The Dike-New Hartford girls soccer team held off a comeback by GC-GR, winning 3-2 at home Thursday in a game that aired on 99 The Wave. Lucy Varney knocked in goals at the 29:38 and 24:07 marks of the first half, and it was 2-0 at halftime. Hanna Steffen scored her first goal of the season midway through the second half to make the advantage 3-0, but goals by Jada Blohm and Alex Yoder 90 seconds apart pulled the Rebels to within one with 10 minutes left. DNH Head Coach Emma Eden says a hot start on offense was the difference.
“At the beginning we were really pushing for offensive mindedness, we were really looking for some goals and they found it,” Eden says. “I think in the middle, starting the second half we tried a new formation with different people in different spots and it worked really well. It just got to the point where GCGR had a lot of tenacity and they were just finding people in the middle and we were just getting a little run down there that they found good opportunities GCGR did and they capitalized on it. So from there we made a switch and were able to lock down our defense to hold them there and we ended up holding it 3-2. So it worked out, but there are some more things we can work on in the future.”
The 5-2 Wolverines will return to action Friday at #5 (1A) Nevada at 6:00.
The boys golf team placed second in a triangular at Gates Park in Waterloo by shooting a 173. The score tied with Don Bosco, behind Columbus Catholic’s 161. Carson Costello fired a 37 to earn medalist honors. The Wolverines will host AGWSR at Fox Ridge Friday at 3:00.
The DNH/AP girls golf team beat Columbus 194-264 at South Hills Golf Course. Keely Kauten was the medalist with a 45 and Maryn Bixby shot a 47 to place runner-up. They’ll host AGWSR at Legend Trail at 3:00 Friday.
At the Cole Collinge Invitational at Cedar Falls, the boys track & field team placed sixth with 36 points. Third place: sprint medley relay, Dawson Dietrick – discus. They’ll be back in action at Waverly-Shell Rock Monday.
The girls track & field team placed eighth with 41.5 points at the West Delaware Girls Invite. Third place: Izzy Houts – 3000-meter run, Chloe Paulsen – long jump. They’ll host the Lady Simons Relays Tuesday.
In other Thursday action, the girls tennis meet against Grundy Center was postponed. They’ll be at Iowa Falls-Alden Friday at 4:30.
