Girls soccer falls to Millers, ends season

In the first sections game Thurs. Oct, 13, the Royals girls soccer team faced the St. Louis Park Orioles, at Hopkins. The Orioles were the 6th seed, and the Royals were the 3rd seed.

The Royals beat the Orioles 3-1 in a fantastic showing for the girls. Lavin Douglass, sophomore, and Isabelle Olson, Chance Douglass, seniors, scored the three goals for the Royals.

On Sat. Oct, 15, the Royals visited the second seed, the Minneapolis Washburn Millers.

The Royals came out hot with Olson scoring a goal within the first four minutes of the game. The Royals kept pushing to keep their lead, but the Millers tied the game in the last 10 minutes of the first half.

Both teams were playing good defense, as each side battled to score and gain a lead. With four minutes left of the game the Millers took the lead 1-2, and won the game.

“We had a well played last game,” Olson said. “Everyone worked very hard and I’m super happy with how our season turned out, and I am sad that it had to end.”

The Royals finished the season with a record of 11-6-1.