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Pioneer Beats Huron for 2006 State Title!!!

Posted by Paul Gard at Nov 7, 2006 4:00PM PST ( 0 Comments )
Pioneer wins classic duel. Robinson's goal off last-moment corner opportunity decides it. (From the AA News)
Pioneer defeated Huron 2-1 Saturday in the high school field hockey state final in a game characteristic of how closely the teams played all season. After two regular-season meetings were determined by a total of one goal, they played through one scoreless half Saturday before Zoe Almquist converted a corner 2 minutes, 21 seconds into the second half. Huron nearly tied the game six minutes later after Anne Heeringa had a shot near the Pioneer goal and the rebound was corralled, resulting in close-range shots and a pile of bodies. But seconds later the ball squirted out of the circle. Then Huron's Kit Masini did tie the game with 3:11 left, pulling the ball out of a crowd and firing for a goal. Action continued until just two seconds were left in the match, said time keeper Chris Sanders, when Huron was called for a penalty. That gave Pioneer a final corner opportunity before the match moved to overtime. After the ball bounced around in a crowd, evading Huron sticks, Janna Robinson squeaked it inside the post for the game-winner. "I think it hit the goalie or the post,'' Robinson said of how the ball ended up on her stick. "I'm not sure. It was crazy in there.'' One thing is for sure - the ball came from Eileen Barrer who said she thought it went directly to Robinson. "Both teams just came out and played an amazing game,'' Robinson said. "I'm just pretty glad we didn't have to go into overtime. "In the last seconds, in our last corner, it was so scary.'' Added Huron coach Danielle Stilson: "We couldn't ask for a better team to play against in the state championship. I think both teams played with a lot of aggression, a lot of heart. "I think it was an amazing game.'' Although Huron controlled the ball as much as Pioneer and had several corner opportunities, the breakaway chances that swung the River Rats' semifinal victory Thursday didn't seem to be there against Pioneer. image
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Semi-Finals Results!

Posted by Paul Gard at Nov 1, 2006 4:00PM PST ( 0 Comments )
Semi-Final Results from Thursday!!!
 All of the players were frozen and it definitely was not optimal conditions for field hockey.  Pioneer defeated GPS 4-1 and Huron edged out Marian 2-1.  So, we'll be watching Pioneer and Huron battle for the title Saturday afternoon.
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Semi-Finals Results!

Posted by Paul Gard at Nov 1, 2006 4:00PM PST ( 0 Comments )
Semi-Final Results from Thursday!!!
 All of the players were frozen and it definitely was not optimal conditions for field hockey.  Pioneer defeated GPS 4-1 and Huron edged out Marian 2-1.  So, we'll be watching Pioneer and Huron battle for the title Saturday afternoon.
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First round Complete!

Posted by Paul Gard at Oct 30, 2006 4:00PM PST ( 0 Comments )
Congrats to Liggett for the 1-0 win over the Whippets.

The Pioneer High School field hockey team played like a team worthy of its No. 1 seed in the first round of the state playoffs Wednesday. Sophomore Katelynn Spaid scored three goals to lead the host Pioneers (16-0-2) to a 10-0 victory over No. 16 seed East Grand Rapids.

Sacred Heart opens playoffs with win
Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart beat Farmington Hills Mercy 2-1 in a shootout on Oct. 26. Alaina Mezwa and Caity Schram scored for Sacred Heart (8-3-3). Maggie Silvai scored for Mercy.

Huron advances to quarterfinals in field hockey
In a 4-0 victory over Dearborn, Lisa Masini scored two goals for the River Rats. Kit Masini and Elizabeth Armstrong also scored for Huron (13-1-1).

Cranbrook beats DCD 5-2 in the rain. South wins in overtime. Greenhills over GPN 3-0.

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Quarterfinals complete!

Posted by Paul Gard at Oct 30, 2006 4:00PM PST ( 0 Comments )
QUARTERFINALS:
Pioneer 5, Liggett 1. Janna Robinson scored 2 for Pioneer, Julie Stackmann one for Liggett.
Huron beat Ash 7-0
Marian defeated Cranbrook 3-0.
Goals scored by Alex Rodriquez (1), and Sarah Chrustowski (2)
Assists by Mimi Howlett (1), and Libby Liesveld (1), and Jen Copus (1)
Anna Fennessy had 6 saves

Grosse Pointe South beat Green Hills 2-1.
An early lead wasn't enough to help the Greenhills School field hockey team Tuesday. In a state quarterfinal game at Huron High School's Riverbank Stadium, Grosse Pointe South rallied from an early 1-0 deficit to beat the Gryphons 2-1.
Five minutes into the game, Greenhills' Miranda Dershimer scored on a Marcia Silveira assist. But at the game's 10 and 20 minute mark, South notched a pair of goals on two defensive miscues.