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Blocking th e ball in a varsity game against Omaha
South is junior Jenn y Kronberg. The Mustangs
defeated th eir opponent s 3-0. phoro by Claire KICKING
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Sophomore Reiko Sakata concenLrat es on the ball in a
JV game again st Papillion. The team defeated the FOR THE
Monarchs 4-0, to win th e Millard South In vite. photo
GoAL

By: Stephanee Finger and Melissa Beverly
The hard work and intensity paid the Millard South Invite, defeating Papillion
off for the girls varsity and JV soccer and Marian.
teams. The varsity team had only lost one The JV team had an outstanding
game at the end of its regular season play season, finishing up with a 11-2 record.
and finished second in state. The team started off the season
The varsity team had young tal- with a big win over Omaha North 11-0.
ent, which was combined with experi- Sophomore Misty Dryden had three goals
enced upperclassmen to make for a win- and sophomore Melissa Nimmo scored
ning season. two. Freshman Maggie Sinclair had a
The team won the Papillion strong defensive season as goalie for the
LaVista Invite, beating top-ranked teams JV, shutting out top teams such as
along the way, such as Papillion. Its one Bellevue West and Papillion.
loss was against Marian 1-0. Junior Jenny "Our aggressive offense, com-
Kronberg said the defeat made the team bined with strong defense, helped us win .
realize it needed to work harder. Everybody played really well together as
Defense also played a large role a team," junior Jo Gunderson said.
in the team's success, but it had to be Winning districts was one of the
combined with teamwork. varsity team's major accomplishments.
"The defense worked very well In the semifinals, the team had a big win
together when we all communicated," jun- over Omaha Bryan 7-0. Freshman Dessie
ior Kristin Timm said. Hoppes and Gordon each scored twice,
Junior goalkeeper Sarah and Johannes got the shutout. The Mus-
Johannes made it hard for any of the tangs then went on to beat Norfolk in the
opponents to score, not allowing more final , to become district champions.
than one goal in any of her defensive The varsity team finished as run-
attempts. ners-up in state, losing 1-0 to Marian, and
The varsity team went on to win boasted a winning season like JV.

Playing defense on her Papillion opponent is
sophomore Julie Gist. Strong defense was a key to
winning games. photo by Claire Brown
Junior Jessica Butler dribbles the ball down the fi eld
in a varsit y game again st Omaha South. The girls
worked hard on basic skill s such as dribbling in
practice to control games. photo by Claire Brown