Maria Villella
Young soccer squad seeks progress
In 2016, the Forest Lake girls soccer team struggled to earn results, collecting two wins and a draw along with 12 defeats.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“It’s a young group this year, so we’re looking to see improvement,” coach Rich Elliot said. “They don’t know each other very well yet, so it’s fun watching them learn to play together.”
The 2017 roster lists four seniors, six juniors, six sophomores and two freshmen.
“We want to see them play as a team,” coach Amanda Hansen said. “They came in as 18 individuals, and now they’re starting to come together as a team.”
Elliot and Hansen share the head coaching duties. Elliot works with the goalkeepers and defenders while Hansen leads the midfielders and forwards.
Two midfielders will wear the captains’ armbands this year, senior Vanessa Weigel and junior Carly Walker. Walker will patrol the middle of the field while Weigel will work on the outside.broadstreet.zone(50962);
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