Schedule for the Week of 8/24:
Monday, August 24th
5PM JV vs Strongsville JV
7PM Varsity vs Elyria
@ ALHS Stadium. Arrive "dressed and ready to play" 45 minutes prior to the noted "kick off" time. Wear our white home kit.
Tuesday, August 25th
3:30PM Training at Troy.
Bus will depart ALHS at 3:05PM from the North Parking Lot. Be there "on time". You will be able to change into training gear at Troy. Store your gear in the Girls Locker Room prior to 1st period. Make sure anything you need for the school day is NOT in your bag since you will not be able to retrieve anything until after school.
5PM Domino's Pizza Fundraiser
EAT PIZZA! A portion of all sales will be split between our program and the Boys program.
Wednesday, August 26th
SWC Contests!
5PM JV vs Avon
7PM Varsity vs Avon
@ ALHS Stadium. Arrive "dressed and ready to play" 45 minutes prior to the noted "kick off" time. Wear our white home kit.
Thursday, August 27th
3:30PM Training at Troy.
Bus will depart ALHS at 3:05PM from the North Parking Lot. Be there "on time". You will be able to change into training gear at Troy. Store your gear in the Girls Locker Room prior to 1st period. Make sure anything you need for the school day is NOT in your bag since you will not be able to retrieve anything until after school.
5PM Team Dinner @ Troy hosted by The Sophomore Class
Friday, August 28th
The Weight Room at ALHS will be open for student use right after school. I wanted to support Mrs. Achladis's request to promote team lifting as an option for "player driven" improvement during the season. I think this is a great idea. I suggest a 3:15PM to 4PM session each week. I will be there this Friday to walk through a program for improving strength which the 'Gals can manage on their own for the remainder of the season and beyond.
Game Recaps:
Here is a summary of our 1st game against Oregon Clay:
AL vs. Oregon Clay 8/21/15
AL 0 Oregon Clay 3
Goals:
AL - None
OC - Jenna Kulwicki, Ashley Vartorella, Karleigh Clere
Assists:
AL - None
OC - Marissa Brezvai
Goalies:
AL - Elise Duvall - 4 saves; Danielle DelGuidice - 1 save
OC - Olivia Hornyak - 3 saves; Shawnee Canada - 1 save
Game Summary:
It was a unique night in Shoregal soccer history as Avon Lake participated in the inaugural Friday Night Futbol match. We had the pleasure of being able to host state power Oregon Clay and we were much too gracious of a host as the Shoregals dropped a 3-0 decision to the Eagles. However, it was a very spirited and well played game throughout the first half and had the feel of a playoff game. Clay was able to break through with 15 minutes left in the half when Marissa Brezvai sent a rocket of a shot towards Elise Duvall who was able to deflect it, but right at the feet of Jenna Kulwicki who put it in the back of the net. The Shoregals had a number good looks at goal led by their freshmen forwards Amber Achladis and Allie Heschel whose shots managed to go just wide of the net.
In the second half, it was all Clay as they were able to get an own goal deflection off an AL defender from a shot by Ashley Vartorella just five minutes into the second half. Then a minute later Karleigh Clere dribbled the ball up the right side for about 30 yards and was able to get shot past the outstretched hands of a diving Duvall. After this, the Shoregals had two more solid scoring chances on a free kick by Duvall and a shot by Achladis, but could not get the ball in the net.
In goal for Avon Lake was senior Elise Duvall who made 4 saves and soph. Danielle DelGuidice who had one save. For Clay, Olivia Hornyak was credited with 3 saves and combined with Shawnee Canada (1 save) for the shutout.
The Chronicle-Telegraph article on this game can be found at:
The Chronicle-Telegraph article on this game can be found at:
In JV action, Avon Lake pulled out a hard fought 1-0 win in their first game of the new campaign. Liz Murdock took a beautiful leading pass from Erica Wetzler and buried it in the net as the two freshmen combined for the only score of the contest in the first half. Goalkeeping duties for the Shoregals were shared by sophomore Danielle DelGuidice and freshman Elaina DeMerritt who combined to blank the JV Eagles.
Don't forget the Pizza......
A reminder to everyone that once again this year Tuesday night will be soccer pizza night for the Shoregals as Domino's will hold a fundraiser for both the girls and boys soccer programs on Tuesday 8/18 & 8/25. A portion of each pizza sold all through the day will be contributed to the two programs. So give Mom a break and dial up some Dominos!!
Shorty Sez:
We continue with our collection of motivational sayings coming from the Twitter sites called Women Love Sports and Coach K which may be found at:
Once there, here are some selected examples of tweets over the past week. Hope you find something that inspires you here:
Success isn't something that just happens - success is learned, success is practiced and then it is shared.
Are your habits today on par with your dreams for tomorrow?
Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best. -Tim Duncan
Kudos Korner:
We would like to thank Jackie Butler and Julie Achladis for putting together the post game food for the visitors from Oregon Clay. I sure they enjoyed stuffing themselves with pizza, fruit, & cookies on the trip back to Toledo after their games.
Success isn't something that just happens - success is learned, success is practiced and then it is shared.
Are your habits today on par with your dreams for tomorrow?
Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best. -Tim Duncan
Kudos Korner:
We would like to thank Jackie Butler and Julie Achladis for putting together the post game food for the visitors from Oregon Clay. I sure they enjoyed stuffing themselves with pizza, fruit, & cookies on the trip back to Toledo after their games.
