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Hixson High School Lady Wildcats Soccer

5705 Middle Valley Rd Hixson, TN 37343

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6/27/08: 2008 practice schedule is posted - click on PRACTICE TIMES link on left - this begins regular season mandatory practices (absences must be excused by Coach). First match (play day) is August 23!! This gives us only slightly more than one month of practice.

6/1/08: Summer conditioning: The second week will be four days (9th, 10th, 11th and 12th) at 5:30pm till 6:30pm. No cleats, running shoes only, conditioning will be held rain or shine - will meet inside if weather. Rest of conditioning schedule will be announced at conditioning and here on the website during the first week. No soccer practice from June 22 through June 13 (TSSAA dead period plus one week).

5/11/08: The Second Annual Hixson Girls Soccer benefit Golf tournament was held 5/10 at Eagle Bluff Golf Course. The Championship was won by the Wal-Mart Team of David Kelly, Tyler Maynor, Brad Mink and Jamie Balshuweit. click here for picture

4/28/08: Congratulations to our teammates playing club soccer for Redoubt - Monica, Andria, Jenna, Blair, Becca and Kathleen - they finished 2nd (in a PK shootout) in the Tennessee United Adidas Cup of Champions Spring 2008 held in Hendersonville on Saturday and Sunday. (Email me here with your off-season activities)

4/13/08: Many of our teammates are enjoying other pursuits during the off-season. Just a few that I am aware of: Lydia and Jenna are on the track team; Ashton, Allison and Revathi are on the tennis team; and Monica, Andria, Jenna, Blair, Becca and Kathleen are playing club soccer for Redoubt.

4/4/08: CAR WASH FUND RAISERS Saturday May 3rd 11am until ? Dairy Queen at Hwy 153 (be there at 10:45am), and.......................... Saturday June 7 11am until ? tentatively scheduled at First Volunteer Bank on Hixson Pike across from Captain Ds (arrive at 10:45).

1/28/08: 2nd Annual LADY WILDCATS GOLF TOURNAMENT - Saturday May 10, 2008 at the Eagle Bluff Golf Club (click here for more information and entry form)

1/25/08: Lydia will be attending Austin Peay State University in the fall and playing division I soccer for them. Best wishes and congratulations!!!

1/25/08: Congratulations to Andria and the Hixson Bowling team. They finished their very successful season at 27-1 and advanced to the Final Four in the State tournament.

11/1/07: Screen capture from a video of Monica, Blair, Becca and Kat singing Amazing Grace with Fletcher Bright and the Dismembered Tennesseans at the recent Julie Jacks Bluegrass festival

(click to enlarge).

10/4/07: Hixson 2 Alcoa 2: We scored first with a goal by Lydia assisted by Jenna. The second goal of the match was also by Hixson – Becca off an Andria assist. Alcoa answered back with two goals of their own late in the first half both by Shericka Wilson. The teams went into halftime tied at 2-2. The second half saw great defense by both teams, and several chances for scores. We out shot Alcoa 29 – 9. Blair recorded 5 saves in goal.

10/2/07: Hixson 1 Notre Dame 5: Good effort against the number 1 A/AA team in the state. We went into halftime tied 1-1 on Becca's 18th goal of the season. Came out in the second half with the same offensive oriented lineup we started with. Continued good play was finally worn down by the opposition's depth.

Can't believe the regular season is almost over. Only one more match remains. Great team, quality players, the best year Hixson has had in a long time!

9/27/07: Hixson 0 McMinn County 0: Good, hard fought match by both teams. Very close the entire time. Shots were 10 for us and 6 for them. Once again an outstanding performance by what is clearly one of the very best defensive units around. Andria and Lydia had strong play in the middle with support from Abby, Amanda, Courtney, Olivia, Revathi. Becca was solid in the middle forward position.....Ok, OK, if I have left anyone out, I apologize, everyone played a tremendous match and you should all be proud of your effort, I certainly am.

9/25/07: Hixson 2 Sweetwater 1: Both Hixson scores were by Rebecca Kent. Courtney Miller had an assist. We out shot them 34 to 7.

9/24/07: Hixson 3 Oneida 0: Fifth shutout in a row, seventh of the season. Becca scored off an Andria corner with 7:48 remaining in the first half. In the second half, Coretta served up two nice assists. One to Lydia with 13:28 remaining and one to Becca at the 1:30 mark. Blair had six saves in goal for Hixson and was backed up by outstanding defense lead by Monica, Kathleen and Jenna. Shots were 31 to 19 in our favor. Great effort against a very physical team.

9/20/07: Hixson 7 Rhea County 0: Fourth shutout in a row, sixth of the season. Pretty good defense, huh? Andria had the Hat-Trick (3 goals), Lydia got 2, Jenna got 1 and Becca got 1. Becca also got 2 assists, Jenna and Blair each got an assist. Blair and Allison combined in goal for the shutout. A lot of quality minutes on the field by everyone. Great match Ladies!!!!! Keep it up!!!!!

9/18/07: Hixson 4 Silverdale Baptist 0: Another shutout!!! We had 23 shots to their 4. Great defense kept Blair bored most of the evening. Andria scored twice, Kathleen and Becca each scored a goal. Jenna had an assist.

9/17/07: by Teresa (guest reporter) Hixson 3 Bradley Central 0: (big fat goose egg) What a shutout!!! Great control of the ball. Beautiful goal from Andria on the free kick. Great goals from Lydia and Becca. Andria two assists. Outstanding game and the best hustle all season by everyone. Keep it up for the rest of the season. Good job ladies.

Also, Jeff says he is happy we were able to help "...prepare them for tougher teams....". Quote by Bradley Central coach Chrissy McKinney in the Cleveland Banner on 9/14/07 “I’m a little concerned for some health reasons, McKinney said. We have a couple of girls that are banged up. Next week will push us to the limit, but I think we need weeks like this so that we can dig deeper and prepare for tougher teams down the road.”

9/13/07: Hixson 0 CCS 0: One of our best efforts of the year. Great play from everyone..... Blair had 14 saves, Olivia had one (maybe two); and Monica, Kathleen and Jenna were awesome in defense. We held the number 5 team in the state to a scoreless tie!!!

9/11/07: Hixson 0, Ooltewah 4: Blair had 6 saves and 12 stops. Monica, Kathleen and Jenna had a very busy night on defense. Ooltewah had 18 shots to our 4.

9/6/07: Hixson 2 McMinn Central 2: Scores by Becca with an assist from Kathleen, and by Lydia with an assist from Andria. Blair had 6 saves. We out shot them 26 to 12. Monica, Andria and Jenna had strong defensive games.

9/4/07: A very well played match against a AAA opponent on the road. Hixson 3 Red Bank 0. Rebecca got her goal in the first half off of an assist from Monica. In the second half, Lydia scored from an Olivia assist and Andria scored unassisted. Monica, Jenna, Olivia and Shadai had very solid play in defense. Blair recorded 8 saves with one in particular being very challenging. There also was some beautiful passing/ball handing in the middle by Andria and Monica. Great effort by everyone!!!!

8/30/07: A tremendous recovery from Tuesday's match!! Tonight we faced off against a very physical Central team. The girls were encouraged to attack hard and often. They took this advice to heart and provided a dominating 42-8 shot advantage. Now if we can just get a few more of those shots in the net........ Kathleen gave us a 1-0 lead scoring off Andria's corner 5 minutes into the match. A fast Central forward snuck by for a tying goal late in the half, and we went into the break 1-1. After some inspirational words from the coaches, Becca quickly scored (3 minutes into the second half). We continued to mount multiple attacks and Becca scored again with 7 minutes remaining. Great match by everyone!

8/28/07: A hard fought and disappointing loss to Boyd Buchanan 3- 2. We jumped out to a 1 goal lead on a score by Becca with an assist from Andria. This held up until about 10 seconds remained in the half. Boyd got the benefit of a fortunate bounce of off our players to angle a score away from Blair to tie the match at halftime. We gave up two goals in the second half before we mounted numerous serious attacks. Andria scored our 2nd goal with 5:42 left in the match. Several more very good opportunities just missed the net. We out-shot Boyd 28 to 15.

8/27/07: Some Lincoln Co and East Ridge pictures courtesy of Melanie Cowart (see PICTURES link on left)

8/23/07: Another great match and a tremendous start for the season. Tonight, in a match shortened to 30 minute halves due to the heat, your Lady wildcats dominated play and cruised to a three to zero victory over East Ridge. The halftime score was 3-0 and every member of the team played. Blair and Allison combined in goal for the shutout. Becca scored twice and Lydia once for our three points all in the first half. Assists were by Andria and Kathleen. Tremendous defense and strong attacks kept the play in East Ridge's half of the field. Great match, Ladies!!!

8/22/07: Started the season on a VERY hot day in Lincoln County against a much improved opponent. Took the first half to get used to the heat and the opponent, but Becca staked us to a 1-0 lead. After the half, we seemed to remember how to play and consistently played in their half of the field. Becca added two more goals (hat trick!) and Kathleen scored one. Several really good chances just missed to keep Abby, Lydia and Andria off the board - but GREAT attacking effort!!! The entire team played very well. Monica and Olivia shined on defense with first year starter Shadai making strong contributions. Andria and Jenna anchored the midfield in a manner that will make a lot of our opponents unhappy this year. GREAT MATCH!!!!

7/30/07: Casey broke her tibia and fibula (lower leg bones) ridding a four wheeler this past weekend. She had surgery and may be going home today (Monday). Get Well Soon!!

7/30/07: Elite Week High School Team Camp July 10th - 14th at Austin Peay University

6/20/07: Congratulations to Andria for her People to People Student Ambassador trip to Europe. She flew out today and will be in various countries over the next two weeks.

5/27/07: Congratulations to Lydia and her U17 Redoubt Select team for their tournament championship in the Redoubt Generals Tournament this weekend.

5/27/07: Congratulations to Danielle, our co-captain, for being honored as class Valedictorian.

5/8/07: There has been a suggestion that we establish a section with information about our graduates. We think this is a great idea! A link has been added to the left side index. Charity has agreed to be the first entry. Anyone with news about our extended family please email me here.

5/6/07: Lydia's Track NEWS: 2nd in 100 meter Hurdles - 16.04 seconds ; 2nd in 300 meter Hurdles - 51.1 seconds in Regional Meet at CCS; & 9th in 100 meter dash (out of 27+), will go to Sectional at Sullivan Hill for May 10 meet for the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles.

4/30/07: Congratulations to Andria, Becca, Blair, Kathleen, Monica and their U16 Redoubt Select team for earning second place in the Adidas Cup of Champions Spring 2007 this past weekend in Hendersonville Tn. They finished undefeated with 2 victories and 2 ties.

3/31/07: Congratulations to Lydia and her U17 Redoubt Select team for their tournament championship in the Memphis John Talley Showcase. Lydia scored the tying goal in the championship game. Her team then went on to win in a 4-2 shootout .

2/1/07: On January 27th, the Chattanooga Track Club held its annual awards banquet. Congratulations to Lydia Gennett for being named girls runner-up for the youth level Runner of the Year (Joe Mc Guinness Runner of the year award). Her brother was winner of the boys youth Runner of the Year.

1/22/07: Five of your teammates (Monica Lindsey, Andria Aurand, Blair Kent, Becca Kent, and Kathleen Kent) are playing Club ball for the Under 16 Redoubt Lady Generals (another, Lydia Gennett, is playing for the same club, but the Under 17 team). This past weekend, the Under 16 team was in Savannah Georgia for the 2007 Girls Rock Tournament. This included select teams from all over the Southeast. Your teammates were Tournament Champions, beating an Atlanta team 4-2 in the finals. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

12/2/06: Congratulations to Andria for her selection as Best of Preps 2006 second team.

a great success, and congratulations to the winning team Dale Pate, James Leeth Jr, James Leeth Sr, and Tom Moore shown here with members of the soccer team (click on picture to enlarge).

10/8/06: Ten Lady Wildcats came out to help clean up North Chickamauga Creek as a part of the 2006 River Rescue. We got a lot done and had a really muddy morning!!! Many thanks for helping your community.

10/3/06: Notre Dame (11-0-3, #1 ranked A-AA in State) came visiting tonight. By half time they knew they were in for a fight. ND carried a slim 1 goal lead at half. Outstanding defensive play was the hallmark of the Hixson effort all night. Monica had a season match high of 41 stops, and was supported by aggressive play by Kathleen, Charity, Olivia and Revathi. Abby, Amanda and Courtney effectively rotated in to keep fresh legs on Notre Dame's speed position. This all set the stage for a second half direct kick by Andria from almost midfield. She drove a high hard ball to the top of the net, and through/over the outstretched arms of the Notre Dame goalie. 1 - 1. The match flowed back and forth with several strong Notre Dame attacks turned back by Hixson defense. Blair made 10 saves and one very strong save late in the match to preserve the tie. Outstanding match! I know the team learned tonight just how good they are, and how good they can be CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

9/21/06: You know the old saying "it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game". Your Lady Wildcats made me believe that tonight. What a match! Grace scores in the first half and holds on for a 1-0 lead at halftime. We come out aggressive in the second half and make several strong attacks, before Abby makes the great pass to Becca who takes the ball around the right side and scores to tie the match. The match goes back and forth until there is less than 10 minutes remaining. Grace sneaks a shot in. We respond with several more attacks, but are unable to get the equalizer. Yeah, they got one more goal than us, but they had no more heart, no more effort. No Wildcat left the field who was not exhausted. We gave our all, we played our hearts out. I am so proud to be even a small part of this TEAM. Congratulations Lady Wildcats, you win some, you lose some, you can't always control the outcome; but you did control the thing you could, you gave 100%. That also defines winners.

9/14/06: Hixson defeated Sequoyah tonight 7 - 1. Danielle scored 3 goals, Andria had 2, Kathleen and Lydia 1 each. Charity and Kathleen each had 2 assists with Becca and Andria getting 1 each. Blair had 3 saves and a shutout in the first half. Allison played in goal the second half making several stops, 3 saves and giving up only one goal. The defense was excellent all night - Monica, Charity, Becca, Olivia, Revathi all had numerous key stops - with midfield defensive help from Andria and Lydia. Great Match!!!

9/12/06: Hixson defeated Central tonight 2 - 0 in the rain on a slow, wet field at Central. Two first half goals (one by Danielle - assist by Andria and one by Kathleen - assisted by Becca) proved to be the matches only scores. Blair got to touch the ball a couple of times, but the defense prevented any real threats.

9/7/06: Hixson battled Red Bank tonight to a hard fought 1 - 0 victory. Danielle's score off of a Revathi assist in the first half held up for the win. Blair recorded her 4th shutout of the season and made 7 saves in goal. Making numerous defensive stops in front of Blair was Monica, Becca, Olivia and Charity. This was such a team effort that is impossible/unfair to really single out individuals. Congratulations to everyone!! Your Lady Wildcats are now 5 - 2 for the season.

9/5/06: Hixson traveled to Athens tonight for a regional soccer match against McMinn Central. Hixson scored a 5 - 0 victory with Blair Kent recording her third shutout of the season. Monica Lindsey, Charity Glass, Rebecca Kent and Olivia Swafford had outstanding nights on defense. The half time score was 1-0 on a goal by Danielle Barr. During the second half, Danielle scored her second goal with additional goals by Kathleen Kent, Lydia Gennett and Amanda Starnes. Andria Aurand had 3 assists, with Olivia Swafford and Kathleen Kent adding one each. Hixson took 23 shots to McMinn Central's 10. Hixson improves to 4 - 2 on the season. Next match is Red Bank at Hixson on Thursday - 6:30 pm.

7/20/06: Our annual soccer banquet will be held on Tuesday Oct 24th at the Blue Ribbon Cafe in Soddy Daisy. Please mark your calendars as this is earlier than last year. I am currently working out the menu and pricing with the new owners of the restaurant. Will let you know as soon as I have completed the details. Gina Kent

9/5/06: Chattanoogan.com article on Coaches Poll as of 9/4/06. Congratulations Ladies for moving up 2 places to 8th, and to our teammates who made the individual lists. http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_92134.asp

8/31/06: Hixson 2 CSAS 0. Another shutout for Blair and the defensive unit. Monica, Becca, Danielle, Charity, Kathleen, Rev and Olivia all played stellar defensive minutes. At half time, the lineup was shuffled, and Danielle scored both second half goals with assists from Andria and Lydia. We took 44 shots with 22 of them being "on-goal". Blair had 4 saves in goal. Great work against an improved CSAS team. Monica made 23 defensive stops followed by Becca with 14, Danie and Charity with 10 each.

8/29/06: Hixson 8 East Ridge 0 . Scores by Danny (2), Kathleen (2), Andria (2), Courtney (1) and Rebecca (1). Assists by Kathleen (2), Andria (1) and Rebecca (1). Allison stopped East Ridge's only shot for a save. We took 64 shots with 21 of them being "on-goal".

8/28/06: Great effort against a strong class AAA Soddy Daisy team. Blair recorded 5 saves and the defense (Monica, Kathleen, Charity, Olivia and Danny) turned back numerous attacks. We made 7 shots with 3 of them "on-goal". Congratulations on a hard-fought match. (Hixson 0 Soddy 2)

8/25/06: Please click on this link to read the article on the Boyd Buchanan match in the Chattanoogan

8/24/06: Please click on the following link to view some pictures taken during the Playday matches by Allison's Mom. And, thank you very much to her for these pictures. http://photoshow.comcast.net/watch/pe2Ge6VM

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Danielle Barr, and Lydia Gennett for being voted team captains by their peers on Tuesday. In all the years I have been involved in Hixson Soccer this was the closet vote I have ever seen, which shows that there is several girls on this team who are capable of being excellent captains as I know Danielle and Lydia will be. I know the team will support Danielle and Lydia as they lead us through this season. Again congratulations.

8/10/06: There will be a short parents meeting next Tuesday August 15th immediately after soccer practice at 6:30pm. All parents are encouraged to attend. We will be discussing lawn care, concessions, gate, season passes, fundraising, etc.

Please bring your signed physicals and the athletic honor codes signed by players and parents to this meeting. Your daughter can not play until these are turned into the coaches.

I will be handing out more Chick Fil A forms for the spirit night on Aug 14th. All you have to do is pass them out to your friends and encourage them to eat at chick fil a that night at Northgate mall from 5 to 9 pm. We receive 10% of sales. If you run out of forms please tell them to let Chick Fil A know that they are there for Hixson and we will receive credit for the sale. No form needed but they must tell the cashier to credit the sale to Hixson High Soccer.

Car wash is still scheduled for Saturday Aug 12 at Captain Ds on Hixson Pike. Be there at 10am and we'll finish up around 2pm. I will bring supplies. If you have towels to dry the cars that would be great.

Any questions please call. We should know something about uniforms this week and will distribute. Please check with Teresa Roach to see what your balance owed is if any.

7/20/06: Our next fundraiser will be spirit night at Chick Fil A at Northgate Mall. All it requires parents and players to do is tell all your friends to eat at Chick Fil Aon Monday August 14th at Northgate Mall from 5 to 9pm. They must bring in our fundraiser card. We will receive 10 percent of the sales. We will advertise this at registration on August 9th with balloons and posters. I will also have the fundraiser cards to be given out at registration. This is a great way to make money with very little effort. And no one wants to cook on the first day of school!!

Our annual soccer banquet will be held on Tuesday Oct 24th at the Blue Ribbon Cafe in Soddy Daisy. Please mark your calendars as this is earlier than last year. I am currently working out the menu and pricing with the new owners of the restaurant. Will let you know as soon as I have completed the details.

Please plan on attending a parents meeting the first week of school concerning the soccer season. We need to finalize concessions, gate, fundraisers, lawn maintenance, etc. Will send out date and time next week.

Thanks for making our fundraisers a success and for all the hard work at the car washes and the tournament. The next car wash has been rescheduled for August at Captain Ds on Hixson Pike. Date is still uncertain due to play day at Grace.

6/30/06: Thanks for all the Great work at the TN-GA Soccer All-Star game!!! Also, the first two carwashes were very successful!!!

5/28/06: Redoubt Generals Tourney results: PSA 91 Senoritas (Monica's team) win the Championship in a 4-3 PK shootout over the RSA Lady Generals 91 (Andria, Blair, Kathleen and Rebecca's team). Congratulations to both teams for a well played, hard fought contest.

5/26/06: Congratulations to Monica for her team's 1st place win in the South Atlanta Peach Classic held May 20-21. Monica's strong defensive play throughout the weekend, helped push PSA '91 to capture the U15 division tournament win.

5/18/06: Starting next week every Tuesday and Thursday I will be at the field working with those who would like to get an early start on conditioning. The time starting out will be 5:00 till 6:00on Tuesdays and 6:00 till 7:00 on Thursdays. This is not mandatory, however it could be very beneficial to you in the long run. Bring cleats and running shoes.

Also, those who are not playing next year should call me so I can make arraignments to pick your uniform up.

5/7/06: Players / Parents: Mrs. Roach asked that all money and order forms be turned in by June 15th if at all possible, and that she will be at the high school every Friday afternoon when school lets out to collect money. If anyone has any questions Mrs. Roach may be reached at 355-3765 (cell). Thanks for everyone's hard work and support......Jeff Dean - Assistant Coach - Cell: 313-5333

5/12/06: Parents/Players, I spoke with the head coach at MTSU today. He is holding a spot for us and is expecting us. He also wanted to know how many were planning to attend. The minimum for the team camp is 12 players, so we need to get started on this and make sure everyone gets registered. I know we are still raising money, but if you could, please let me know if you are planning on going so I can give him some kind of number. Also, remember you don't have to wait for everybody else to register. Feel free to register online at any time.

Also, I am finalizing the conditioning schedule and will have that out to everybody by the end of next week.

Hope the end of the year is going well for everybody. Jeff and I are really looking forward to a great summer and an even better season!

5/11/06: We will be cleaning up the soccer field on Monday May 15th after school. There is a lot of trash under the bleachers and on the field. Anyone that can stay after school on Monday is invited to help. I will provide trash bags. The field already needs mowing and weed eating. Anyone that has a riding lawn mower and is willing to help mow please call me. We will make arrangements to pick up the mower on a trailer and deliver back home. My husband is willing to mow, however, our lawn mower is small and it will take approx 4 hours to cut alone. We will hold a carwash on Saturday June 24th at the First Volunteer bank on Hixson Pike near the mall. Hours are 11am to approx 1pm. Money raised will be used to defer camp expenses for those participating. I will provide buckets, soap, and water hose. Everyone is encouraged to bring cleaning rags. Please let me know you can attend. Thanks, Gina Kent 595-9512