Lehman Catholic’s Margaret Schmiesing, right, collides with Milton-Union’s Jillan Browser in a regular season game on Thursday at Lehman Catholic.
Luke Gronneberg | Sidney Daily News
SIDNEY — The Lehman Catholic Cavaliers girls soccer team took down Milton-Union 2-0 on Thursday at Lehman High School.
Sophomore Emi Wray got the Cavaliers on the board with a goal in the first half with 28:40 to play, giving Lehman an early 1-0 lead.
“We have one girl out with a possible ACL (injury) and another girl out with a concussion,” Lehman head coach Oshea Peart said. “The girls are having to play in positions that they don’t usually play in.”
Lehman’s senior goalkeeper Callie Giguere made sure to keep Milton-Union quiet on offense, making numerous diving stops and taking up lots of real estate in the box.
After taking their 1-0 lead into the half, the Cavaliers got another goal from a sophomore, this time being Veronica Pannapara with 36:23 left in the second. Pannapara’s goal gave Lehman a 2-0 lead that they wouldn’t surrender.
The Cavaliers advanced to 2-1-0 on the season following their 4-0 Tuesday win over Dayton Christian and a 1-0 Aug. 17 loss to Anna.
“I couldn’t be prouder of these girls,” Peart said. “They are hard working and are able to adapt. We just have to keep moving.”
Lehman next plays Celina at home on Saturday.
Sidney stays undefeated
The Sidney Yellow Jackets girls beat Stebbins 9-1 on Monday. The Yellow Jackets got goals from juniors Kenzi Koester (2) and Katie McKinney (2) and freshman Bailey McCutchins (2).
Senior Larkyn Vordemark pitched in with a hat trick as well as four assists giving her four goals on the season.
Sidney beat Lima Bath 5-3 on the road on Thursday. Vordemark scored three goals and Koester scored two.
The Yellow Jackets (3-0, 1-0 Miami Valley League) are scheduled to play at Troy on Monday in a conference game. The game will take place at Ferguson Field, which has been transformed into a soccer facility for Troy’s programs. Artificial turf has been installed at the facility, which was previously used for junior varsity and freshman football, among other events.
Anna beats Brookville, suffers 1st loss
The Anna Rockets girls knocked off Brookville 3-2 on the road on Tuesday. Goal scorers for the Rockets were Tori Osborn, Reagan Schloss and Ciara Meyer.
Chelsea McEldowney and Schloss notched assists, and Anna goalkeeper Abby Stroh managed six saves.
The Rockets lost 2-1 to Bluffton on the road on Thursday. McEldowney scored one goal and Stroh made two saves.
Anna (2-1) is scheduled to host Botkins on Thursday in a key early-season Western Ohio Soccer League contest.
