Varsity
Offensive Player: Emmy Dale (senior- striker)
Defensive Player: Kristine Malter (senior- sweeper)
Team MVP: Caylin Manary (sophomore- keeper)

Junior Varsity
Offensive Player: Lana Aberle (freshmen- striker)
Defensive Player: Anna Withers (freshmen- sweeper)
Team MVP: Olivia Solari (freshmen- center-mid)

(awards are voted on by the players)

The Lady Vikings Varsity squad ended their season on Tuesday night with a 3-0 loss to the Ozark Tigers. Ozark, ranked first in the District 12 Tournament, was up 1-0 at half against the fourth seeded Vikings. Sophomore goalkeeper Caylin Manary played solid and aggressive game in the back, making a handful of great saves, but the Tigers were able to get two more goals in the second half to clinch the 3-0 win. The Vikings played solid overall team defense throughout the game, but were unable to finish their goal scoring chances, and found themselves defending more than attacking for the majority of the match.

The Vikings end their season 11-10, their first winning record in recent memory. This is a huge stride for a squad that was coming off of a 3-14 season, and now has a young squad to build with for the future. The Vikings are expected to return 8 of 11 starters next year.

The Parkview Vikings beat Neosho 3-1 on Monday night in the first round of the District 12 tournament. The Vikings’ first goal came on a nice through-ball pass from senior striker Emmy Dale to sophomore striker Shelby Stewart, who buried a low corner finish for the 1-0 lead. The second goal came again on an assist from Dale, this time to sophomore midfielder Jessica Maerz, who finished nicely to give the Vikings a 2-0 lead at half. After Neosho got a goal in the second half, the Vikings were able to answer with an unassisted goal by Shelby Stewart, making the final score 3-1.

In other tournament news, after a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation and overtime, the #3 seeded Joplin squad lost to the #6 seeded Nixa squad in shootouts. This puts Nixa, who had no wins in regular season district play, into the semi-finals against Kickapoo on Tuesday night.

Parkview will play against Ozark on Tuesday night for round two of the District 12 tournament. The Vikings play at 5:00, again at Joplin.

Parkview vs. Neosho AT JOPLIN.
First round of districts.
Monday May 12, 2008.
5:00. Varsity Only.

SGFSoccer.com has a full breakdown of the schedule information for District 12.

For the second year in a row, the U17 Springfield Soccer Club squad has won 1st place in State Cup. The U17 SSC squad is made up of boys from multiple area high schools, and Parkview is well represented by juniors Tim Griffin and Matt Medley. The same squad won State Cup last year as U16’s, and defended their title by beating the St. Louis squad Scott Gallagher. Both Griffin and Medley have started for Parkview since their sophomore years, and will be seniors in the fall.

For more information on the State Cup victory of the SSC U17’s, check out www.sgfsoccer.com.