IN THE GIRLS SOCCER CLASS AA FINAL IT WAS WAYZATA AGAINST WOODBURY

In the girls Class AA championship game it was Wayzata against Woodbury. Both of these teams came out with a lot of emotion and enthusiasm.

Neither of these teams was able to get a lot of shots on goal at the beginning of the game. Both teams did a good job scrambling around and getting the ball.

Both of the goalkeepers did a fine job keeping the ball out of the goal. Each team played with a lot of intensity in the first half.

Neither team was able to score during the first half.

As the second half got underway both teams came out on fire. Erin Krause scored a goal for Wayzata and Samantha Curtiss was credited with the assist.

With that goal the score was Wayzata 1 and Woodbury 0.

With 22:23 left in regulation Woodbury Catlin Graboski scored a goal on a penalty kick. With that goal the score was tied at 1 a piece.

With 11:31 left in regulation Wayzata’s Taylor Wodnick scored a goal for Wayzata. With that goal the score was Wayzata 2 and Woodbury 1.

Wayzata was able to come away with the 2-1 victory and they are the 2009 Girls Class AA soccer state champions.

ORONO IS THE CLASS A MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE GIRLS SOCCER CHAMPION

In the girls state soccer Class A championship game it was Blake against Orono.

With 27:21 left in the first quarter Kerrie Dingmann got a goal for Orono and Amy Larson got the assist. With that goal the score was Orono 1 and Blake 0.

With 21:52 left in the first half Orono scored another goal as Sophie Babo and Nikki Smith got the assist.
With that goal the score was Orono 2 and Blake 0.

Both teams played hard throughout the first half. Both teams were able to get the ball up the field with ease. They were both battling each other.

With 10:06 left in regulation Sophie Babo scored another goal for Orono and Nikki Smith got the assist. That was the same scoring as Orono’s first goal.

At the half time intermission the score was Orono 3 and Blake 0.

Orono came out strong in the second half. With 38:28 Nikki Smith scored a goal for Orono and Caitlyn Quilty got the assist.

With that goal the score was Orono 4 and Blake 0.

With 33:49 Sophie Babo scored another goal for Orono. Kerrie Dingmann got the assist. That made the score Orono 5 and Blake 0.

Sophie is the youngest player on the Orono team as she is only a seventh grader. She attends Orono Middle School.

Orono won the class AA girls state championship game by the final score of 5-0. I was able to talk to Orono’s head coach Erin Murray, forward Sophie Babo and Nikki Smith.

IN CLASS AA GIRLS THIRD PLACE GAME IT WAS EAGAN AGAINST EDNIA

In the Class AA third place game the Edina Hornets went up against the Eagan Wildcats. Both teams really started playing aggressively.

Neither team was able to score in the first half. The score at half time was tied at 0.

With 38:19 left in regulation Lauren Bauer scored a goal for Eagan and Courtney Vallarelli got the assist.
With that goal the score was Eagan 1 and Edina 0.

Both teams really went after each other in the second half. With 17:00 left in the second half Eagan’s Courtney Vallarelli scored her second goal of the game.

With that goal the score was Eagan 2 and Edina 0.

With 3:34 left in regulation Edina’s Jess Reiersgorg scored a goal. Olivia LaVercombe had the assist.

Eagan was able to come away with the 2-1 victory. I was able to talk to Eagan’s forward CourtneyVallarelli and Eagan’s head coach Mark Obarski about the third place game.

WOODBURY TOOK ON NORTHFIELD IN THE CLASS AA THIRD PLACE GAME

Woodbury and Northfield squared off in the boy’s class AA third place game. Both of these teams started out playing very aggressively.

Woodbury had more shots on goal throughout the first half. With 10:00 left in the first half Woodbury had 6 shots on goal to Northfield’s 2 shots.

Both teams played very hard in the first half. Neither team was able to score. At half time it was Northfield 0 and Woodbury 0.

With 25:16 left to go in the second half Eric Miller scored a goal for Woodbury.

Woodbury had an advantage in shots on goal throughout the game. The Northfield Raiders came away with the 1-0 victory.

EAGAN AND WOODBURY SQUARE OFF IN CLASS AA SEMI FINAL GAME

In the girls’ Class AA semi final soccer game Eagan and Woodbury squared off. The scoring got underway early. With 33:34 remaining in the first half Woodbury’s Caitlin Graboski scored the first goal of the game for Woodbury.

Both teams went after each other in the first half. They both played very hard.

At half time the score was Woodbury 1 and Eagan 0.

Both teams came out hungry in the second half as each of them wanted to score. Woodbury’s Alyssa Duval scored a goal with 30:54 remaining in the second half. Emily Erickson had an assist. With that goal the score became Woodbury 2 and Eagan 0.

With 24:30 left in regulation Woodbury’s Mary Kroening scored a goal and Kassey Kallman got the assist.
After that goal the score was Woodbury 3 and Eagan 0.

Woodbury was able to come away with the victory and earned third place in the girls’ state class AA title. I was able to talk to Woodbury’s head coach Bill Ebertz and players Alyssa DuVal and Caitlin Graboski.

IN THE GIRLS’ CLASS A THIRD PLACE GAME IT WAS CLOQUET VS LA CRESCENT

In the Class A third place girls’ soccer game it was Cloquet against La Crescent. With 26:35 left in the first half Jessie Ryan scored the first goal of the game. Emily Johnson delivered the assist.

Both teams played hard throughout the first half. They went after the ball aggressively in the first half.

At half time the score was Cloquet 1 and La Crescent 0.

Both teams came out strong in the second half. They each wanted to come out and score goals. They tried to do this by trying to get the ball down the field as fast as they could.

Cloquet was able to come away with the 1-0 victory. I was able to talk to Cloquet’s Jessie Ryan and head coach Dustin Randal about the game.

CLASS A THIRD PLACE GAME TOTINO GRACE WENT UP AGAINST SIMLEY

In the Class A Minnesota State High School League third place soccer game Totino Grace went up against Simley. On the first kick of the game Totino Grace’s Paul Yonga had the first goal of the game to make the score Totino Grace 1 and Simley 0.

Both of these teams really got after it in the first half. After that quick goal both teams played very solid. They were really trying to get the ball.

At the end if the first half the score was Totino Grace 1 and Simley 0.

As the second half got underway both teams came out ready to play. They each wanted to win the game. They both wanted to score early in the second half.

With 18:31 Jack Kessler scored a goal for Simley. Ben Royce got the assist.

After that goal the score was tied at 1.

The game ended in a 1-1 tie. Both teams were awarded third place.

I was able to talk to both head coaches William Vance from Totino-Grace and Nole Quinn for Simley.

NORTHFIELD TOOK ON APPLE VALLEY IN CLASS AA STATE SOCCER SEMI FINAL ACTION

Tom Obarski lit up the scoreboard early for Apple Valley as he scored the first goal of the game. Apple Valley’s Bijan Jabari scored Apple Valley’s second goal.

Both teams played very well throughout the first half.

Northfield’s Caleb Yurek scored a goal midway through the first half. Both teams looked to attack the goal throughout the first.

At halftime the score was Apple Valley 2 and Northfield 1. Both of these teams did a good job of getting the ball up the field.

The second half started out with a bang as each team really dug in and played hard. With 33:34 remaining in the second half Apple Valley’s David Rosenthal scored a goal, assisted by Stephen Johnson. After that goal the score was Apple Valley 3 and Northfield 1.

Northfield’s Aaron Stets scored a goal as Adam Hadro assisted the goal. After that goal the score was Apple Valley 3 and Northfield 2.

I was able to talk to Apple Valley’s head coach Chuck Scanlon and forward Tom Obarski about the game.

HERMANTOWN WENT UP AGAINST SIMLEY IN CLASS A BOYS SEMI FINAL SOCCER

The Hermantown Hawks took on the Simley Spartans. Both teams came out and played very aggressively to begin the game.

With 24:28 remaining in the first half Kevin Danielson scored a goal for Hermantown.
Both teams really battled each other throughout the first half.

Simley’s Oja Ena scored a goal late in the first half to tie the game at one a piece.
At half time the score was 1-1.

Both of these teams really came out to play in the second half. They really went after each other, both fighting for the ball.

Brandon Crusan scored a goal for Hermantown with 1:27 left to go in regulation.

Hermantown won the game by the final of 2-1.

MAHTOMEDI AND TOTINO GRACE SQUARE OFF IN CLASS A SEMI FINAL GAME

Mahtomedi and Totino Grace squared off at the Metrodome in the state boy’s semi final action. Both of these teams attacked the goals early and often in the first half.

Both teams were playing very scrappy on both ends of the field. The goalies for each of these teams have done a good job blocking the balls that came towards them. They were able to block several balls and defend their goals.

Both teams went after each other in the first half. Neither team gave up.

One of the interesting things that I noticed was when Jon Ebert for Totino Grace throws the ball into play he does a frount flip with the ball on the ground he flips forward and then passes the ball in. I have not seen this done before.

At half time the score was tied at 0.

Both teams came out on the attack in the second half. Mahtomedi’s defenders played solid throughout the game. They were able to steal the ball away from Totino Grace.

Both teams played very aggressively throughout the game.

At the end of regulation the score was tied at 0. After the first overtime the score was tied at 0.

Neither team was able to score in the second overtime and the game went to penalty kicks.

Mahtomedi was able to win the game on penalty kicks. The final score was 1-0. I was able to talk to Tabor Wolde who scored the winning penalty kick and Paul Beggin Mahtomedi’s head coach.

GIRLS CLASS A SOCCER SEMI FINAL CLOQUET AND BLAKE

In the second semi final game it was Cloquet and Blake. Before the game started the Cloquet fans stood up and sang the national anthem on their own.

Both teams came out and played very strong to begin the game. Both teams played very solid defense
With 5:51 left to go in the first half Carrie Markusen scored a goal for Blake and Andi Frost got the assist.
At half time the score was Blake 1 and Cloquet 0.

As the start of the second half got underway each team played very aggressively as they each tried to score goals.

Neither team let down as they each continued to play hard aggressive soccer. At 22:15 Cloquet’s Emily Johnson scored a goal. The net was wide open. Blake’s goaltender was on the other side of the net when Emily scored the goal.

With that goal the score was tied at 1.

With 15:11 left in the second half Blake’s Lydia Sutton scored a goal and Meghan Bauer got the assist.
With that goal the score was Blake 2 and Cloquet 1.

Blake won the game and they will play Orono in the finals. I was able to talk to Blake’s head coach Paul Menge and midfielder Morgan Oie about the game.

CLASS A GIRLS’ STATE SEMI FINAL GAME ORONO VS LA CRESCENT

In the first semi final girls’ state soccer game it was Orono against La Crescent. Both teams started out the game playing very aggressively.

La Crescent’s Jenna McDonough scored a goal with 33 minutes left in the first half.

After that goal the score was La Crescent 1 and Orono 0.

Both teams really went after each other in the first half. Neither team let down their guard. Both teams did a good job of getting the ball down the field.

With 22:23 remaining in the first half Orono’s Amie Tunheim scored a goal. Kerrie Dingmann got an assist.
After that goal the score was tied at 1 a piece.

At the start of the second half each team played very aggressively. Neither team was able to score during the second half. At the end of regulation the score was tied at 1. The game went into overtime.

Karrie Dingmann scored a goal and Amy Larson got the assist for Orono in overtime to give Orono the 2-1 victory.

I was able to talk to Orono’s head coach Erin Murray and Kerrie Dingman about the game.

APPLE VALLEY TOOK ON BLAINE IN THE SECOND QUARTERFINAL GAME IN STATE BOYS’ SOCCER

In the other quarterfinal it was Apple Valley against Blaine. Apple Valley came into the game with a 21-0-0 record and Blaine had a record of 13-7-1. Both teams came out showing a lot of enthusiasm as they both came out cheering.

Apple Valley got on the board in the early goings of the game as Stephen Johnson scored a goal. That was followed up by another goal but this time it was Tom Obarski.

Apple Valley’s Bijan Jabari scored a goal making the score Apple Valley 3 and Blaine 0.

Apple Valley continued to attack the goal coming close to making shots throughout the first half.

Blaine didn’t give up at all in the first half. They kept battling back and they were making some nice shots on Apple Valley’s goals but they were not going in.

At the half the score was Apple Valley 3 and Blaine 0.

Just as the second half got underway Apple Valley Tom Obarski scored a quick goal. Then a minute later he scored another goal making the score Apple Valley 5 and Blaine 0.

Apple Valley’s Simon Goettl scored a goal midway through the second half. With that score the score became Apple Valley 6 and Blaine 0.

Apple Valley played with a lot of emotion and pride. They looked like they were really out there having fun and they were really playing hard the whole game. Blaine didn’t give up.

Apple Valley’s Dane Grundstrom scored a goal in the second half. With that goal Apple Valley lead by the score of 7-0.

Apple Valley’s Alex Schams scored a goal in the second half to make the score Apple Valley 8 and Blaine 0.

I was able to talk to Apple Valley’s Head Coach Chuck Scanlon and Tom Obarski.

THE ELK RIVER ELKS AND THE NORTHFIELD RAIDERS SQUARE OFF IN BOYS’ SOCCER QUARTERFINAL GAME

The 2009 Minnesota State High School League boys’ state soccer tournament got under underway with soggy and cold conditions as rain moved across the metro. The rain was on and off throughout the game. The game was played at Hopkins high school which had an artificial turf soccer field.

The class AA boy’s quarterfinal game put Elk River against Northfield. The cold weather didn’t seem to bother either team at the beginning of the game.

Both teams were able to use the whole field trying to score. Both teams attacked their opponent’s goals.
At half the score was all knotted at 0.

Both teams had their chances to score in the second half and were able to keep their footing in this game.
Neither team was able to score in regulation. The score was tied at 0 at the end of regulation and the game went into overtime.

Northfield’s Scott Abdella made a shot in the second overtime for Northfield to win the game 1-0.

I was able to get post game quotes from Northfields head coach Jorge Zuccolotto and Scott Adbella.