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Observations on Vashon Island sports, mostly the Pirates, from the sidelines.
A Fitting Finale
October 28th, 2009 at Wed, 28th, 2009 at 10:11 am by Rik Forschmiedt
Pirate seniors, from left, Anna Jones, Kaija Reinelt,Teal Sigler, Sophie Nespor, Alissa Kimbrough, Katie Chale, coach Paul Beytebiere, Adria Englehard, Micaela Beytebiere, Chloe O'Neill, Brooke Pringle and Bailey Protzellor. Inset, Kiki Means, injured but there on the sidelines.
Victory is always sweet. Victory in the final home game of your senior season is sweeter. Victory over Charles Wright is as good as it gets.
Last night the Vashon High School girls soccer team defeated Charles Wright 4-0. Coach Paul Beytebiere played an all-senior lineup the entire first half and the final 10 minutes. And the 11 seniors got the job done.
Teal Sigler got the first goal unassisted in the 14th minute and the score stayed 1-0 for the first half.
Beytebiere inserted some underclassmen to start the second half, but it was the seniors who got the second goal in the 48th minute. Reversing the usual pattern, Carlyle Scott put the ball in the net with Sigler getting the assist.
Sophomore Cat Amick and Freshman Lena deGuzman teamed up for goals in the 55th and 69th minutes. Amick got both goals and deGuzman the assists.
Pirate seniors, in white, Anna Jones, left, and Adria Englehard, 18, along with a Tarrier defender and the goalkeeper, watch an incoming corner kick.
Goalkeeper Sophie Nespor and the Pirate defense completely shut down the Tarrier attack for the third shutout of the season.
The win made up for an overtime loss at Charles Wright Oct. 3.
To be fair, it must be noted that the Tarriers were playing without their all-star goalkeeper, a premier league teammate of Pirate Teal Sigler. Charles Wright coaches reported that 25 percent of their student body was absent with flu symptoms and the JV game was canceled, ended the season prematurely for Vashon’s JV, several of whom stayed to cheer their varsity teammates.
Vashon enters the playoffs tomorrow, Oct. 29, with a pigtail game at Port Townsend. The winner of that game continues with a game Saturday, the loser is done for the season.
Tomorrow’s game is at 5 p.m. at Jefferson County Memorial Stadium in downtown Port Townsend. Note the correct time is 5 p.m. Earlier schedules had showed an earlier kickoff.
The Pirates celebrate victory at home, the last time for the 12 seniors on the team.
Rik Forschmiedt Island resident since 1989. Retired in 2006 after almost 11 years as Beachcomber sports editor and photographer. Has been a volunteer assistant coach for Vashon High School cross country, track and soccer teams.
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