WHS rallies, advances to boys soccer sectional championship match
- Radio Works
- Oct 9
- 2 min read
The Worthington Trojans will play next week for their fourth trip to the state Class AA boys soccer tournament in the last five years.
The fourth-seeded Trojans stunned No. 1 Mankato East on Thursday, as coach Juan Flores' squad rallied from a 3-0 first-half deficit to win 4-3 in overtime at Kennedy Elementary in Mankato. Saul Galvez knocked in the game-winner with 3:40 to go in OT.
WHS, playing without senior Danny Banegas and Diego Alvarado, advanced to 13-4-1 on the season.
Mankato East scored exactly seven minutes into the game for a 1-0 edge, then made it 2-0 with 13:09 to go before the half. The score went to 3-0 with another Cougar goal with 7:07 before the break, but Elder Lopez got the Trojans within two with 3:39 remaining before the half.
Play in the second half — then in the overtime — was dominated by Worthington. Andy Guzman brought the Trojans to within 3-2 with slightly more than eight minutes gone by in the second half, and Lopez added his second goal with 25:20 remaining in regulation.
WHS will play third-seeded New Ulm, a 3-2 win at No. 2 Westonka, for a berth at state at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in New Prague,
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The Worthington High School volleyball team was defeated in a close five-set match at Fairmont on Thursday night. Game scores in favor of the Cardinals were 25-17, 25-27, 27-25, 15-25, 17-15.
Lauren Nixon and Natalia Martinez had nine kills apiece for the Trojans and Kaitlin Mulder had seven. Kamryn Olson led in digs with 27 and Macie Mahlberg had 24. Natya Khamphanh passed for 32 set assists and had four blocks; Mulder added three blocks. Alaina Feit had five ace serves, and Khamphanh and Suzanne Shwe had two aces each.
WHS, now 9-15 overall, will next play Tuesday when it hosts Mankato West. It will be Senior Night, and Khamphanh will also be recognized for 1,000 career set assists.
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The Minnesota West Lady Jays volleyball team slipped to 27-4 on the season on Wednesday night with a 3-1 loss at the Dakota Wesleyan junior varsity.
The third-ranked Lady Jays will play two matches this weekend. They'll compete at Ridgewater on Friday and at Minnesota State-Fergus Falls on Saturday.
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In area high school volleyball Thursday:
Hills-Beaver Creek 3, Edgerton 1
Westbrook-Walnut Grove 3, Pipestone Area 0
Mountain Lake Area-Comfey 3, ML-GHEC-T 1
Marshall 3, Sioux Falls Christian 1
Sioux Center 3, Sheldon 0
Boyden-Hull 3, Okoboji 1
Unity Christian 3, West Lyon 1
In area high school football:
Adrian-Ellsworth 70, Nicollet 38
United South Central 14, Martin County West 0
Murray County Centra; 28, BOLD 6
Jackson County Central 44, Luverne 13
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