Warsaw, Manchester Among Opening Round Winners
The IHSAA Girls Soccer State Tournament Series opened Tuesday around the state, and several area programs were on the pitch in first-round games.
At Fort Wayne South Side, Warsaw clobbered the hosts 12-0. Abby Steffensmeier continued her rampage on offense with four more goals, moving her season total to 24. Gracie Scholl potted a pair of goals, and the Tigers had a goal apiece from Dayle Harvey, Brenna Buhrt, Brenna Shipley, Sarah Ocock, Haley Zachary and Audrey Grimm. Buhrt, Zachary and Anna Sullivan all had an assist in the contest.
“I was really excited to see our entire roster play well when they were given an opportunity to contribute,” said Warsaw head coach Jon Hoover. “These players come in every day and work hard in practice and in the weight room. I’m really glad that so many of them were able to experience their first varsity minutes in a sectional game like tonight and find success in the process.”
The Tigers will meet Fort Wayne Wayne in the first semi-final Thursday at 5 p.m., followed by Huntington North and Homestead.
At Goshen, Northridge used a goal in the eighth minute by Ariana Stoltzfus to get past Concord 1-0. The Raiders held Concord to just one shot in the contest. Ridge will get Goshen in game two of the semi-finals, with Memorial and Central renewing acquaintances in game one.
At Lakeland, the host Lakers knocked out Angola 4-1 while DeKalb pounded West Noble 7-0. The two clubs will meet Thursday at 5 p.m. ahead of NorthWood and Wawasee.
At Fort Wayne Blackhawk, Manchester used two goals from Emma Garriott to knock out South Adams 2-1. Garriott scored the game winner midway through the second half. Kiera Stacy made 10 saves for the winners. Woodlan knocked out Whitko with a 5-0 final in the day’s first game. Manchester will get Woodlan at 5 p.m. Thursday, Fort Wayne Canterbury and Fort Wayne Blackhawk meeting in the second game.
At LaVille, Bremen pounded Culver 10-1 while Argos shut out North Miami 4-0, setting up their matchup Thursday at 5, ahead of LaVille and Rochester.