At the midpoint of the Mountain Valley Conference soccer season, the Wiscasset Middle High School girls are still looking for their first win. Scoring has been a challenge for the Wolverines who have netted just one goal in their first seven games.

“We are growing, gaining experience in every game we play but we’re young,” Coach Duane Goud said following the team’s loss to Winthrop on Monday, Sept. 17. There are just two seniors on the Wolverine roster; 14 players are underclassmen – 10 sophomores and four freshmen.

Last year, WMHS dropped to class D competition due to declining enrollment but it continues to play a class C schedule. The only class D high school on its schedule this season is Hyde School in Bath. Hyde has a 2-4 record. Reaching the D south playoffs in October isn’t impossible but the Wolverines will need two to three wins to qualify.

At Winthrop, the Ramblers entered the game with a 4-2 record with wins over Dirigo, Hyde, Mt. Valley and Telstar. Jill Schmelzer scored the first of her three goals 90 seconds into the game with a shot low to the post and into the net.

At 22:06 Aaliyah Falcone scored, she finished with three goals as well. Falcone lit up the scoreboard again at 15:41; Schmetzer followed with a goal with 2:47 left until halftime.

Falcone’s hat trick came in the opening minutes of the second half. Hanna Eason then scored at 25:45 and Schmelzer netted her third goal with 4:37 left in the game.

In the second half of play, Goud moved goalie Lily Souza to midfield replacing her with Sydnie Thayer. The switch freed up Gwen Webber to play more offense. The Wolverines finished with a respectable eight shots on goal, compared to 17 shots for the Ramblers.

Souza recorded nine saves, Thayer had three. Brooke Burnham, the Ramblers’ goalkeeper, recorded four saves for Winthrop.

Cobras survive scare

On Saturday, Sept. 15 at North Anson, the Wolverines battled Carrabec to a scoreless first half but lost 2-0 to the Cobras. Makayla Vicnerie scored both goals for the hosts in the game’s final 40 minutes. Her first came at the 25-minute mark; the second at 19:52.

Wolverine goalie Souza recorded 21 saves on 24 Carrabec shots. Aislinn Slate, the Cobra goalie, had one save on two Wiscasset shots.

Phoenix triumph

Visiting Spruce Mt. High School from Jay outshot WMHS 19-0 en route to a 5-0 win on Sept. 13. Calley Baker and Jaycee Cole provided all the offense for the Phoenix. Baker scored three goals and Cole had two. The first goal (Cole) came at 30:18 of the first half. Baker then made it 2-0 scoring at 14:44.

In the second half Cole scored at 25:49, Baker at 8:06 and Baker again with 5:18 remaining.  Souza played in the net the entire game for WMHS and recorded 13 saves. It was her first game back since suffering a knee injury at Lisbon Sept. 6.

Roadrunners roll

Sidney Thayer recorded six saves playing in the net for WMHS but the Wolverines were shut out 6-nil by Mt. Abram at Strong on Sept. 11.  Alice Cockerham scored a hat trick for the Roadrunners. Mt. Abram is currently ranked number one in the class C south MPA heal point standings.

WMHS hosts Boothbay Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. and then travels to Dirigo for a night game Sept 21. The Wolverines host Hyde Sept. 29 and Mt. Valley Oct. 2.