WILDCATS WIN SEASON OPENER

The Cats opened the season on a good foot last night as they bested Benton High School 6-0 in the first round of the Platte City High School Soccer Tournament. Karson Wilson tallied a hat trick; Anna Holden got two and Alex Erickson got one and a couple assists. Sara Clarke and the rest of the Cat's defensive unit earned their first shut-out of the season. I was very impressed to see an improved Wildcat air battle as they scored at least two goals off set play headers. The game was highlighted by some great sportsmanship by both sides and superb officials on the field. Sorry no pictures from the game; someone who shall remain nameless forgot the camera on the table at home.

I stuck around to watch the first half of the following game as we would be playing the winner on Thursday. MICDS was playing Savannah. The 2-1 score at half did not reflect the control and possession the Rams commanded on the field. It did however reflect Savannah's opportunistic scoring power and quick counters. I thought twice about staying for the second half but with an hour drive home yet to come, I assumed the Ram's would prevail....wrong. Read the full story below from the MICDS results page. Everything they say about Savannah's keeper is true. She had at least three amazing saves I saw myself and then to come back and get the game winner in the shootout is just icing on the cake.

Click here for last year's write up of the Cat's opening game vs Savannah.

"Rams Fall in Penalty Kicks

The Rams opened the season with a 3-2 loss in a penalty kick shootout to Savannah High School. Despite controlling the play for much of the game, and outshooting the Savages by a 10-5 margin, the Rams were thwarted by a strong Savannah goalkeeper. Chloe Ferris scored 4 minutes in off of a cross from Katherine Spataro, and in the 18th minute the Rams made it 2-0 on a goal by Claire Ringenberg from a pass by Sydney Saunders. Savannah cut the lead to 2-1 with a well placed shot from 25 yards out and tied the game in the second half on a scuffed shot that managed to find the corner of the net through a maze of players from both teams. The Rams continued to put on the pressure the entire game, but several spectacular saves were made in regulation and overtime to keep the Rams at 2 goals. In the PK shootout Katherine Spataro and Claire Ringenberg both scored, but Savannah scored three times including the game winner from their keeper. Players of the game were, #3 Izzy Howerton, #2 Frances Jones and #1 Claire Ringenberg."