AROUND THE DISTRICT

Marshfield drops Bolivar AGAIN!
I've heard rumor Bolivar took the #1 District 12 Championship seed. Not sure what they were basing that on. Couldn't have been their record. Again, I'm biased I'm sure. Just means it's time to show em all who's really #1...again. [See picture above]

Warrensburg take St. Pius in PK's for a regular season game. They won 2-0 over Lebanon, lost 6-0 vs Jacksonville and fell 3-2 vs Mexico to finish fourth at the Lady Lakers Invitational Tournament.

CATS UPSET KEARNEY 1-0

The short story: Cats score early and make it stick. Sara Clarke and her defense came up huge to preserve the shutout through countless corners and point blank shots. Amazing win against a super tough and well organized Bulldog team.

More to follow.

CATS WIN VS PEMBROKE HILL

The Cats dominated offensively and defensively tonight vs Pembroke Hill, winning on the road 2-1 with Pembrokes only chance at scoring the result of a PK that was more flop than foul. It was Freshman night for scoring as the young guns, Brianna Kendrick and Haley Parker provided the offensive action in the attacking third. The Cats were able to keep a clean slate for all but the last minute of the second half when a foul on the edge of the penalty box set up the only scoring opportunity Pembroke could capitalize on.

The Wildcats also finished off Oak Grove 6-0 Tuesday night and look forward to a home stand against a tough and talented Kearney Bulldog team tomorrow night.

Great job ladies! GO CATS!

NEXT UP

The Wildcats schedule this week includes a home game against Oak Grove Tuesday and a road trip to Pembroke Hill on Thursday. Pembroke will be looking to come away with a much needed win after falling to Kearney (5-0), Blue Springs South (4-2) and Notre Dame de Sion (4-1) in their past three outings. They face Cristo Rey Wednesday night preceding the match with the Wildcats.

The Cats will finish out the week Friday with a home game vs the 14-2 Kearney Bulldogs. This up and coming Class 3 powerhouse has only dropped games vs #10 state ranked Lee's Summit West and #3 nationally ranked Liberty. In addition to the win over Pembroke, the Bulldogs have been riding high of late, besting #6 state ranked Platte County a couple weeks ago.

A tough week coming up ladies. Keep your head up and play one game at a time. Go Cats!

AROUND THE DISTRICT

Bolivar tops Warrensburg 3-2 last week which, combined with a 2-0 Wildcat win over the Pink Tigers early this season, a great record through a schedule of quality sides, should seal the deal on a Wildcat #1 seed in the upcoming District Championships. Bolivar recently downed Marshfield who upset them in an early season game. Check out Bolivar's take on the game here.

I'd love to report more on Bolivar's results but it seems they are content in obscurity as they post no results on the school web page and slim pickings on the SGF site as well. The last post I've seen of their results was a 8-2 match vs the Osage Indians which was preceded by a story I found from the Springfield paper on the 8-2 Liberator loss to a Class 1 #1 ranked Springfield Catholic squad. The story went to print April 13th showing the Bolivar record at 3-4. In Ole's defense, as of April 6th, SGF hadn't received any scores or schedule for Bolivar.

Still a lot of season left. Play hard ladies. GO CATS!

DELAYED RESULTS

Let's see. I haven't posted scores or results since the PHill game. The Cats have gone 3-2 since then dropping games to 7th ranked Smithville and a quality class 3 side in Park Hill, both in shootouts. The three wins vs Staley, Grain Valley and Clinton added three more games to their already mounting shutout stats.

PREPARE TO BE PEPPERED

Been on the road lately so time to catch up. So much has happened in the past couple weeks. Prepare for the shotgun blast of post to come.

CATS BEGIN WHAT I EXPECT TO BE A NEW RIVALRY

The Cats played the up and coming Pleasant Hill Chicks tonight to a 2-0 shutout. The Chicks, in their inaugeral season, proved a tough egg to crack as they were surprisingly organized and defended well over the course of the game. While not mounting much of an attack at this point in the season, they were always one breakaway from getting back in the game. This will be an even tougher team to beat later in the season. You could tell they were well coached and are going places. Do not count these Chicks out in District play. Scoring all came in the first half. Shalyn Wheeler popped off the first goal after breaking free from a scrum in the middle of the box and deftly touched a shot past the keeper. The second goal was Karson Wilson's sweet header off a Kaylee Harkrader corner. Sara Clarke and her wall like defensive unit notched yet another shutout win on the goal posts at Memorial Stadium.

WILDCATS WIN A NAIL BITER

The Wildcats won a nail biter tonight with a 1-0 shutout over the Excelsior Springs Tigers. The Tigers played the first half bunkered in goal as the Cats tried to go in, around and over the denfense with little to show for quality chances. The second half saw the Tigers come back invigorated and pressing attacks through the midfield but finding only a couple opportunities through our own defensive unit. Overall our shots on goal were down second half but many of the attempts were better opportunities. Karson Wilson narrowly missed a diving header and Alex Erickson rang the keepers bell a time or two. The game winner finally came to Shalyn Wheeler with her looping ball she chipped over the keeper from deep near the right end line. I expected this to be a close match and the Tigers did not disappoint. Sara Clarke and her fierce defensive unit notched yet another shutout. Well done ladies.

Next up: Pleasant Hill tomorrow night.

NEXT UP EXCELSIOR SPRINGS

The Cats play Excelsior Springs tonight in what I expect to be a close but well earned win for the Wildcats. The Tigers come in with a 5-3 record against some respectable competition and will match up well with Harrisonville's 6-2 record. Let's see who brings their A game tonight. Go Cats!

WILDCATS IN THE NEWS

Local paper showcases the Lady Wildcats' hopes, dreams and goals for the season. Coach Coleman has a one game at a time focus for developing the team to meet those goals. Amen!

In other District news, Bolivar sets it sights high as well.

CATS TOP OAK GROVE 6-1

Looking at our girls coming off the field tonight after their game with Oak Grove, you would have thought they lost 5-0. With the Cats holding a dominating 5-0 lead at the half, Harrisonville pulled a majority of the starters and chose to get some playing time and game experience for our underclassmen. Even with that, Karson Wilson was able to score two goal and got two assists and Alex Erickson got one goal in just 40 minutes of play. Freshman Brianna Kendrick got two goals and Olivia Schultz scored the last second goal. Kaley Harkrader is showing some great holding ability and play making in the midfield and earned an assist for her efforts.

Overall, the team is progressing but one free kick was all it took to squash the Cats four game shut out streak. The ball was placed near the right top of the box after an inadvertent hand ball. The initial shot careened off the left post and dropped right to the feet of an Oak Grove attacker who wasted no time in poking it home. The Cats came back in the final few seconds of the game and scored one more goal to make it 6-1 at the final whistle.

Keep your heads up ladies. You will appreciate a deeper bench as the season goes along and it takes time to develop this. This is the time of the season to fill gaps, try people in new positions and make improvements.

CATS EARN 4TH STRAIGHT SHUT OUT

The Wildcats earned their 4th straight shut out with a 4-0 win over the Marshall Owls. Harrisonville scoring: Erickson 2, Wheeler, Wilson; shutout by Clarke


Next up: Oak Grove on the road Tuesday 4/5/11.

Oak Groves record.

The Cats played Oak Grove twice last season, 7-0 early and later in the season 5-0. Oak Grove was able to score on Staley in the Platte County Tourney early this season and has been an improving squad over the past couple years. This could prove to be a closer game than in past seasons. Play smart and safe. GO CATS!

In other District 11 and 12 news: Republic and Warrensburg win.

CAT CONTINUE ON THEIR SHUTOUT STREAK

The Wildcats went on the road Friday; blanking The Holden Eagles 10-0 while extending their two game shutout winning streak. The Cats fielded a team full of up and comers and they wasted no time in showing their time had come. Allen was the only Cat to score 2 while the rest were all scored by eight different players. Sara Clark and Rebecca Lokits earned the shutout. Sara came out to play on the field the second half and scored a goal.

Scoring summary is as follows: G. Allen 2, Kendrick, M. Allen, Geier, Parker, Harkrader, K. Sumner, Schultz, Clarke; shutout by Clarke & Lokits

Next up: Marshall Owls - Monday 5:00 PM on the road.

Marshalls schedule and results.