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Welsh named to 2015 All-State soccer team; Hardin Valley, Farragut players also named

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Hardin Valley Paige Hewitt and Lady Wildcats Katie Welsh Sept. 23, 2015

Oak Ridge senior defender Katie Welsh (5) was named to the 2015 AAA All-State Team. Above, Welsh defends against junior Paige Hewitt (14) of Hardin Valley on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Oak Ridge senior defender Katie Welsh has been named to the 2015 AAA All-State Team in soccer.

The All-State team was selected by the Tennessee High School Soccer Coaches Association.

Four players from Hardin Valley and Farragut were also named to the team: senior midfielder Gabby Powers of Hardin Valley, senior defenders Dominique Rowe and Kelsey Klett of Hardin Valley, and junior defender Grace Sommi of Farragut.

Hardin Valley Gabby Powers and Lady Wildcats Kate Hausladen Sept. 23, 2015

Hardin Valley senior midfielder Gabby Powers (17) of Hardin Valley was named to the 2015 AAA All-State Team. Above, Powers battles freshman Kate Hausladen (20) of Oak Ridge on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

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Soccer: 2015 All Region 2 Team includes Oak Ridge players

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Lady Wildcats Macy Barclay and Hardin Valley Oct. 20, 2015

Oak Ridge senior forward Macy Barclay (4) was named to the 2015 All Region 2 Team. Barclay is pictured above during a Region 2-AAA soccer semifinal on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, when Hardin Valley eliminated Oak Ridge 2-0. Also pictured is senior midfielder Gabby Powers (17) of Hardin Valley, who made the All Region 2 Team. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Five members of the Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats soccer team were named to the 2015 All Region 2 Team.

Four players, all seniors, were named to the First Team: forward Macy Barclay, midfielder Ellie Brown, goalkeeper Jasmine Rizk, and defender Katie Welsh.

One player, a junior, was named to the Second Team: Leah Scudder.

Casey Riemer of Bearden was named most valuable player in Region 2-AAA. First-year coach Mark Patterson of Hardin Valley, which made it to the state quarterfinals before being eliminated, was named coach of the year.

Here are the First Team and Second Team selections:

1st Team 
Bearden Casey Riemer Tayler Frizen Clarity Voy
Ashtyn Glover
Farragut Grace Sommi Miranda Burt Megan MacLean
Jordan Fierley
Hardin Valley Dominique Rowe Paige Hewitt Kelsey Klett
Gabby Powers Maggie Wilson
Lenoir City Devin Healy
Maryville Lizzie Fry Dee Fritz Emery Spears
Carolyn Hobbs
Oak Ridge Katherine Welsh Jasmine Rizk Macy Barclay
Ellie Brown
Powelll Lauren Sexton Lauren Wood
Regional MVP Casey Riemer Bearden
Coach of the Year Mark Patterson Hardin Valley Academy
2nd Team
Bearden Emily Carlevato
Hardin Valley Gweb Breslin Macy Lindsey Lainee Griffin
Farragut Aleyse Evers
Maryville Preston Robinette Abbie Anderson
Oak Ridge Leah Scudder
Powell Raygan Scarbrough Bailey Taylor
West Tionna Thompson AK Anderson

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Two goals in two minutes for Hardin Valley in regional championship

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Hardin Valley Paige Hewitt and Maryville Oct. 22, 2015

Paige Hewitt (14) of Hardin Valley controls the ball during a 2-0 Region 2-AAA championship win over Maryville at Hardin Valley on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Hewitt scored the second goal for Hardin Valley and led the girls soccer team with four shots. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

HARDIN VALLEY—Hardin Valley scored two goals in less than two minutes to beat Maryville 2-0 at home in the Region 2-AAA championship game on Thursday.

Both teams advance to state Class AAA sectionals on Saturday. Hardin Valley (15-3-2) will play at home against Tennessee of Bristol (14-2-2), the Region 1 runner-up. Maryville (15-6-2), the Region 2 runner-up, will take on Science Hill (13-8-1), the Region 1 champion, in Johnson City.

The Region 2 championship on Thursday was scoreless until the 69th minute. That’s when Kelsey Klett of Hardin Valley lofted a high free kick that went over a wall over Maryville defenders and Lady Rebels goalkeeper Allie Hendrix and into the net with 11:42 left to play.

“She’s phenomenal in that situation,” Hardin Valley Coach Mark Patterson said of the senior defender and her kick from a distance. “She stops the goals, and she scores the goals.” [Read more…]

Hardin Valley eliminates Oak Ridge 2-0 in regional soccer semifinal

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Hardin Valley Gabby Powers and Oak Ridge Defense Oct. 20, 2015

Gabby Powers (17) of Hardin Valley dribbles past Oak Ridge defenders shortly before scoring the first goal of the game for either team in a 2-0 win over Oak Ridge on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Also pictured are Lady Wildcats Leah Scudder (22), Ellie Brown (8), Macy Barclay (4), and Katie Welsh (5). At left is Macey Lindsey (10) of Hardin Valley. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 1:15 a.m.

HARDIN VALLEY—Hardin Valley eliminated Oak Ridge from this year’s playoffs in a 2-0 win over the Lady Wildcats in a Region 2 semifinal game at Hardin Valley on Tuesday.

Neither team scored in the first half.

Early in the second half, Gabby Powers of Hardin Valley buried a long, high shot from about 27 yards out to give the Lady Hawks a 1-0 lead with about 33 minutes remaining. That shot from near the right sideline sailed over the outstretched hands of Oak Ridge senior goalkeeper Jasmine Rizk at the right side of the net (Rizk’s left).

Paige Hewitt added a second, final goal for Hardin Valley on a penalty kick from 12 yards out with about six minutes left, booting it into the left side of the net past a diving Rizk. [Read more…]

Two Lady Hawks combine for 10 shots, three goals in 4-1 win over Oak Ridge

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Hardin Valley Paige Hewitt and Lady Wildcats Katie Welsh Sept. 23, 2015

Paige Hewitt (14) of Hardin Valley had five shots and two goals against Oak Ridge on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. Above, Katie Welsh (5) of the Lady Wildcats defends against Hewitt, left, in a 4-1 win for Hardin Valley in Oak Ridge. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Two Hardin Valley girls combined for 10 shots and three goals in a 4-1 win over the Lady Wildcats in Oak Ridge on Wednesday.

Paige Hewitt had five shots and two goals for Hardin Valley, and Gabby Powers had five shots and one goal.

Reagan Ely also scored for the Lady Hawks.

Macy Barclay had the lone goal for Oak Ridge (11-3, 4-1 District 3-Class AAA). [Read more…]

Lady Wildcats’ soccer season ends with 2-0 loss to Hardin Valley

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Oak Ridge Lady Soccer Cats and Hardin Valley Academy Hawks

Lady Wildcat Mahala Myers, left, a senior, battles for the ball with a Hardin Valley player during a season-ending subregional game on Tuesday in Oak Ridge.

The Lady Wildcats’ soccer season ended with a 2-0 loss to Hardin Valley Academy in a subregional game on Tuesday.

Coaches said the game featured two good, evenly matched teams, but the Hawks took advantage of opportunities while Oak Ridge did not. Among the missed opportunities for Oak Ridge was a free kick that hit the crossbar with less than three minutes left in the game.

“They just finished theirs,” Lady Wildcats coach Jason Schmieg said. “We didn’t finish ours.” [Read more…]