(Photo Courtesy of Ole from www.SGFSoccer.com)
We've never played the Logan-Rogersville team before so of course, I've gone digging for any scrap of info I can find on the team. After twice losing to Marshfield in the regular season, the Wildcats stunned the Jays to win both, the Branson Tournament and their first District Championship.
Log-Rog is a third year program that boasts 6 seniors who have played varsity soccer in a tough Springfield conference since the team began. Their 2011 record reflects a stingy defensive team that comes to play when a big game is on the line. They find a way to win! They held Bolivar to two goals early in the season and twice held a Class 1 state champion Springfield Catholic to respectable scores.
They have won every tournament they entered this season with no losses and every game ending in a shutout.
Ozark Lady Tiger Shootout Ozark,MO
-4/8/2011 Willard 1 - 0
-4/9/2011 Carl Junction 2 - 0
-4/9/2011 Neosho 2 - 0
Branson Lady's Classic Branson,MO
-4/15/2011 Branson 6 - 0
-4/16/2011 Carthage 3 - 0
-4/16/2011 Marshfield 1 - 0
Their central defender, Stevie Heidzig, plays for the premier league Elite FC team in Springfield and will play soccer for Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas this Fall. She was second team All-District and All-Conference as a Sophomore and second team All-Conference as a Junior.
Coach Brett Wubbena brought the soccer program to Log-Rog in 2009 and came out of the gate with a winning record in their first season. His Lady Wildcats have a combined 38-33-2 record, with 2011 being their strongest year by far.
2009 13-10-0
2010 8-16-2
2011 17-7-0
The Sectional match will be played at Logan-Rogersville High School. They have a sweet looking natural grass field. OK, I haven't actually seen it but it looks sweet from the satellite image.
And last but not least, their school mascot is also a Wildcat. The Log Rog Wildcat is your standard Wildcat mascot, similar to the one I remember from my own years in the hallowed halls of Harrisonville High. We always thought it looked more like a domestic cat than a Wildcat. Log-Rog was quick to pick up this used mascot when we discarded it years ago.
The new Harrisonville Wildcat mascot (adopted 2001?) is a rather hungry looking Blue Wildcat. The Blue Wildcat, while rare, is known for it's speed and voracious appetite. Even more impressive; the Harrisonville Wildcat can even spell and has a minor degree in marketing as demonstrated by the keen Wildcat sign it clutches in it's razor sharp claws. :-)
So there you have it. Log - Rog is a tough team with true grit and determination (and a second hand mascot). This Sectional matchup looks to be a close one. The Harrisonville girls have been preparing for this season their whole life. Let's give em a game! Go Cats! (the blue one).
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