1. Friday's meeting in Lakeland will be the fourth consecutive season the Wolves and Eagles will have met in the playoffs, Newsome winning the first meeting in 2007 before the Eagles took the last two meetings, including a 1-0 overtime victory last season.
Freedom wasn't able to join Newsome in the region final, a 5-1 defeat to a powerful Venice squad ending the Patriots season. Freedom coach Chris Hinkle was highly impressed with the Indians performance, according to the St. Petersburg Times' Joey Knight.
Venice will now host another bay area team, Seminole, which had Jordyn Turner to thank for its 2-1 victory against East Lake.
In Class 4A, Steinbrenner's undefeated season came to an end at the hands of Lakewood Ranch. The Times' Eduardo A. Encina saw the 2-1 Lakewood Ranch victory.
While the Warriors' remarkable run came to an end, Hudson's continued on with a 4-3 victory against River Ridge. Tribune correspondent Mike Camunas saw the Cobras rally back from a 3-1 deficit to advance to the first region final in school history.
The Cobras will now face Eustis in the region final hoping that the third time will be the charm. Eustis has eliminated Hudson from the players for the past two seasons.
Berkeley Prep advanced to face Fort Myers Bishop Verot in Class 3A, but the 4-1 final score didn't indicate how close most of the game was, according to The Times' Keith Niebuhr.
And finally, Tampa Prep advanced to the Class 2A-Region 3 final with a 3-1 victory against Bradenton St. Stephen's, fighting off some early game nerves before Isabel Dalence and Caroline Cheek found the net to send the Terrapins through to face West Palm Beach King's Academy on Friday.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Preps: Land O' Lakes hopeful Senior Night opponent can be found
Land O’ Lakes boys coach Mark Pearson sent out the e-mail on Friday afternoon.
The Gators had just received word from Gulf High that it was going to have to cancel their scheduled Jan. 13 game. Not a good situation for Land O’ Lakes, since their final regular season home game of the season was meant to be Senior Night for the team. So Pearson sent out a request to numerous local high school coaches in search of a replacement.
Fortunately for the Gators, it appears as though a solution, and replacement, is going to be found.
“(Clearwater Central Catholic) are trying to see if they can move a game, as well as Gaither and possibly even Sickles,” Pearson said. “We’re keeping our fingers crossed and hoping that someone can come through for us and pick up that game for us.”
The common thread between the three schools Pearson mentioned and the Gators is Hillsborough County United, at which Pearson and CCC coach Jim Harte, Gaither coach Eric Sims and Sickles coach Tony Calvo all coach at outside of their high school soccer positions.
“One thing about our community is that we’re very close-knit,” Pearson said. “We’re very competitive against one other, but we’ll try to help each other out whenever we can. It’s great to know that you can send out an e-mail and get responses back like that. It’s unfortunate it came out the way it did, but we’re hoping it can get resolved.”
The Gators had just received word from Gulf High that it was going to have to cancel their scheduled Jan. 13 game. Not a good situation for Land O’ Lakes, since their final regular season home game of the season was meant to be Senior Night for the team. So Pearson sent out a request to numerous local high school coaches in search of a replacement.
Fortunately for the Gators, it appears as though a solution, and replacement, is going to be found.
“(Clearwater Central Catholic) are trying to see if they can move a game, as well as Gaither and possibly even Sickles,” Pearson said. “We’re keeping our fingers crossed and hoping that someone can come through for us and pick up that game for us.”
The common thread between the three schools Pearson mentioned and the Gators is Hillsborough County United, at which Pearson and CCC coach Jim Harte, Gaither coach Eric Sims and Sickles coach Tony Calvo all coach at outside of their high school soccer positions.
“One thing about our community is that we’re very close-knit,” Pearson said. “We’re very competitive against one other, but we’ll try to help each other out whenever we can. It’s great to know that you can send out an e-mail and get responses back like that. It’s unfortunate it came out the way it did, but we’re hoping it can get resolved.”
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Preps: Wolves into final, Panthers, Warhawks to meet in second semi
TAMPA – Newsome goalkeeper Teena Fehling saved all three Clearwater Central Catholic shootout attempts, while Emily Jones, Shea Rhoney and Caroline Evers all converted from the spot to put the Wolves into the final of the Lady Wildcat Invitational on Saturday after the two teams had played to a 2-2 tie in regulation at Wharton High on Tuesday night.
“I look at their eyes before they shoot,” Fehling said. “Usually people try to trick you up before they shoot, so I go the opposite way of the way they look.”
CCC had opened the scoring in the 18th minute as a looping shot from distance by Kaitlin Parker found its way just under the crossbar, but the Wolves tied the game just before halftime as Rhoney’s free kick from the left was sent back into the center of the penalty area by Evers on the right, and Jackie Simpson directed a first-time shot into the left corner of the net.
Newsome came out sharply to start the second half, winning a lot of possession in midfield as they outworked the Marauders and started finding better passes to create scoring opportunities. That paid off in the 59th minute as Maria Cate slid a through-ball in for Evers, who was cutting in from the right. Evers timed her run well to stay onside, putting her in behind the CCC defense, and she then coolly finished into the bottom left corner of the net.
Ever's goal appeared it would be the game-winner as the Wolves remained in control, but in the final 10 minutes the game began to get ragged, and CCC took advantage with four minutes to go as Alex Alberdi made a run through the right channel, fought through a challenge by a Wolves defender, and fired a shot into the left corner of the net.
Newsome coach Kelly Townsend was disappointed with how her side opened, but thought they responded well after going a goal down.
“We definitely came out and took control in the second half, and that’s what we needed to do,” Townsend said. “The thing we need to work on the most, I think, is to do that from the very start of the game, rather than wait until the second half, because we play a hard schedule, and a lot of teams aren’t going to give us second chances.”
Newsome will face the winner of Wednesday night’s second semifinal between Plant and Seminole. Connor Zwetsch scored a hat trick as the Panthers defeated Freedom 3-0, the FSU commit being found by Kaitlyn Steckel as she made a late, unmarked run into the penalty area before shooting home her first in the 23rd minute.
Zwetsch added her second when she headed home from Molly Ganther’s corner kick, and finished off her hat trick after good work from Ellen Moore down the left provided a cross for a first-time finish.
Freedom didn’t play poorly, Jessica Baumann having a strong game, but Plant’s quality was too much for the Patriots. Panthers coach Steve McGill was happy with his side’s performance.
“I’m very happy,” McGill said. “I thought the effort from every single girl in every position was unbelievable, and I’m most happy that at 2-0, there was no letdown from our side. We kept fighting, kept putting the pressure on, it was too good of a team to let them back in. If we had started getting weak and lazy in the midfield and started losing the 50-50s, that team could have come back and really made it tough for us.”
Freedom coach Chris Hinkle was pleased with the way his side played in the first half, but was a little disappointed with its fitness as the Patriots didn’t quite have the same energy after halftime.
“I think we struggled with some fitness, which I was surprised by, I thought we were in better shape,” Hinkle said. “That’s good though, we played a good team who let us know in the first game how we’re going to match up for the rest of the season. Obviously Plant’s a good team, and it’s always tough to start out your season with that, but I’m OK with it.”
The Warhawks went behind in the first minute against Durant, but finished the game on cruise control in a 6-1 win as Sierra Lelii and Megan Lawrence each found the net twice.
Durant took the lead as Riley Andreu caught the Seminole defense napping, latching onto a ball over the top before finishing nicely into the right corner of the net. From then on, though, Seminole showed why they reached the Class 5A region final last season, scoring four before halftime as Lelii in particular was excellent going forward, adding a pair of assists to her goals.
“I look at their eyes before they shoot,” Fehling said. “Usually people try to trick you up before they shoot, so I go the opposite way of the way they look.”
CCC had opened the scoring in the 18th minute as a looping shot from distance by Kaitlin Parker found its way just under the crossbar, but the Wolves tied the game just before halftime as Rhoney’s free kick from the left was sent back into the center of the penalty area by Evers on the right, and Jackie Simpson directed a first-time shot into the left corner of the net.
Newsome came out sharply to start the second half, winning a lot of possession in midfield as they outworked the Marauders and started finding better passes to create scoring opportunities. That paid off in the 59th minute as Maria Cate slid a through-ball in for Evers, who was cutting in from the right. Evers timed her run well to stay onside, putting her in behind the CCC defense, and she then coolly finished into the bottom left corner of the net.
Ever's goal appeared it would be the game-winner as the Wolves remained in control, but in the final 10 minutes the game began to get ragged, and CCC took advantage with four minutes to go as Alex Alberdi made a run through the right channel, fought through a challenge by a Wolves defender, and fired a shot into the left corner of the net.
Newsome coach Kelly Townsend was disappointed with how her side opened, but thought they responded well after going a goal down.
“We definitely came out and took control in the second half, and that’s what we needed to do,” Townsend said. “The thing we need to work on the most, I think, is to do that from the very start of the game, rather than wait until the second half, because we play a hard schedule, and a lot of teams aren’t going to give us second chances.”
Newsome will face the winner of Wednesday night’s second semifinal between Plant and Seminole. Connor Zwetsch scored a hat trick as the Panthers defeated Freedom 3-0, the FSU commit being found by Kaitlyn Steckel as she made a late, unmarked run into the penalty area before shooting home her first in the 23rd minute.
Zwetsch added her second when she headed home from Molly Ganther’s corner kick, and finished off her hat trick after good work from Ellen Moore down the left provided a cross for a first-time finish.
Freedom didn’t play poorly, Jessica Baumann having a strong game, but Plant’s quality was too much for the Patriots. Panthers coach Steve McGill was happy with his side’s performance.
“I’m very happy,” McGill said. “I thought the effort from every single girl in every position was unbelievable, and I’m most happy that at 2-0, there was no letdown from our side. We kept fighting, kept putting the pressure on, it was too good of a team to let them back in. If we had started getting weak and lazy in the midfield and started losing the 50-50s, that team could have come back and really made it tough for us.”
Freedom coach Chris Hinkle was pleased with the way his side played in the first half, but was a little disappointed with its fitness as the Patriots didn’t quite have the same energy after halftime.
“I think we struggled with some fitness, which I was surprised by, I thought we were in better shape,” Hinkle said. “That’s good though, we played a good team who let us know in the first game how we’re going to match up for the rest of the season. Obviously Plant’s a good team, and it’s always tough to start out your season with that, but I’m OK with it.”
The Warhawks went behind in the first minute against Durant, but finished the game on cruise control in a 6-1 win as Sierra Lelii and Megan Lawrence each found the net twice.
Durant took the lead as Riley Andreu caught the Seminole defense napping, latching onto a ball over the top before finishing nicely into the right corner of the net. From then on, though, Seminole showed why they reached the Class 5A region final last season, scoring four before halftime as Lelii in particular was excellent going forward, adding a pair of assists to her goals.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Preps: Wolves, Marauders advance at Invitational
TAMPA – Newsome girls soccer coach Kelly Townsend wasn’t expecting a big drop-off in the expectations for the Wolves this season, even with the team having lost nine starters from a season ago.
After a tight first half against Alonso, the young Wolves team made big statement as they earned a 4-1 victory to open the Lady Wildcat Invitational at Wharton High on Monday night.
With the game tied 1-1 at halftime, Newsome taking the lead through Taylor Decaire, Alonso tying it through Jenna Murphy, the Wolves came out appearing a little more settled to start the second half. Liz Haumschild and Shea Rhoney each had opportunities to give the Wolves the lead, but they finally broke through in the 57th minute.
Karina Gutsche started the move, bringing the ball in from the right towards the center circle, and she sent a long, angled ball towards Rhoney, who was making a run down the left touchline. Rhoney controlled, beat her defender, drove into the penalty area and fired a low cross into the six-yard box that was tucked away by Haumschild.
The Wolves gave themselves a two-goal cushion eight minutes later after Haumschild had a shot turned around the right post. From the ensuing corner, Caroline Evers found Gutsche at the near post for a header, and a 3-1 lead. Gutsche then turned provider in the 71st minute, slipping a pass through to Scarlett Fox, who shot home from inside the penalty area.
Townsend said she was pleased with the way the team adjusted at halftime, and was able to overcome the nerves that come with the opening game of the season.
“When you start a freshman like this at a school like Newsome, I mean, they’re scared to death, so it takes them a half,” Townsend said. “Our first game here last year was against Sickles, and we tied them 1-1, and I had all veterans playing except one, so I think the first game, no matter what, they’re going to be nervous. They want to do well, we have a huge reputation to uphold, and no-one wants to be responsible for letting that go.”
The Wolves will face Clearwater Central Catholic in a semifinal Tuesday night after the Marauders rallied to defeat host Wharton 4-3 in the second game of the night.
The game came to life with three goals in five minutes late in the first half. CCC took the lead in the 28th minute, Alexandra Alberdi scoring after the Wharton defense was only able to half-clear a cross, but the Wildcats hit back a minute later as Shelby Million picked up Emily Belanger’s cross-field ball on the right, cut inside and curled a shot into the left corner of the net.
Million then gave Wharton the lead in the 33rd minute, scoring in a similar fashion after a quick give-and-go with Baylee Dozark.
CCC responded well in the second half, peppering the Wharton goal with shots as Lindsay Cooper had a strong game in midfield. Cooper set up the equalizer, sliding a pass through to Jolie Anniclianco for a first-time finish in the 57th minute before Cooper gave the Marauders the lead six minutes later as her shot from the left eluded Wharton’s goalkeeper and slipped over the goal line.
Kaitlin Parker then added the fourth in the 70th minute, firing a curling shot from 25 yards into the top-right corner of the goal to make it 4-2. That goal proved necessary three minutes from the end, as a misplayed through-ball behind the CCC defense gave Belanger an empty net to shoot into to cut the lead to a single goal, but the Wildcats were unable to find another to tie the game.
The Wolves and Marauders will play at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Preceding them will be the tournament's other two quarterfinals, with Seminole facing Durant at 5 p.m. and Plant facing Freedom at 6:30 p.m.
After a tight first half against Alonso, the young Wolves team made big statement as they earned a 4-1 victory to open the Lady Wildcat Invitational at Wharton High on Monday night.
With the game tied 1-1 at halftime, Newsome taking the lead through Taylor Decaire, Alonso tying it through Jenna Murphy, the Wolves came out appearing a little more settled to start the second half. Liz Haumschild and Shea Rhoney each had opportunities to give the Wolves the lead, but they finally broke through in the 57th minute.
Karina Gutsche started the move, bringing the ball in from the right towards the center circle, and she sent a long, angled ball towards Rhoney, who was making a run down the left touchline. Rhoney controlled, beat her defender, drove into the penalty area and fired a low cross into the six-yard box that was tucked away by Haumschild.
The Wolves gave themselves a two-goal cushion eight minutes later after Haumschild had a shot turned around the right post. From the ensuing corner, Caroline Evers found Gutsche at the near post for a header, and a 3-1 lead. Gutsche then turned provider in the 71st minute, slipping a pass through to Scarlett Fox, who shot home from inside the penalty area.
Townsend said she was pleased with the way the team adjusted at halftime, and was able to overcome the nerves that come with the opening game of the season.
“When you start a freshman like this at a school like Newsome, I mean, they’re scared to death, so it takes them a half,” Townsend said. “Our first game here last year was against Sickles, and we tied them 1-1, and I had all veterans playing except one, so I think the first game, no matter what, they’re going to be nervous. They want to do well, we have a huge reputation to uphold, and no-one wants to be responsible for letting that go.”
The Wolves will face Clearwater Central Catholic in a semifinal Tuesday night after the Marauders rallied to defeat host Wharton 4-3 in the second game of the night.
The game came to life with three goals in five minutes late in the first half. CCC took the lead in the 28th minute, Alexandra Alberdi scoring after the Wharton defense was only able to half-clear a cross, but the Wildcats hit back a minute later as Shelby Million picked up Emily Belanger’s cross-field ball on the right, cut inside and curled a shot into the left corner of the net.
Million then gave Wharton the lead in the 33rd minute, scoring in a similar fashion after a quick give-and-go with Baylee Dozark.
CCC responded well in the second half, peppering the Wharton goal with shots as Lindsay Cooper had a strong game in midfield. Cooper set up the equalizer, sliding a pass through to Jolie Anniclianco for a first-time finish in the 57th minute before Cooper gave the Marauders the lead six minutes later as her shot from the left eluded Wharton’s goalkeeper and slipped over the goal line.
Kaitlin Parker then added the fourth in the 70th minute, firing a curling shot from 25 yards into the top-right corner of the goal to make it 4-2. That goal proved necessary three minutes from the end, as a misplayed through-ball behind the CCC defense gave Belanger an empty net to shoot into to cut the lead to a single goal, but the Wildcats were unable to find another to tie the game.
The Wolves and Marauders will play at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Preceding them will be the tournament's other two quarterfinals, with Seminole facing Durant at 5 p.m. and Plant facing Freedom at 6:30 p.m.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Preps: Wharton announces Lady Wildcat Invitational schedule
Wharton High has announced the teams and schedule for the 2009 Lady Wildcat Invitational soccer tournament, to be held over the opening week of the girl’s soccer season which begins on Nov. 2.
Host Wharton will face Durant in the opening round of the knockout tournament, with Alonso and Newsome facing off earlier in the day. In the bottom half of the draw, Sickles will open against Clearwater Central Catholic and Freedom will play Plant.
The final will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, with consolation games being held prior beginning at 9 a.m.
SCHEDULE
Monday, Nov. 2
Game 1 – Alonso vs. Newsome, 5 p.m.
Game 2 – Wharton vs. Durant, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 3
Game 3 – Sickles vs. Clearwater Central Catholic, 5 p.m.
Game 4 – Plant vs. Freedom, 6:30 p.m.
Game 5 – Alonso/Newsome winner vs. Wharton/Durant winner, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov.4
Game 6 – Alonso/Newsome loser vs. Wharton/Durant loser, 5 p.m.
Game 7 – Sickles/CCC loser vs. Plant/Freedom loser, 6:30 p.m.
Game 8 – Sickles/CCC winner vs. Plant/Freedom winner, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 7
Game 9 – Game 3 loser vs. Game 7 loser, 9 a.m.
Game 10 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 10:30 a.m.
Game 11 – Game 5 loser vs. Game 8 loser, noon
Championship – Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 2 p.m.
Host Wharton will face Durant in the opening round of the knockout tournament, with Alonso and Newsome facing off earlier in the day. In the bottom half of the draw, Sickles will open against Clearwater Central Catholic and Freedom will play Plant.
The final will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, with consolation games being held prior beginning at 9 a.m.
SCHEDULE
Monday, Nov. 2
Game 1 – Alonso vs. Newsome, 5 p.m.
Game 2 – Wharton vs. Durant, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 3
Game 3 – Sickles vs. Clearwater Central Catholic, 5 p.m.
Game 4 – Plant vs. Freedom, 6:30 p.m.
Game 5 – Alonso/Newsome winner vs. Wharton/Durant winner, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov.4
Game 6 – Alonso/Newsome loser vs. Wharton/Durant loser, 5 p.m.
Game 7 – Sickles/CCC loser vs. Plant/Freedom loser, 6:30 p.m.
Game 8 – Sickles/CCC winner vs. Plant/Freedom winner, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 7
Game 9 – Game 3 loser vs. Game 7 loser, 9 a.m.
Game 10 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 10:30 a.m.
Game 11 – Game 5 loser vs. Game 8 loser, noon
Championship – Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 2 p.m.
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