For the first time at UME, the girls varsity soccer team has a total of nineteen players, more than ever before. Though there are not as many high school students as the team has had before, there are a lot of new middle school students who are looking forward to play and support our varsity team. “I’m very pleased to see so many students try-out this year, we barely had any subs in the past.” says Lindsay Daugherty. The coach of the soccer team remains to be Coach V who has a spectacular reputation amongst the student athletes. The team has been focusing mostly on conditioning and skills which appears to have been a new big step for a few of the new athletes.

Their practices have been going on for about 2 weeks now and they are working hard in their practices for their next upcoming game. It is unclear what day the game will be held, but we can presume that it is some day soon after our school’s spring break. Not so long ago the team got the opportunity to vote for their new team captains and the two captains who got voted are Lindsay Daugherty and Bethany Hinton, both whom are seniors at the school. “These two students are not only great athletes they are also great leaders who are encouraging and supportive throughout the games.” says Treasure Bammel a previous soccer athlete at UME. The athletes and students from UME look forward to this new season and wish them luck for the future games that they will be having. 4/3/17