NORTH PENN GIRLS’ SOCCER PREVIEW
Coach: Mike Rio (2) and Mark Klemmer (2)
Assistant coaches: Drew Schmitz, Casey Hagan, Gina Scotto
Last year’s record: Overall 13-10-2 League: 6-4-2 Finished 4th in the district playoffs and lost in the quarterfinals of the state tournament.
Notable losses: Grace Sacchetti, Casey Cavanaugh, Cynthia Sheehy, Emly Schurr, Liv Urban.
Key returners: Rebecca Richardson Senior Midfielder, Landry Holt Senior Defender, Anna Fiore Junior Goalie, Reagan Ertel Senior Defender, Emily Varilla Junior Forward.
Others to watch: Riley Saxman Junior Midfielder, Kloey Carminati Senior Forward
Strengths: Speed, possession, strong team defending.
Outlook: “As a program, we would like to continue to build on the success from last season. We had a fantastic run at the end of the year, which culminated in a deep playoff run. The girls are all extremely excited to get to play this year, and they are motivated by the achievements of last season to push themselves even further. Although our regular season looks different than originally planned, we know the five other schools we will be playing are extremely formidable, no game in this league is a freebie, and we are well aware that we will need to bring our “A” game to every contest in order to walk out with wins. I expect our new captains, Becca and Landry, to jump into the leadership positions that Grace and Emily had last year and continue to push themselves and this great group of young ladies forward and continue to show that North Penn is a strong program. It is great that the soccer season is happening and for us as a coaching staff we are excited to once again work with an amazing group of girls.”
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