WCMS soccer shapes up for 2005 campaign
Third-year head coach Autumn Turner has been busy rebuilding her team in the past, but this season Turner has eight eighth-graders, 10 seventh- and five sixth-graders to help complement each other on the field.
The Lady Pioneers lost seven players from last year’s squad as the team finished their 2004 campaign with a 5-6 record.
“We have been working hard on conditioning so far this season,” Turner said. “There were several games last year were conditioning played a big part of winning or losing. It is one thing I really wanted us to concentrate on, defense was another.
“Defensively, we have been working on our positioning and making sure we are in the right place on the field to make the play. You have to be able to play defense if you want to win, so right now that’s what’s been getting the most attention.”
The Lady Pioneers participated in the Manchester jamboree in order to prepare for the season and went 2-1-1. Warren County defeated Tullahoma, tied Manchester Westwood and fell to Ridgeforth.
“Our offense is going to be pretty solid, we just have to be able to communicate to each other on the field,” stated Turner. “We need to work on moving the ball and running our passing lanes at the right time.”
So far this year, the Lady Pioneers have fallen short against Franklin County, then bounced back to defeat Manchester Westwood 3-1. They were set to take on Tullahoma at home Thursday night.
2005 Schedule
Date Opponent Site Time
Aug. 11 Franklin Co. H 5:30
Aug. 13 Coffee Co. Play-day A
Aug. 15 Westwood H 5 p.m.
Aug. 18 Tullahoma* H 5:30
Aug. 22 Coffee Co. H 5 p.m.
Aug. 25 Harris* A 5:30
Sept. 8 Coffee Co. A 5 p.m.
Sept. 12 Tullahoma* A 5:30
Sept. 19 Franklin Co. A 5:30
Sept. 22 Harris* H 5:30
Oct. 5, 7, 10 Conference Tournament TBA
(* – denotes Junior Varsity will play after the varsity game. All home games are played at Pistole Park.)