News for the Week of Sept. 5, 2016

Program Notes for the Week of 9/5/2016:


Training Schedule:

Monday, September 5th ~ LABOR DAY
No training.

Tuesday, September 6th
3:00PM-4:15PM Training @ ALHS Stadium
4:15PM-5:00PM Training in grassy area used for discuss / shot put
5:00PM             Team Dinner hosted by the class of 2018

Wednesday, September 7th
3:00PM Domino's Pizza Fundraiser ~ EAT PIZZA!
5:00PM JV match vs SWC opponent N. Ridgeville in North Ridgeville
7:00PM Varsity match vs SWC opponent N. Ridgeville in North Ridgeville

Thursday, September 8th
3:15PM-4:45PM Training @ Troy

Game Recaps:
Here is a summary of our 3rd game against Avon:

AL at Avon  8/24/16

AL  0   Avon  0

Goals:
AL - None
 
A - None

Assists:
AL - None

A - None

Goalies:
AL - Danielle DelGuidice - 3 saves

A -  Maggie Beatty - 3 saves

Game Summary:
Derby (pronounced Dar-bee) is a term from English football used to describe games between two rivals of close geographical proximity.  They are matches which are intensely competitive and fiercely contested.  In the world of girls HS soccer, Avon Lake vs. Avon has earned the right to be called a derby. In the last six years this series has featured closely matched games either ending in a tie or decided by one goal usually scored late in the game.  This year’s installment was true to form as these two “across the tracks” rivals battled to a 0-0 draw.

That is not to say there was not excitement or scoring chances in this game.  Avon Lake’s best scoring chance came just 12 minutes into the game when Olivia Siko blasted a free kick which went just under the crossbar, but somehow Avon goalie Maggie Beatty was able to snag out of the air.  Avon scored what appeared to be a goal just 2 minutes into the second half when Sam Farmer sent a free kick towards goal that Abby Delprincipe was able to deflect into the net.  However, the assistant referee raised his flag to indicate offsides and the goal was taken off the board.  Avon had another potential scoring chance with 9 minutes remaining when an Avon player was dribbling in the box toward the Shoregal goal and was bumped off the ball by an AL defender. It was a close call that could have went either way – penalty kick or waved off and thankfully it was waved off this time. One last important highlight of the game was that Shoregal goalie Danielle DelGuidice recorded the first shutout of her varsity career!

The JV game was also closely contested as Avon was able to pull out a 2-1 win over the Shoregals.  Adele Osberg tallied the AL goal on a corner kick from Marcy Allen.

Here is a summary of our 4th game against Westlake:

AL at Westlake  8/27/16

AL  0   Westlake  3

Goals:
AL - None
 
W - Samantha Jablonski - 2; Peyton Rimko - 1

Assists:
AL - None

W - Peyton Rimko

Goalies:
AL - Danielle DelGuidice - 5 saves

W -  Katarina Jamsek - 5 saves


Game Summary:
It almost didn’t seem fair having to play a team named the Demons on such a devilishly hot day and the weather worked in their favor as they put the heat on the Shoregals in a 3-0 victory.  Westlake found a number of different paths to the goal on this day as they scored on a penalty kick, a corner kick, and a rebound off a deflection.  However, throughout the first half it looked as if this game was destined to be 0-0 draw and that was the exact score at the half.  Avon Lake probably had their best scoring chance of the game in the first half when Mila Zunich slipped a pass over to Amber Achladis who put a strong shot on goal, but it was able to be handled by Westlake goalie Katarina Jamsek.

In the second half it all went to H-E-double hockey sticks as the saying goes when the Demons netted their 3 goals.  The first came on a penalty kick after a foul in the very top corner of the box and the kick was taken by junior defender Peyton Rimko just 4 minutes into the half.  Rimko was involved again on a corner kick with 18 minutes left as she sent a ball to the far post of the goal which was literally bodied in by freshman Samantha Jablonski. The final goal came from Jablonski again as she was in the right place to pick up a deflected shot and put it right back into goal.  That was a tough outcome for a Shoregal defense that had played well for the entire game and held the Demon offense in check in the normal course of play.  The defense was led on this day by Kellie Norris, Lauren Anthony, Kelly Spitz, and Tayleigh Price along with Lucy Lemanowicz and Izzy Caputo.  Goalie Danielle Delguidice recorded 5 saves for the match.

The Morning Journal story on the game can be found at the link below.

http://www.morningjournal.com/sports/20160827/high-school-girls-soccer-westlake-defeats-avon-lake-3-0

The Chronicle-Telegram story can be found at the link below:

http://www.chroniclet.com/sports/2016/08/28/Girls-soccer-Westlake-shuts-down-Shoregals.html

Some Interesting Tidbits from the OHSAA:

Interesting stat:  there are 45 "coed" HS soccer teams in Ohio. Teams that have boys & girls must compete as boys teams & enter boys Tournament

Interesting stat:  there are 4 females serving as head coaches of boys HS soccer teams in Ohio.

Interesting stat: over half (58%) of high school girls soccer head coaches in Ohio are non-teachers.

Interesting stat: there are 522 head girls soccer coaches in Ohio.  81 of them are new coaches at their school.