The Avon Lake Lightning under-11 girls travel soccer team went 4-0 last weekend, winning the Bowling Green Spring Soccer Challenge tournament. The tournament, hosted at Bowling Green State University, attracts more than 400 teams from Canada and the U.S.
The Lightning is comprised of girls that attend Troy Intermediate School.
The Lightning won all three of their preliminary games to earn a spot in the championship game. Battling a persistent rain and soggy conditions on Sunday, the girls defeated a team from Greater Toledo Football Club by a score of 4-1 to win the championship trophy for their age division. The girls scored 15 goals over the weekend and surrendered only three.
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“The girls have a tremendous commitment to the game and each other; their hard work paid off with a great weekend result,” head coach Matt White said.
A community travel team from the Avon Lake Soccer Organization, the Avon Lake Lightning has enjoyed a stellar 2012-13 season. After going 6-1 in the fall league season, the team will play in the under-12 division this spring.
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The team’s members are Arianna Negron, Adele Osberg, Ella Heuer, Lauren Rish, Elizabeth Killius, Kendra Hards Top row: Asst Coach John Osbert, Tayleigh Price, Kellen Roberts, Marcy Allen, Carrie White, Melanie Carr and Isabele Comer.
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