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Soccer Notches Scoreless Tie in Frigid Opener
Like their boys counterparts in the fall, the Lowell Girls Soccer program will be led by one of the Red Arrow goaltending greats headed into this season.
It all starts with the back as senior returning honorable-mention all-state goaltender Aubree Lee and the Red Arrows take the field this season.
“Lowell Girls Soccer is becoming a stronger program every season and one of our goals is to consistently be competing for and winning championships,” Head Coach Joe Woodruff told the Ledger about his team this season.
After a long week of tryouts, an impressive six sophomores and three freshmen will not only be on varsity, but will also compete for playing time.
Lee along with fellow four year varsity players Carmen Mika (MF), Ashley Powell (FWD), and Reese Carpenter (MF) will lead the Arrows on the field this year. In the season opener Lowell's defense and Lee kept Cedar Springs off the scoresheet in a 0-0 draw. The cold weather postponed Wednesday's game to Thursday, but temperatures were still frigid for the season opener. The good news, for Monday's home game against Calvin Christian, temperatures should be in the 50's.
There’s few conferences in the state in girls soccer with the talent and depth that the OK White has. East Grand Rapids, FHC, Byron Center, FHN, and GR Christian all will be stern tests for Lowell, their last season in the conference. EGR were state runner-ups last year.
They’ll do it without two of their best players from last season. WMU women’s soccer commit RJ Wagamon and LHS junior Gracyn Hamilton both will play Elite Club National League soccer this season with Midwest United. The choice between club and school for elite soccer players is extremely difficult, and plenty of high level soccer players at LHS have had to make that choice.
On Saturday, Lowell held their program fundraiser at the Lowell VFW just south of town on Alden Nash. The fundraiser included walking tacos, hot dogs, drinks, and desserts, a planned out trivia game, and plenty of donated items that were raffled off or included in a silent auction. Plenty of items donated by area businesses, parents, and items such as Lowell soccer t-shirts and wall-hangings highlighted the fundraiser.
The program's players happily volunteered their time to help the event flow smoothly, part of the next player up mentality the program continues to instill.
"We continue to enrich our culture of positivity and plan to compete at the highest level and earn positive results," Woodruff concluded.
Photo 1 - Lowell Soccer Earned a 0-0 Draw on the Pitch, and Ran a Program Fundraiser on Saturday. Pictured in Lowell's Fundraiser at the VFW.
