Girls soccer: March 2008 Archives

There was some speculation that Waubonsie Valley junior Rachel Bostick would lean toward accepting a basketball scholarship offer for college. But in the end, basketball never stood a chance.

After seeing four of the five girls soccer teams I cover tonight, I came away with a few observations. But before I got too far into thinking about the deeper meanings behind District 204's sweep of District 203, Central coach Ed Watson said something that sort of took me by surprise.

I expected him to be angry after his team lost 3-1 to Waubonsie Valley. While he wasn't exactly fired up about it, he quickly put things into proper perspective.

"It's March and I'm happy with the way we played," he said.

The Warriors girls soccer team was featured in an SI.com piece last week that looked at the common traits between the Waubonsie team and the one from Apex, N.C. The teams finished 1-2 in the high school spring rankings by the NSCAA last season.
The initial NSCAA poll for this season comes out Tuesday. Look here to see if Waubonsie -- or any other local team -- made the list.

By Paul LaTour

Naperville Central senior Casey Short won't be defending her state titles in the 400-meter and 800-meter dashes this spring. Instead, the Florida State-bound Short, who will play soccer for the Seminoles, will rejoin the Redhawks girls soccer team, where she played as a freshman.