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NHS
volleyball team falls to 1-8
Bucks
bounce back after Perrydale loss
Tigers
boys, girls improve to 3-1
In the
battle of the Tigers, Newberg appears clawless |
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| B. Scott
Anderson Sports Blog |
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Defense lifts Newberg |
By
B. Scott Anderson, Newberg Graphic reporter
E-mail Scott at
banderson@eaglenewspapers.com
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Senior Melinda
Lee might have scored the goal, but it was a pesky Newberg defense
that ensured the victory.
In a game controlled primarily by Tigard, it was the Newberg High
School girls soccer team that earned a 1-0 home win Thursday.
The
Tigard offense continually assaulted Newberg’s defense with shot
after shot. But behind defensive stalwarts Jessica Parrish, Tesia
Eisenberg, Hali Bellisario, Taylor Gray, Liz Petersen and goalkeeper
Kaylee Scholz, the Newberg defense bent but never broke.
“They played amazing,” said coach Nick Chapmane. “Their defense was
just super. Their one-on-one defense was right on the mark, along
with the team defense. The girls are just super and just love
playing defense.”
Tigard nearly took control with a goal late in the first half.
Tigard continued its onslaught but the Newberg defense managed to
fend off the Tigers.
Newberg (2-1 Pac-9 Conference, 5-1-2 overall) found an offensive
rhythm in the second half. About 15 minutes into the second half,
Sarah Wolfer crossed the ball from the left side of the field to the
center where Lee tapped the ball into the goal past the outstretched
hands of the Tigard goalkeeper.
Newberg had few chances for an insurance goal, but the team’s
defense took a stand and denied any opportunity the Tigard offense
had.
“They did a good job,” Chapman said. “You can’t win without a
defense and they’re fast and they know what they’re doing.”
Chapman said he wouldn’t classify the win as the biggest victory of
the season.
“We just need this to go into the rest of the league,” he said.
Newberg came into the game off a 3-0 loss Tuesday to No. 2-ranked
Tualatin.
“They’re just good,” Chapman said of the Timberwolves. “My girls
played amazing, but Tualatin is just a good team.”
Going into the week, Chapman said if the Tigers could get a win and
a tie during the week, it would probably be a best-case scenario.
But since the Tigers went 1-1 against two of the toughest teams in
the league, he was happy with the team’s situation.
“We’re where we need to be,” he said.
Newberg returns to action Monday in a 7 p.m. game at Forest Grove. |
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From Oct. 8, 2005, Newberg Graphic
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