WILLIS – Avery Turk’s first instinct was to go right.
She encountered resistance in that direction so twirled in the other direction.
“I just smacked it with my left foot,” she said.
The shot didn’t have much force behind it, but the direction was perfect. It trickled into the net for the only goal in New Boston Huron’s 1-0 victory over Mason in the regional semifinals on Thursday, June 4.
Turk admitted that she didn’t expect to score on the shot with 19:59 left in the second half.
“I looked up and it wasn’t in yet, but the goalie couldn’t get there,” Turk said. “It was placed right.”
It wasn’t the prettiest goal Turk has ever scored, but it was the one the sent the Chiefs into the state semifinals for the second year in a row.
“This means a lot,” Turk said. “We are really excited. I was telling the team, I didn’t want this to my last game as a senior.”
Huron coach Matt Lividini was delighted to see his team win its second consecutive regional crown.
“This is so good,” he said. “So many wrote us off because we graduated 11 seniors. They said we were a one-hit wonder.”
The Chiefs were a one-goal wonder Thursday because of great play by their rebuilt defense.
Senior Nhi Vu leads the defense backline with help from junior Kayla Christesen, sophomores Maiya Thomas and Leah Purcell and freshman Lillie Susewitz.
“They were so good,” Turk said of the defense. “That’s what they have been working on all season. We have so many underclassmen back there. … They have worked really hard to mesh.”
The next step for Huron is the state semifinals against Bloomfield Hills Marian at Waterford Kettering at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10.
PREP BASEBALL
All-Huron team picked
NEW BOSTON – Noah Banas, Cash Moczdlowsky, Owen DeLano and Aiden Sainato of champion New Boston Huron head the All-Huron League team selected by the league coaches.
Also on the first team were Drake Ferris, Ryan Burgor and Brenden Smith of Airport, Lukas Linzell and Steel Decator of St. Mary Catholic Central, Luke Beaudrie and Hunter Barton of Jefferson, Evan Szalay of Flat Rock and Cam Dessellier of Milan.
Earning spots on the second team were Dominic Russo, Jackson Surma and Jakob Furkas of Huron, Cale Jones and Jack Baker of Airport, Brady Brooks and Jake Brewer of Jefferson, Jordan Godfrey and Alexander Beaudrie of Flat Rock and Ryan Hatfield of Milan.
Honorable mention went to Huron’s Dayton Miller, Airport’s Danny Evans, Jefferson’s Brayden Burkmier of Jefferson, Alex Barron of FlatRock and Brady Mick of Milan.
Ida has three All-LCAA
HUDSON – Pitcher Hunter Hemelgarn, catcher Cam Riggs and infielder Grant Pfeiffer of Ida all were selected as members of the All-LCAA first team by league coaches.
First baseman Cam Fairchild and infielder Brayden Mason of Dundee also were honored.
Honorable mention went to Owen Snyder and Gavin Albring of Ida and Dundee’s Wyatt Hickey.
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Airport stars honored
CARLETON – Huron League champion Airport has landed Brooklyn Martin, Julia Dyson, Olivia Tilley and Brityn Duffy on the All-Huron League first team selected by league coaches.
Also making the first team were Hannah Williams and Olivia Piepsney of St. Mary Catholic Central, Madison Kuzara and Addison Ramsby of New Boston Huron, Sarah Giroux of Flat Rock, Reese Knox of Milan and Alivia LeBrun of Jefferson.
Second-team choices were Brenna Baker, Jillian Baker and Peyton Zajac of Airport, Braelyn Runyon and Lauren Tolliver of SMCC, Maria Robbins and Ava Russo of Huron, Emma Neace and Jaclynn Motyka of Flat Rock, Kenzie Chrylser and Georgia Linzell of Milan and Emi Grube of Jefferson.
Airport’s Kennady Kroll, SMCC’s Hayley Southerland, Huron’s Maya Martindale, Flat Rock’s Vanessa Neace, Milan’s Alexis Vance and Jefferson’s Mikaela Priester received honorable mention.
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: New Boston Huron girls soccer another trip to state semifinals
Reporting by Niles Kruger, The Monroe News / The Monroe News
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