This year soccer was added for middle school sports. The girl’s soccer season was August through October. The season for the 8th and 7th grade girls soccer has been riveting with ups and downs throughout the season, and the players got better throughout the season. Both teams ultimately lost to Westlake in the final game and were eliminated from the district championship.
The 8th grade team won 3 out of 5 games. They played Westlake twice, winning one and losing one. The other loss was to Century’s main rival, Rocky Top. The other two wins were against Shadow Ridge and Silver Hills.
A huge positive from the very first season of girls soccer is how much everyone learned and how they got better. “I would say I grew from the first game that I went to,” says eighth grader Khloe Saurez. “I think I grew well.”
Teammate Emily Palte agrees, “ I think I did pretty well. I definitely grew and, like, learned more about soccer.”
Mrs. O’Hagan was the 8th grade girls’ soccer coach. “We were so proud of how the team did,” says O’Hagan. “Everybody on the team grew so much. They all came together and worked individually on skills they needed, and they worked collectively on skills they needed, and we went from losing our first game by 10 points to winning almost all the games after that. So we’re very proud of what everybody’s accomplished this season.”
The seventh grade team won 1 out of 4 games, with the solo win being against Silver Hills. Despite the multiple losses, the seventh grade team also worked hard and had some success on the field.
“Yes, we lost to Westlake in our last game, and Westlake was really tough, but the loss did not reflect the energy given out on the field because I felt like we were on the attack,” explains seventh grade coach Mr. Volk.
“I am so proud of how the team grew, because when they most of the team had played no soccer or limited soccer, we only had a few players that had played soccer before, and to go out there and to play against teams that had competitive players, and to still be able to score goals and to shut down some of these competitive players,” says Volk. “I couldn’t be prouder overall!”