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arrie Zersen is ready to
       Girls' Soccer                                                                                      McCaw in the first JV game of
                                                                                                              back up Freshman Carrie
                                                                                                          the season against Northwest.
       Girls' Varsity continued       The worst part of the game
     striving for excellence as       wasn't losing, but the
     they headed for a spot in        injuries that were taken;
     the State tournament.            especially Sheila
     The girls breezed through        McCallan's ankle injury
     Districts with shutouts          which took her out for most
     against Cathedral and            of the season.  Johnson said
     Gross.  Finally, the girls       the team got its strength
     reached the State                and weakness from its
     Tournament for the first         formation which
     time in five years only to       concentrated on defensive
     face the city's biggest          power.  "We could never
     soccer obstacle.  "We            really get the ball up to the
     were nervous when we             offense for them  to score."
     knew we had  to play             With this kind of setup
     Marian, and they're one          there needed to be
     of the best teams in the         offensive talent up front
     state.  I think we did a         too, and according to
     really good job; we just         Johnson, there was: Seniors
     didn't do good enough to         Melanie Schroeppel and
     pull through," Junior            Jodi Schirmer.  "Melanie
     Karrie Zersen said.  "I          improved the most; she can
     think it's been pretty           really shoot well now.  Jodi
     good.  We were rated             is really fast, and she
     number six, and we lost          scored most of our goals."
     to all the teams above us          The girls' Junior Varsity
     but only by about one            had a season of escalating
     point," Senior Toni              success.  "At first we didn't
    Johnson said.  Johnson            start off too well, and then
     thinks the team's best           after we won against
     victory was over Omaha           Northwest, everything just
     Gross in the regular             started to come together.  I
     season.  "We beat them in        think next year we'll be
     a shoot-out with 11              better because a lot of the
     shooters.  It was pretty         people on the JV team have
    scary."  Johnson thinks           never played before, but we
     the worst game was               all learned a lot and got it
    against Marian.  "We              together."  The girls' peak               successful season took the
    were ahead of them 2-1            performance was at the               A girls' varsity to state.
    and then they came back           North game.  "We all went            Junior mid-fielder Amie
     to win 4-2.  So I think that     to the ball; we weren't              Vignaroli, wearing the new
    was the most                      afraid of it.  We all had            home game uniform, sets
                                                                           herself up to take charge of the
    disappointing game."              really good shots,"  Bennett         field.                                                             1
                                      said.





















        Front Row:  Becky Hornbacher 2nd  Row: Jodi Schrimer, Karrie Zersen,   Front Row:  Laura Evans, Stacey Sloan, Kelly McCaw, Megan Winnike,
        Corinne Adams, Theresa Pankowski, Amie Vignaroli,Tami Johnson, Jill   Heather Nelson, Amber Fletcher, Kelly Watson, Amy Torczon  Back Row:
        Gutchewsky,  Melanie  Schroeppel,  Angela  Bolin  Back  Row:  Karrie   Kelly Sopinski, Angie Torczon, Amy McWilliams, Natalie Davis, Coach
        Antisdel, Diane Schneider, Sheila McCallan, Anne McEvoy, Coach John   Yvonne Carson, Christine D'Angelo, Molly Bennett, Cara Karsten, Stacey
        Walsh, Kari Chaillie, Kristine Jess, Kori Rokahr, Toni Johnson      Jackson
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