The girls side of the ‘AA’ NorWOSSA division is looking pretty even all around as the Eagles’ girls soccer team finished the season opener with two ties.
The girls faced off against the Fort Frances Muskies in Fort Frances on May 5, earning a shut out but were shut down by the Muskies in the 0-0 tie.
Coach Carlos Raposo says it wasn’t the outcome they were looking for but the girls put in a great effort.
“With our inexperience, we made a couple of errors that we hope to correct this week  but overall, it was good.”
The girls didn’t fair much better in their afternoon game against the Beaver Brae Broncos, finishing in another tie, this time one goal a piece.
Midfielder, Halle Lobreau, opened the scoring in the first half with a high shot to the top left corner, over the hands of the Muskie keeper.
The girls protected their end as much as they could but the Broncos tied the game at one with just minutes remaining in the second half.
Raposo says that the girls have a lot to work on but with the season being so short, it’s hard to develop  well in such a short period of time.
“We don’t coach long enough to show all the stuff. Our season is so short that we’re just scraping the surface of the basics of soccer.”
Raposo adds that committing to practice and watching soccer on t.v. or watching the senior leagues will help brinßg up their level in the next few weeks.
“I see some really good soccer coming from them. They’re really young and they’ve got a bit of concept of what the game is all about. It’s just a matter of pushing it to the next level.”
The girls are back on the field at home in Dryden on May 12 against the Muskies and the Broncos, looking to improve their record.
Results were unavailable at press time. Check www.drydenobserver.ca for updates and next week’s print edition of The Dryden Observer for full results and photos.