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DWENGER OUTLASTS CATHEDRAL IN PKS TO TAKE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Grace Morris converted a penalty kick in the first
round of sudden-death PKs to give Fort Wayne
Dwenger a 1-0 (4-3) victory over Indianapolis
Cathedral in the Class 2A girls final.
The two teams battled to a 0-0 deadlock through
80 minutes of regulation time and two overtime
periods. The teams combined for only seven shots
in the game.
In the first session of penalty kicks, each team
converted three times -- although Cathedral had a
chance to win on its final kick, but Dwenger
goalkeeper Cecilia Garrett made a diving-catch
save to her left to force the sudden-death round.
The title is the third for Dwenger (17-1) in program
history, but the first since 2006. First-year coach
James McCaig’s Saints beat Cathedral, 1-0, in
a regular season match-up. Dwenger’s only loss
since last season’s championship match to
Evansville Mater Dei, came in its regular-season
finale to Homestead.
Coach Marc Behringer’s Irish finished 10-7-3.
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL REPEATS AS 2A CHAMP
In a battle of two of the state’s all-time winningest championship in 2017 and 2018. The Cavaliers,
programs, Evansville Memorial claimed its coached by Greg Mauch, finished 3-10-3 in 2019
second-straight Class 2A boys title with a 3-0 victory and started this season 1-4-1 before riding a 16- game.
over Fort Wayne Canterbury. game (12-0-4) unbeaten streak into the
championship match.
The title for coach Bill Vieth’s Tigers is the fourth
in five years and the sixth overall. That leaves the
Memorial program just one behind Canterbury, which
owns a state-best seven championships. The Tigers
are now 6-0 all-time in state championship games.
Memorial (18-3) dominated throughout, breaking
through in the 34th minute on a goal by Garland Hall,
with an assist from Evan Harding. The Tigers padded
their lead at the first-half horn when Isaac Bennett
tallied from 20-yards out.
Memorial junior Evan Garrison netted the final goal in
the 78th minute. All told, Memorial outshot the
Cavaliers, 17-2 and held a 12-1 bulge in corner
kicks. Ben Weikert played the first 79 minutes to
record the shutout in goal.
Canterbury (13-5-5) came in seeking its third state
title in four seasons, after winning the Class A
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NOBLESVILLE TOPS GUERIN CATHOLIC TO REPEAT AS 3A CHAMPION
Noblesville became the first Class 3A team to repeat and allowed only five goals all year.
as champion since the tournament expanded in 2017
with a 3-0 victory over Guerin Catholic in the girls Coach Sean Yau’s Golden Eagles, who came in on a
title game. 15-game unbeaten streak (14-0-1), finished 16-2-2.
With the win, the Millers, of coach Mike Brady
completed their second-consecutive unbeaten
campaign, finishing 17-0-1. Noblesville won its first
10 games this season before tying Hamilton
Southeastern in the regular season finale. In 2019,
the Millers turned in a 17-0-3 mark en route to the
title.
Carlie Sack opened the scoring in the 24th minute,
tallying her first and only goal of the season on an
assist from Jacey Hoopingarner.
Early in the second half, Ava Bramblett gave the
Millers a 2-0 lead before Jenna Chatterton closed the
scoring in the 62nd minute with an unassisted goal. It
was her team-leading 11th of the season.
Goalkeeper Sara Kile and the defense did the rest as
Kile notched her ninth shutout of the season, making
five saves. All told the Millers recorded 18 shutouts
CHESTERTON ROLLS TO SECOND SOCCER CROWN IN THREE YEARS
A record-setting performance led Chesterton to a 7-1 Trojans goalkeeper Charlie Eaton played the first 73 minutes
rout of Castle in the Class 3A boys state championship of shutout soccer, marking three saves.
Castle’s only score came as the result of an own-goal recorded
The Trojans claimed their second title in three seasons in the 78th minute. Coach Mike Reiter’s squad finished 17-3-1.
by scoring early and often, breaking six all-class team
and individual records and tying or setting 11 Class 3A
records in the process of completing a 21-2 season.
Coach Lucas Sabedra’s squad opened the scoring
in the ninth minute on the first of three goals by Zack
Bowser before Josh Wadowski netted what proved to
be the winning goal in the 10th minute.
Chesterton eventually led 6-0 at halftime as Ryan
O’Dell and Bowser each scored twice in the first half,
while Bowser assisted on Wadowski’s goal and Nick
Biel’s tally, which closed the first-half scoring in the 30th
minute.
Bowser completed his hat trick in the 60th minute. His
three goals tied the all-class record for goals in a game,
set by North Central’s Kei Tennyson in 1996. His two
assists set a 3A record, while it tied the all-class record
set by three other players. He recorded a 3A mark of
nine shots – seven of which were on goal, tying the
all-class record held by Tennyson and Chesterton’s
Owen Hallas in 2016.
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