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Last Year’s State Finals in Review

PENN AVENGES LOSS IN TITLE REMATCH TO CLAIM STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Emotions were running high in an intense rematch of Title game to finish the season with a 22-0-1 mark.
last year’s 2A state championship game. The Penn
Kingsmen edged out Brebeuf Jesuit to earn their first The Braves wrapped up their 2016 campaign with a
girl’s title in soccer. 22-2-1 record. Brebeuf Jesuit is coached by Angela
Berry White.
Despite a scoreless first half, both offenses saw op-
portunities to score, but neither could capitalize. The
tie was finally broken in the first minute of the second
half by Penn’s Maya Lacognato. The sophomore
forward scored from five yards out after she was
set up for the play by junior Kristina Lynch. After the
goal, the Kingsmen offense kept their foot on the gas
pedal. Ten minutes after their first goal, Lynch broke
through the Brebeuf defense for an unassisted goal.

The Braves tried to mount a comeback, but as
injuries started to mount for the Braves, Penn’s
senior keeper Sommer Domal held steady in goal,
and the Kingsmen offense kept the pressure on the
other side of the field. Penn, coached by Jeff Hart,
avenged its loss to Brebeuf in last year’s 2A State

EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL TIGERS CAPTURE FIRST SOCCER CROWN SINCE 2008

The Tigers survived Chesterton’s second half flurry to win their eighth appearance at the state finals, and their Championship
third Boys Soccer State Title. run gave their team a record of 19-4-1. The Tigers are coached
by Bill Veith.
While the Trojans kept the ball in Memorial’s territory most of
the first half, it was Memorial’s Andrew Cross who found the The Chesterton Trojans, coached by James Sensibaugh, ended
back of the net first as he scored from 13 yards out in the 13th their season with a record of 16-4-2.
minute to give his team a 1-0 edge. Despite not having many
scoring chances during the game, the Tigers made the most of
their opportunities. Cross, a junior forward, scored his second
goal of the day midway through the second half to give his team
some much needed insurance. The goals were Cross’ 36th and
37th of season.

Chesterton would not go away quietly, however. The Trojans
totaled 12 shots in the second half, and senior forward Owen
Hallas finally scored a header (his 27th goal of the season)
with 6 minutes to play to pull Chesterton within one. Memorial’s
senior keeper Max Durchholz finished the game strong, though,
and held off an intense Chesterton offensive flurry within the fi-
nal minutes of the game to preserve the Tiger victory. Durchholz
finished with 11 saves on the day. It was Evansville Memorial’s

26 IHSAA - Pure Spirit. Pure Sport. Pure INDIANA!