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West Rutland Girls Soccer 2 Kiana Grabowski 3 Isabella Cushing 4 Kiera Pipeling 5 Rebecca DeKalb 6 Lily Turner-Burrell 7 Samantha Callahan 8 Isabella Turner-Burrell 9 Rebecca Sanderson 10 Anna Cyr 11 Shelby Grabowski 13 Alyssa Carey 14 Deanna Kenyon 15 Serena Coombs 16 Alana Raymond 17 Kasey Serrani 18 Jenee McGee 19 Abigail Thomas 21 Hannah Bates
Coach Deanna Rodolfy
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Kaylyn Cottrell .
“ She is positionally savvy . She flips them over the bar with ease if it is hard and high ,” Carr said .
The theme of the season seems to be transfers and Carr picked up a good one from Proctor in Hannah Anderson .
“ She can score and she keeps her head about her in front of the goal ,” Carr said .
Tess Beauchain will be counted on at left fullback and Morgan Nemeth gives the team a lift at right full with her return . The Minutemen lost her just prior to the playoffs to an ACL injury .
The Minutemen put together an 11-3-2 record last season and Carr is looking for more good things although he sees an improved Marble Valley League .
He sees Woodstock and Hartford being strong again but he also feels Springfield and Fair Haven will take a big step .
Mill River ’ s opener is Sept . 7 at Springfield .
MSJ
When Sarah Fortier was a fiery defender for Mount St . Joseph Academy she was Sarah Bride and her coach was Tim Cassidy .
Oh , the circle of life . Now , she is
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working as Cassidy ’ s assistant after relinquishing the head coaching reins .
Cassidy begins his second tenure at MSJ with a team that was hit hard by graduation but one that also has plenty of promise .
A big reason for the promise is goalkeeper Angela Perry . She made her debut in the net last year as a freshman , experienced growing pains early in the season and before the campaign was over became a talented and confident keeper . The improvement was dramatic .
The Mounties also get a boost from Julia Lee , a fast and skilled transfer from Otter Valley .
Other players include Kristin Elliott , Tori Tracey , Kate Guilmont , Emily Rappeno , Madison Guay , Chante Abrams , Nicole Lawyer , Katelyn Shutt , Sophia Tedesco , Lucy Gallo . Abi Farrow and Savannah Perry .
“ They have been working hard . We have kids who have never played or played very little soccer and we have others who have played a lot ,” Cassidy said .
“ We might take some lumps but I think we might surprise some people , too .”
The Mounties figure to get tested in their opener on Sept . 1 at Green Mountain . They will not be home
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until Sept . 15 when Black River comes to Abatiell Field .
OTTER VALLEY
You start with senior Gabby Poalino when you talk about the Otters . That is because the senior goalie can keep them in games .
“ This her fourth year in the goal . She has incredible raw talent and athletic ability ,” coach Rick Hedding said .
Poalino plays with a unique style of aggressiveness that often has her roaming far from the net and picking off balls before any type of play has a chance to materialize .
Hedding said her method is perfect for the formation ( a flat four ) deployed by the Otters .
The other returning seniors are midfielder Sarah Hobbs and Colby Reynolds who will be on the front line .
“ Her biggest asset is that she is fast and she is beginning to get better ball control ,” Hedding said of Reynolds .
The one junior is Felicity Drew and she returns in the back .
Sophomores expected to contribute are Julia Eastman and Leah Pinkowski . Eastman will be up front and Pinkowski is making the transition to midfield .
There are five freshmen and Hedding is not certain where they will fit
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