SATURDAY MORNING 9/29/12
This weekend the Olympia girls’ soccer team had a competition
against Greece Arcadia at the Arcadia varsity stadium. Starting offence was
number 20 Brianna Vertiz and number 14 Jen Viterise. Leading the team in goal
was number 1, Rachel Brightman. Starting player Amber Cowd, number 5, was unable
to compete in the game because she has received 3 yellow cards this season. Playing
Arcadia is always like a mini war for Olympia, the crosstown rivals.
The first goal was scored by Olympia’s former forward Desire
Gonzales, who switched to Arcadia the previous year. Desire, number 20, was fed
a through ball on the outside of the field and dribbled past Olympia’s defense
and shot, low, hard, and to the corner on Brightman. Even after Rachel’s
freakishly triumphant attempt at a save, she was unsuccessful.
With the score board 1-0 at the half Olympia was furious.
Coach Danielle Boneberg was not happy with the performance either. You could
see it on every person’s face that they were upset, and that they had not been
playing to the extent they should have been. The intensity needed to be picked up, and more
shots needed to be taken. Lauren Chester, number 15, can shoot the ball and
score from pretty much anywhere in the offensive half of the field, and score.
Anxiously jogging in place at the start of the second half,
the ref blows the whistle and instinctively Chester drills the ball to the
corner. With her incredible speed, Kayla Sobb, number 4, runs on to the ball, only to be trampled over by their very large sweeper, Janella, number
25. The ball flies down the field and ends on the Olympia side, and with no one
pressuring the ball, Arcadia scores their second goal.
Angry parents can be heard roaring from the bleachers,
yelling at their child to “get it back now girls!” Kel Cary, parent of former
player Rebecca Cary and current player Kayla Cary, number 3, was almost removed
from the game. With a push from Arcadia, Olympia is rewarded a direct kick,
taken by Chester, number 15. As it goes just over the net, leaving the score at
2-0, with only a few minutes remaining in the second half.
With 30 seconds left, coach Maryellen Heocker yells from the
side line “Let’s go Olympia, 30 seconds is plenty of time!” As the buzzer goes
off Kayla Sobb takes a shot on net and just barley misses. Walking off the field
with a final score of 2-0 resulting in a loss for the Olympia Girls Soccer
Team. The record is now 3-7-1.
The girls played their hearts off, leaving everything they
had on the field. Playing your best doesn’t always result in a W for the books.
