GIRL'S SOCCER: THE CENTER OF ATTENTION LANCASTER SOCCER TEAM GETS ITS DIRECTION FROM FRESHMAN PRIETO.Byline: Julio Cortez Staff Writer Lancaster girls' soccer coach Rick Acuna finally got his wish this season - a scrappy scrap·py 1 adj. scrap·pi·er, scrap·pi·est Composed of scraps; fragmentary: scrappy evidence. scrap midfielder
In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). who would not back down. Kathleen Prieto had all the qualities the sixth-year Eagles coach was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. when he was trying to fill the starting-midfielder vacancy VACANCY. A place which is empty. The term is principally applied to cases where an office is not filled. 2. By the constitution of the United States, the president has the power to fill up vacancies that may happen during the recess of the senate. . It appears to be a good fit. The 5-foot-3 freshman has scored 13 goals and helped lead a balanced attack for the Eagles (13-8 overall, 5-1 Golden League), who are contending for the league title. ``In the past, our teams have struggled as far as the center-midfield position is concerned,'' Acuna said. ``She is just what we needed to solidify so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. that position. She is very aggressive and she plays hard even if the opposing girls are bigger and taller.'' Prieto, who also has six assists, had three goals in a 7-0 victory over Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley on Thursday, a match she left early. ``Coach Acuna wanted to give everyone a chance to play,'' Prieto said. ``We were winning so it didn't matter.'' Prieto, who's played since she was 4, is enjoying her first year of high school soccer, especially because she didn't think she'd be starting. Acuna said the addition of Prieto has allowed the team to have a balanced attack. With three-time all-Golden League forward Laci Fults in front and all-league defender Julie Thomas in the back, the Eagles are strong in all three areas of the field. ``There are other players who have important roles on our team,'' Acuna said. ``But (Prieto, Fults and Thomas) are the key players at each of the main positions. (Prieto's) addition has allowed us to be very strong.'' Prieto says her success as a freshman is in part due to the support she gets from her teammates, especially close friends Thomas and Stephanie Meek meek adj. meek·er, meek·est 1. Showing patience and humility; gentle. 2. Easily imposed on; submissive. (a second-team all-leaguer last year). ``It's a lot easier playing with someone like (Prieto) in front of me,'' said Thomas, who has played club soccer with Prieto in the past. ``It's good to have someone that has the same desire to win as I do. Before she came (to Lancaster High) she would always ask me if she would make the varsity team In the United States and Canada and UK, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, or high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of . She was concerned about playing up to the high school level.'' PRIETO FILE School: Lancaster Grade: Freshman Position: Center midfield mid·field n. Sports 1. The section of a playing field midway between goals. 2. Players whose usual positions are in the midfield. mid Stats: 13 goals, 6 assists Quote: ``It's a lot easier playing with some one like her in front of me. It's good to have someone that has the same desire to win as I do.'' - Julie Thomas CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: A freshman, Kathleen Prieto has seven assists and 13 goals for the Lancaster girls' soccer team and provides a steadying influence. Eric Grigorian/Special to the Daily News Box: Prieto File (see text) |
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