ASTORIA AND SEASIDE TO MEET AGAIN
As expected, the Astoria Lady Fishermen cruised past Tillamook 5-0 Thursday night to claim a postseason berth for first time since 2001 and only the second time in the history of the girls soccer program.
Less predictably, Seaside upset O.E.S. 1-0, meaning the three teams finished in a 3-way tie for fourth place with 13 points each. In head-to-head meetings, Astoria had a 1-0-1 record with a 1-0 win over Seaside and a scoreless draw with O.E.S. Seaside split with the other two teams, while O.E.S. was 0-1-1 head-to-head. That means the Aardvarks are out and Astoria and Seaside will play off Saturday for the right to face Yamhill-Carlton in a Tuesday winner-to-state, loser out game. Astoria is the nominal home team and number four seed in Saturday's game at the Warrenton Soccer Complex.
The Cheesemakers were no match for Astoria, as the team is just getting its program started. Hannah Alley, one of seven Astoria seniors honored before the home crowd in their final regular season home game, tallied the first goal in the eighth minutes after intercepting a short goal kick. Lynnae Huber put Astoria up 2-0 in the 26th minute, shooting a penalty kick low and just inside the right post after a Tillamook handball in the box. Charlene Harber got a one-on-one opportunity and patiently chipped a shot over the Mooks keeper and Mary Jo Robertson sent a beautiful left-footed half-volley into the back of the net to put Astoria up 4-0 at the half.
Sarah Pope scored Astoria's only goal of the second half off an assist by Cristina Wilson. Astoria had an opportunity late in the match to add a seventh goal, but Ashley Hurburt's penalty kick veered outside the right post.
Astoria outshot Tillamook 26-0 for the game and had ten corner kicks in the first half alone. With the win, the Lady Fishermen finish with a 4-3-1 District 1 record, their first ever winning league record.
Now, the bad news. Junior center-midfielder Melissa Law went down in the first half with an ankle injury and had to be carried off the field. Her status for Saturday's game will depend on the severity of the injury. Charlene Harber also was helped off the field after being kicked in the shin and should be O.K. to go Saturday.
Less predictably, Seaside upset O.E.S. 1-0, meaning the three teams finished in a 3-way tie for fourth place with 13 points each. In head-to-head meetings, Astoria had a 1-0-1 record with a 1-0 win over Seaside and a scoreless draw with O.E.S. Seaside split with the other two teams, while O.E.S. was 0-1-1 head-to-head. That means the Aardvarks are out and Astoria and Seaside will play off Saturday for the right to face Yamhill-Carlton in a Tuesday winner-to-state, loser out game. Astoria is the nominal home team and number four seed in Saturday's game at the Warrenton Soccer Complex.
The Cheesemakers were no match for Astoria, as the team is just getting its program started. Hannah Alley, one of seven Astoria seniors honored before the home crowd in their final regular season home game, tallied the first goal in the eighth minutes after intercepting a short goal kick. Lynnae Huber put Astoria up 2-0 in the 26th minute, shooting a penalty kick low and just inside the right post after a Tillamook handball in the box. Charlene Harber got a one-on-one opportunity and patiently chipped a shot over the Mooks keeper and Mary Jo Robertson sent a beautiful left-footed half-volley into the back of the net to put Astoria up 4-0 at the half.
Sarah Pope scored Astoria's only goal of the second half off an assist by Cristina Wilson. Astoria had an opportunity late in the match to add a seventh goal, but Ashley Hurburt's penalty kick veered outside the right post.
Astoria outshot Tillamook 26-0 for the game and had ten corner kicks in the first half alone. With the win, the Lady Fishermen finish with a 4-3-1 District 1 record, their first ever winning league record.
Now, the bad news. Junior center-midfielder Melissa Law went down in the first half with an ankle injury and had to be carried off the field. Her status for Saturday's game will depend on the severity of the injury. Charlene Harber also was helped off the field after being kicked in the shin and should be O.K. to go Saturday.
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