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Soccer: Oak Ridge girls win district championship

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The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats soccer team won the District 3-AAA soccer tournament championship with a 1-0 win over Powell at Oak Ridge High School on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Oak Ridge won the District 3-AAA girls soccer championship with a 1-0 victory over Powell at Oak Ridge High School on Thursday.

It was the first time the Lady Wildcats have won the district championship since 2016. The Lady Panthers won the title in 2015—the first-ever district title for the Powell girls—and again in 2017 and 2018.

Seniors on this year’s Oak Ridge team were freshmen the last time the Lady Wildcats won the district title. Oak Ridge and Powell have played for the district championship five years in a row.

On Thursday, Oak Ridge senior Katie O’Brien scored the winning goal on a breakaway after a pass from junior Katelyn Mattus in the center of the field in the 53rd minute. O’Brien, who has committed to play soccer at Maryville College, got behind the Powell defense, came into the center, and shot the ball into the left side of the net, Oak Ridge Coach Tom Gorman said.

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Oak Ridge girls’ soccer photos

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Seniors on the Oak Ridge girls' soccer team are pictured above on Senior Night on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, with family members. From left they are Alex Rouse (11), Zoe Van Hook (17), and Katie Roach (6). (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Seniors on the Oak Ridge girls’ soccer team are pictured above on Senior Night on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, with family members. From left they are Alex Rouse (11), Zoe Van Hook (17), and Katie Roach (6). (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Here are photos from a few recent girls’ soccer games by John Huotari of Oak Ridge Today and Linda Ripley and Luther Simmons. See summary of recent games here. [Read more…]

Soccer photos: Oak Ridge-Farragut

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Oak Ridge freshman Katelyn Mattus (13) is pictured above at Farragut on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (Photo by Luther Simmons)

Oak Ridge freshman Katelyn Mattus (13) is pictured above at Farragut on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (Photo by Luther Simmons)

 

Here are photos by Luther Simmons from the Oak Ridge girls’ soccer game at Farragut on Wednesday. [Read more…]

Girls soccer: Oak Ridge shuts out Halls in first home game

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Oak Ridge senior Zoe Van Hook (17) is pictured above during a 8-0 win over Halls at home on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Oak Ridge senior Zoe Van Hook (17) is pictured above during an 8-0 win over Halls at home on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The Oak Ridge girls soccer team shut out Halls 8-0 during the first home game of the regular season on Thursday.

The Lady Wildcats led 5-0 at halftime and scored three more goals in the second half.

Sophomore Maddie Peters, credited with five shots, scored first for Oak Ridge about eight minutes into the game. She fired a shot from the right side of the goal box, and it bounced in off the left upright.

About 13 minutes later, senior Zoe Van Hook passed the soccer ball across the field from right to left and freshman Katelyn Mattus kicked it into the left side of the net.

A minute later, Oak Ridge scored again when sophomore Katie O’Brien lofted a shot that bounced in off the hands of Halls goalkeeper Madison Wright. [Read more…]