Catholic too much for Lady Tigers in sectional

WAYNESVILLE – Junior midfielder Tara Bailes made short work of the St. James High School girls’ soccer team.

Bailes netted five goals to power Springfield Catholic to a 8-0 romp over St. James Tuesday, May 22 in Missouri Class 1 Sectional play.

Catholic, now 18-4 and ranked No. 5 in the latest Missouri Class 1 state poll, advances to its fifth consecutive state quarterfinal game. The Lady Irish will play St. Dominic (16-5-4) at 11 a.m. Saturday at Columbia Hickman High School in Class 1 Quarterfinal play. St. Dominic advanced by shutting out Moberly 3-0 on Tuesday.

On Tuesday Catholic jumped out to a 5-0 halftime lead and coasted the rest of the way.

Senior midfielder Elle Hotlman had a goal and three assists for Catholic.

St. James, its program in its fifth year of existence, ends the season with a 10-6-2 record.

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Lady Tiger soccer makes first sectional appearance

ST. JAMES – There is no question who is the heavy favorite here.

And the St. James High School girls’ soccer team couldn’t care less.

The Lady Tigers know they face an uphill battle against state-ranked Springfield Catholic Tuesday, May 22 in Missouri Class 1 Sectional action at Anderson Field in Waynesville.

However, for a team in just its fifth year of existence which just completed its first winning campaign ever, nothing is going to dim the moment for the St. James Lady Tigers.

St. James (10-5-2) is slated to play Catholic (17-4) at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The winner of that sectional game will meet the St. Dominic (15-5-4) vs. Moberly (14-8-2) sectional survivor in Class 1 Quarterfinal action at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 26 at Columbia Hickman High School.

Catholic has advanced to the quarterfinals the previous two seasons.

Top-seeded St. James won its first district title last week by beating second-seeded Sullivan 3-1 in the finals of the District 11 Tournament. The Catholic Lady Irish advanced by beating Willard 3-1 last week in the District 12 championship game.

Second-year Lady Tiger head coach Casey Smith has told her troops that the hard part is over...now that St. James is in the post-season anything can happen.

"Once you’re there, you know you’re going to face a good team," Smith said. "That’s what I told the girls...once you get there anything can happen."

Ben Timson has been the Catholic head coach ever since the program started 10 years ago. He knows how the Lady Tigers feel. His squad got to the Class 1 Final Four in its second year of existence and certainly knows that thrill of accomplishment. Catholic, currently ranked No. 5 in the Missouri Class 1 state poll, has been to three Final Fours, placing runner-up in 2004.

"I would primarily emphasize to them it’s an excellent opportunity to go up against a pretty good team...see what they do and progress from there," Timson said. "That’s what I’d tell them."

Certainly the Lady Tigers are going to have their hands full. Catholic has impressive victories over large schools such as Rolla and Springfield Kickapoo – teams that will be facing off in Class 2 Sectional action tonight.

"We’ve played pretty well," Timson said. "We’ve had some pretty good wins."

Starting in goal for Catholic will be senior Christina Ogden. Starting Irish backs will be senior Hannah Renner, junior Alli Musgrave, sophomore Ronnie Renner and senior Alicia Tonjuk. Starting midfielders are junior Tara Bailes, senior Elle Holtman, sophomore Maddy Renner and freshman Erin FitzGerald. The starting forwards are senior Sarah Martin and sophomore Anna DeLong.

Bailes has 34 goals and 19 assists for Catholic while DeLong has 24 goals and four assists and Holtman has 12 goals and 29 assists. Ogden has posted eight shutouts.

For St. James junior Eden Welch will be in goal. The sweeper back will be senior Marsha Berry and the stopper will be senior Liz Keehn. The right back is freshman Ashley Hoener and the left back sophomore Sam Hussey.

Starting midfielders for St. James will be junior Kate Rapp, freshman Tiffany Hauck, senior Casey Hughes and sophomore Kinsey Alexander. The starting forwards are senior Linda Daniels and junior Heather Cain.

Welch has six shutouts in goal.

Hauck is the Lady Tigers’ top scorer with 10 goals and five assists while Rapp has six goals and three assists, Daniels four goals and eight assists and Cain three goals.

"Our knowledge of the game has improved, as well as our passion," Smith said. "We worked really hard last year to get the basics down so that we can play with bigger schools.

"I know (Catholic) is a strong team. That’s obvious. But we’re coming out to play hard. We’re building a program."

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Lady Tiger soccer to face Catholic in Class 1 Sectionals

SULLIVAN – In only the fifth year of the program’s existence, the St. James High School girls’ soccer team is headed for the state playoffs.

The top-seeded Lady Tigers captured the championship of the Missouri Class 1 District 11 Tournament by beating second-seeded Sullivan 3-1 in the title game Wednesday, May 16 at the Sullivan Soccer Complex.

Heather Cain, Kate Rapp and Linda Daniels all had goals for the St. James Lady Tigers, now 10-5-2. Eden Welch was in goal for the winners.

St. James will meet District 12 champion Springfield Catholic in Class 1 Sectional play at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 22 at Anderson Soccer Field in Waynesville.

Catholic advanced by beating Willard 3-1 Wednesday in the District 12 title game.

St. James made it to the district championship contest by clipping fourth-seeded Dixon 1-0 in semifinal action on Tuesday. Tiffany Hauck scored the game’s lone goal in the first half off an assist by Daniels.

Welch was in goal for the winners.

In the other semifinal game Sullivan stopped third-seeded Richland 3-1.

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St. James soccer gets No. 1 district seed

ST. JAMES – The St. James High School girls’ soccer team has been seeded No. 1 for the Missouri Class 1 District 11 Tournament, to be held May 14-16.

St. James is the host school for the district, but games will be held in Sullivan.

St. James, 8-3-2 entering its May 8 game, is the top seed followed by Sullivan No. 2, Richland No. 3, Dixon No. 4, Fatima No. 5 and St. Clair No. 6.

St. James and Sullivan got first-round byes.

In the first-round games on Monday, May 14 Richland plays St. Clair at 4:30 p.m. and Dixon takes on Fatima at 6:30 p.m.

In the semifinals on May 15 St. James plays the Dixon-Fatima winner at 4:30 p.m. while Sullivan takes on the Richland-St. Clair winner at 6:30 p.m.

The district championship game is set for 4:30 p.m. May 16.

The District 11 champion will advance to Class 1 Sectional play on May 22.

On Tuesday, May 1 St. James played to a 1-1 tie with Sullivan. Kate Rapp had the St. James goal. Eden Welch was in goal.

No junior varsity game was played.

The Lady Tigers are scheduled to play at Pacific on Tuesday, May 8.

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St. James girls’ soccer whips Dixon

ST. JAMES – Putting up plenty of offense, the St. James High School girls’ soccer team whipped Dixon 7-2 on Monday, April 23 at the Boys Town Soccer Fields.

The Lady Tigers, 7-3-1 after Monday’s game, held just a 2-1 halftime lead. However, the host team erupted for five second-half goals to pull away.

Tiffany Hauck and Heather Cain each had two goals for St. James while Linda Daniels, Stesha Abmeyer and Casey Hughes each had one goal.

Daniels and Hauck each had two assists while Cain, Sam Hussey and Abmeyer each had one assist.

Eden Welch was in goal for St. James.

No junior varsity game was played.

On Friday and Saturday, April 20-21, St. James competed in the Waynesville Jayvee Tournament.

On Friday in the tournament St. James lost to Rolla 3-0. Eden and Ashley Hoener were in goal for the Lady Tigers.

On Saturday morning St. James lost to Jefferson City 2-0. Eden was in goal. And on Saturday afternoon St. James shut out Fatima 1-0. Hauck got the lone goal, assisted by Kate Rapp. Eden and Hoener shared time in goal.

The Lady Tigers are scheduled to play again on Tuesday, May 1, hosting Four Rivers Conference foe St. Clair.

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Lady Tiger soccer beats Fatima; falls to Union

ST. JAMES – The St. James High School girls’ soccer team was beaten by Four Rivers Conference foe Union 4-0 on Thursday, April 19 at the Boys Town Soccer Fields.

Union held a 1-0 halftime lead but pulled away after intermission.

Junior Eden Welch was in goal for St. James, now 6-3-1.

Union also won the junior varsity game 1-0. Ashley Hoener was in goal for the Lady Tiger jayvee squad.

On Wednesday, April 18 St. James traveled to Westphalia and shut out Fatima 2-0.

Freshman midfielder Tiffany Hauck had a goal on an assist by junior Heather Cain and junior midfielder Kate Rapp scored the other goal unassisted.

Welch was in goal for the Lady Tigers.

St. James also won the junior varsity game 2-0. Marilyn Hughes and Hauck had the goals for the St. James jayvee squad. Hoener was in goal for the Lady Tigers.

St. James is to compete in the Waynesville Jayvee Tournament Friday and Saturday, April 20-21. On Friday St. James is to play Rolla at 6 p.m. On Saturday the Lady Tigers face Jefferson City at 10 a.m. and Fatima at 1 p.m.

On Monday, April 23 the Lady Tigers host Dixon.

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St. James girls’ soccer falls to Pacific

ST. JAMES – The St. James High School girls’ soccer team fell to Pacific 2-1 on Monday, April 16 at the Boys’ Town Soccer Fields.

Pacific led 1-0 at halftime.

Tiffany Hauck scored the Lady Tiger goal, assisted by Linda Daniels. Eden Welch was in goal for St. James, now 5-2-1.

Pacific also won the junior varsity game 3-0. Ashley Hoener was in goal for the Lady Tiger jayvee squad.

St. James was scheduled to play again Tuesday, April 17 at Fatima.

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Lady Tiger soccer improves to 5-1-1

ST. JAMES – Stesha Abmeyer and Kate Rapp each had a goal to pace the St. James High School girls’ soccer team to a 2-0 victory over North County Thursday, April 12 at the Boys Town Soccer Fields.

Linda Daniels assisted on both goals. Eden Welch got the shutout in goal for the Lady Tigers, now 5-1-1.

The junior varsity game ended in a scoreless tie. Ashley Hoener was in goal for the jayvee Lady Tigers.

On Tuesday, April 10 at Dixon St. James topped Dixon 3-1. Abmeyer, Daniels and Rapp had the goals for St. James. Welch was in goal.

No junior varsity game was played on Tuesday.

St. James is scheduled to play again Monday, April 16 at Pacific.

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Lady Tiger soccer suffers first loss

ASHLAND – The St. James High School girls’ soccer team suffered its first defeat of the season on Friday, April 6, falling to Southern Boone 2-0.

Eden Welch was in goal during the first half and Ashley Hoener in the second half for St. James, which fell to 3-1-1 following Friday’s result.

Southern Boone also won the junior varsity game 2-1. Spesha Abmeyer had a goal for the St. James jayvee squad.

The Lady Tigers were scheduled to play again Tuesday, April 10 at Dixon.

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Lady Tiger soccer clips St. Clair

ST. CLAIR – The St. James High School girls’ soccer team improved its record to 3-0-1 on Thursday, April 5 with a 1-0 victory over Four Rivers Conference foe St. Clair.

Sophomore Spesha Abmeyer scored the lone goal for St. James unassisted. Freshman Ashley Hoener was in goal for the Lady Tigers.

The junior varsity game ended in a scoreless tie.

The Lady Tigers are scheduled to play at Southern Boone on Friday, April 6.

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Another shutout in goal for Lady Tigers’ Welch

ST. JAMES – Junior Eden Welch recorded her second shutout of the season in goal on Monday, April 2, lifting the St. James High School girls’ soccer team to a 3-0 victory over Fatima at the Boys’ Town Soccer Field.

All of St. James’ scoring came in the first half.

Tiffany Hauck, a freshman midfielder, tallied two goals for the Lady Tigers, 2-0-1, while sophomore Marilyn Hughes scored the other. Sophomore Spesha Abmeyer had two assists while junior Kate Rapp added one.

Half a junior varsity game was held and St. James won 1-0. Welch got the goal for the St. James jayvee squad.

On Wednesday, March 28 in the Waynesville Tournament St. James played to a 1-1 tie with Marshfield. Linda Daniels got the Lady Tiger goal, assisted by Abmeyer. Welch was in goal.

The rest of the Waynesville Tournament was canceled due to weather and is not scheduled to be made up.

St. James was scheduled to host Winsfield Tuesday, April 3 and play Thursday at St. Clair.

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St. James girls’ soccer wins opener

ST. JAMES – The St. James High School girls’ soccer team opened the 2007 season by shutting out Sullivan 1-0 last week.

The Lady Tigers tallied the game-winning goal just seven minutes into the game, as sophomore Stesha Abmeyer scored on an assist from freshman Tiffany Hauck.

Junior Eden Welch was in goal for St. James.

St. James also won the junior varsity game 3-0. Welch had two goals and Kyleigh McDowell added one for the Lady Tiger jayvee squad. Ashley Hoener was in goal for the St. James jayvee team.

St. James is scheduled to play again in the Waynesville Tournament, meeting Marshfield at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28 and Bolivar at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 30. The tournament is to conclude on Saturday, March 31.

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