Ozark Tigers Soccer

Ozark Lady Tiger goalkeeper, Paige Hemphill, was selected as a member of the 2009 Missouri Class 3 All-State Girls Soccer First Team.  Congrats Paige!!!  A full list of the all-state team members is available at sgfsoccer.com

Junior Paige Hemphill was named Goalkeeper of the Year for 2009 for the Class 3 Southwest Region.  Sophomore defender Jayme Braun and junior defender/midfielder Rachel Haden were also named to the All-Region team.

The full roster is available at sgfsoccer.com

2009 Central Ozarks All-Conference Girls Soccer Team

1st Team
Jayme Braun – Sophomore – Defender
Megan Gunnels – Junior – Forward
Rachel Haden – Junior – Defender/Midfielder
Paige Hemphill – Junior – Goalkeeper
Megan Jenisch – Junior – Defender

2nd Team
Alicia Collard – Junior – Forward
Brittany Matthews – Senior – Midfielder

The full list is available on sgfsoccer.com

First Team Class 3 District 11
Paige Hemphill – Junior – Goalkeeper
Rachel Haden – Junior – Defender/Midfielder
Jayme Braun – Sophomore – Defender

Second Team
Alicia Collard – Junior – Forward
Megan Gunnels - Junior - Forward
Megan Jenisch – Junior – Defender

Honorable Mention
Evie Curtis – Senior – Defender
Brittany Matthews – Senior – Midfielder
Eva Schwert – Senior – Midfielder/Forward
Megan Stodden – Junior – Midfielder

The full list is available at sgfsoccer.com

The Lady Tigers finished their season earlier than hoped when they lost 0-2 to Kickapoo in the semi-final.

Saturday, May 16 at Ozark Tiger Stadium
5:30 pm     #4 Nixa vs #5 Parkview
7:30 pm     #3 Kickapoo vs #6 Branson

Wednesday, May 20 at Ozark Tiger Stadium
5:30 pm     #1 Glendale vs Winner #4/#5
7:30 pm     #2 Ozark  vs  Winner #3/#6

Friday, May 22 at Ozark Tiger Stadium
7:00 pm     Championship Match Class 3 District 11

The Lady Tiger JV team played three big games this weekend.  The fun began on Friday night when they played the Lady Blue Jays varsity squad from Greenwood (currently ranked #4 in the State in Class 1).  Junior Maddie Esther scored three goals for the Lady Jays, including one goal scored directly from a corner kick that was “bent like Beckham” into the far side netting, and Greenwood went on to defeat the Ozark JV team by a final score of 3-1.  Sophomore Danielle Poivre (pictured above) netted one for the Lady Tigers, and Ozark’s junior varsity looked strong against the ranked opponent.  The Lady Tigers had several scoring opportunities in the second half, but only managed to capitalize on one of them.

The Ozark JV squad next faced the Lady Viking JV squad from Parkview in the first round of the Ozark Junior Varsity Tournament on Saturday.  Ozark defeated Parkview 3-0 with goals from freshman Hadleigh Jordan, freshman Meghan Stacy, and sophomore Danielle Poivre to set up a rematch of Tuesday night’s battle with the Lady Eagles from Nixa in the championship match.  Nixa had come from behind to defeat Ozark on Tuesday night by a score of 3-2, but the Lady Tigers would get their revenge on Saturday afternoon, walking away from the game with a 2-0 victory and the title of tournament champions on goals from freshman Meghan Stacy and sophomore Mollie Killion.  Congrats ladies on a job well done!!!

The Ozark Lady Tigers defeated the Nixa Lady Eagles on Tuesday night to finish a clean sweep of the big schools in the Central Ozarks Conference.  The winning goal for the Tigers came in the first 10 minutes of the second half of a game played in the rain.  That’s when Ozark junior Megan Gunnels played a ball into the six-yard box where senior Eva Schwert was waiting to finish it into the goal after it was initially knocked down by the Nixa keeper.  Playing conditions continued to deteriorate as the game progressed and the score remained 1-0 when the final whistle was blown.  With the win, Ozark also secured a #2 seed for the upcoming district tournament, which includes a bye in the first round and a little extra time to rest and prepare for the next battle.

Nixa’s JV squad defeated Ozark by a score of 3-2 in the early match.  The Nixa Eagles website has the complete story on that game.