Willard Tigers Soccer

Our first game is at 6:30 Monday evening at Joplin High (same field we played Joplin on) against Hillcrest.  The bus will leave from the LOCKER ROOM at 4:30.  We will be wearing white.

Soccer Banquet News:

The Soccer Banquet is November 12th, 6:30 in the HS Commons!

The Athletic Booster Club will cover the $5 per player for the BBQ brisket
from Downtown BBQ.
If parents & siblings would like to eat with us, the cost will be $5 per
person. Cindy & Roxanna will be collecting the money. Please have your
money to them by Wednesday, November 4th.

Other food & drinks for the Banquet will be divided between the player’s
families by grade:

Senior – desserts
Junior – salads
Sophomore – side dishes
Freshman – drinks

After a quick trip to Joplin tonight, here is how the district tournament is seeded.

1.  Joplin

2.  Carthage

3.  Willard

4.  Neosho

5.  Central

6.  Hillcrest

Our next game will be on Monday, Nov. 2nd @6:30 vs Hillcrest.  All tournament games will be played in Joplin.

“Varsity and JV Parents – Please make sure your head count & money for the
banquet are turned in to Cindy Shikany or Roxanna Lindsey (they are in the
Press Box) by Wednesday, October 28th, since that is the last home game, if
you have any questions, call Cindy Shikany 234-4766 or 833-3838..”

“Senior parents – meeting to
plan the soccer banquet, Wednesday, October 21st, 5:30 @ McCallister. Any
questions call Cindy Shikany 234-4766 or 833-3838

The flu is really kicking in.  We had multiple starters and subs out for both games tonight so we are taking a soccer sick day Friday.  No practice.  If you are one of the ones that has the flu, please stay home and away from other players for a while.  This stuff is spreading fast and we would like to nip it right now.

Congrats to Branson on their 2-1 win at Willard this evening.  It was a hard fought game by both teams.

Due to the swamp conditions on the game field, the Varsity and jv games with Branson will be played on the practice field.  Parents, bring lawn chairs as there is only one set of small bleachers.  Varsity will play first at 4:30 followed by the jv immediately afterwards.

Parents and players:  A lot of us are still in disbelief about what happened last Thursday.  I am sure some of you have heard that Brady’s parents are having a hard time with funeral costs.  I will be taking donations for the next couple of days to take to Liberty Bank to help this family that has lost more than most of us can even imagine.  If you would like to help you can come see me or send it with your player to me.  The donations will be made from the Willard High Soccer Program.  RBM

Well, three weeks later Willard proved it was the best team in the Monett Tournament again, claiming its second consecutive title.  The game was tight all the wayy and was a complete contrast in soccer styles.  Willard started the scoring when just before halftime when Jacob Chappell found the net off a beautiful ball played to him by Dalton Bagley.  Monett tied the game in the second half on a pk by Mauricio.  A few minutes later Tyler Sevon too a cross from Jacob Chappell and buried it to give Willard the deciding goal.  Final:  2-1 Willard.

On a lighter note, Tyler Dean left his brand new long sleeve varsity jersey at the field.  Lucky for us someone brought it to us, well, that might not be so lucky for Tyler.  How much do you think he should run to get his jersey back??????