The Lady Vikings have had a successful year without a lot of recognition, but that changed a bit on Saturday when the Missouri State Poll came out for Class 3. With key wins over Rolla, Nixa, and Glendale twice, the Parkview girls earned a vote in the coach’s poll for the first time ever.
The West Plains Classic has been canceled.
Ole at www.sgfsoccer.com wrote an article on the tournament and cancellation.
The Varsity ladies will look to add tallies in the win column with a return to the West Plains Zizzer Soccer Classic tournament again this year. West Plains always puts on a great tournament, and the Viking squad looks forward to Valley View on Friday evening (5:00pm), as well as Sikeston and Affton on Saturday. The Viking have NEVER won all 3 games in this tournament, but were able to win 2 matches and the tournament for the first time ever in 2009.
The Zizzer Soccer Classic, hosted by West Plains, began in 2004. The first year of the tournament the Vikings went 0-1 before thunderstorms forced it to be canceled. In 2005 the Vikings went 1-2 in the tournament, winning over Harrison before losing to Lee’s Summit West and Moberly (record: 1-2). Parkview was the #7 seed in 2006, getting slaughtered by #2 Jonesboro before losing to #6 West Plains in PK’s and beating #8 Jennings (record: 1-2). In 2007 Parkview was the last seed out of 8 teams in the tournament. The Vikings lost to #1 Notre Dame, #5 Cape Central, and #6 West Plains (record: 0-3). 2008 found the Vikings entering the tournament as the #6 seed. Parkview lost to #3 Moberly in overtime, as well as #2 Waynesville before beating the host #8 West Plains after losing to them in the tournament the previous two years (record: 1-2). In 2009 the Vikings beat Cape and Liberty, and lost to Sikeston. Parkview came out tied for first (with Affton), winning the tournament for the first time ever. 
Flash forward to 2010, and the Vikings have raised both their level of play and their expectations as well. The “round robin” style of the tournament will force the Vikings to bring their A-game to the table for all three games, and the Vikings will be looking to win 3 in the West Plains Tournament for the first time ever, and take home the title for consecutive years.
(Archived info. courtesy of WP.com – coach Nick Schmitt)
If this article looks familiar, that’s because it’s a recycled version of last year’s pre-West Plains tournament article. Get over it!
The Parkview Lady Vikings have defeated the Glendale Falcons twice in a four day span, this time with a 3-2 overtime victory. After beating the Falcons on Saturday in the Kickapoo Tournament 2-1, the Vikings came back from a 0-2 deficit to score two goals in the last 18 minutes and another in overtime for the win. Parkview is now 4-0 in the Ozark Conference, and 10-2 overall.
A starting back line of Mckenzi Payton, Aubrey Durst, Amy Greene, and Jessica Maerz held things together for the majority of the match for the Vikings, giving up one goal early, and a second in the second half due to a miscommunication, but along with senior keeper Caylin Manary in front of the net Parkview held strong overall and completely dominated the last twenty minutes of the match.
The attack was anchored by Shelby Stewart and Kelsey Loderhose. Having Loderhose back after missing the last match against Glendale was a nice change of pace, as her presence serves as another scoring threat when teams choose to double and triple team Stewart. The first Viking goal was scored when after a set piece cross, the ball got lost in a scrum and Molly Robb hammered in it to bring the Vikings within one. The second goal came when Stewart dribbled through two defenders and had her shot deflected, Loderhose, whose shot was deflected to Melanie Allen, who drilled it into the back of the net to tie the match at 2-2 (see video below).
As soon as the overtime began, the Vikings took control again. Kelsey Loderhose won the ball in the midfield and dribbled it to about 30 out, where she shot from, and beat the keeper over the top for the walk-off victory (see video below).
Scoring Summary: Kelsey Loderhose 1g, Molly Robb 1g, Melanie Allen 1g
The videos below were taken by Ole’ at www.sgfsoccer.org, who also wrote up a great article about the match.
Junior Varsity
Playing without sweeper and captain Anna Bingham, Parkview had a back line of Amanda Leckrone at sweeper, along with Marissa Deffenbaugh, Carsen Miller, and Rebecca Castillo. The Vikings went into halftime with a 0-2 deficit, but could not keep it close. Sydnie Pilkinton stepped in front of a defender, beat another, and put the ball by the keeper for the Vikings lone goal.
Parkview 1
Glendale 6
Scoring Summary: Sydnie Pilkinton 1g
The Vikings will now have a few days off, after playing 5 games in 5 days. The next set of matches will come this weekend as Parkview plays at the West Plains tournament. Friday the Vikings will play Valley View, then Saturday Parkview sees Sikeston and Affton.
The Parkview Lady Vikings are now 9-2 after beating Branson 4-1.
The Vikings made up for some lost time in the scoring department, and were able to rest some players as well, scoring 4 on Monday night after tallying only 2 goals in the previous 3 games (while going 1-2 in the KHS tournament).
Parkview looked flat at the start of the match, and Branson scored an early goal on a set piece from 30 out. The Vikings evened up the score at halftime, and put three away in the second half.
The match featured the return of Kelsey Loderhose, who had missed 6 straight games. Prior to her injury, Loderhose had scored 7 goals in the first 4 games.
Scoring Summary: Shelby Stewart 2g, Jessica Maerz 1g 1a, Mary Langebartel 1g, Emily Courtney 1a.
The Junior Varsity Vikings scored one per half, and shutout Branson for the second win of the season. The JV is now 2-3-2, with Alex Shupert picking up two goals, both assisted by Sydnie Pilkinton. Pilkinton crossed the ball directly to Shupert inside the eighteen, and Shupert hammered it home for the eventual game winner.
Scoring Summary: Alex Shupert 2g, Sydnie Pilkinton 2a
The Vikings play Glendale on Tuesday, at Parkview. The Lady Vikings beat Glendale 2-1 in the Kickapoo tournament on Saturday, with both teams missing key players. The rematch will feature the JV squads playing first at 4:00pm on the PHS Grass Field, and the Varsity game will follow at about 5:45pm.
The Vikings played their Ozark Conference foe the Glendale Falcons to finish the KHS Tournament, and won 2-1. The match does not count as an Ozark Conference game, but is still a good barometer for where Parkview is at this point in the season.
After being stopped by the Glendale keeper on her first breakaway opportunity, Shelby Stewart found the same thing happening on try number two. Part two, however, found the blocked shot coming right back to Stewart, who hammered the ball into the corner netting for the 1-0 lead.
Melanie Allen got the second goal of the game for the Vikings, also coming in the first half. Allen played the ball to the far post from the right wing, and the keeper was only able to get fingertips on it before the ball found the back of the net, making the score 2-0. The Falcons were able to get one of their own in the second half, when Lindsey Sprouse put a shot just under the crossbar right over the leaping Caylin Manary, but Manary and the defense did not allow an equalizer.
Parkview is now 8-2 on the season. The Vikings showed improvement in each of their three games in the KHS Shootout, despite going 1-2 overall. Both he midfield and defense showed drastic improvement this weekend, and the attack continues to efficiently finish it’s scoring opportunities.
Scoring Summary: Shelby Stewart 1g, Melanie Allen 1g
Check out www.sgfsoccer.com for all the other day’s scores.
The Vikings’ next match is on Monday on the road against Branson, with the JV squads kicking off at 4:30, and the Varsity to follow at about 6:15pm. Parkview also gets a rematch against Glendale on Tuesday, a match that will be played on the PHS Grass Field, with the JV starting at 4:00pm.
In the Vikings’ second match of the KHS Shootout, they lost to Jackson 0-2. Parkview played a defensively minded game, moving Mckenzi Payton to sweeper, and playing freshmen Aubrey Durst and Amy Greene at outside back positions. The defense gave up a goal early, but after one misplay the Vikings gave up only a couple scoring opportunities for the rest of the match.
Parkview again earned some scoring chances of their own, as Shelby Stewart continues to draw double and triple teams, allowing her to play great balls across the middle to Molly Robb, and Melanie Allen. The Vikings had two or three great scoring opportunities, against Jackson’s four or five, but possession was close to even with Jackson winning that battle about 60-40.
Jackson is undefeated on the season, and beat Glendale 3-1 on Friday. They lead the tournament in their division.
Check out www.sgfsoccer.com for all the other day’s scores.
The Vikings’ next match is on Monday on the road against Branson, with the JV squads kicking off at 4:30, and the Varsity to follow at about 6:15pm. Parkview also gets a rematch against Glendale on Tuesday, a match that will be played on the PHS Grass Field, with the JV starting at 4:00pm.
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