Ontario's offense charges

Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:44 AM PDT

Tiesha Miller | Argus Observer Ontario's Ashlee Captein (7) charges the ball, and Weiser's Ashley Johnson pursues. The Tigers defeated the Wolverines, 4-2, on Monday.

Tiesha Miller Argus Observer

Ontario

Despite both teams making steady offensive attacks, the Ontario girl's soccer team was able to pull ahead and defeat Weiser, 4-2, on Monday at the Alameda Elementary soccer field.

The first half began as a 1-1 tie early on with an Ontario goal from Andrea Guerri and a Weiser goal from Tot Saito.

"We didn't play well really," said Ontario's head coach Greg Walk. "The flow wasn't there. They weren't working as a team. The defense was confused in the first half and let that goal in."

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Near the end of the half Ontario's Christina Markee, a junior, pushed the Tigers ahead. On a break-away run, Markee charged the keeper and sent a straight, low shot into the goal.

"They've got speed," said Weiser head coach Bruce Winegar. "They've got two or three girls that when they get a step up on you, you can't catch up."

The second half started with several offensive attacks from Weiser, but the Ontario defense was able to hold back many of the runs. After Tiger Kim Boyd, a freshman, upped the score 3-1, with the assist from Ashlee Captein, Ontario picked up the pace and the majority of play took place on the Weiser half.

"We passed really good in the first half, but the defense broke down and let them in during the second," Winegar said. "We need to play 90 minutes of great soccer."

Boyd scored once more, but the Wolverines did not let up. On a Weiser run to goal, a shot bounced off an Ontario defender's leg back into the goal area. A scramble for the unpossessed ball resulted in Satio's second goal, increasing the score to 4-2.

"We didn't get the shots we wanted to get," said Winegar. "It's our passing that killed us. We would have had great shots on goal."

Weiser, who plays four games this week and is 1-2 in league play, will head to Homedale on Thursday for a 5:30 p.m. match. Ontario, who is 3-1-1 for the season and 1-1 in league, will see if it can keep its offensive efforts up when it hosts Madras on Saturday at 1 p.m. in a Greater Oregon League match-up.