Girls Class 1 District 12 Champions & State Champions AND Boys Class 1 District 6 Champions & State SemiFinalists
27April2010
Posted by soccermom under: Irish Soccer.
Catholic defeated the Lady Bluejays 5-0 tonight at home. Michelle Garrison led the Irish with two goals while Andrea Parker, Natalie Smid, and Bekah Bade each scored. Emily Loethen recorded two assists for the Irish. Parker, Smid, and Courtney Devlin each had an assist. Rachel Scott and Megan Goetzinger recorded the shutout in goal for the Irish.
Catholic won the JV match 4-1.
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26April2010
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The Lady Irish defeated rival Greenwood tonight at Cooper Park. Rachel Herron knocked in a Bekah Bade cross in the 6th minute getting Catholic off to a quick start, but the remainder of the half was difficult for the Irish. The girls came out with much more intensity in the second half and put six in the net. Andrea Parker and Bekah Bade scored two each and Natalie Smid and Jordan Banasik each had a goal. Assists went to Bade, Parker, Smid, Herron, and Courtney Devlin
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20April2010
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The Lady Irish defeated Rogersville 3-0 in the first game of the season played at Catholic. Both teams were short handed playing a number of girls in new positions resulting in a somewhat sloppy game. AnnMarie Banasik opened the scoring for the Irish when she finished a Mandy Bailes corner kick in the 33rd minute. One minute later Bekah Bade scored after taking a pass from Jordan Banasik. Rachel Herron finished the scoring in the 52nd minute assisted by Bade.
The Lady Irish JV played a strong game defeating Rogersville 4-0. Catholic goals were scored by Lauren Schoen, Sara Bolin, Diane Kielhofner, and Riley Bailey.
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18April2010
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The Lady Irish won the morning game of the Kickapoo Shootout against Ozark 3-0. Catholic got on the board in the 12th minute when Carsen Baron’s free kick eluded the keeper and Shelby Hatz put it in the open net. Both teams battled hard throughout the match but it was the Irish who would prevail on this day after three consecutive losses their rival. Emily Ortega gave Catholic a critical second just before when she nicely finished a pass from Natalie Smid. Shelby Hatz sealed the match in the 51st minute when she took a pass from Andrea Parker, split two Ozark defenders, and buried the ball into the right post side netting from the left side of the penalty area.
The win against Ozark set up a championship game against the Jefferson City Lady Jays who had also defeated Ozark and Parkway West earlier in the tournament. Catholic opened the scoring in the 10th minute when Bekah Bade hit a nice shot inside the right post after taking a pass from Shelby Hatz. Jefferson City equalized in the 63rd minute when Molly Cowley put a ball into the corner at the left post from 22 yards out. Ronnie Renner put the Irish back on top in the 72 minute when she buried a penalty kick after Bade was taken down in the penalty area. The Jays equalized again in the 77th minute when they scored from a free kick after Catholic has cleared three consecutive corner kicks. The game went to overtime and in the final minute of the second overtime the Jays Arielle Williams dislodged the ball from Megan Goetzinger’s hands and knocked it into the goal. Megan had clear possession of the ball, but unfortunately for the Irish the referee allowed the play to stand.
Final Standings for the White Division
Jefferson City 3-0
Springfield Catholic 2-1
Parkway West 1-2
Ozark 0-3
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17April2010
Posted by soccermom under: Girls News.
Catholic defeated the Lady Longhorns 3-0 in the first round of the Kickapoo Shootout in one of the best games the girls have played this season. Just two minutes into the game Andrea Parker drilled a shot from the right side of the penalty area causing the keeper to dive to her left. She couldn’t quite control the ball and Bekah Bade put the loose ball in the net. The Irish defense was remarkable all evening against the physical possession game of Parkway West. The back line players, Rebecca Mayus, Carsen Baron, Ronnie Renner, Connor Guy, Emily Loethen, and Jessica Bowman with assistance from Erin FitzGerald and Natalie Smid in the midfield only allowed three shots on the evening. The midfield was equally impressive as Andrea Parker, Emily Ortega, Rachel Herron, Courtney Devlin, Mandy Bailes, and AnnMarie Banasik along with Smid and FitzGerald were equal to the Longhorn midfield. Shelby Hatz and Bekah Bade put pressure on the Parkway West backs with their speed and Jordan Banasik contributed significantly to the Irish attack. Catholic got a critical second goal four minuted before the half when Smid send Hatz in along. Shelby drew the keeper and hit a solid shot that the keeper got a piece of, but couldn’t quite control. The ball just did cross the line as a Longhorn defender desperately attempted to clear. The Irish were able to seal the game in the 77th minute when Shelby Hatz found the end of a Carsen Baron free kick and scored her second goal of the night. Rachel Scott and Megan Goetzinger recorded the shutout in goal for the Irish.
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13April2010
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Catholic defeated Bolivar in a physical battle at Bolivar. The Irish had several half chances early in the match but were unable to penetrate the Liberator defense and the half finished with no score. The second half was much the same as the first with the Irish attacking as Bolivar’s defense bent but did not break. Finally in the 56th minute Natalie Smid broke in on the left side of the penalty area and played a great cross that was volleyed in by Rachel Herron who made a strong run down the right side from her outside midfield position. The defense played well all night especially Ronnie Renner who was able to neutralize Bolivar’s Jonna Welch throughout the second half. Rachel Scott and Megan Goetzinger combined for the shutout for the Irish.
Bolivar won the JV match 3-1.
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3April2010
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Rain forced the annual battle with the Lady Chiefs to the turf field at JFK, but despite the steady rain the girls were excited and ready for the match. Kickapoo attacked from the opening whistle and won two corner kicks in the first two minutes. The Irish were aggressive in defending and were able to clear the ball from danger on both occasions. In the 14th minute Bekah Bade broke free down the right side of the field and played a square ball that Shelby Hatz finished nicely back across into the right post side netting. Two minutes later lightning sent the game into a 30 minute delay. Following the delay the Irish picked up the intensity and in the 29th minute Bekah Bade was taken down in the penalty area and Ronnie Renner buried the PK putting the Irish up by two. Rebecca Mayus and Carsen Baron played exceptionally well in the central defense all night as did wing defenders Ronnie Renner, Connor Guy, Jessica Bowman and Emily Loethen. Erin FitzGerald chased Kickapoo standout Makenna Adams all over the field with help from Natalie Smid and Mandy Bailes and they did a good job of not letting Adams get any great looks at the goal from the run of play. The Irish rotated five outside midfielders on the evening in an attempt to keep fresh legs on the field and got solid play from Andrea Parker, Emily Ortega, Rachel Herron, Courtney Devlin, and AnnMarie Banasik. The best Irish goal of the season to date came in the 57th minute when Jordan Banasik was able to win a corner kick. Erin FitzGerald played a high ball to the middle of the goal about eight yards out. Natalie Smid went up strong and headed the ball back across into the left post side netting putting the Irish up by three. Makenna Adams scored for the Lady Chiefs in the 64th minute when she hit a 30 yard blast just under the bar from a free kick. Rachel Scott and Megan Goetzinger played well in goal handling several skidding balls on the wet turf.
Kickapoo won a hard fought JV match 3-1. The Chiefs were up 2-0 at the half, but the Irish battled back scoring a goal on a great follow by Diane Kielhofner of a ball that struck the post. Catholic had several good chances to equalize including a shot that hit the left post, but the Chiefs were able to score a final goal on a breakaway late in the match.
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30March2010
Posted by soccermom under: Irish Soccer.
Catholic defeated Logan-Rogersville in a physical battle at Rogersville. Emily Ortega put the Irish on the board with a nice near post finish in the 6th minute after taking a pass from Natalie Smid. Shelby Hatz converted a penalty kick in the 38th minute following a handball in the penalty area. Hatz scored again in the 68th minute with the assist to Jordan Banasik. Rachel Scott and Megan Goetzinger combined for the shutout for the Irish.
Rogersville won the JV match 2-1 with Olivia Dobard scoring the goal for Catholic.
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29March2010
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The Lady Irish defeated Carl Junction 10-0 at Carl Junction. Shelby Hatz led the Irish attack with two goals and two assists, Ronnie Renner scored two goals and an assist. Bekah Bade, Jordan Banasik, Carsen Baron, Courtney Devlin, Rebecca Mayus, and Emily Ortega each scored for Catholic. Bekah Bade, Courtney Devlin, and Carsen Baron each recorded two assists, and Mandy Bailes had an assist. Rachel Scott and Megan Goetzinger combined for the shutout in goal.
The Catholic JV defeated the Lady Bulldogs 2-0 for their second win of the season against one defeat.
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27March2010
Posted by soccermom under: Irish Soccer.
The Springfield Catholic Lady Irish won the rain shortened Central Federal Rolla Tournament as a result of the tournament scoring system as all four teams finished with one win and one loss. Catholic defeated Washington 3-0 resulting in 7 points for the Irish. Columbia Hickman defeated Catholic 2-0 (6 points), Washington defeated Rolla 2-0 (6 points), and Rolla defeated Hickman 2-1 (4 points).
The Lady Irish played well against Hickman generating a number of good chances throughout the match while limiting the Kewpie’s chances for the first 70 minutes. Unfortunately, Catholic failed on several chances to clear a Hickman corner kick with 10 minutes to play. Hickman finally knocked the ball into the net taking the lead. The second goal came in the final two minutes of play when Catholic turned the ball over in the back leading to the final score.
The girls did not leave the field as the Washington game began 30 minutes following the final whistle of the Hickman game. The girls responded well to the challenge as Shelby Hatz blew by the Washington defense scoring breakaway goals in the 5th, 9th, and 25th minutes to lead the Irish to the win. The second and third goals were set up by nice passes from Bekah Bade and Jordan Banasik.
The girls play away games at Carl Junction on Monday and Rogersville on Tuesday, before their annual battle with the Kickapoo Lady Chiefs on Friday at Kickapoo.
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