Soccer Preview
The snow is melting, the sun is out, and spring is in the air. This means different things to different people, and to some, it means girls soccer season. The Varsity girls team has been practicing for some time now, and has already played a couple scrimmages and one game. According to Coach Sherman Eberly, "It's a young team, but they have experience." There are only 3 seniors on the roster, and most of the players are sophomores. "We have a lot of sophomores on the team." agreed senior keeper Julia Johnson (pictured left). Despite this, all the players have soccer experience. "All of them have experience playing at the club level or the school level," said Eberly.
The coaches this year are Eberly and Jim Lofton. Eberly has coached college mens soccer for 9 years
and high school boys for 4 years, but has never coached girls. "They are not as intense as other coaches," said midfielder Jessica Hostetter, "they let us take the initiative." According to Eberly, he and Lofton are not designating either one "Head Coach," instead co-coaching the team.
There are a few issues this early in the season. "We are struggling a bit with team dynamics," said Hostetter. Still, there is a lot of potential on the field, and expectations are fairly high. "I am cautiously optimistic," said Eberly, and that seems to be the general consensus. "It's a new year, and we are pretty hopeful," said Johnson. It will be an exciting season, and well worth paying attention to. (Angelina pictured above)
NAME YEAR POSITION
Lucy Baker 10 Fwd
Emma Beachy 10 Mid/Def
Hannah Bell 12 Mid
Caitlin Bucher 10 Keeper
Haley Chico 10 Mid/Def
Sarah Grace Fitzimmons 11 Def
Meg Hertzler 8 Mid/Def
Jessica Hostetter 12 Mid
Malia Hostetter 10 Def
Leah Jacobs 9 Fwd/Mid
Julia Johnson 12 Keeper
Kara Lofton 10 Mid/Def
Leah Moore 9 Def
Emily Myers 8 Mid
Kristen Myers 11 Def
Angelina Pardini 9 Fwd/Mid
Ranita Shenk 10 Mid
Kaitlin Stauffer 10 Fwd
Vaughn Strickler 11 Fwd
Kierra Stutzman 10 Mid/Def
Rebecca Suter 11 Fwd/Mid
Manager: Kendra Miller
Coaches: Sherman Eberly and Jim Lofton
- Joe Phillips
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