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Lawson named NSCAA All-American
December 12, 2008
In her four years as a Lady Wildcat, Gwen has been the definition of perseverance and leadership. She fought through three ACL surgeries in her first three years and played her senior season on a torn ACL. Her determination on and off the field, and her leadership as captain the past two years were key to the Lady Wildcats success as they posted a 21-4-1 record and made it to the state tournament for the sixth time in seven years.
Gwen's selection is a great honor for her, Oak Ridge High School, and the city of Oak Ridge.
Five Lady Wildcats named All-State
December 3, 2008
The Lady Wildcats, who once again advanced to this year's state tournament, placed five players on this year's AAA team.
Among the 15 forwards - statewide - selected to the team, Oak Ridge had senior Rachel Johnson picked. The midfielders saw junior Greta Jochman named to the team, while the Lady SoccerCats also had senior Gwen Lawson and sophomore Briana Holmes named to the defenders of the All-State team.
Six goal keepers were also picked for the squad and Oak Ridge's Lauren Fritts, a senior, was picked by coaches across Tennessee.
Oak Ridge, under head coach O.J. Sheppard, won the district three and region two championships this season, finishing with more than 20 wins this season and advancing to the sixth state tournament in the past seven seasons.
The statewide coach of the year was picked as Eric Shelton, of Siegel.
Lady Wildcats earn All Region honors
November 9, 2008For the fourth time this decade, Coach OJ Sheppard was named Coach of the Year for Region 2, picking up the honor in 2002, 2003, 2005. Senior Gwen Lawson, who played the year on a torn ACL, was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year and anchored a stingy Oak Ridge defense that gave up only 15 goals all year. With her selection, Lawson is automatically on the TACA All-State team.
Joining Lawson on the first team were senior keeper Lauren Fritts, sophomore defender Briana Holmes, junior midfielders Jennifer Lee and Greta Jochman, senior forward Rachel Johnson and sophomore midfielders Hailey Nichols and Kaelyn Angelo.
Three Lady Wildcats made the second team including senior midfielder Jamie Grigsby, senior defender Meghan Hughes, and sophomore defender Maddie Bishop.
Coach Sheppard also announced additional District 3 awards. Greta Jochmann was selected the Midfielder of the Year while Gwen Lawson was selected Defender of the Year and Lauren Fritts the Goalkeeper of the Year. Coach Sheppard was named District 3 Coach of the Year for the 12th time.
Lady Wildcats fall short against Franklin
November 6, 2008
Oak Ridge started the game pressing the Franklin, but in the 16th minute a misplayed cross led to an own goal and the Lady Rebels were on top 1-0. The Lady Wildcats were unable to recover and Franklin pressed Oak Ridge for rest of the half.
With ten minutes left in the half, the Lady Rebels received a free kick outside the eighteen and lofted a ball into the box. Keeper Lauren Fritts came off her line to collect the ball and collided with a Franklin player in what looked like keeper interference. The ball popped loose and was knocked in the goal by Franklin's Morgan Zigelsky for a 2-0 lead.
Four minutes later on another controversial play, Franklin played a ball in behind the Lady Wildcats defense that had stepped to put the forwards offside. The flag was not raised, however, and Lady Rebel Chesney White finished with a well struck ball to leave the Lady Wildcats with a 3-0 deficit.
In the second half, Oak Ridge switched to three defenders in an attempt to generate some offense. They were unable to find the Franklin net and the game and season ended with the Lady Rebels on top 3-0.
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ON TO STATE!
Oak Ridge shuts out Greeneville 3-0
This marks the fourth region title (2002, 2003, 2005) for Oak Ridge in the decade. The Lady Wildcats advance to a sectional match against Greeneville at home on Saturday, November 1 at 5:00 PM. A win sends Oak Ridge to their sixth state tournament appearance in seven years.
The game was a classic defensive battle. Oak Ridge controlled the midfield for much of the first half, but were unable to crack the Bearden defense. Bearden attacked in flurries with forwards Amy Porter, an LSU signee, and Samantha Turner, all-state as a freshman last year, trying to time runs to penetrate the Lady Wildcats. Keeper Lauren Fritts came up huge late in the first half as she came off her line several times to smother scoring opportunities for Bearden.
Oak Ridge got the only goal of the game in the fourth minute of the second half when Kaelyn Angelo penetrated on the left wing and ripped a shot that the Bearden keeper was unable to hold onto. The rebound hit a Bearden defender and senior Rachel Johnson smacked it into the net.
With about 20 minutes left, the Oak Ridge faithful held their breath after Fritts collided with the post while punching a shot out. She was forced to leave the game to treat a cut over her eye. Her back up, defender Maddie Bishop, went into goal and immediately was faced with a corner kick, but the Oak Ridge defense held firm.
Last year Bearden scored twice in the final ten minutes to win the region, and the Lady Wildcats were determined to avoid a repeat. With about ten minutes left in the game, the Lady Bulldogs had two direct kicks right outside the eighteen, but one sailed over the goal and the second hit the Lady Wildcat wall.
Fritts made a big stop in the final minutes and Oak Ridge salted the clock away for the win. The Lady Wildcats are now 20-3-1 on the year.
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REGION 2-AAA CHAMPS, Oak Ridge blanks Bearden 1-0
October 31, 2008
This marks the fourth region title (2002, 2003, 2005) for Oak Ridge in the decade. The Lady Wildcats advance to a sectional match against Greeneville at home on Saturday, November 1 at 5:00 PM. A win sends Oak Ridge to their sixth state tournament appearance in seven years.
The game was a classic defensive battle. Oak Ridge controlled the midfield for much of the first half, but were unable to crack the Bearden defense. Bearden attacked in flurries with forwards Amy Porter, an LSU signee, and Samantha Turner, all-state as a freshman last year, trying to time runs to penetrate the Lady Wildcats. Keeper Lauren Fritts came up huge late in the first half as she came off her line several times to smother scoring opportunities for Bearden.
Oak Ridge got the only goal of the game in the fourth minute of the second half when Kaelyn Angelo penetrated on the left wing and ripped a shot that the Bearden keeper was unable to hold onto. The rebound hit a Bearden defender and senior Rachel Johnson smacked it into the net.
With about 20 minutes left, the Oak Ridge faithful held their breath after Fritts collided with the post while punching a shot out. She was forced to leave the game to treat a cut over her eye. Her back up, defender Maddie Bishop, went into goal and immediately was faced with a corner kick, but the Oak Ridge defense held firm.
Last year Bearden scored twice in the final ten minutes to win the region, and the Lady Wildcats were determined to avoid a repeat. With about ten minutes left in the game, the Lady Bulldogs had two direct kicks right outside the eighteen, but one sailed over the goal and the second hit the Lady Wildcat wall.
Fritts made a big stop in the final minutes and Oak Ridge salted the clock away for the win. The Lady Wildcats are now 20-3-1 on the year.
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