Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2015, Page 72

Description:	I. Junior Madylin Smith watches team member, freshman Senna Hendricks as she goes for the ball. II. Sophomore Bailey Silvers dribbles the ball awaywhile playing against Terre Haute North High School. III. Junior Caroline Tann runs after a flying soccer ball in a game against Columbus East HighSchool. IV. Senior Abbygail Smith works the goalie box in the same game against Columbus East. It was a Panther victory with a score of 4-0.OTOS BY LI VIA HILLENBURGsecuringsectionalsBloomington Souths girls soccer teambeat all odds and came out victorious witha repeat Sectional championship.The season looked daunting. Seniors hadgraduated, and a young team felt the heat ofcompetition breathing into every calculatedmove on the field. The odds seemed to bestacked against the Bloomington High SchoolSouth girls soccer team.The new starting lineup quicklyestablished a groove - and it seemed to work.The team came out on top over cross-townrival Bloomington High School North twicethis season: once in the regular season andanother in Sectionals. Junior Madylin Smithdescribed the Sectional win as a weightbeing lifted from [their] shoulders. The gameagainst North was by far the most intensegames of the season. The game was tied 0-0before North scored a goal, but senior JuliaHerrmann came through for the Pantherswith a penalty kick. This goal gave the teamthe momentum to continue to persist withtheir tough defense and to take control of thegame.Senior Victoria Fosha sealed the\headinpgame with the teams final goal, locking in aSectionals victory. The team played BedfordNorth Lawrence High School in the Sectionalfinals and secured their title as reigningSectional champions with a 1-0 win.Due to the win of the Sectional title lastyear, expectations were high for this youthfulteam. Coach Ian Rickerby said his team didexactly what the coaches expected at the startof the year: win our sectional, and if not win,then go down fighting in the Regional semis.The Lady Panthers fought their East CentralHigh School opponents with vigor and valorand ultimately lost the game in a shootoutscore of 1-0.The Bloomington South girls soccerteam has high goals for the future, with apromising and talented group ofunderclassmen. My hope is that every girlwho wants to help this team next year isplaying, training, and working hard thisoffseason, Rickerby said.-JACKSON MAHURONto thetopAt the final banquet of the season, some of the girlswere given awards as most valuable players.MVP DefenseJuniorSabrina MorrisonMVP OffenseSophomoreBailey SilversMost Valuable PlayerSophomoreJulia WoodI was incredibly surprisedand honored, and the awardhas encouraged me to workeven harder to improve myskills.-MVP Julia Wood72 ATHLETICS
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