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Sports Roundup: Simley Squads Close Out September
Spartans boys, girls soccer wrap up regular seasons this week as calendar turns to October.
As the calendar turned from September to October, athletic teams continued to jockey for post-season position as the Spartans boys and girls soccer squads look to wrap up the regular season this week.
Girls Soccer
Shutout victories against Richfield (4-0) on Sept. 27 and Visitation (6-0) on Oct. 1 improved the Simley girls soccer team to 8-5-1 overall and 5-3-1 in the Classic Suburban Conference with two games left to play.
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The Spartans play at North St. Paul in the conference finale on Tuesday, then host St. Croix Lutheran in its final pre-playoff matchup on Saturday afternoon.
With two games left to play, Jill Richgels all but has the team scoring title locked up with 18 goals in 14 games, while Sydney Knutson and Sarah Luby have each logged five goals apiece entering this week.
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Boys Soccer
A 1-1 tie versus visiting Hill-Murray on Oct. 1 snapped a three-game losing streak for the Simley boys soccer team as the Spartans carry a 6-5-3 overall record and 3-5-1 conference mark into this week.
One win in Simley's final two contests will guarantee them a winning season regardless of what occurs in the Section 4A Tournament, set to start on Oct. 11.
The Spartans close out the regular season on the road this week, at North St. Paul on Tuesday and at St. Croix Lutheran on Saturday.
Through 14 games, Zack Myran, Joe Trenzeluk and George Knowlton are tied for the team scoring lead with three goals apiece.
Volleyball
Back-to-back 3-0 losses against conference opponents North St. Paul and Tartan on Sept. 27 and 29, respectively, dropped the Simley volleyball team to 7-10 overall and 3-3 in the Classic Suburban.
Individual statistics were not made available. The Spartans play at Hill-Murray on Tuesday, host Mahtomedi on Thursday, then compete in the St. Michael-Albertville Tournament on Friday and Saturday.
Girls Tennis
The Simley girls tennis team wrapped up the regular season with two losses and a win, falling 4-3 to South St. Paul on Sept. 27 and to Mahtomedi 6-1 on Sept. 29 while defeating Holy Family Catholic 4-3 on Sept. 28. Individual statistics were not made available.
Results and statistics from meets involving the Simley girls swimming and diving team were not made available.
