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SHAKOPEE GIRLS SOCCER
Waconia no match for girls Verbeke scores three in big victory BY TODD ABELN tabeln@swpub.com
Following a tough loss to a ranked opponent, the Shakopee girls soccer team took out its frustration on Waconia. The Sabers scored four fi rsthalf goals on their way to beating Waconia 5-1 on Saturday at home. That win came just days after Shakopee lost 2-1 to No. 10-ranked Minnetonka. Early on against Waconia, it was clear that Shakopee was the better side as it scored four times in the game’s first 40 minutes. The Sabers added a goal in the second half as they continued their dominance. “The girls continue to make great decisions as all the goals were again assisted,” head coach Mike Ceola said. Samantha Verbeke netted
a hat trick for the Sabers in the win and Gracie Vaughan scored twice. “The girls continue to be very unselfish,” Ceola said. “In fact, I think we can take a few more strikes this year when were inside the 18.” Ceola said the defense of Lauren VanLerberghe, Haley Baas and Alissa Trudel played solid in front of goalie Amy Menke. That win came after Shakopee lost 2-1 to Minnetonka when the Skippers scored a late goal. With the game tied at 1-1, the Skippers ran down a loose ball and put it past goalie Nikki Adams with less than 10 minutes left in the game. Minnetonka took a 1-0 lead into halftime but it wasn’t long into the second half when Verbeke tied it up at 1-1.
PHOTO BY TODD ABELN
Senior defenseman Alissa Trudel clears the ball away from a Waconia attacker. “ We r e a l ly pl aye d wel l against a good team but just couldn’t fi nish our chances,”
Ceola said. “Overall, we are pl ay i n g s ome r e a l ly go o d soccer.” SUBMITTED PHOTO
Jack Edberg, 15, of Shakopee shot a 507pound black bear near Grand Rapids, Minn. Edberg shot the bear while hunting with his grandfather John Sexton, also of Shakopee, over Labor Day weekend. It is Edberg’s first bear.
SHAKOPEE BOYS SOCCER
Boys get two wins in a row
SHAKOPEE GIRLS SWIMMING
Sabers still searching for first win of season
Team improves to 3-2 on the year
Chaska drops swim team to 0-3 record
BY TODD ABELN tabeln@swpub.com
BY TODD ABELN tabeln@swpub.com
Despite winning two straight games and moving above .500 for fi rst time this season, Shakopee boys soccer head coach Jon Poppen still would like see some more from his team. The Sabers defeated Waconia 2-1 at home last Saturday to improve to 3-2 on the season. That win came after Shakopee topped Minnetonka 1-0. For Poppen it was the tale of two games. He called the Minnetonka win “the best match we played so far this year,” but was disappointed by the effort against Waconia. “We were hoping for better play,” he said. “I was happy with the win and want that to be a part of it but the bigger piece was that we were hoping to play better.” He was really disappointed in the second hal f against Waconia. “The fi rst half was OK but in the second half we lost our way,” Poppen said. Ahmed Abshir and Mario Pena scored the goals against Waconia and senior goalie Josh Fergel got the win. Against Minnetonka, Pena scored the game’s only goal in what Poppen called a “beautiful, thunderous goal.” “I felt real good about how we played and the result we got from it,” he said.
The Shakopee girls swim team is still looking for its fi rst win of the season. Shakopee dropped to 0-3 when it lost 107-78 at Chaska last Thursday night. The Sabers won only two events against Chaska and both those came from the same swimmer. Junior Katie Nadeau won the 200 individual medley and the 500 freestyle. In the 200 IM, Nadeau swam in 2 minutes, 18.32 seconds to win the event. Teammate Sara O’Brien swam a 2:32.51 to fi nish fourth. Nadeau swam a 5 : 2 4. 2 3 to win the 500 free for the Sabers. Those were the only two wins for the Sabers but they did turn in some other strong swims. Eighth-grader Alexandra Doebel swam a 2:08.49 to finish second in the 200 freestyle. Teammates Gretta Berens and Amanda Edberg finished fourth and sixth, respectively. In the 50 free, Cassie Lindstrom, Kara Rognrud and
Melody Minea fi nished third, fourth and fi fth, respectively. Lindstrom and Rognrud also fi nished second and third in the 100 free. Berens swam a 1:08.36 in the 100 butterfly, which put her in second place. Doebel along with Somi Yi and Mariah Lattery fi nished second, third and fourth in the 100 backstroke. Doebel led the way with a time of 1:09.87. In the 100 breaststroke, the Sabers had three swimmers finish in the top five, with O’Brien swimming a 1:15.11 to fi nish second. Sarah Curren was fourth and Chrissy Yost fi fth. Shakopee fi nished second in all three relays. In the diving competition, Amber Sinnen scored a 138.25 to fi nish second. Teammates Alexis Congdon and Angela Beranek were third and fourth, respectively. The Sabers will compete at Farmington tonight and at the Lakeville South Invite on Saturday before hosting their first conference meet next Thursday at 6 p.m. against New Prague.
ATHLETE HIGHLIGHTS PHOTO BY TODD ABELN
Senior forward Mario Pena settles the ball down in the first half against Waconia.
SHAKOPEE GIRLS TENNIS
Tennis team wins first conference match Saber squad edges Chanhassen, 4-3 BY TODD ABELN tabeln@swpub.com
The Shakopee girls tennis team opened its Missota Conference schedule with a tight 4-3 victory over Chanhassen Thursday. The Sabers won three of the four singles matches and the No. 1 doubles match to pull out the tight match against the Storm. In singles play, Haley Lickfold won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles to give Shakopee its first point. That was followed by Dannick Boyogueno winning 6-3, 6-1 at No. 3 singles and Taylor Koenen winning 6-3, 6-2 at No. 4 singles. K ristina Worm and Sam Root clinched the match for the Sabers when they won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1 doubles for the fourth and fi nal point for Shakopee. Vonnick Boyogueno lost 6-3, 3-6, 1-6 at No. 1 singles.
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www.scoreboard.mn Chanhassen won No. 2 and 3 doubles in straight sets. Prior to the Chanhassen win, Shakopee defeated Holy Family 7- 0 on Tuesday last week. The Sabers won six of the seven matches in straight sets with only the No. 2 doubles match with JoJo Lindstrom and Kayla Schmidt going to a third set. Lindstrom and Schmidt won 5-7, 7-5, 10-7. In singles play, Vonnick Boyogueno won 6-1, 6-3 at No.1 followed by Lickfold winning 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2. Koenen won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 3 while Danncik Boyogueno won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4. Worm and Root won 6 -2, 6-0 at No. 1 doubles and Anna Hauser and Jess Svac won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 3 doubles.
PHOTO BY TODD ABELN
Kristina Worm returns a ball while playing No. 1 doubles for the Sabers. She teamed up with Sam Root to win an important point against Chanhassen.
Alexi Johnson
Jolyssa O’Fallon
Boys soccer, football Alexi Johnson, a key member of the boys soccer team, is being honored for his contributions to the football team. Alexi, a junior, has become the fulltime kicker on the football team and has been busy the first two weeks of the season. In week one against Fridley, he was 7-for-7 in extra points and last Friday against Chanhassen, he was on the sidelines all game until the last 10 seconds. With the Sabers down 15-14 with 10 seconds to go and needing a field goal to win, Alexi was called on to get it done. The ball was lined up, kicked and blocked, creating angst on the Sabers sideline. But the officials ruled the ball had not been whistled “ready for play” so the play never happen. The football was reset and Alexi lined up again – this time the ball went through the uprights for a dramatic 17-15 Sabers victory. Johnson is an honor roll student. His parents are Tim and Julie Johnson.
Girls soccer In five games this season, Jolyssa O’Fallon has tallied three goals and seven assists, including a pair of assists in a 5-1 victory against Waconia on Saturday. A senior, Jolyssa is a strong leader on the field and off, as well as in the school building each and every day. The honor roll student’s other activities include Student Council, National Honor Society and choir. Her parents are Deb and Sean O’Fallon Honorees are selected by “The Committee” in the Shakopee High School Activities Department.