News for the Week of Sept. 17, 2012

Program Notes for the Week of 9/17/2012:


Shoregal Alumni in College:
We have a number of our former Shoregals who have taken their game to college and play at various levels as follows:

Trisha Wladecki - Senior - Valparaiso University

Tani Lopez - Junior - Ohio State Club Soccer

Taylor Miller - Junior - Cleveland State University

Rachel Gates - Freshman - Butler University Club Soccer

Dana Strimbu - Freshman - Otterbein University

Jillian Strimbu - Freshman - Otterbein University

As the season progresses, we will be updating their performances.  Best of Luck to all!


This Week's Schedule:
This will be a busy week as we have games on Wednesday, Saturday, and next Monday.

Games & practice this week will be as follows:

Monday - Practice 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at Troy

Tuesday - Practice 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. at ALHS stadium, followed by film study from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. and then team dinner

Wednesday - Game vs. Midpark at ALHS - JV starts at 5:00 p.m. Varsity at 7:00 p.m.  Senior Night

Thursday - Practice 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at Troy

Friday - No Practice

Saturday - Game vs. Padua at ALHS - JV starts at 1:00 p.m. & Varsity at 3:00 p.m.

Sunday - No Practice

Monday - 9/24 Game at Brunswick - JV starts at 5:00 p.m. & Varsity at 7:00 p.m.

Game Recaps:
Results from our fourth game against Lake Catholic:

AL at Lake Catholic  9/10/12

AL 0  Lake Catholic 1

Goals:
AL - None

LC - Bella Osborne

Assists:
AL - None

LC - Victoria Martinis

Goalies:
AL - Abby Rogers - 7 saves

LC - ? - 12 saves

Game Summary:
Avon Lake battled host Lake Catholic even through the first 79:00 minutes of play, then a hand ball gave the Cougars a free kick at the top of the 18 yd. box. LC Senior Victoria Martinis blasted a shot at Avon Lake goalie Senior Abby Rogers which she deflected and LC Junior Bella Osborne was right there to kick the deflection in for the game winner. It was the Cougars Senior night and they wanted to score some goals in front of their large crowd as they sent 33 shots towards the Shoregal goal with 9 on frame. The Avon Lake defense was able to hold off the shot happy Cougars until disaster struck in the final minute as the hand ball set Lake Catholic up for the winning
goal. Abby Rogers made 7 saves for the Shoregals and Emily Peterson blocked a shot at the goal line to prevent a goal in the first half.

In JV action, Avon Lake won by a score of 5-0. Shoregal goals were netted by Freshmen Elise Duvall, Maggie Moore, and Bri Carlin.  Sophomores Marisa Dzwonczyk and Rada Zunich also scored for Avon Lake.  Goalie duties for AL were shared by Freshman Lindsay Butler and Junior Amy Crooks who both recorded one save each.


Results from our fifth game against Amherst:

AL vs. Amherst  9/12/12

AL 1  Amherst 4

Goals:
AL - Emily O'Connor

Amherst - Ally Perkins - 3, Rachel Johnston

Assists:
AL - Kailey McClain

Amherst - N/A

Goalies:
AL - Abby Rogers - 3 saves,  Amy Crooks - 2 saves

Amherst - Ashley Ferguson - 7 saves

Game Summary:
Avon Lake scored the first goal in this key Southwestern Conference battle, but Amherst scored the next four to defeat the Shoregals 4-1.  Junior Emily O'Connor led off the scoring for Avon Lake assisted by Senior Kailey McClain.  Near the end of the first half, Ally Perkins knotted the score for the Lady Comets as the two teams played to a 1-1 tie at half.  Then in the second half, Amherst exploded for 3 goals to secure the victory.  Ally Perkins added two more tallies to record a hat trick and Rachel Johnston added the final goal for the Lady Comets who move to 6-1-1 on the season.

In goal for Amherst was Ashley Ferguson who recorded 7 saves, while the Shoregal net was shared by Junior Amy Crooks with 2 saves and Senior Abby Rogers with 3 saves.

In JV action, Amherst used a late goal in the last two minutes to win 3-2 over Avon Lake.  Shoregal goals were scored by Kayla Kress assisted by Elise Duvall and Molly Jeffries assisted by Molly Maloney.  In goal for the Shoregals was Amy Crooks with 3 saves and Lindsay Butler with 2 saves.


Results from our sixth game against Sylvania Northview:

AL vs. Sylvania Northview  9/15/12

AL 1  Northview 1

Goals:
AL - Claire Jones

Northview - Leah Arnsby

Assists:
AL - Catie Corrigan

Northview - N/A

Goalies:
AL - Abby Rogers - 4 saves, Amy Crooks - 3 saves

Northview - Kathleen Duwve - 1 save

Game Summary:
Division 1 Regional Champion and State Final Four team in 2011 Sylvania Northview travelled to Avon Lake and battled the Shoregals to 1-1 tie.  The Ladykats led off the scoring midway through the first half when Sophomore Leah Arnsby booted in a teammate's deflected shot.  That goal stood up through the rest of the half as Northview maintained a 1-0 lead at the break.  The Ladykats controlled the game throughout the second half, but with 1:45 remaining Avon Lake Freshman Catie Corrigan sent a long pass up the right side of the field to Senior Claire Jones who dribbled by a Northview defender and then sent a shot into the upper left corner of the Ladykat net to earn the draw.  The Avon Lake goalkeeping duties were shared by Senior Abby Rogers with 4 saves and Junior Amy Crooks with 3 saves.  In goal for the Ladykats was Freshman Kathleen Duwve who recorded one save.

In JV action, Avon Lake prevailed 3-2.


Cudos Corner:
Thanks to our concession workers from the past week:
Amherst game - Amy & Karim Nasr and Sandy Herman & Margie Maloney

Northview game - Colleen & Dan Robinson and Susan Moore & Renee Duvall

Also, thanks to Susan Poole for arranging Chipotle for the Northview game and Dawn Corrigan for picking up the order.

News for the Week of Sept.10, 2012

Program Notes for the Week of 9/10/2012:

First off, we would like to extend our sincerest condolences from the Shoregal soccer program to the Clapp family on the unexpected death of their daughter Isabelle.  She was a freshman at Avon Lake HS and a former youth soccer player who was a friend to many on the team.

As a show of respect, the Shoregals cancelled their game against Westlake on Saturday.  This game will be made up sometime later in the season.


Schedule:
This will be a busy week as we have games on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. 

Games & practice this week will be as follows:

Monday - Game at Lake Catholic - both JV & Varsity will start at 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday - Practice 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at ALHS stadium

Wednesday - Game vs. Amherst at ALHS - JV starts at 5:00 p.m. Varsity at 7:00 p.m.

Thursday - No Practice

Friday - Practice 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. at ALHS stadium

Saturday - Game vs. Sylvania Northview at ALHS - JV starts at 1:00 p.m. & Varsity at 3:00 p.m.

Soccer Site of the Week:
This week we want to call your attention to the Ohio High School site which can be found at:

http://www.ohiohssports.com/

This site has stories and stats for all high school sports in the Cleveland area. Go to the girls soccer tab and those choose teams and choose Avon Lake and you will find detailed summaries of all our games.   Check it out!

News for the Week of Sept. 3, 2012

Program Notes for the Week of 9/3/2012:

Happy Labor Day to everyone!!

Game Recaps:
Results from our third game against Berea:

AL vs. Berea 8/29/12

AL 7   Berea 3

Goals:
AL - Catie Corrigan - 2, Emily O'Connor - 2, Claire Jones, Kailey McClain, Karen Krause

Berea - Sarah Scheel - 2, Hannah Kennedy

Assists:
AL - Emily Peepers, Claire Jones, Emily O'Connor

Berea - Hannah Kennedy - 2, Catie Colbert

Goalies:
AL - Abby Rogers - 2 saves
        Amy Crooks - 1 saves

Berea - Taylor Sasak - 12 saves

Game Summary:
Avon Lake scored early and often amassing a 5-1 lead at halftime and cruising to 7-3 victory over visiting Berea. Avon Lake pounded the Berea goal for 19 shots for their first win of the season in this Southwestern Conference matchup. Leading off the
scoring for the Shoregals was Junior Karen Krause who scored on her own corner kick for her first Varsity goal.  Junior Emily O'Connor and Freshman Catie Corrigan both added two goals each on the night with Seniors Claire Jones & Kailey McClain chipping in with one goal a piece. The game also marked the first win for new Avon Lake Head Coach Daegen Duvall.

Berea was led by the scoring duo of Freshman Sarah Scheel with 2 goals both assisted by Junior Hannah Kennedy who scored a goal herself and was assisted by Sophomore Catie Colbert. Junior goalie Taylor Sasak was kept busy on the night with some
great stops and made 12 saves overall for Berea. For Avon Lake, Senior Abby Rogers had 2 saves and Junior Amy Crooks had 1 save.

In JV action, Avon Lake blanked Berea by a score of 3-0. Shoregal goals were scored Bri Carlin, Cara Dannemiller, and Kayla Kress.  Avon Lake goalkeeping duties were shared by Amy Crooks and Lindsay Butler.

Schedule:
Our next game will be on Saturday 9/8 at Westlake.  JV game will start at 5:00 and the Varsity will start at 7:00 p.m.

Practice this week will be as follows:

Monday - No Practice

Tuesday - Practice 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at Troy

Wednesday - Practice 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at Troy

Thursday - Practice 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at Troy

Friday - Practice 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at Troy


Shoregal Action Pictures:
Chris Herman, father of freshman Emily Herman, and know to many as Mr. Herman, the math teacher at Learwood, has been taking pictures at the JV games and has uploaded them to the Picasa website. Right now there are only JV pictures, eventually we hope to have Varsity pictures as well. Parents & players may view and download them from the site highlighted below. Thanks to Mr. Herman for taking the time to do this!

http://picasaweb.google.com/csphotographyinc


Soccer Site of the Week:
This week we want to call your attention to the Student Athlete Cleveland site which can be found at:

http://www.studentathletecleveland.com/

This is site devoted to high school and college athletics in the Cleveland area.  We submit to this site on a regular basis because they allow us to put in detailed stories about our game with pictures. It gives us the opportunity to recognize a lot of players for their accomplishments.  Check it out!


Cudos Corner:
Thanks to Doug & Linda Gates for working the concession stand during the JV game vs. Berea and Mechele Nally and Patrice Dzwonczyk for working during the Varsity game.

News for the Week of August 27, 2012

Program Notes for the Week of 8/27/2012:


Game Recaps:
Results from our second game against Rocky River:

AL at Rocky River  8/27/12

AL 1 Rocky River 2


Goals:

AL - Catie Corrigan

Rocky River - Jillian Krebs & Abby Elinsky

Goalies:

AL - Abby Rogers - 4 saves

         Amy Crooks - 0 saves

Rocky River - Sara Connelly - 4 saves

Game Summary:
On a soggy night throughout Northeastern Ohio, Rocky River beat visiting Avon Lake by a score of 2-1 on Monday evening. The Pirates struck for an early goal in the 14th minute as sophomore Jillian Krebs took a pass from fellow sophomore Eva Schneider from deep in the River defensive end and moved quickly past the Avon Lake defense on the left side of the field to score a breakaway goal.  The Pirates were  able to control the action throughout the rest of the half with their speed and possession game and carried the 1-0 lead into halftime.  The score could have been greater
without Shoregal sophomore Sarah Nasr who cleared two balls off the goal line in that first half.

In the second half, Rocky River scored quickly again in the 51st minute on a beautiful header by junior Abby Elinsky off a corner kick by senior Hallie McCue.  It looked to be smooth sailing for the Pirates the rest of the way, but then Shoregal freshman Catie Corrigan took a pass at midfield and dribbled through the Pirate defense to shoot a rocket into the upper left corner of the River net with 11:35 to go for her first varsity goal.  The pace and intensity of the game picked up over the last 11 minutes, but the
River defense was able to hold off the Avon Lake attack including a breakaway in the last minute of the game by Emily O'Connor which the RR goalie was able to smother before O'Connor could take a shot.

In goal for Rocky River was junior Sara Connelly who recorded 5 saves and for Avon Lake the goalkeeper duties were shared by junior Amy Crooks in the first half and senior Abby Rogers in the second half who recorded 4 saves.

In JV action, Rocky River was able to overcome the Shoregals on a second half goal to win 1-0.


Schedule:
Our next game will be on Wednesday 8/29 at home vs. Berea.  JV game will start at 5:00 and the Varsity will start at 7:00 p.m.

Practice this week will be as follows:

Monday - Game at Rocky River

Tuesday - Practice 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at ALHS stadium

Wednesday - Game vs. Berea

Thursday - Practice 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at Troy

Friday - No practice


Shoregal Action Pictures:
Chris Herman, father of freshman Emily Herman, and know to many as Mr. Herman, the math teacher at Learwood, has been taking pictures at the JV games and has uploaded them to the Picasa website. Right now there are only JV pictures, eventually we hope to have Varsity pictures as well. Parents & players may view and download them from the site highlighted below. Thanks to Mr. Herman for taking the time to do this!


http://picasaweb.google.com/csphotographyinc


Soccer Site of the Week:
This week we want to tell you about the Ohio Soccer Weekly newsletter which can be found at:

http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/so/girls/2012/OSW2012.htm

Each week Jerry Snodgrass, the assistant comissioner for soccer, in the OHSAA puts out a newsletter which covers a number of topics, primarily for coaches, that parents might find interesting also. It helps you understand why things are done a certain way and the purpose behind specific rules.  Check it out!

News for the Week of Aug. 20, 2012

Program Notes for the Week of 8/20/2012:

Schedule:
Our next game will be on Monday 8/27 at Rocky River. JV game will start at 5:00 and the Varsity will start at 7:00 p.m.  The games will be played at the high school stadium on Detroit Rd.

Practice this week will be as follows:

Monday   3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at the ALHS Stadium
Tuesday   3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at Troy
Wednesday - No practice
Thursday  6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the ALHS Stadium
Friday - No practice


Game Recaps:
Another season is underway as we led off with the annual "Golden Shoe" game against Avon:

AL at Avon   8/18/12

AL  1       Avon  1

Goals:
AL -    Emily O'Connor

Avon - Maggie O'Donnell

Goalies:
AL -   Abby Rogers - 3 saves
          Amy Crooks - 0 saves

Avon - Kayla Wysocki - 5 saves

Game Summary:
Avon Lake travelled to Avon for their annual local derby and played to a 1-1 draw in the season opener for both teams.  The two teams played to a scoreless first half in which Avon Lake had the decidedly better scoring opportunities and even had a ball
deflect off the crossbar. In the second half, Freshman forward Maggie O'Donnell scored first for the Eagles at the 60:00 minute mark.  Her goal came after a mad scramble in front of the Avon Lake net on a ball which just eluded the fingers of Shoregal goalkeeper Abby Rogers.  She was assisted by senior Macey Slunski.  Avon seemed to take control of the game after this point, but then Avon Lake junior Emily O'Connor stole a ball in the Avon defensive third of the field. She was able to dribble through multiple Avon defenders to score the equalizer on a shot to the right upper 90 of the Avon goal with only 7:26 remaining.  Afterwards, O'Connor commented “I was
frustrated because I wasn’t getting the shots I wanted tonight so when I got that ball I was determined to make a shot for myself. We were disappointed when we let that one get in but we never got down and kept battling.” Despite spirited play by both teams over the last few minutes, the game was destined to end in a tie.  Last year's game ended in a tie also and there have been 4 ties in the all time series which Avon Lake leads with a 7-3-4 record. In goal for Avon Lake was senior Abby Rogers who recorded 3 saves and for Avon senior Kayla Wysocki made 5 saves.  Another exciting installment of the Avon - Avon Lake rivalry.

The game also featured the coaching debuts of Danie Schnaufer for Avon and Daegen Duvall for Avon Lake.  Not only were the head coaches new, but both teams were hit hard by graduation with 2011 District champion Avon losing 8 players and Avon Lake losing 12 players.  Not surprising with all the new personnel on the field that the game ended in a tie. Afterwards, Coach Schnaufer commented “As long as I have been coach here we have always been a second-half team. I think the girls were just nervous in the first half being that it was the first game and we didn’t have a lot of scrimmages." "I really didn’t know what I had with the defense before tonight,” Schnaufer said. “We have been shifting people into different positions to find out what we needed.” In his first game as the Shoregals coach, Daegen Duvall found a lot of positives in his team’s performance. “Of course it’s not the result you want coming in, but I thought we really dominated the first half,” he said. “We just missed a couple of chances to get a goal. We have a motto on this team - To Be United — and to be able to have everyone contribute is important to us.” He further commented, “These girls have passion for the game and it showed tonight, I could not be any more proud of their effort.”

As would be fitting, the JV game also ended in a 2-2 tie with junior Molly Jeffries and sophomore Kayla Osberg scoring for the Shoregals.

News for the Week of August 13, 2012

Program Notes for the Week of 8/13/2012:

Coaching Updates:
I think probably everyone knows by now that Kiko Lopez has decided to resign as head coach of the girls soccer team.  Assistant coach Daegen Duvall will move up to assume the head coaching position for this season.  Kiko had two different coaching stints with the Shoregals covering 5 years.  The first came in 2003 when he coached the team to a 14-4-1 record.  He returned again in 2008 and guided the Shoregals for the next 4 seasons.  Kiko will leave as the program's all time winningest coach with a record of 54-26-9 for a winning pct. of 66%.   He also guided the girls to their only SWC championship in program history in 2010.  Along the way he was named Lorain County Coach of the Year in 2003 & 2008, SWC Coach of the Year in 2010, and Greater Cleveland Scholastic Soccer Coaches Assn. Division I Coach of the Year in 2010.  During his time at Avon Lake, Kiko continued to push the program forward and upgraded the schedule to one of the most challenging in the Cleveland area. Kiko was also instrumental in the growth of both girls and boys youth soccer in Avon Lake through his footskills classes and soccer camps. Kiko is to be commended for his many contributions to soccer in our area.  Kiko will be still be around and will continue to be a supporter of Shoregal soccer as his daughter Mariela is a freshman in the program.  Once again - Thank you Kiko!


Schedule for this week:
Busy week for the Shoregals including our opening game:

Monday - Training session 3:30 - 5:00 pm at Troy
Monday - Mandatory Parent meeting - 7:00 pm in the PAC

Tuesday - Conditioning session 7:30 - 9:00 am at Troy
Tuesday - Training session 3:30 - 5:00 pm at Troy

Wednesday - Training session 3:30 - 5:00 pm at Troy

Thursday - Scrimmage V & JV at Bay.  Bus departs at 1:00 p.m. from ALHS North parking lot

Friday - Training session 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. at ALHS stadium followed by team dinner

Saturday - 1st game at Avon Bus departs at 3:45 p.m. from ALHS North parking lot


Shorepals Meeting:
The next Shorepals meeting is scheduled for Tuesday August 14th at 7:00 pm at the Old Firehouse which is at the corner of Lake Rd. and Rt. 83. We will be discussing the Shoregal Yearbook and finalizing plans for the season. Hope to see you there!


Olympic Soccer:
The US women had quite a week as they defeated Canada in a thrilling overtime match 4-3 and then beat Japan 2-1 for the Gold Medal.  The Gold Medal game made history as it was played in Wembley stadium in front of 80,000 spectators for the largest crowd to ever watch a women's game. As usual, the US team was covered in controversy for their excessive celebrations after the gold medal game and also for the T-shirts that they donned after the game.  Most people felt the display was rather unsportsmanlike.  Why, Why, Why? - it is always something with this team. Why mar a terrific game and the greatest moment in women's soccer history.



  

News for the Week of Aug. 6, 2012

Program Notes for the Week of 8/6/2012:

Calendar for this Week:
Well it's finally here - the start of the season.  As far as I know the schedule is as follows:

Monday - Tryouts - 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. & 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. @ Troy

Tuesday - Tryouts - 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. & 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. @ Troy

Weds. - Tryouts - 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. & 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. @ Troy

Thurs. - to be determined

Friday - Picture Day at 9:45 a.m. at the High School & then at 4:00 p.m. depart for teambuilding event

Good Luck to all during tryouts!

Shorepals Meeting:
The next Shorepals meeting is scheduled for Tuesday August 14th at 7:00 p.m. at the Old Firehouse which is at the corner of Lake Rd. and Rt. 83.  We will be discussing the Shoregal Yearbook and finalizing plans for the season.  Hope to see you there!


Olympic Soccer:
Since last week the US women have continued rolling along undefeated (4-0) and are now in the semifinals vs. Canada.  The game is on Mon. 8/6 at 2:45 p.m.  If they win on Mon. then the final is on Thurs. 8/9 vs. either France or Japan. I believe most of these games are being televised on channel 323 in Avon Lake. Go to www.london2012.com for a more exact listing.