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Central girls plan to reload on soccer pitch

Members of the Aberdeen Central girls soccer team work on a drill as head coach Merle Aske, background center, looks on during practice at Swisher Field last Thursday morning. Photo by John Davis taken 8/4/2022
Aberdeen Central lost some cornerstones of its girls' soccer program to graduation, but that doesn't mean the Golden Eagles plan to rebuild this fall. "Every year we consider that we should reload," said Central coach Merle Aske. "The girls have worked hard all summer. They’re getting ready to go and we’re getting into high school mode now, so they’re coming together." The Eagles have plenty of proven veterans up and down their roster. Key members include seniors Alana Hansen, Claire Schaunaman, Courtney Nipp, Makylie Miller, and Taryn Hettich, and juniors Deshani Peters, Kailyn Poppen, Bailey DeGroot, Madison Hochstetter, Abi Witte, and Lauren Joosten. Central used its speed as an asset a year ago and will try to continue to do so again this season. "We’re going to be pretty fast again, I think. The biggest thing is our control," Aske said. "We’re going to try to get a lot more possessions in hopefully, as we’re going forward and make the other teams chase.

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