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Varsity 541 Soccer Story Archive Surging Tornado knocks off Willamette EUGENE — Things just keep getting better for the North Medford girls soccer team. Beset with key injuries for much of the season, the now healthy Black Tornado defeated Willamette, 2-1, in the Southwest Conference finale on Saturday and... Dobry leads Crusaders to district crown St. Mary’s won its fifth straight District 6 cross country championship, and Crusader junior Marissa Dobry set the meet record in claiming the girls individual title Thursday at Valley of the Rogue State Park. St. Mary’s scored 33... North girls edge South in cross-town battle Halley Folsom scored the go-ahead goal in the 51st minute as the North Medford girls soccer team topped South Medford, 1-0, and snapped the Panthers’ 11-match winning streak during Southwest Conference action at U.S. Cellular Community Park on... North soccer edges South to create three-way SWC tie Love parity? If so, Southwest Conference boys soccer might be for you. Grizzlies pick up overtime victory EAGLE POINT — Ben Lucero booted in the go-ahead goal in overtime to lift Ashland to a 2-1 victory over Eagle Point during Midwestern League boys soccer action on Tuesday. The victory kept the Grizzlies in a tie for first place in the MWL... Pirates win, set up title shot with Henley TALENT — Phoenix took care of business with a 5-0 Skyline Conference boys soccer triumph over Mazama Tuesday. Now comes the biggie. The Pirates (9-3, 8-1 Sky) close out the regular season with a game at Henley Thursday that will... Crusaders snare seventh straight league title The St. Mary’s girls soccer team sealed up its seventh straight league championship with a 3-0 win over Cascade Christian during Southern Cascade League action at U.S. Cellular on Saturday. Emily Elmore scored two goals and Lilli Knudsen... Panthers claim SWC title With one kick, Renae Nisbet helped the South Medford girls soccer team turn a less-than-perfect performance into a special afternoon. Nisbet netted the game-winning goal in the final three minutes of the match as the Panthers edged Willamette,... Ashland defeats Marist in OT in boys soccer EUGENE — Freshman Ben Lucero scored five minutes into overtime as Ashland defeated Marist 2-1 in Midwestern League boys soccer Friday. The victory moves Ashland (7-4, 3-1 MWL) into a first place tie with Marist (8-3, 3-1) in the... Senior Erin Riley has been key to South Medford's success Erin Riley has always been full of promise when it comes to soccer. It’s what allowed her to earn a spot on the varsity team as a freshman, and what has carried her through in the years since. This season, however, that promise has... October 2014 Pirates tops in Skyline with win MERLIN — Jesus Sixtos netted the go-ahead goal in the 62nd minute and the Phoenix boys soccer team took over sole possession of first place in the Skyline Conference with a 2-1 victory over North Valley on Thursday. Sixtos scored from 10... St. Mary’s boys fend off Challengers St. Mary’s went into a penalty kick shootout to withstand Cascade Christian the last time around, and the Crusaders boys soccer team wasn’t interested in testing its luck that way again when the Class 3A/2A/1A rivals met Wednesday at... North Medford boys shut out Roseburg, 2-0 ROSEBURG — Danny Zamores had a hand in both goals as North Medford ended a three-game winless streak with a 2-0 victory against Roseburg in Southwest Conference boys soccer Tuesday. Zamores, North’s senior captain, broke a... Pirate boys pick up shootout victory TALENT — Defense was the Phoenix boys soccer team’s best offense against Hidden Valley in their Skyline Conference bout that ended in a shootout. As the Pirates’ seventh man of the shootout, defender Eric Lopez chipped in... South girls clinch another title GRANTS PASS — Two goals within a three-minute span gave South Medford plenty of cushion to cruise past Grants Pass for a 3-1 win in Southwest Conference girls soccer Saturday at Mel Ingram Field. The win was the 10th straight for the... Ashland drops MWL boys match to Churchill EUGENE — Lucas Golding’s second-half penalty kick evened the score but Churchill followed with two goals to post a 3-1 Midwestern League boys soccer victory over Ashland Friday. Macias boosts Pirates to win over KU TALENT — Coming off a big win over top-ranked Henley, Sam Macias and the Phoenix boys soccer team kept the momentum Thursday at Colver Field. Macias played a role in all three Pirate goals and Phoenix came away with a 3-1 Skyline... Grizzlies sweep Eagles in MWL volleyball ASHLAND — The teams may have dressed similarly, but there was nothing remotely equal about the level of play. With both teams sporting pink uniforms in honor of breast cancer awareness month the Ashland High volleyball team trounced Eagle... Cavemen move into second with win over Tornado Grants Pass accomplished something no other Grants Pass boys soccer team had done in coach Lowell Anderson’s six-year coaching reign. The Cavemen made an early goal hold up in a 1-0 victory over the Black Tornado in a Southwest Conference... Phoenix boys top No. 1 Henley in shootout PHOENIX — Despite the perennial success of the Phoenix boys soccer team, the Pirates had been overshadowed in the Skyline Conference this year by Henley — No. 1 in the state power rankings. That changed Monday when Phoenix... Panthers' defense steps up, blanks Irish Josue Reyes and Kyle Owings scored goals and the South Medford defense held strong in a 2-0 victory over Sheldon during Southwest Conference boys soccer action at South Medford High on Saturday. Reyes scored in the 25th minute on an assist from... Local runners place high at Oxford Classic BEND — Cascade Christian’s Tim McPherson, Phoenix’s Danielle Jantzer and North Medford’s Connor Covey all turned in top-10 finishes in their respective 5,000-meter races at the Oxford Classic cross country meet on... Tornado pulls out draw with Willamette After drawing an early red card that caused a penalty kick goal, the North Medford boys soccer team was down a man and one goal for nearly the duration of Thursday’s Southwest Conference match against Willamette. But with 15 minutes left... Eagles get back on track with shutout EAGLE POINT — Eagle Point boys soccer coach Phil Ortega wasn’t concerned how his team would respond from its first loss of the season only 24 hours before his squad settled in against Cascade Christian. Tornado claims pivotal victory Battling for potential playoff position in a log-jammed Southwest Conference with only one clear boys soccer favorite, North Medford and South Medford fought for every inch of the turf Tuesday afternoon at Hoffbuhr Field. The Black... South edges North in cross-town showdown Senior forward Erin Riley scored in the 11th minute to help lift the South Medford girls soccer team to a 1-0 victory over cross-town rival North Medford during Southwest Conference action at South Medford High on Tuesday. Riley’s low,... September 2014 Pinon, defense lead Phoenix to triumph TALENT — Phoenix rode a strong defensive effort and a goal by team captain Jorge Pinon to a 1-0 victory over North Valley in Skyline Conference boys soccer Monday. “It was really a pretty defensive game,” said Phoenix coach... Barnum, Crusaders turn up offense in win Junior midfielder MaryBeth Barnum recorded a hat trick to help lead the undefeated St. Mary’s girls soccer team to a 6-1 victory over Cascade Christian in District 5 action at U.S. Cellular Community Park on Saturday. Kricket Lyle got the... Axemen too much for Tornado EUGENE — The North Medford boys soccer team drew within a goal in the second half before South Eugene created some separation in a 4-1 win during Southwest Conference action on Saturday. Miguel Ortiz-Rodriguez scored on a free kick in the... Hidden Valley edges Phoenix in shootout MURPHY — After the Phoenix boys soccer team controlled possession throughout regulation and in both 10-minute overtimes, Hidden Valley seized the reins in a shootout Thursday. Frank Ramirez booted in the decisive goal that gave the... St. Mary’s boys slip by Challengers The quick rise of the Cascade Christian boys soccer program was evident Wednesday, but St. Mary’s was still able to show why it’s been so dominant under the guidance of Paul Coughlin in a dramatic District 5 match at U.S. Cellular... South Medford girls continue shutout streak The South Medford girls soccer team stayed hot with a 2-1 victory over Grants Pass during Southwest Conference action at South Medford High on Tuesday. Black Tornado boys shut out Indians Jase Artele, Manny Mejia and Rene Torres-Mata all had goals as the North Medford boys soccer team blanked Roseburg, 3-0, during Southwest Conference action at Hoffbuhr Field on Tuesday. Artele tallied from 12 yards out on a Danny Zamores assist... Big first half boosts Phoenix boys past KU KLAMATH FALLS — A flurry of first-half goals by the Phoenix boys soccer team proved to be too much for Klamath Union to overcome and the Pirates won their Skyline Conference opener, 3-2, at Modoc Field. Phoenix (2-2, 1-0 Skyline) tallied... Comets open MWL with win over Marist CENTRAL POINT — Crater freshman Maricela Southmayd scored the go-ahead goal in the 57th minute and the Comet girls soccer team opened up Midwestern League play with a 2-1 victory over Marist at Dutch Meyer Field on Saturday. Southmayd... North Medford pitches SWC shutout The North Medford boys soccer team dominated in the first half en route to a 3-0 victory over Thurston in Southwest Conference action at Hoffbuhr Field on Saturday. Crater stays unbeaten with MWL win EAGLE POINT — After undefeated Crater dropped it first game of the season during a Midwestern League volleyball match against Churchill Friday, coach Leaf Jensen had to refocus his squad. Panther boys, girls 2nd in SWC pre-district meet EUGENE — South Medford junior Victoria Haynes ran with a look of contentment at the Southwest Conference Pre-District cross country meet Wednesday at Lane Community College. Haynes broke through with a big performance and finished second... Cavemen top Tornado to stay perfect GRANTS PASS — Junior center midfielder Cameron Marzi scored on a pass from Noah Heisser in the 43rd minute to help lift the undefeated Grants Pass boys soccer team to a 1-0 victory over North Medford in the Southwest Conference opener... North Medford soccer girls top Summit Determined defensive line helps North take down defending Class 5A state champs Golleneck goal carries Phoenix to win BROOKINGS — Phoenix senior striker Avery Golleneck converted from 6 yards out for the only goal of the match as the Pirates secured their first boys soccer win with a 1-0 triumph over Brookings-Harbor on Saturday. Elmore, Crusaders rise to 5-0 with shutout The St. Mary’s girls soccer team came out of the gates slow on Saturday. Several of the Crusaders had to take ACT exams before their match against North Bend at U.S. Cellular Community Park, leaving them feeling a bit mentally drained,... Jensen’s two goals boost Panther girls Brittany Jensen tallied two goals and helped the South Medford girls soccer team in an early season challenge coach Chris Hollewijn and the Panthers were waiting for. Sprague, undefeated entering Thursday’s match-up, wasn’t able to... Harrower, Grizzlies tear apart Hornets KLAMATH FALLS — Jessica Harrower’s spectacular all-around effort led the way as the Ashland girls soccer team dismantled Henley, 4-0, in a nonconference game on Wednesday. Harrower, a senior, had a hand in every Ashland goal,... Pena drives Crusaders to shutout Junior forward Austin Pena had two goals and an assist to lead the Class 3A/2A/1A St. Mary’s boys soccer team to a 3-0 victory over 4A Phoenix at U.S. Cellular Community Park on Tuesday. Pena — who came off the bench —... Challengers open season with win Three players scored goals as Cascade Christian opened its boys soccer season with a 3-1 nonleague victory over Milo Academy Monday at U.S. Cellular Community Park. Panthers even record with triumph The South Medford boys soccer team downed Mountain View, 2-1, to even its record at 1-1 on Saturday at South Medford High. Midfielder Diego Rodriguez had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who lost 2-0 on Friday to Bend in their season... Tornado pulls away in season-opening triumph Carter Ehlers accounted for two goals in North Medford’s season-opening 3-1 nonleague boys soccer win over Mountain View at North Medford High on Friday. Manny Mejia also netted a goal for the Black Tornado, which led 1-0 at halftime... St. Mary’s blanks Henley in girls soccer Emily Elmore and Lilli Knudsen have developed some early-season chemistry for the St. Mary’s girls soccer team. Elmore scored two goals and Knudsen added one as the Crusaders defeated visiting Henley 3-0 in a nonleague match at U.S. St. Mary's opens season with 3-0 victory KLAMATH FALLS — Lilli Knudsen scored twice and MaryBeth Barnum was involved in all three St. Mary’s goals as the Crusaders opened the girls soccer season with a 3-0 nonleague win over Mazama Tuesday. Knudsen scored in the 24th and... July 2014 Thomas takes over as interim North coach Medford School Board Chairman Jeff Thomas will volunteer as the interim head coach for the North Medford High girls soccer team while the school searches for a permanent head coach. Cordoba reaching new heights Uriel Cordoba's time in the San Jose Earthquakes U.S. Development Academy may have been short but it certainly was impactful, for the Medford teenager as well as the 16-and-under soccer team he helped take to new heights. November 2013 Locals land on all-state squads North Medford's Garrett Byrd, Ashland's Nick Chouard and Sadie Bailey and North Valley's Venessa D'Arpino all earned spots on first-team all-state teams, which were recently announced. Flenner selected top Skyline coach Skyline Conference boys soccer champion Phoenix placed four players on the all-league first team and the Pirates' Dennis Flenner was chosen coach of the year in a recent ballot by the conference coaches. Crusaders load up on conference honors St. Mary's senior midfielder Rachel Raniele was named the District 4 player of the year, junior teammate Viv Juncal claimed goalkeeper of the year honors for a second year and the Crusaders' Dave Potter repeated as coach of the year. Crusaders fall short of title HILLSBORO — After 1,365 miles in buses and 221/2 hours of driving, St. Mary's road came to an end. Salgado battles through pain to lift St. Mary's St. Mary's senior soccer player Tracy Salgado woke up on Nov. 9 with a feeling of uncertainty in the pit of his stomach. St. Mary's returns to state title game The St. Mary's boys soccer team is back where it belongs — in the state championship game. Crusader girls fall short in semifinals St. Mary's keeps closing the gap on Oregon Episcopal — the two-time Class 3A/2A/1A girls soccer reigning state champion. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Uriel Cordoba Schedules & Events --> Recent Scores --> Prep Notebook Kris Henry Class 5A football playoff bids won't come easy Athletic directors at the Class 5A level have proven to be the most invested in controlling their own playoff destiny since a switch to the... 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