From the Sidelines
Observations on Vashon Island sports, mostly the Pirates, from the sidelines.
Girls soccer rolls on
October 23rd, 2009 at Fri, 23rd, 2009 at 9:57 am by Rik Forschmiedt
Lena deGuzman gives her all.
The Pirate girls cranked out another win yesterday, 5-2 over an improved Cascade Christian team.
Cat Amick and Teal Sigler worked their usual magic, accounting for all the Vashon scores. Amick scored in the sixth, ninth, and 25th minutes, all on assists from Sigler. Sigler had an unassisted goal in the 27th minute.
Jensen Berry snuck in an unassisted goal for the visiting Cougars in the 35th minute to make it 4-1 at the half.
The second half clock had barely started when Amick took a cross from Carlyle Scott for the Pirates fifth goal.
Melissa Short got another goal for the Cougars in the 56th minute. Blaykne Pederson got the assist.
Once again, Coach Paul Beytebiere rested most of the starters and every girl who dressed for the game got significant playing time.
Alex Wall beats two Cougars late in the game.
The JV Pirates set the standard with a 7-0 win in the first game last night.
Sammy Clements opened the scoring with an assist from Taylor Knowles in the 15th minute. Marielee Storms scored on a play that started with a corner kick from Taylor Hernandez in the 18th minute. Hernandez banked the ball off a defender for a 38th-minute score.
Clements converted another Hernandez corner kick in the 42nd minute. Anna Osborne followed less than a minute later with Paige Allison getting the assist. Katelyn Carter, in the 45th minute, and Osborne, in the 65th minute, scored unassisted.
Goal keepers Larissa Kuhns, first half, and Knowles, second half, with a lot of support from the Vashon defense, earned the shutout.
Defenders often don’t get mentioned because they don’t score, but the best keepers can’t do the job without them. Ella McConnell, Kiely Bernheisel, Emmie Kehoe, Allison and Kuhns were solid for the Pirates JV yesterday.
Charles Wright beat Life Christian yesterday, stopping Vashon’s chance to move up to third place, but the Pirates will still be up for Tuesday’s game against the Tarriers. It is Senior Night, honoring Vashon’s 12 graduating seniors. Vashon is looking to avenge their earlier overtime loss to the Tarriers. And any victory over any Charles Wright team is especially sweet.
Vashon starts the playoffs next Thursday, Oct. 29, with a play-in game at Port Townsend. Kick-off is 1 p.m.
Todd Gateman, far left, controls the flames as he and the rest of the crew prepare the popular after-game barbeque.
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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