WILDCATS IN THE NEWS

Update: News on the Sion game.


Wildcats Soccer District Win makes the local paper.

THE WALL

Update: OK my count was a bit off at first. Still not sure if they count tourney games.

By my count Sara Clarke (and her defense) had a stellar year to say the least. They took 6th in the ALL TIME Missouri record book for goals against average!

Goals-Against Average
Name.........School .............GA ......Min........ Avg.
Stacy Doerr, Union... ...........6...... 1520.........0.32
Maggie Winkler, Rockwood ....... 8...... 1960.........0.33
Natalie Kulla, Incarnate Word... 8...... 1691.........0.38
Amanda Erhardt, Lafayette ...... 8...... 1637.........0.39
Tori Champagne, Duchesne........ 8...... 1592.........0.40
SARA CLARKE, HARRISONVILLE...... 8...... 1600.........0.40
Kaylin Lobert, St. Joseph’s ... 10...... 1881.........0.43
Catherine Swift, Eureka........ 10...... 1487.........0.54

Check out all the stats here.

Girls played #1 ranked Notre Dame de Sion tonight for the state quarterfinal and fell 1-0. They kept it scoreless until early in the second half when Notre Dame de Sion finally broke through and put a rocket in from the top of the box. The Wildcats had a wonderful year, winning their first ever District Championship while posting some great stats to boot. 17-4-0, 14 shutouts, 98 goals for and only 8 goals against for the entire season. Way to go ladies. What a great season!

WILDCATS ARE DISTRICT CHAMPS!

Wildcats win Class 2 District 5 Championship Tournament knocking off defending Champs Bolivar 2-1. Goals were provided by AJ Erickson and Anna Holden. AJ scored off a set piece she bent over the wall, stretching the onion sack in the top right corner. Anna Holden scored on one of her many forays behind the Liberator defensive line. The stingy Wildcat defense held Bolivar to 1 goal which was an amazing goal from the Welch girl. She had a defender marking her with good pressure but still got off a wonderful shot on the run that slipped past the outreached fingers of our keeper. Sara Clarke made up for this goal in a big way when it counted most. With two minutes left to play, Sara shut down two goal line scrums and came away with the ball safely cradled in her arms. What a great game from two fantastic teams.

The Cats will face Notre Dame de Sion Wednesday for the state quarterfinals in Harrisonville at 6:00 PM. Click here for the full state championship bracket.

MORE DISTRICT CHAMP PICTURES

WILDCATS WIN 2-0 VS MARSHFIELD IN DISTRICT SEMFINALS

The Cats posted a 2-0 win vs Marshfield which secured their seat in the finals for the Class 2 District 5 Championship. AJ Erickson and Nikki Woodfin provided the goals while Sara Clarke and her impenetrable defensive unit secured their second shutout of the tournament.

The Cats will face the winner of tonight's Bolivar/Warrensburg match but foul weather is currently passing through the area so we will see if they get the game in and keep the tournament on it's (re)schedule for the tournament championship game tomorrow night.

The winner of the District 5 tournament will face the winner of the District 6 tourney. #3 seeded O'Hara has upset #2 seeded Pembroke Hill and will face #1 state ranked Notre Dame deSion in the finals tonight, weather permitting.

Photo ripped from SGFSoccer.com. He has a bunch of great pictures from the game so check em out and buy them if you like to help support one of the best soccer sites in the Midwest.

WILDCATS WIN FIRST ROUND OF DISTRICT VS CLINTON

The Cats played a determined Clinton team tonight and came away with a 8-0 win. Clinton showed spunk and spirit, holding the Cats to three goals in the first half after putting Ruskin out of the tournament with an 8-0 game just hours before. The Cats came back in the second half and added five more goals. The best one I can remember was a sweet header that Karson Wilson scored early in the second half. Alex Erickson served a perfect ball to Karson as she crossed the box making a run toward the near post corner. She was able to deftly turn and head the ball back to her right to the far side netting, beating the defenders and keeper who had swung to the right. I had tears in my eyes on that one. We sat behind a bunch of Clinton parents during the game and had a great time cheering for both teams. They even shared their Twizzlers with us. Awesome! Both teams played hard and went home knowing they gave it their all. Well done ladies!

Scoring:
2 Alex Erickson
2 Sara Keck
2 Karson Wilson
1 Kaley Harkrader
1 Shalyn Wheeler

I was having nightmares about the field with all the rain we've had lately but was pleasantly surprised with how well it looked and played. There were only a couple spots that looked like it slowed the ball down and the ladies adjusted well. Hoping the weather holds for Thursday and Friday games this week. Thanks to Bolivar and their volunteers for what I would assume was a ton of work to get the fields ready for the event.

I caught the last 20 minutes of the Marshfield vs West Plains game and it looked pretty even as far as possession went but Marshfield was able to capitalize on a few chances and put the game away. We will face them Thursday in the semifinal round. I don't think I'll be able to make that game but Judith may be able to make it and get some pictures.

BOLIVAR AND WARRENSBURG TO FACE OFF THURSDAY

Bolivar and Warrensburg both won their matches tonight and progress to the semifinal round of the District Championships Thursday in Bolivar. Thanks to Ole at SGF Soccer for the near real time game info.

Cats will face the winner of the Clinton vs Ruskin game tomorrow at 7:30 PM. GO CATS!

NEW DISTRICT SCHEDULE

With the fields a bit soupy this weekend, Districts have been rescheduled. Here is the new schedule.

Monday, May 17

4:30 p.m. Warrensburg vs Rogersville
6:30 p.m. Bolivar vs Carl Junction

Tuesday, May 18

4:00 p.m. Clinton vs Ruskin
5:45 p.m. West Plains vs Marshfield
7:30 p.m. Harrisonville vs Clinton/Ruskin winner

Thursday, May 20

4:30 p.m. Harrisonville/Clinton/Ruskin winner vs West Plains/Marshfield winner
6:30 p.m. Bolivar/Carl Junction winner vs Warrensburg/Rogersville winner

Friday, May 21

6:00 p.m. District Final

CATS FINISH OUT THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A 10-0 SHUTOUT VS GRAIN VALLEY

Cats win big vs the Grain Valley tonight, shutting out the Eagles 10-0 on the road. Pictures and scoring to follow.

QUICK NOTES

My schedule has been crazy lately and I haven't been able to post. Thought I'd just drop a couple quick notes to catch up.

The girls had two games this week. They played Excelsior Springs on the road and came away with a 2-0 victory. Anna Holden scored both goals and Sara Clarke earned the shutout.

The Cats faced Holden at home on Thursday and came away with a 7-0 win. Maria Sanchez scored two goals while Rynard, Keck, Eghbali, Harkrader and Herndon all scored a goal a piece. The shutout was secured by Rebecca Lokits.