The Parkview Girls soccer season is coming up, and there are some key dates to note. The first practice of the season will be Monday, March 2nd. The first game of the season will be on Friday, March 27, at Carthage. (Yes, this is the last day of Spring Break. Get over it.)
The Vikings return 8 of 11 starters after losing 6 seniors from the 2008 varsity roster. One of the key returners for Parkview is Junior midfielder Jessica Maerz. Maerz has accumulated 27 goals and 5 assists (59 points) between her freshmen and sophomore years for the Vikings, and was named along with sophomore Shelby Stewart to the All-Region team as Honorable Mentions (both were also All-District and All-Conference 1st Team). Keeper Caylin Manary returns as a Junior for her third straight season as the varsity starting keeper (voted MVP by her teammates last year). Manary has played in the goal for 41 of the last 43 matches for the Vikings, and had a goals against average of 1.86 last year.
Last year’s freshmen class was strong, and two keys from that list for the Vikings are SGF All Freshmen Squad players Kelsey Loderhose (also an All Conference Honorable Mention) and McKenzie Payton. Parkview had four freshmen play consistent varsity minutes last year, and has a very strong sophomore class this year that will continue to contribute to the varsity squad.
Many other important players were obviously left off this list, as the Vikings had their highest amount of wins in recent history, going 11-10 and making to the second round the districts.
