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daunting, the Chiefs do return some
solid talent in senior scoring ace Paige
Karl, and along with her classmates
Bridgid Karl, Rachel Guerra and Reilly
Merrill. Juniors Erin Otis and Madison
Wilson, along with sophomores Tierney
O’Brien and Mary Cameron, round out
the returning players.
While the roster lists only 18 players,
the future looks secure with nine
freshmen.
“We have both experience and
youthful talent,” said Hamilton. “I look
forward to watching these girls play
together and continue to mesh. We
will continue to improve every day and
make positive growth both individually
and as a team.”
Mill River
Dave Carr saw a lot of speed walk
across the stage at graduation in
June. But despite Amanda Deppert
and Olivia McPhee’s departure, the
cupboard is hardly bare.
Emerson Pomeroy returns as the only
four-year starter and will see time as
both a halfback and forward.
“She is indefatigable, the Energizer
Bunny,” Carr said of his field general.
She also has that burst of speed that
made McPhee and Deppert such a
handful for defenders.
Morgan Nemeth is the type of
defender Mill River has become known
for.
“She is tough to get around,” Carr
said.
If you want to talk about toughness,
all you need to know about halfback
and team captain Leah Romano is that
she participates in Spartan races. Think:
Running through fire and carrying a
barrel up a mountain.
“She is addicted to Spartan races,”
Carr said of his team captain.
He also calls her “the ultimate team
player.”
Pomeroy, Nemeth and Romano are
seniors.
A talented junior midfield player is
ROBERT LAYMAN / STAFF PHOTO
Green Mountain’s Sarah Warnecke, center, advances the ball ahead of a tackle by MSJ defender Mary Babb during a 2018 game
at MSJ’s Abatiell Field.
Talia Hutt-Vater.
Amelia Jones is a striker and a
halfback, but in summer league action
she also stood out as a sweeper.
“She is a force to be reckoned with,”
Carr said.
Allison Nemeth brings versatility.
“She can play everywhere,”Carr said.
The Minutemen are starting over in
goal with a ninth grader, but Carr has a
lot of confidence in Mallori Carlson.
“She is very strong, very quick and
very bold,” he said. “She has got some
big shoes to fill, but she can do it.”
The Minutemen are looking to put
together another strong campaign after
going 10-4.
MSJ
Lori Patterson has played soccer at a
high level so the new Mount St. Joseph
coach knows what a soccer player looks
like. And she believes she has seen
some in preseason camp despite low
numbers and inexperience.
“We have several physically strong
players with significant speed,”
Patterson said.
It’s a young team with five incoming
freshmen.
“We will rely on leadership from
seniors Kristen Elliott and Tori Tracey,”
she said.
The standouts in the early going
have been freshmen Sienna Diezel
and Brooke Bishop, and sophomore
Savannah Perry.
The Mounties were 2-10-1 last year
and still trying to make the climb back
to being a perennial contender in the
Marble Valley League.
“There have been a lot of changes
with the team the last year and we are
really focused on building a strong
community within our small team. The
girls have all been very positive and
hard working,” Patterson said.
Otter Valley
The Otters were 5-8-1 last fall, and
new coach John White is excited about
this group’s potential to improve on
that mark.
They served notice they have the
potential to do that by defeating Green
Mountain and Winooski and battling
Bellows Falls and Brattleboro to
scoreless ties in a recent jamboree.
Felicity Drew is the lone senior
and she will bring experience to the
defense.
Juniors are center back Julia
Eastman, goalkeeper Sophie Walker,
midfielders Mary Kingsley and Olivia
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