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Penns Valley Season Ends in Altoona

October 24 - The Lady Rams traveled to Altoona on Wednesday evening to take on the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders in the first round of the District 6 "A" playoffs. Playing conditions were great and the Lady Rams came out playing hard from the start. Penns Valley got on the board early at the 5:50 mark when Destiny Andrus put a ball through to a hard charging Marcy Smucker, who got behind the Marauder defense and beat the keeper with a great shot from 12 yards out. The Lady Rams continued to work hard and were able to establish a passing game at times. Bishop Guilfoyle has a freshman, Alyssa McGhee, who has scored 57 goals for them this season and was always dangerous around the ball. Brandi Heckman did a great job of marking her and was able to keep her silent for the first 20 minutes. At the 21:40 mark, however, she finally was able to get a good shot off and found the upper left side of the goal to tie the score.

In the second half, both teams came out firing but Guilfoyle scored early, at the 43:20 mark, when McGhee took the ball deep to the left side of the goal and squeezed a shot in at the near post. Both teams continued to battle back-and-forth and put pressure on both keepers. Lady Ram keeper Kylie Orndorf came up big on numerous occasions to shut McGhee down the rest of the way. Penns Valley fought all the way to the end but couldn't come up with the equalizer. The game ended with a score of 2-1.

Link to Altoona Mirror article: http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/565450/BG-girls-soccer-keeps-on-winning.html?nav=751

Lady Rams Fall to Juniata

October 22 - The Lady Rams traveled to Mifflintown on Monday and lost to Juniata 4-1. Juniata put some pressure on early and scored the first goal of the game at the 25:36 mark. Penns Valley responded, however, and began to generate some opportunities. At 31:21, Brandi Heckman beat the defense around the corner and made a nice cross to Marcy Smucker who trapped the ball and buried the shot past the keeper from 10 yards out. The score at the half was 1-1. In the second half, Juniata increased the pressure and scored 3 goals in less than 10 minutes midway through the half to put the game away. 

In later action, the Juniata JV beat the PV JV 3-1. Sam Kelly had the lone goal for Penns Valley.

Tyrone Beats Penns Valley

October 18 - The Lady Rams traveled to Tyrone on Thursday and lost 2-0. This was a fairly even game with a lot of back-and-forth action. Tyrone struck early in the 14th minute with a goal off a corner kick. Penns Valley earned a few breakaway opportunities but were unable to find the goal with their shots. Tyrone put the insurance goal away in the 73rd minute off another corner kick that the Penns Valley defense was unable to clear. The hard, rough, field made for a tough night for both teams for controlling the ball.

In later action, the Tyrone JV beat the PV JV 1-0.

Clearfield Shuts Out Penns Valley

October 16 - The Lady Rams traveled to Clearfield on Tuesday night and were beat by the hosts 4-0. Clearfield controlled play early with a nice passing game and put two goals in during the first half. Two more goals from Clearfield in the second half finished out the scoring. The Lady Rams were able to generate a little pressure late in the game but were unable to get a quality shot on goal.

Penns Valley Notches Win on Senior Night

October 10 - The Lady Rams came out fired up on a cold and wet night, ready to send the seniors off with a win in their final home game, and came through with the 3-2 victory over Bald Eagle on Wednesday evening. Penns Valley pinned Bald Eagle in their own end at the start and earned numerous corner kicks but couldn't notch the early goal. At 6:31, Bald Eagle finally broke out of their own half on a breakaway and took advantage of a slippery field to slip one past Kylie Orndorf into the back of the net to go up 1-0. Penns Valley responded and generated some more opportunities but could not get off good shots on goal. The half ended at 1-0.

In the second half, the seniors led the way with good defense and some breakthrough goals. At 49:18, Rachel Long took a shot from long range that the BEA goalie could not corral. A hard-charging Brandi Heckman took advantage by scooping up the rebound and kicking it home to even the score. Bald Eagle responded, however, at 51:57, with a similar goal off a rebound. The wet night made for some wild action inside the penalty area. Grace Gover, on her birthday, made sure that Penns Valley would not be held down. At 52:39, Bald Eagle fouled a Lady Ram 25 yards out near the middle of the field and Gover drilled the direct kick over the keeper's head and under the crossbar for her first goal of the night. A minute later, a nice passing combination across the field finished with a Maggie Lynch assist to a charging Gover at the corner of the penalty area and she chipped the ball over the goalie's head for the game winner. Orndorf and the rest of the Penns Valley defense came up big the rest of the game as Bald Eagle pressed and the slippery conditions made every foray inside the penalty area exciting.

In earlier action, the PV JV beat the BEA JV 2-1.

Penns Valley Falls to Central Mountain

October 9 - The Wildcats of Central Mountain visited Penns Valley on Tuesday evening and came away 2-0 victors. The first half saw a lot of back and forth action but the Wildcats were getting scoring chances while the Lady Rams were not able to get shots on goal. The Penns Valley defense was up to the task for most of the first half, however. At 33:40, Central Mountain finally broke through with the first goal of the game. The Lady Rams continued to play good defense the second half but could not get the offense going. The Wildcats scored their insurance goal at 47:02.

In earlier action, the PV JV tied the CM JV 0-0.

Huntingdon Beats Penns Valley in Overtime

October 6 - Huntingdon visited Penns Valley for a Saturday afternoon game and came away the 2-1 winners. The Lady Rams came out strong and pinned the Bearcats in their own end for the first 10 minutes but couldn't get off a quality shot. Huntingdon increased their level of play and at 19:50 scored the first goal. After halftime, the Lady Rams scored 4 minutes in when Bethany Wasson took a nice pass from Brandi Heckman and beat the keeper with a low shot to the far post from 15 yards out. The rest of the half saw a lot of midfield play with neither team able to get the game winner. Six minutes into the first overtime, the Lady Rams were called for a foul just inside the penalty box and Huntingdon notched the golden goal on the penalty kick for the win.

In earlier action, the PV JV tied the Huntingdon JV 1-1. Cristina Curran scored the goal for PV with Naomi Olsen-Zelman providing the assist.

Penns Valley Shuts Out Central

October 3 - Penns Valley hosted Central (Martinsburg) on Wednesday evening and dominated from the start for a 4-0 win. Brandi Heckman got the scoring started early in the fifth minute on an assist from Marcy Smucker. The Lady Rams continued to press but couldn't find the back of the net again until the 34th minute when Smucker scored off an assist from Heckman. Four minutes later Lauren Eberly found the back of the net on an assist from Heckman. In the second half, the Lady Rams tallied once in the 69th minute when Rachel Long scored on a nice assist from Destiny Andrus.

Bellefonte Beats Penns Valley

October 2 - Penns Valley traveled to Bellefonte and scored first but Bellefonte found the back of the net many times afterwards to beat the Lady Rams 7-1. It was a very physical game from the outset and Bellefonte moved the ball well and pressed early. Nineteen minutes into the first half, Penns Valley earned a corner kick and Lauren Eberly took it. She placed a nice kick 8 yards out in front of the net and Marcy Smucker one-touched the ball into the far corner of the goal for the lone Penns Valley goal. After that, it was all Bellefonte with four goals in the rest of the first half and three goals in the second.

In later action, the PV JV lost to the Bellefonte JV 3-0.

Philipsburg Shuts Out Penns Valley

Sept. 26 - Playing for the third time in three nights, the Lady Rams visited Philipsburg and lost 1-0. Penns Valley came out and established their passing game early and played their best half of the last few years. They moved the ball very well and kept Philipsburg pinned in their defensive end but could not get off any quality shots. Against the run of play, Philipsburg made a drive into the Penns Valley end of the field in the 23rd minute and earned a corner kick. The corner kick was driven into a pile of players and ricocheted twice before ending up in the back of the net for the lone score of the game. Penns Valley continued to press the rest of the game but could not find the back of the net.

In later action, the PV JV beat the PO JV 2-0. Goals were scored by Destiny Andrus and Nakisha Breon, with Marissa Hettinger tallying an assist.

Tyrone Shuts Out Penns Valley

Sept. 25 - Tyrone came to Penns Valley on Tuesday night and beat the Lady Rams 1-0. The game saw a lot of back and forth action with neither team able to establish much of a passing game. The lone goal came five minutes into the second half and the Tyrone defense was able to hold on the rest of the way for the win.

In earlier action, the PV JV tied Tyrone JV 0-0.

Lady Rams Shut Out Philipsburg 2-0

Sept. 24 - On a rare late afternoon home game, Penns Valley resurrected the passing game and put in a nice performance to earn the shutout over the visiting Lady Mounties. The Lady Rams controlled play from the beginning and generated some nice scoring opportunities. At the 18:20 mark, Lauren Eberly tracked down a cleared ball and launched a rocket from 25 yards out over the keeper's head and into the back of the net for her first goal of the year. In the second half, in the 59th minute, Destiny Andrus added the insurance goal with Grace Gover providing the assist on a through ball behind the defense. Cheyenne Swartz and the rest of the Penns Valley defense did a nice job withstanding some late pressure from PO to earn the shutout.

In later action, the Penns Valley JV beat the PO JV 4-1. Destiny Andrus had the hat trick with Marissa Hettinger adding the 4th goal. Lucie Case had an assist. 

Clearfield Shuts Out Penns Valley 2-0

Sept. 19 - Clearfield came to town on Wednesday night and used good team speed and skills to beat the Lady Rams. Twelve minutes into the first half, a Clearfield striker won a foot race to the ball behind the PV defense and went in alone on Kylie Orndorf and hit a nice shot into the upper 90 of the goal. The teams went back and forth a lot for the rest of the half but the Lady Rams couldn't figure out how to get by the stingy Clearfield defense. In the second half Clearfield notched their insurance goal four minutes into the half with another nice long shot that went in just under the crossbar.

In earlier action, the PV JV beat the Clearfield JV 4-2. Goal scorers for the Lady Rams were Marissa Hettinger, Rachel Hodgson, Destiny Andrus and Carey McCool. Assists were provided by Destiny Andrus and Ayla Olsen-Zelman.

Bald Eagle Area Beats Penns Valley 2-1

Sept. 18 - Two late first half goals were all BEA needed to beat the Lady Rams on a wet and windy night in Wingate. The game was mostly played at midfield but with the wind at their backs BEA scored first at 26:35 and then again at 34:40. In the second half the Lady Rams came out stronger and applied pressure early. Two minutes into the second half Marcy Smucker notched her fourth goal of the season with a low left-footed shot from 15 yards out on the left side of the penalty area. Penns Valley continued to apply the pressure but could not get a good shot on goal from many scrambles in front of the BEA net.

In earlier action, the BEA JV beat the PV JV 2-0.

Penns Valley Loses to Huntingdon in Tight Match

Sept. 13 - Penns Valley traveled to Huntingdon on Thursday and lost a hard-fought game 2-1. The Bearcats always play an aggressive, physical game, and Thursday was no different. Most of the game was played at midfield, with both teams occasionally making forays inside the 18. Huntingdon struck first, at 22:43, with a long shot that found the back of the net. The score at halftime was 1-0. 

In the second half, the Lady Rams came out with a little more energy and a little better passing, and were able to press the Huntingdon defense. After a number of dangerous runs at the Huntingdon defense by Valerie Kubalak and Destiny Andrus, PV finally got on the scoreboard. In the 47th minute, Maggie Lynch took a long throw in deep inside Bearcat territory and Marcy Smucker got on the end of it and flicked it on with her head. Andrus gathered up the pass and launched a hard low shot from 15 yards out that beat the keeper. Huntingdon responded quickly, however, and scored the game winner a minute later from a scramble in front of the net. Penns Valley again pressed late in the game but couldn't get the equalizer.

In earlier action, the Huntingdon JV beat the Penns Valley JV 2-1. Rachel Hodgson notched the lone goal on an assist from Destiny Andrus.

Lady Rams Shut Out Central

Sept. 10 - Penns Valley traveled to Martinsburg on Monday and dominated league newcomer Central 9-0. The field was rough and connecting with passes was difficult but the Lady Rams applied pressure early. Marcy Smucker started off the scoring in the 4th minute when she took a loose ball in front of the net and hit a low shot past the keeper. Smucker added a second goal at 18:13 off an assist from Valerie Kubalak. At 25:13, Grace Gover launched a shot from distance that bounced off the crossbar and a hustling Kubalak got her first goal when she headed it home. The score at half was 3-0.

Two minutes into the second half, Maggie Lynch crossed the ball into the penalty area and a Central defender attempted to clear it but headed the ball into her own net. Lynch then set up Kubalak's second goal with a cross into the box at the 46:12 mark. In the 50th minute, Grace Gover fed a pass through to Smucker who notched the hat trick. In the 60th minute, Rachel Hodgson added an unassisted goal. At 64:20, Jordon Brown found an open Naomi Olsen-Zelman to the side of the net and Olsen-Zelman beat the keeper to the near post. Sam Kelly finished the scoring in the 68th minute on an assist from Carey McCool. Kylie Orndorf made three saves on the afternoon, with one of them being a stop of a penalty kick.

Penns Valley Opens Mountain League Play with a 6-2 Loss

Sept. 6 - Bellefonte traveled to Spring Mills on Thursday night for the Lady Rams' first home game of the season. The Red Raiders came out aggressively and put PV on their heels from the start. PV, however, got on the scoreboard first after Valerie Kubalak was taken down in the penalty area by a Bellefonte defender. Grace Gover converted on the penalty kick at the 19:25 mark for her second goal of the season. Bellefonte came back and scored two goals at 23:15 and 36:28 for a 2-1 lead at halftime. PV had two corner kicks in the last two minutes of the half and got shots off but couldn't convert.

The second half saw more of the same action, with Bellefonte winning loose balls and passing well. At 62:42 they notched their third goal, and followed with another 7 minutes later. The Lady Rams struck back at 71:48 when Cheyenne Swartz picked up a loose ball on the side and made a nice cross behind the defense. Rachel Long got to the ball first and beat the keeper from 12 yards out. Bellefonte responded with two more goals in the last 6 minutes.

In earlier action, the Bellefonte JV beat the Lady Ram JV 3-2.

Lady Rams Open the Season with a Split at Hughesville

Sept. 1 - The Lady Rams traveled to Hughesville on Saturday and made it to the championship game before falling to the hosts in the nightcap. Penns Valley faced Northeast Bradford in the first game and it was a hot and muggy noon start. The Lady Rams pressed from the start and got a quick goal in the third minute when Maggie Lynch took a feed from Valerie Kubalak and beat the goalie to the high side from 25 yards out with a shot that hit the bottom of the crossbar before bouncing into the net. Penns Valley got their passing game going early and distributed the ball very well around the field. They kept the pressure on  but NEB was able to get an equalizer towards the end of the first half to make the scored tied 1-1 at halftime. 

In the second half, PV continued to work the ball well and kept the ball in their offensive end most of the time, but the NEB goalkeeper had a nice game and defended her net well. In the 53rd minute, however, Valerie Kubalak broke through and buried a shot from 12 yards out on a nice cross from Rachel Long to get the game-winner. Grace Gover added an insurance goal in the 75th minute on a rocket shot from 25 yards out that beat the keeper in the low corner. Penns Valley outshot NEB 34-4 for the game.

In the second game, the team speed and larger roster of Hughesville was too much for PV to handle. The Lady Rams were clearly tired from the earlier match, with many girls doing double duty on JV and Varsity. Hughesville was able to establish control of the match from the beginning and keep the pressure on the Lady Ram defense most of the game. Two first half goals were all Hughesville would need to retain the rights to the Lady Spartan trophy. The PV defense played well and was able to turn away many opportunities that the Lady Spartans had. Kylie Orndorf had a busy night in goal and ended the match with 24 saves.

The Penns Valley JV opened the day with a 0-1 overtime loss against Northeast Bradford.They outshot NEB but were unable to find the net. In their second game, against Wyalusing, they found their scoring touch and PV torched the net with 6 goals for a 6-0 win.

Hughesville Tournament Scheduled for Sept. 1

July 24 - The annual Hughesville Tournament will be held on Saturday, September 1, at Hughesville High School. The schedule is below.

Summer Open Field Soccer is Underway

June 18 - There will be open field soccer available for senior high girls every Monday and Thursday evening from 6:30pm-8:00pm at the soccer athletic field at the high school through the beginning of August. In case of rain or storms, an email will be sent out to cancel as needed. Please check your email or call Coach Smucker if you have questions. The schedule is on the calendar below. Junior High girls will have open fields at Centre Hall on Tuesday evenings from 6-8pm. Contact Jeff Denger or Rich Whitman for information about that.

Penns Valley's Season Ends at Richland

Oct. 26 - The Lady Rams traveled to Richland on Wednesday evening to take on the hosts and number one seed in the District 6 Class A semi-final. Penns Valley played well from the start and was able to apply some pressure to the Richland defense. Richland took some good shots, however, and finally knocked a loose ball into the net midway through the first half. The Lady Ram defense was able to deny all of the other scoring chances to make the score at halftime 1-0. 

In the second half, Richland ratcheted up the pressure and scored an early goal. Richland began to wear down the Lady Rams by getting fresher legs into the game. Penns Valley continued to work hard and forced the Richland keeper to make two nice saves on shots from Grace Gover and Marcy Smucker. The Lady Rams were not able to score, however, and two late goals from Richland made the final score 4-0.

Despite the loss, the Lady Rams played hard and finished the season playing well.

Three Lady Rams Selected to League All-Star Team

Oct. 25 - Three Penns Valley players were selected for the 2011 Mountain League All-Star team. Grace Gover grabbed first team honors for her stellar defensive play. Brooke Lindsay and Brandi Heckman received second team honors for their key contributions during the year. Congratulations to all three for a good season.

Penns Valley Finishes Regular Season with a Win

Oct. 19 - The Lady Rams traveled to Wingate on Wednesday evening and beat Bald Eagle 2-1 in overtime. The game featured a lot of midfield play, with both teams working hard to generate opportunities. The Lady Ram defense, led by Grace Gover, played well all night and was able to keep Bald Eagle from getting many good opportunities. The Eagles did strike first, however, off a long throw-in at the 24:54 mark that they were able to get to first and half-volley into the goal. Bald Eagle went to halftime with the 1-0 lead. 

In the second half, the Lady Rams took advantage of an early opportunity at the 45:02 mark when Marcy Smucker slipped a pass through to Brooke Lindsay and Lindsay overpowered the keeper from 15 yards out to tie the score. Neither team would score the rest of the half. Midway through the second overtime, Bethany Wasson took the ball down to the corner and put a nice cross through the top of the 18. Rachel Hodgson was able to get a foot on it and directed it to Lindsay. Brooke took a left-footed half volley shot from 18 yards out that was the game-winner.

In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV beat the Bald Eagle JV 1-0. Rachel Hodgson notched the goal while Carey McCool provided the assist.

Bellefonte Shuts out Lady Rams

Oct. 17 - Penns Valley traveled to Bellefonte on Monday and lost a 2-0 match to the Red Raiders. Both teams came out flat and played a scoreless first half. In the second half, Bellefonte struck early at the 45:46 mark and started to apply pressure. They notched an insurance goal at the 75:22 mark to finish out the scoring.

In later action, The Bellefonte JV beat the Penns Valley JV.

Juniata Beats Penns Valley on Senior Night

Oct. 12 - On a cold and wet senior night, Juniata won a hard-fought contest 3-0. The Lady Rams played well but Juniata was the one that took advantage of their opportunities. Most of the action took place at midfield on the sloppy turf, with both teams only mustering a few good scoring opportunities. All three Juniata goals were in the first half. Before the game, the Lady Rams honored the three seniors, Maddie Bastress, Brooke Lindsay and Lyndsey Witherite.

In previous action, the Juniata JV beat the Penns Valley JV 2-0.

Mifflin Counts Tops Penns Valley

Oct. 10 - Penns Valley traveled to Burnham on Monday and beat the Lady Rams 4-0. Penns Valley came out flat and could never really get any offense going, until the end of the game. Mifflin County scored 3 first half goals and 1 in the second half.

In later action the Mifflin County JV beat the Penns Valley JV.

Penns Valley Shuts Out Philipsburg

Oct. 6 - The Lady Rams looked good in pink and took down Philipsburg in a pink-out shut-out on Thursday night, 4-0. For Carolyn Darr's senior project, a fundraiser for the PA Breast Cancer Coalition, the Lady Rams dressed in pink, the lines were painted in pink, and fans wore the pink to show their support. Penns Valley came out ready to play and put pressure on the Mounties from the start. Lyndsey Witherite scored the first goal at the 12:42 mark, knocking home a left-footed shot off a corner kick from Brooke Lindsay. Four minutes later, Marcy Smucker found the back of the net after a scramble in front of the net to make it 2-0.

After halftime, the Lady Rams continued to put the pressure on and connect on nice passing combinations. Brooke Lindsay scored both goals in the second half, one on an assist from Marcy Smucker, and the other on a laser from 20 yards away. The Penns Valley defense, led by Grace Gover, turned away all scoring attempts by PO and made it an easy night in goal for Maddie Bastress and Kylie Orndorf.

In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV defeated the Philipsburg JV, 2-0. Jordan Brown and Val Kubalak scored the goals with Carey McCool providing the assist on Jordan's goal.

Lady Rams fall to Huntingdon

Oct. 3 - Penns Valley struck first but could not hold the momentum as the Bearcats scored three unanswered goals to win 3-1. It was a swampy night at Detwiler Field and both teams had trouble with the footing. The Lady Rams came out strong, however, and started off passing the ball well. Two minutes into the game, they earned a corner kick. Brooke Lindsay took the kick and connected with Brandi Heckman who redirected the ball into the goal. Penns Valley kept the pressure on but Huntingdon got behind the Lady Ram defense four minutes later and knocked in the equalizer. The goal energized the Bearcats and they started putting a lot of pressure on the Penns Valley defense. Lady Ram goalkeeper Maddie Bastress played well in the goal and turned away all other shots the first half.

Seven minutes into the second half, Huntingdon scored the go-ahead goal on a shot from beyond the penalty area. The rest of the half saw a lot of play in the midfield area. In the last five minutes, Penns Valley started to apply pressure again and had a number of scoring opportunities, but could not find the back of the net. Huntingdon notched their final goal with a minute to play.

In earlier action, the Huntingdon JV beat the Penns Valley JV 2-0.

Central Mountain Shuts Out Penns Valley

Sept. 28 - The Lady Rams traveled to Central Mountain on Wednesday and lost to a tough Wildcat team 4-0. Central Mountain controlled much of the play from the beginning with a well-orchestrated passing game. They scored first at the 11:32 mark on a shot from six yards out. At 26:46, they tallied their second goal. The Lady Rams came out with better passing in the second half and were able to generate a few scoring opportunities but couldn't get a good shot off. The Wildcats struck twice more in the second half in the 56th and 71st minutes to finish the game off.

In earlier action, the Central Mountain JV beat the Penns Valley JV 1-0.

Penns Valley Beats Tyrone

Sept. 22 - The Lady Rams finally took the lid off of the goal at Tyrone and beat the Golden Eagles 3-1. Brooke Lindsay started the scoring early when she slipped behind the defense with the ball and beat the keeper from 10 yards out. Lyndsey Witherite provided the assist. Ten minutes later Brandi Heckman dribbled past the defense and chipped the ball over the keepers head and into the back of the net from 20 yards out to make the score 2-0. Tyrone scored its only goal 30 seconds before halftime.

Lady Rams to host "Pink Out" Night

Sept. 21 - Penns Valley's game against Philipsburg on October 6 will be a fundraiser for the PA Breast Cancer Coalition. T-shirts and wristbands will be available for sale and there will be a silent auction at the game. Monetary donations will also be accepted at the game. This event is part of Lady Ram Carolyn Darr's senior project. Wear your pink and come out in support of the Lady Rams this night. JV plays at 5:30pm and varsity plays at 7:00pm.

Sept. 20 - Penns Valley controlled much of the play on Tuesday night but couldn't find the back of the net and ended up with a 2-2 tie. Bald Eagle got on the board first with a goal at the 34:17 mark. The Lady Rams got their passing game going and generated numerous opportunities but didn't convert. To start the second half, Penns Valley applied pressure to the Bald Eagle defense and finally at 52:12 Lyndsey Witherite launched a shot from 25 yards on goal. A BEA defender tried to clear it with her head but ended up heading it back into her own goal. The Lady Rams kept pressuring and, after a scramble in front of the net, a Bald Eagle defender again cleared it into her own net. BEA struck again, however, at 57:35 on a 25 yard shot that found the back of the net to knot the score at 2-2. After two overtimes, the score remained the same.

Bellefonte Blanks Penns Valley

Sept. 15 - In the fourth game in six days, Penns Valley was shut out by Bellefonte 4-0. The first half was tight, with Bellefonte scoring the lone goal at the 10:55 mark. In the second half, Bellefonte connected three times from long range.

Mifflin County Beats Penns Valley

Sept. 13 - In their first look at the combined Mifflin County school, the Lady Rams were shutout by the Huskies 3-0. The first half saw a lot of back-and-forth action, with both teams threatening occasionally but much of the play was at midfield. The score at halftime was 0-0. The Lady Rams came out stronger in the second half and generated numerous scoring opportunities. Brooke Lindsay played well at forward, and saw multiple shots bounce off the goalposts. The Mifflin County goalie came up big with a few deflections of shots destined for the goal. In an eight minute goal-scoring flurry starting in the 68th minute, the Huskies finally solved the Penns Valley defense and scored three goals from long range.

Clearfield Edges Penns Valley

Sept. 12 - The Clearfield Bison came to Penns Valley on Monday night and came away with a 1-0 win. The Bison brought a lot of team speed to the game and kept pressure on the Lady Ram defense from the beginning. They scored the only goal of the night in the fourth minute of play. Kylie Orndorf made 24 saves on the night to keep the game close. Penns Valley was able to generate some goal-scoring opportunities but could not convert. The Lady Rams played a stronger second half but still couldn't find the scoring touch.

Penns Valley Shut Out by Juniata

Sept. 10 - On another hot and muggy Saturday, Penns Valley traveled to Mifflintown to take on Juniata and came away on the losing end, 0-4. The Indians took control from the start and kept the ball in their offensive end for most of the game. The Lady Rams were unable to establish any kind of passing game and could not retain possession. Juniata scored three times in the first half and added a fourth goal early in the second half.

Lady Rams Earn Split at Hughesville

Penns Valley Puts Four Girls on All-Star Team

Mountain League All-Stars Announced

Penns Valley Falls in District Quarterfinals

Penns Valley Edges Philipsburg-Osceola

District 6 Playoff Bracket Released

Penns Valley Beats Huntingdon

Lady Rams Shutout Lewistown

Bellefonte Tops Penns Valley

Penns Valley Edges Bald Eagle Area

Indian Valley Wins with Golden Goal

Penns Valley Defeats Tyrone

Central Mountain Beats Penns Valley in Wild Game

Lady Rams Defeat Philipsburg

Huntingdon Beats Penns Valley

September 28 - The Lady Rams traveled to Huntingdon on Monday evening to take on the Bearcats and lost a hard-fought match, 3-2. The game was physical from the start, with both teams playing hard. Huntingdon struck on their first shot in the sixth minute, a direct kick from 25 yards out that bent over the wall and into the upper corner of the net. Five minutes later they stuck again to put the Lady Rams down 2-0. Penns Valley didn't give up, however, and generated numerous scoring opportunities but were unable to finish. Finally, with six minutes left in the half, Rachel Silks took a pass from Leah Mothersbaugh and beat the keeper with a low shot to the near post.

The second half saw a lot of the same action, with much of the play taking place around midfield. Neither team was able to keep much possession of the ball. Midway through the half the Bearcats struck again to make the score 3-1. Penns Valley kept pressing, however, and in the 70th minute Rachel Silks fed a nice ball through to Carolyn Darr, who found the back of the net. That would finish the scoring for the evening. The Lady Rams outshot the Bearcats 17 to 8.

In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV beat the Huntingdon JV 3-1. Maggie Lynch had two goals and Brandi Heckman had one for the Lady Rams. Emily Jepson and Tori Youngbauer picked up the assists.

Penns Valley Blanks Bellefonte

Lady Rams Top Lewistown

Penns Valley JV Splits Tournament at Central Mountain

Indian Valley Tops Pens Valley

September 17 - The Lady Rams traveled to Burnham on Thursday to take on Indian Valley and lost a tight match, 3-2. Indian Valley came out strong and put Penns Valley on their heels from the start of the game. The Lady Rams started to pick it up as the half progressed, however, and scored first when Brandi Heckman picked up a loose ball about 12 yards out from the goal and found the lower corner of the net. Indian Valley drew even on a breakaway six minutes later to tie the game. The half ended 1-1.

The second half saw a lot of back-and-forth action, but Indian Valley found the net first when they scored 17 minutes into the half. Indian Valley scored the insurance goal with nine minutes left in the game. The Lady Rams, did not give up, however, and started to press and get some opportunities. With just under three minutes to play, Carolyn Darr dropped off a nice pass to Liz Ventura who beat the goalie high from 15 yards out. The Lady Rams could not, however, get the tying goal.

In later action, the Penns Valley JV beat the Indian Valley JV, 4-1. Tori Youngbauer and Rachel Silks each had a goal and an assist to lead the way. Emily Jepson and Maddie Bastress notched a goal apiece while Eden Bonjo picked up an assist.

Penns Valley Blanks Bald Eagle

September 15 - The Lady Rams played host to Bald Eagle on Tuesday night and got the shutout, 3-0. While Penns Valley dominated play from the beginning, they were not able to find the back of the net until 27:11 into the game when Carolyn Darr picked up a loose ball in front of the net and tucked the ball into the corner of the goal. Liz Ventura made it 2-0 a few minutes before half-time on an assist from Katie Deardorff.

Ventura scored her second goal early in the second half, again on an assist from Deardorff. The Lady Rams were not able to capitalize on any other opportunities, but were able to keep Bald Eagle from getting many opportunities to score.

In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV beat the Bald Eagle JV, 5-0. Two goals from Rachel Silks and a goal apiece from Eden Bonjo, Tori Youngbauer and Emily Jepson were the difference in the game. Jepson and Bethany Wasson picked up assists.

Central Mountain Tops Penns Valley in a Thriller

September 12 - The Lady Rams traveled to Mill Hall on Saturday to take on an always-tough Central Mountain team and came away on the losing end, 3-2. Penns Valley struck first when Carolyn Darr picked up a short goal kick and took it back in towards the goal and beat the keeper less than two minutes into the game. The action went back and forth from there until Central Mountain picked up its first goal 14 minutes later. Central Mountain struck again five minutes later to put them up 2-1. The Lady Rams were not finished, however, as Liz Ventura took a pass from Darr in the 25th minute and beat the keeper from distance to knot the score 2-2 at halftime.

The second half saw the physical play continue from the first half. Both teams battled hard and had opportunities to score. Central Mountain scored the game-winner 11 minutes into the half on a long distance shot that found the upper corner of the goal. The non-stop action continued from there but neither team was able to find the back of the net.

In earlier action, the Central Mountain JV beat the Penns Valley JV 1-0.

Lady Rams Shut Out Tyrone

September 10 - In their first league game of the season, Penns Valley traveled to Tyrone and scored early and often to put away the hosts, 7-0. Brooke Lindsay scored first, two minutes into the game, on as assist from Carolyn Darr. Six minutes in, Carolyn Darr scored on an assist from Katie Deardorff. Two minutes later, Liz Ventura scored on an assist from Tessa Deardorff. Nine minutes in, Brooke Lindsay notched her second goal unassisted. Two minutes after that Ventura added her second goal unassisted. At 25:46, Katie Deardorff scored on an assist from Heather Holmes. In the first half, Penns Valley controlled play and had 13 shots on goal to 2 for Tyrone.

Penns Valley continued to control play in the second half and kept Tyrone from getting off any shots. Leah Mothersbaugh finished the scoring for the Lady Rams with an unassisted goal at the 52:44 mark. Penns Valley will travel to Central Mountain for their next game on Saturday.

Penns Valley Beats Jersey Shore in Double Overtime

September 5 - In their second game of the tournament, the Lady Rams picked up a 1-0 win over Jersey Shore. Penns Valley was able to control more of the play than against Hughesville, but were feeling the effects of the tough game the night before. They generated numerous scoring opportunities, but either missed shots or put the ball right at the keeper. Robin Siegenthaler came up with some clutch saves to keep the game scoreless. After two halves of scoreless soccer, the game went into sudden victory overtime.

With seven minutes left in the second overtime, the Lady Rams had a throw-in deep in Jersey Shore territory. Brooke Lindsay got her head on the throw and Carolyn Darr hit a great full volley shot into the far corner of the net to win the game.

In later action, the Penns Valley JV lost a close match to the Jersey Shore JV by a score of 2-1. Grace Gover scored the lone goal for Penns Valley with a breakaway in the second half.

Hughesville Edges Penns Valley

September 4 - In the season opening tournament at Hughesville on Friday night, the Lady Rams lost to the host Lady Spartans, 1-2. The game was hard-fought from the beginning, with the Hughesville team controlling much of the play but the Lady Rams playing hard the whole game. The Lady Spartans opened the scoring 20 minutes into the first half. Eight minutes later they struck again to make the score 2-0 at half time. The Lady Rams generated some scoring opportunities but were unable to finish.

The second half saw much of the same kind of action. The team speed of the Lady Spartans kept the Lady Ram defense on its toes. Finally, with 10 minutes left in the game, Kerry Snyder picked up a ball at midfield and passed it wide to Heather Holmes. Holmes advanced the ball down the line and made a nice cross to a charging Carolyn Darr, who beat the keeper to make the score 2-1. The Lady Rams were not able to capitalize on a few opportunities in the waning moments of the game. Overall, the defense, led by Robin Siegenthaler in goal, played well to keep the game close.

Season To Get Underway at Hughesville Tournament

Schedule Posted for 2009-10 Season

Lady Rams' Season Ends in Pittsburgh

Lady Rams Fall in District Finals

Penns Valley Beats West Branch

Lady Ram Second Half Comeback Defeats Philipsburg

Penns Valley Defeats Lewistown

District 6 Playoff Brackets Posted

Lady Rams Clinch Mountain League Title

Penns Valley Tops Tyrone

Lady Rams Tie Central Mountain

Penns Valley Shuts Out Indian Valley

Lady Rams Blank Bearcats

Bellefonte Beats Penns Valley

Penns Valley Beats Bald Eagle

Penns Valley Beats Lewistown

Lady Rams Blank Bellefonte

Central Mountain Edges Penns Valley

Lady Rams Shut Out Philipsburg

Penns Valley Edges Indian Valley

Lady Rams Beat Tyrone

Huntingdon Defeats Penns Valley in Double Overtime

Ventura, Bryant Lead Offensive Onslaught in Home Opener

Penns Valley Falls to Hughesville

Lady Rams Start Season with a Win

Lady Rams Win Penns Valley Indoor Tournament

March 1 - Penns Valley fielded three teams in their annual tournament this year and PV1 ended up with the tournament victory. Teams from Juniata, Central Mountain, Loyalsock, West Branch and State College attended the tournament. After pool play, teams from Penns Valley, Central Mountain, State College and Juniata moved on to the semifinals. The Lady Rams played Central Mountain in the semis and were down by two goals with five minutes to play. A ferocious comeback led by Katie Kreisher netted three goals in the final minutes for a 5-4 victory. In the finals, PV played defending champs Juniata. In a hard-fought game, the Lady Rams played well and steadily notched goals to defeat the Indians, 4-1. Congratulations to the winning team of Katie Kreisher, Mona Bryant, Alicia Leitch, Ally Lush, Kala Fultz, Katie Deardorff, Rebecca Farkas and Kerry Snyder.

PV Lady Rams Advance to District Finals

October 29 - On a fantastic night for soccer at State College's Memorial Field, Penns Valley put in their best performance of the year to defeat the Richland Lady Rams 2-1. Penns Valley started strong and controlled the flow of play for most of the first half. With accurate passing out of the middle and strong play on the wings, the PV Lady Rams kept the pressure on Richland but were unable to find the finishing touch. Richland struck first about 25 minutes into the half off a direct kick. They took the kick from 35 yards out and lofted a ball behind the PV defense which one of their forwards headed towards the goal. Ally Lush was able to keep the header out of the net but Richland was first to the rebound and knocked it home to go up 1-0. Within two minutes, Penns Valley had the answer. A direct kick was awarded to PV just outside the Richland penalty box to the side of the field. Sarah Montminy took the kick and tucked a perfect ball over the Richland wall and into the upper back corner of the net. With about four minutes left in the half, Penns Valley got the game-winner. After a corner kick, the ball was cleared out of the penalty area by the Richland defense but Ali Yarger came up from her defensive position and lofted the ball deep over the keeper's head and under the crossbar to make it 2-1.

The second half saw Penns Valley continue the fine play from the first half. Richland had just one shot and the PV Lady Rams kept the ball in Richland's half of the field most of the time. Despite numerous opportunities to score, PV was unable to get the insurance goal but played a strong defensive game to keep Richland's fast forwards away from the goal. Ally Lush made one big save when she came out on a 50-50 ball and was able to keep the Richland forward from getting off a shot.

Penns Valley will now travel to Hollidaysburg on Thursday to take on Bishop McCort, last year's district champion, at 5:30pm.

Lady Rams Win District Quarterfinals

October 25 - On Tuesday night Bishop Guilfoyle visited Penns Valley in a District 6 quarterfinal match. The Lady Rams made it more exciting than it should have been but came away the winners, 4-2. Penns Valley started out the game by dominating play and keeping it in BG's end of the field. They were passing well but could not get any shots through the crowd of BG players inside the penalty area. BG struck first 13 minutes into the game on their first shot of the game. They played a long ball over the PV defense that bounced around on the edge of the penalty area before being chipped in by a BG forward. One minute later the Lady Rams finally answered when Sarah Montminy took a corner kick and found Ella Myer on the near post who headed the ball past the keeper. At 16:40 Myer struck again when she made a long cross into the goal area which the keeper mishandled and bounced into the net.

After halftime, Bishop Guilfoyle came out strong for the first few minutes but the Lady Rams seized control of the game again. Once again Penns Valley took many shots but it was just too crowded inside the penalty area and none of the shots got through. BG struck next midway through the half on their second shot of the game to make the score 2-2. Finally at 71:38 Mona Bryant crossed the ball from the side and found a wide open Liz Ventura in front of the net who buried the gamewinner to make it 3-2. At 77:19 Mona Bryant added the insurance goal on an assist from Ventura.

Penns Valley will now play on Monday night at 5:30pm at Memorial Field in State College against Richland.

District 6 Playoff Brackets Posted

October 19 - The Lady Rams have earned the second seed in the District 6 AA playoffs. They will face Bishop Guilfoyle, the number seven seed, on Thursday, October 25, at 7:30pm at home. Bishop McCort is the number one seed in the district. Click on the link at left to see the entire playoff bracket for District 6 (AA and AAA).

Lady Rams Shut Out by Juniata

October 18 - The Lady Rams traveled to Mifflintown on Thursday to take on the Indians and looked tired in a 0-3 loss. The game was largely played at midfield and both teams had trouble playing much of a control game on the hard, rough, game surface. Juniata struck first midway through the first half and led at half 1-0. Two more goals during the second half sealed the win for the Indians.

After the varsity game, the Penns Valley JV lost to the Juniata JV 0-2.

Penns Valley Clinches League Championship

October 17 - Philipsburg-Osceola came to play on Wednesday evening and, unlike their first meeting, gave the Lady Rams all the could handle before finally succumbing in double overtime, 2-1. The Mounties came out firing and Ally Lush was forced to make a nice diving save just a minute into the game. This seemed to energize PO and they pushed hard and put the Lady Ram defense under a lot of pressure. Eight minutes into the game, they finally hit paydirt as a hard, low shot, beat the diving Lush into the net. It was a back-and-forth game for the rest of the half until with less than ten minutes to go the Lady Rams finally started pressing the attack. The score remained 0-1 at halftime.

In the second half, Penns Valley came out playing better soccer and put the PO defense under pressure. The Mounties packed in the defense, however, and Penns Valley was unable to find room to get off good shots. Finally, in the 65th minute, Ella Myer beat a defender to the end line and took the ball right in on the goalie. The goalie guessed pass and cheated out of the goal too far and Myer buried the tough-angle shot in the back of the net to tie the score. The rest of the half saw PO pack it in on defense and look for the occasional breakaway but neither side could score. The first ten minute overtime was more of the same. One minute into the second overtime, Sarah Montminy finally found some room to maneuver from 25 yards out, beat three defenders and launched a shot past the diving PO keeper to earn the golden goal.

Penns Valley now starts district play as the second seeded team (Bishop McCort is first) and will host Bishop Guilfoyle on Thursday, October 25, at 7:30pm. The Penns Valley boys will play first that night at 5:30pm against Belleville. The district bracket will be posted here as soon as it is released.

Lady Rams Shut Out Tyrone

October 15 - Mona Bryant earned another hat trick as Penns Valley scored early and often to beat Tyrone 8-0. Bryant's first goal came 1:18 into the game when she picked up a loose ball and fired it past the keeper. Just two minutes later Sarah Montminy fed a through pass to a speeding Bryant who got behind the defense and beat the keeper again. Kala Fultz finished the scoring in the first half when she put home a cross from Katie Deardorff at 32:40.

Two minutes into the second half, Sarah Montminy notched a goal on a pass from Katie Deardorff. Two minutes later, Bryant got her third goal on an assist from Montminy. At 57:23, Ali Yarger scored her first goal of the year off a pass from Alison Geesey. Katie Kreisher finished the scoring at 71:11. Penns Valley dominated the possession of the game and kept the ball in their offensive end for most of the game. Robin Deardorff, Ally Lush and Mona Bryant combined in goal for the shutout.

The Lady Rams play next on Wednesday in a home game with Philipsburg which has just been announced as varsity only at 7:00pm.

Penns Valley Edges East Juniata

October 11 - The Lady Rams made it three wins this week as they gutted out a come from behind victory over the Lady Tigers, 2-1. The Lady Rams started out slowly and East Juniata took advantage with a goal around the nine minute mark. From there it was a hard fought back-and-forth game as both teams hustled up and down the field but could not convert on any scoring opportunities. The score at half time remained 0-1.

The Lady Rams came out harder in the second half and had some opportunities but could not find the back of the net. Finally, in the 59th minute, Ella Myer slipped a pass to Mona Bryant behind the defense and she collected the pass and buried it past the keeper from 10 yards out. Seven minutes later, Penns Valley had a corner kick and as the ball came across the goal mouth, an East Juniata player reached up and grabbed it with both hands, resulting in a penalty kick. Sarah Montminy converted the kick to put the Lady Rams up for good, 2-1. The defense held strong in the closing minutes as the Lady Tigers tried to ratchet up the pressure.

In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV beat the East Juniata JV 3-1. Liz Ventura had two goals, Leah Mothersbaugh had a goal and an assist, and Rebecca Farkas picked up an assist.

The next game will be senior night on Monday, October 15, at 7:00pm versus Tyrone. There will be no JV game but there will be the final game of the year for the Junior High team at 5:30pm against Bellefonte in the stadium.

Lady Rams Shut Out Indian Valley

October 10 - Katie Deardorff led the offense with two goals and the defense notched another shutout as Penns Valley beat Indian Valley 4-0. The Lady Rams struggled at first to adjust to the hard, bumpy field but controlled play for most of the game. Deardorff scored both her goals in the first half with Mona Bryant supplying the assist on the second goal.

Bryant added a goal of her own in the second half when Ella Myer took a direct kick from about 30 yards out on the side of the field and lofted a perfect cross to a waiting Bryant who hit a beautiful header into the back of the net. Sarah Montminy finished the scoring for the game on an unassisted shot from 20 yards out.

In later action, the Penns Valley JV beat the Indian Valley JV 1-0. Liz Ventura notched the goal for the Lady Rams.

Penns Valley Beats Huntingdon

October 8 - The Lady Rams traveled to Huntingdon on Monday and Mona Bryant earned the hat trick to lead Penns Valley to a 6-1 victory over the Bearcats. Mona struck early at 4:03 when she lofted the ball over the keeper's head from the corner of the penalty area. Paige Arthur struck next when she took a quick direct kick to catch the keeper by surprise and chipped it over the keeper's head. At 36:24 Sarah Montminy notched a goal to finish the half with the Lady Rams leading 3-0.

Huntingdon played hard the entire game and put some pressure on the Penns Valley defense but the defense held strong for most of the game. Bryant scored her second goal 11 minutes into the second half with an assist from Katie Deardorff. Forty seconds later Huntingdon earned a penalty kick after a player was taken down in the penalty box and converted the opportunity to score their only goal. Bryant scored her third goal at 63:49 when Alicia Lindsay beat the defense to the end line and fed a perfect pass to her. Katie Kreisher finished the scoring with under three minutes left on an assist from Ella Myer.

In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV lost to the Huntingdon JV 1-3. Liz Ventura scored the only goal for the Lady Rams on a penalty kick.

Juniata Beats Lady Rams

October 4 - In a hard fought game on Thursday night, Penns Valley was not able to solve the defense of Juniata and lost a tough game, 0-5. The Lady Rams started slowly but got up to speed after the first 20 minutes. Juniata, however, took advantage of some good opportunities and knocked in two goals before halftime.

The second half saw much of the same kind of action, with a hard fought game in the midfield area. Penns Valley was unable to capitalize on their opportunities, however, while Juniata did. The lopsided score certainly does not reflect how the game was played as there was a lot of back-and-forth action between two evenly matched teams.

In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV lost to the Juniata JV 0-3.

Penns Valley Blanks Bellefonte

October 3 - For the second day in a row, the Lady Rams started out quickly and used three first half goals to beat an opponent. Bellefonte was the victim today as Penns Valley used a balanced scoring attack to shut out the Red Raiders, 3-0. Ella Myer notched the first goal at 3:18 with an assist from Katie Kreisher. Five minutes later Sarah Montminy broke free behind the defense and beat the keeper with a low shot in the left corner. Mona Bryant finished the scoring at 28:30 on an assist from Ali Yarger. The Lady Rams controlled much of the game but an improved Bellefonte team never gave up.

In earlier action, the Lady Rams JV tied the Bellefonte JV 2-2. Liz Ventura notched both goals unassisted.

Lady Rams Beat Bald Eagle

October 2 - In the first game of a three-game week, the Lady Rams came out sharp and scored early and often to down Bald Eagle 7-1. Katie Deardorff had a big offensive night for Penns Valley with her first career hat track. Her first goal came three minutes into the game when she beat a defender and blasted the shot past the keeper. Katie Kreisher was next to score on an assist from Mona Bryant. Deardorff scored once more in the first half with an assist from Kala Fultz.

After the half, Deardorff started the scoring in the second half at 49:22 off another assist from Bryant. Kala Fultz then notched two goals within 10 minutes of each other, the second one on a great cross from Liz Ventura. Bald Eagle logged their only goal of the night at 63:17. Proving that your name doesn't have to start with a "K" to score this night, Ella Myer finished the scoring with a 15 yard blast with 5 minutes to play.

In earlier action, the Lady Ram JV beat the Bald Eagle JV 5-2. Goals were scored by Leah Bair (2), Liz Ventura (2) and Leah Senator. Bair also assisted on two goals while Kerry Snyder and Rachel Zerby notched the other assists.

Penns Valley Gets Back on Winning Track with Win at Lewistown

September 26 - The Lady Rams traveled to Lewistown on Wednesday and used a stellar first half of play to drop the Panthers 2-1. Penns Valley came out using a great passing game to keep Lewistown chasing from the opening whistle. The Lady Rams dominated possession and generated numerous good scoring opportunities early. Ella Myer finally broke through midway through the first half with a rocket shot from about 15 yards out that beat the Lewistown keeper. Sarah Montminy added her own goal towards the end of the half when she dribbled through the Lewistown defense and buried a shot from close range.

The Lady Rams did not come out with the same precision in the second half and Lewistown began to show signs of life. Midway through the half, they beat the Penns Valley defense with a long ball over the top that they were able to get to first and knock in the back of the net. It was a back and forth game after that but Penns Valley was able to hold on for the win.

In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV beat the Lewistown JV 2-0. Leah Mothersbaugh scored the first goal on an assist from Alicia Lindsay. Liz Ventura got the insurance goal. Penns Valley begins a three game home stand next week on Tuesday against Bald Eagle at 5:45pm (JV) and 7:00pm (V).

Lady Rams fall to East Juniata

September 24 - The Lady Rams faced the Tigers of East Juniata on Monday night and were beaten 4-1. The Tigers used good team speed and tactical passing to keep Penns Valley running all night. East Juniata struck first at 9:30 on a free kick from just outside the penalty area. They took a quick kick before Penns Valley was set which found the back of the net. There was a lot of back-and-forth play as each team had some good opportunities to score. Sarah Montminy finally evened the score at 23:31 when she hammered a loose ball home from 10 yards out. The score at halftime was 1-1.

East Juniata struck back seven minutes into the second half to go up 2-1. The Tigers controlled much of the tempo the second half but the Lady Ram defense held firm. With less than two minutes to go, East Juniata finally scored the insurance goal to go up 3-1. With less than a minute to go, the Tigers put the game away with their fourth goal.

In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV beat the East Juniata JV 3-2. Liz Ventura netted two goals and Rachel Silks had one. Alyssa Alexander and Tessa Deardorff provided the assists. Penns Valley will face Lewistown on Wednesday with the JV playing at 4:00pm and the Varsity playing immediately after.

Central Mountain Blanks Penns Valley

September 19 - The Central Mountain Wildcats hosted Penns Valley on Wednesday evening and played a physical and technically superior game to hand the Lady Rams their first shutout of the season, 2-0. The Wildcats used a great passing and possession game to keep the Lady Rams on the run during the first half. The Penns Valley defense held firm, however, until midway through the half when one of the Wildcats launched a shot from a bad angle at the side of the field that found its way over Ally Lush's outstretched hand and under the crossbar.

The Lady Rams made some adjustments at half time played a much better second half. Much of the half was played in the middle third of the field with both teams passing well. The Wildcats knocked in an insurance goal midway through the half to make it 2-0. The Lady Rams were unable to figure out a way past the Central Mountain defense for most of the game.

In earlier action, the Central Mountain JV beat the Penns Valley JV 1-0. Penns Valley next travels to East Juniata on Monday for an evening game.

Penns Valley Shuts Out Philipsburg

September 17 - Penns Valley traveled to Philipsburg-Osceola on Monday and shut out the Mounties 5-0 behind a strong offensive night from Ella Myer. Myer struck first at 6:08 with a long shot over the keeper's head from the corner of the penalty box. Katie Deardorff provided the assist. At 19:15 Deardorff again fed a through pass to Myer who buried it in the back of the net for her second goal. At 38:15 Myer took the ball to the corner and crossed the ball in front of the goal to a waiting Kala Fultz who hit the full volley into the back of the net. The Lady Rams dominated possession of the ball and kept the Mounties from getting any shots on goal.

The second half was more of the same as PO could only get off one shot on goal. PV scored its first goal of the half when Sarah Montminy fed Alicia Leitch with a pass and Leitch chipped over the keeper at 70:15. Five minutes later Katie Deardorff finished the scoring when she followed up a shot by Mona Bryant and knocked it into the open net.

After the varsity game, the PV JV beat the PO JV 1-0. Leah Mothersbaugh scored the goal for the Lady Rams. Penns Valley's next game is Wednesday night at Central Mountain at 5:30pm (JV) and 7:00pm (Varsity).

Hollidaysburg Topples Lady Rams

September 12 - The Hollidaysburg Tigers visited Penns Valley on Wednesday evening and used their team speed and strength to outmuscle the Lady Rams 2-1. It was a hard fought game from the beginning with the Penns Valley defense being put under pressure early. Ally Lush came up big in the goal in the first half and rebuffed all attempts by the Tigers to put the ball in the net. Penns Valley was able to get some good looks at the Hollidaysburg goal but were unable to get a quality shot off so the score at halftime was 0-0.

The second half was more of the same as a hustling Hollidaysburg team won many of the loose balls. The finally broke through the Penns Valley defense in the 53rd minute when they were able to knock a loose ball into the net after a scramble in front of the goal. Five minutes later the Tigers scored their second goal from 20 yards out when they chipped it over Lush's head from the side. Once again Ally Lush made a number of great saves and the defense was able to destroy any breakaways to keep the Lady Rams in the contest. Penns Valley never gave up and with 5 seconds left in the game, Kate Deardorff won a loose ball near the top of the penalty area and chipped it over the keeper's head as time expired to score the only goal for the Lady Rams.

In earlier action, Liz Ventura had the hat trick as the Penns Valley JV beat the Hollidaysburg JV 3-2. Kerry Snyder had the assist on the first of Ventura's goals. The Lady Rams next game will be at Philipsburg-Osceola on Monday at 4:00pm (varsity first).

Penns Valley Shuts Out Tyrone

September 10 - The Lady Rams traveled to Tyrone on Monday to take on the Golden Eagles and earned another shutout 8-0. Alison Geesey got the scoring started at 5:25 on an assist from Mona Bryant.One minute later Bryant scored her first goal of the afternoon with Katie Kreisher supplying the assist. At 7:52, Ella Myer scored unassisted and at 8:46 Sarah Montminy scored unassisted. Liz Ventura finished the scoring for the half at 21:27 with an assist from Leah Mothersbaugh.

Five minutes into the second half Bryant tallied her second goal of the day off an assist from Sarah Montminy. Paige Arthur scored at 57:05 and Kala Fultz finished the scoring at 66:29. Penns Valley outshot Tyrone 36-2 for the day. The Lady Rams play Hollidaysburg on Wednesday at home at 5:45pm (JV) and 7:00pm (Varsity).

Lady Rams Earn Fourth Shutout in a Row

September 6 - Penns Valley took on the Huntingdon Lady Bearcats in the home opener on Thursday night and Mona Bryant scored four goals to lead the Lady Rams to a 5-0 win. The Huntingdon girls came out strong with fast, aggressive play and threw the passing game of the Lady Rams out of sync at the beginning. The first part of the game was mostly a midfield struggle. Finally, at 17:56, Bryant beat the keeper on an unassisted shot for her first goal of the night. The rest of the first half saw more back and forth action with neither team able to capitalize on an opportunities.

The Lady Rams came out running in the second half and scored early and often to take the fight out of the Bearcats. Penns Valley was able to establish better control and get a better passing game going. Sarah Montminy was taken down on a breakaway in the penalty area six minutes into the half and converted on the penalty kick to make it 2-0. One minute later, Montminy crossed the ball to Bryant who buried it in the corner of the net. At 52:50, it was Katie Deardorff's turn to assist as she fed a nice pass to Bryant who once again buried it in the net. Bryant then finished the scoring for the night at the 58:26 mark when a corner kick resulted in a scramble in front of the net and Mona beat everyone to the ball and knocked it in from close range. The Penns Valley defense did another good job of squelching any opportunities which Huntingdon tried to muster. Penns Valley outshot Huntingdon 19-5 on the night.

In earlier action, the PV JV lost to the Huntingdon JV 2-3. Leah Mothersbaugh and Liz Ventura scored the goals for the Lady Rams. Penns Valley travels to Tyrone on Monday for their next game (4:00pm varsity start time).

Penns Valley Blanks Bald Eagle

September 4 - The Lady Rams visited the Lady Eagles of Bald Eagle on Tuesday night and came away with a 7-0 victory. Penns Valley controlled play from the beginning and kept the ball in Bald Eagle's end of the field for most of the night. Katie Kreisher got the goal-scoring started at 10:16 with an assist from Ella Myer. At 27:18 Katie Deardorff tallied her first goal of the night on a cross from Paige Arthur. Sarah Montminy finished off the scoring for the half at 31:50 with an assist from Ella.

The Lady Rams started off the second half the way they had finished the first. Katie Deardorff struck with her second goal of the night less than two minutes into the half. At 45:14, Sarah Montminy fed a nice through-ball to Mona Bryant who went in alone on the keeper and buried the shot. Paige Arthur added a nice left-footed long shot at 48:50. With less than a minute left, Alicia Lindsay tallied the final goal on a scramble in front of the net.

In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV beat the Bald Eagle JV 3-1. Leah Mothersbaugh, Leah Bair and Kerry Snyder scored the goals with assists coming from Liz Ventura (2) and Kerry Snyder. Penns Valley faces Huntingdon in the PV home opener on Thursday at 5:30/7:00pm.

Lady Rams Shut Out Hughesville to Bring Home the Tournament Title

September 1 - Penns Valley controlled play for most of the game and used two first half goals to win their first tournament title at Hughesville by beating the Lady Spartans 2-0. The Lady Rams came out running and Hughesville had no match for the overall speed of Penns Valley. After numerous early opportunities to score, Kala Fultz finally found the back of the net from close range in the 13th minute on an assist from Katie Deadorff. The Lady Rams continued to create opportunities but the Lady Spartan goalkeeper came up with some big saves to keep them out of the net. With less than a minute to go before halftime, Alicia Leitch hit a slashing Alison Geesey with a through pass behind the defense and the "Goose" hit a low shot past the diving keeper into the back of the net.

The Lady Spartans starting the second half strong and were able to create some more opportunities but the Penns Valley defense held strong. It didn't take long for the Lady Rams to go back on the attack and keep Hughesville on its heels but they were not able to find the net in the second half.

In earlier action, the JV lost to the Hughesville JV in overtime, 2-3. Liz Ventura notched a first half goal for the Lady Rams and Leah Mothersbaugh notched the game-tying goal with less than a minute to go in regulation to send the game to overtime. Greta Baier got the assist on the final goal.

The Hughesville tournament is somewhat unique in that both the Varsity and JV results count towards the final tournament championship. As a result, this was truly a team championship as Hughesville would have kept the trophy if not for the victory by the JV on Friday.

Penns Valley travels to Bald Eagle for their next game on Tuesday, September 4, at 5:30pm (JV) and 7:00pm (Varsity).

PV Opens Season with Shutout of Mifflinburg

August 31 - The Lady Rams got the season off on the right foot with a 2-0 beating of Mifflinburg at the Hughesville Tournament on Friday night. PV started the game off well and controlled the ball for much of the first half. Midway through the half, Sarah Montminy got the Lady Rams on the scoreboard when she dribbled through a couple of defenders and beat the keeper high with a shot from 15 yards out.

PV started the second half slowly and took awhile to get back in rhythm. Midway through the half, Katie Kreisher penetrated into the defensive third of Mifflinburg and hit a slashing Katie Deardorff with a through pass. Deardorff broke free from the defense and buried the ball in the lower right corner of the net to make it 2-0. The Lady Ram defense with Ally Lush in goal held strong the rest of the night and denied the Wildcats many good scoring opportunities.

The PV JV started off the evening with a 1-0 victory against the Mifflinburg JV. Greta Baier notched the lone goal on an assist from Liz Ventura and Robin Siegenthaler made some nice saves in goal to keep the shutout.

Play at the tournament continues Saturday when the PV JV takes on the JV team of the winner of the Hughesville-Sayre varsity match at 4:00pm. The varsity then takes on the winner of the Hughesville-Sayre match at 7:00pm in the tournament championship match.

Hughesville Tournament Schedule Announced

August 29 - Penns Valley will face Mifflinburg in the opening games of the Hughesville Tournament on Friday, August 31. The JV will get things started at 4:00pm and the varsity will play at 5:30pm. The tournament continues on Saturday with the JV playing either Sayre or Hughesville at 4:00pm and the varsity game will follow at a time to be determined and with an opponent to be determined by the results on Friday night.

Junior High Updates

August 17 - Michele Glasgow has been hired as the Lady Rams Junior High Soccer coach. Michele, a recent graduate of Clarion University, was an All-State soccer and softball player for the Lady Rams and a standout soccer player for Clarion. She brings a lot of soccer knowledge and energy to the junior high team.

Junior High practices will begin on Monday, August 20, from 5-7pm at the Centre Hall Elementary School fields. On Tuesday and Thursday (21 and 23) of that week, practice will be from 4-6pm to accommodate the AYSO practices. Otherwise, practice will run from 5-7pm every weekday until school starts. We will try to arrange a scrimmage sometime before school starts. The junior high game schedule is listed under a link on the left side of this page.

Scrimmage Schedule - updated

August 17 - The schedule for the Midd-West scrimmage on August 18 has been released. Varsity will play at 11:00am, 12:00pm, 12:30pm, 2:00pm and 3:00pm. JV will play at 11:30am, 1:00pm and 2:30pm. All games are 25 minutes long with a running clock. The bus will leave at 8:30am.

The scrimmage with Clearfield has been moved to Thursday, August 23, at 4:00pm at Clearfield. The bus will leave at 1:30pm.

2007 Junior High Schedule Posted

July 23 - The junior high schedule for the fall 2007 season has been posted. More games will probably be added as there are a few teams in the league that are just getting organized. Just follow the Schedule link on the left side of this page. The pre-season practice schedule and times will be announced as soon as a coach is hired.

2007 Senior High Schedule Posted

May 7 - The senior high schedule for the fall 2007 season, including pre-season scrimmages has been posted. Just follow the Schedule link on the left side of this page. The junior high schedule will be posted as soon as that information is available.

Girls' Soccer League Changes

May 7 - Penns Valley Girls' Soccer will now be part of a new conference called the Mountain League. The Central Mountain Girls' Soccer League (CMGSL) and the Mountain Athletic Conference (MAC) were both scrapped after last year. The new Mountain League will be split into a large school division and a small school division. The large school division includes Lewistown, Bellefonte, Indian Valley and Central Mountain. The small school division includes Penns Valley, Huntingdon, Bald Eagle, Philipsburg-Osceola and Tyrone. The Lady Rams will play each small school twice and each large school once. Each division will crown a champion at the end of the year.

The dissolution of the CMGSL brings to an end some always-entertaining league matchups with Juniata and East Juniata. There was enough room in the schedule, however, that the Lady Rams were able to schedule both teams twice in non-league action so the rivalry will continue, but without the league championship riding on the line.

Record 12-6-1 (V), 10-6-1 (JV)

2006 All-Stars Named 

November 6 - The Central Mountain Girls' Soccer League (CMGSL) and the Mountain Athletic Conference (MAC) have announced their all-stars for the 2006 season. MaryAnne Ventura won top honors in the CMGSL by being named to the All-State team. You can find all of the all-stars listed here.

PV Bows Out in District Semifinals

October 30 - The Lady Rams traveled to Hollidaysburg on Monday night to take on perennial District 6 champs Westmont Hilltop and lost a tough game 3-0. Penns Valley came out strong and had a flurry of opportunities in the first 20 minutes of the game but could not convert any of them into goals. For awhile, they were beating the Hilltoppers to the ball and passing well. As the game went on, however, the size, strength and speed of Westmont began to wear down the Lady Rams and put the defense under pressure. In the 27th minute, the Lady Rams once again fell victim to their nemesis from last year, Senior Hilltopper Kelly Britcher. Britcher found a seam in the Penns Valley defense and launched an accurate shot which beat Lady Rams keeper Holly Heinrichs to the far post. The half ended with the score 1-0.

Penns Valley started the second half with a little bit of a spark again but were still unable to take advantage of the few opportunities that they earned. Britcher broke through behind the defense in the 25th minute of the half and snuck the ball past a hard-charging Heinrichs to make it 2-0. The Hilltoppers added a goal in the last minute to finish the scoring.

Despite the score, the Lady Rams defense played well as they were under a lot of pressure at times. Heinrichs made some great saves in front of the net to keep Penns Valley in the game.

Penns Valley Beats Bishop Guilfoyle to Advance to District 6 AA Semifinals

October 26 - It wasn't necessarily a pretty game but the Lady Rams scored three first half goals to beat Bishop Guilfoyle 3-2. Penns Valley started the game well and capitalized on a corner kick in the second minute to go up early. MaryAnne Ventura took the kick and Ella Myer headed it into the back of the net. Five minutes later the Lady Rams struck again when Emily Searfoss took a throw-in and lobbed it deep into the Guilfoyle penalty area. Myer got to the bouncing ball and beat the keeper for her second goal of the night. Penns Valley kept the ball in the Guilfoyle end of the field for much of the half and Emily Searfoss struck in the 19th minute on an unassisted shot from 25 yards out to make it 3-0. Guilfoyle broke through a minute later, however, on a long through pass to their speedy forward. Holly Heinrichs made the initial diving save but the Guilfoyle forward was able to knock in the rebound.

Penns Valley came out and played sloppily to start the second half. They had trouble successfully clearing the ball on a number of occasions and Guilfoyle took advantage nine minutes into the half with a 25 yard shot that found the back of the net to make the score 3-2. The rest of the half saw Penns Valley dominate at times but unable to connect at other times. The Bishop Guilfoyle keeper had a nice game and made some excellent saves late in the half to keep Penns Valley from getting the insurance goal. In the end, the three goals was all Penns Valley needed to advance to the District 6 AA semifinals. The game will be a rematch of last year's District 6 AA finals against Westmont-Hilltop at Holidaysburg on Monday night at 5:00pm.

Penns Valley Ties Huntingdon, Wins MAC

October 21 - The Lady Rams hosted Huntingdon on Saturday and neither team was able to find the net as the match ended in a 0-0 draw. The Lady Bearcats came to play and were aggressive from the start. Penns Valley was able to pass the ball fairly well in the first half and had a few good opportunities to score but were not able to finish. Meanwhile the defense rebuffed any Huntingdon attacks.

In the second half, the Lady Beacats out-hustled the Lady Rams for much of the half but most of the action was in the midfield area and neither team was able to get many dangerous opportunities to score. Twenty minutes of overtime were unable to decide the game so it ended in the tie. With the tie, however, the Lady Rams clinched the MAC Division 2 title.

In earlier action the Penns Valley JV defeated Huntingdon 2-0. Katie Deardorff and Katie Kreisher had the goals while Greta Baier and Katie Kreisher had the assists.

Lady Rams Edge East Juniata in Overtime

October 19 - Penns Valley traveled to McAlisterville on Thursday and beat a tough East Juniata team 2-1. The first half saw a lot of action in the midfield as both teams worked on their possession games. East Juniata finally broke through with a goal at the 26:01 mark. Play went back and forth the rest of the half with neither team able to find the finishing touch.

In the second half, the Tigers came out strong and really kept possession of the ball. The Lady Rams were not able to find their rhythm for much of the half. Seven minutes into the half, however, Sarah Montminy took possession of the ball about 30 yards out and fed a pass to Jamie Leitch. Leitch pushed a through ball past the defender back to Montminy who beat another defender and launched a left-footed rocket into the back of the net. The Lady Ram defense held up strong against a furious Tiger attack for much of the half. Holly Heinrichs made some excellent saves in the second half to keep East Juniata out of the goal.

The play remained fast-paced in the overtime with the ball going from end to end. Six minutes into the overtime, MaryAnne Ventura chipped the ball through to Sarah Montminy who got around a defender and shot a low shot on goal which deflected off a defender's leg and past the diving keeper.

In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV beat East Juniata 3-2. Katie Kreisher had two goals and Olivia Gover had one. Katie Deardorff and Katie Kreisher had the assists.

District Pairings Announced

October 18 - Penns Valley will start their district play on Thursday evening, October 26, at 6:30pm at home against Bishop Guilfoyle. The Lady Rams have won the fourth seed in District 6. The District 6 bracket is here.

Game with Bellefonte Postponed

October 18 - The Wednesday night game with Bellefonte has been cancelled.

Lady Rams fall to Hollidaysburg

October 16 - Penns Valley traveled to Hollidaysburg for the first time in over six years and were looking for a good showing against a strong Tiger team but were unable to find the back of the net in a 4-0 loss. The game started with a lot of back-and-forth play at the midfield but the Tigers struck quickly about eight minutes into the game on a hard shot from 18 yards out that a diving Holly Heinrichs was unable to get a hand on. Penns Valley had some great opportunities after that goal with Emily Searfoss, Sarah Montminy and Jamie Leitch each able to make nice penetrating runs through the defense but narrowly missing shots. The Tigers were able to put two more goals away before halftime to make it 3-0 at the half.

In the second half, the story was similar as the Lady Rams were unable to find the finishing touch and Hollidaysburg used another breakaway to score one more goal. Penns Valley played well the entire game and was able to get some nice passing combinations going but often wasn't able to make that final pass for the finishing opportunity. The Tigers took advantage of the Lady Rams' mistakes and moved downfield very quickly whenever they had a chance. While there wasn't a huge difference in shots taken, the Tigers were very efficient when they had the opportunity.

In later action, the Penns Valley JV lost to Hollidaysburg 0-1.

Huntingdon Game Rescheduled

The Lady Rams will now play their home game against Huntingdon on Saturday, October 21. The JV will play at 2:00pm followed by the varsity at approximately 3:15pm.

Lady Rams Clinch CMGSL Championship

October 11 - Penns Valley traveled to Lewistown hoping to atone for an earlier loss and played a solid game to defeat the Panthers 3-1. The victory also gives the Lady Rams a 5-0 Central Mountain Girls' Soccer League record which earns them the league championship.

Sarah Montminy got things started at the 18:56 mark when she took a pass from Greta Baier about 25 yards out from the right side of the goal, beat a defender, and launched a rocket into the upper right corner of the goal. Penns Valley continued to out-hustle the Panthers and was able to work some nice passing combinations, in spite of a hard and uneven playing surface. At 38:35, just before halftime, Jamie Leitch took the ball inside the penalty area and shot a nice low ball across the goal. The keeper was unable to corral the shot and Mona Bryant hustled in to knock home the rebound.

The Lady Rams controlled play for much of the second half but were unable to put the ball in the back of the net, in spite of numerous opportunities. Finally, Sarah Montminy scored her second goal of the night at 78:40 on an assist from Toot McCool. Lewistown spoiled the shutout, however, when they scored with 20 seconds left in the match.

In later action, the Penns Valley JV lost to Lewistown 2-3. Kala Fultz and Paige Arthur scored the goals with Alicia Lindsay getting an assist.

Penns Valley Shuts Out Indian Valley

October 9 - MaryAnne Ventura scored two goals and assisted on three others to lead the Lady Rams to a 6-0 thumping of Indian Valley. Ella Myer got the scoring started early with a chip over the keeper's head at the 7:03 mark. Ventura supplied the assist. Less than two minutes later Ventura added a goal of her own on an assist from Sierra Leitch. The Lady Rams had some trouble playing a control game as the Warrior field is hard and very bouncy. In spite of that, they were able to keep Indian Valley away from the goal and the Warriors only managed one shot in the first half.

Jamie Leitch got the scoring started in the second half with a goal at 43:15 on an assist from Ventura. At 56:21, Ventura added her second goal, unassisted. At 62:48, Mona Bryant scored on an assist from Ventura. Sierra Leitch finished the scoring for the evening at 69:40 on an assist from Mona Bryant. It wasn't the best game from a technical standpoint but the Lady Rams were effective when they needed to be.

In later action the Penns Valley JV beat Indian Valley 3-0. Kala Fultz had two goals, Paige Arthur had one goal, and Katie Deardorff assisted on all three.

Penns Valley Beats Bald Eagle

October 5 - With stellar play from the midfield, Penns Valley controlled the flow of play from the opening whistle but gave up an early goal on a penalty kick at 7:53. The Lady Rams stayed patient throughout the half and peppered the Bald Eagle keeper with shots. They were unable to score, however, as all of the shots were right at the keeper. Even though Penns Valley kept the ball in the Bald Eagle half of the field for most of the time, the halftime score stood at 1-0.

Mona Bryant finally got the Lady Rams on the scoreboard early in the second half when she took a deflection from a defender and buried it in the corner of the net at 42:03. Penns Valley continued to play well and control the ball but again squandered numerous opportunities by shooting right at the keeper. At 59:41, Ella Myer volleyed a corner kick from MaryAnne Ventura into the net for a 2-1 lead. Bryant struck again at 67:29 for the final goal of the game off a nice cross from Jamie Leitch.

In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV defeated Bald Eagle 2-0. Kala Fultz scored both goals with Katie Deardorff registering both assists.

Game with Huntingdon Postponed

October 4 - An afternoon lightning strike took out power to the stadium lights and prevented the game from being played. An attempt is being made to reschedule the game. More details will be posted later.

Lady Rams Beat Bellefonte

October 2 - Penns Valley traveled to Bellefonte on Monday and scored early and often to put away the Red Raiders 5-2. The Lady Rams took control early with good passing and kept the ball moving. Toot McCool scored the first goal 3:40 into the match with a 20 yard shot. Bellefonte answered back when Penns Valley failed to clear a bouncing ball and tied the game at the 19:40 mark. MaryAnne Ventura put the Lady Rams up for good at the 25 minute mark with a nice left-footed shot off an assist from Sarah Montminy. At 31:09, Ventura knocked in her second goal to make it 3-1. Montminy then made it 4-1 just before halftime with an assist from Ventura.

Bellefonte scored four minutes into the second half to make it 4-2 but were unable to generate many more chances. Mona Bryant knocked home the final goal 23 minutes into the half off a cross from Ventura.

In later action the Penns Valley JV tied Bellefonte 2-2. Goals were scored by Katie Deardorff and Kate Burlingame. Alicia Lindsay recorded an assist.

Penns Valley Tops Juniata in Overtime

September 27 - Playing in their fourth overtime game in the last five games, the Lady Rams were once again able to rise to the occasion and beat Juniata 3-2. Penns Valley came out strong in the first half and controlled play for most of the half. Emily Searfoss scored the first goal at 18:14 on a long shot from the corner of the penalty area that beat the goalie high. In spite of continuing to pass well and keep the ball in Juniata's end of the field, the Lady Rams were not able to generate a lot of quality scoring opportunities. Juniata plays their defense deep and tries to get a lot of players in their penalty box for defense. About 10 minutes before halftime, Juniata played a long ball behind the PV defense and a striker was able to get to it and shoot it past a hard-charging Holly Heinrichs to knot the score at 1-1.

Juniata came out strong in the second half and were applying more pressure on the ball. The Lady Rams held their own, however, and in the 60th minute MaryAnne Ventura took a corner kick which a hustling Sarah Montminy beat the defense to and headed home to make the score 2-1. Juniata struck back in the 74th minute on a corner kick of their own and were able to get a shot through a crowd and into the Penns Valley net to force overtime.

The Lady Rams came out attacking in overtime. At 6:47 Toot McCool had the ball 25 yards away from the Juniata goal and made a pass to Sarah Montminy who was able to ram the ball through a jumble of defenders and knock home the golden goal for the second overtime victory of the week.

In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV lost to Juniata 0-1.

Lady Rams Edge East Juniata in Overtime

September 25 - Penns Valley used a strong first half and tenacious defense to outlast East Juniata 2-1. The Lady Rams finally found their form in the first half, using a good passing and possession game to apply the pressure to East Juniata. At the 12:08 mark, MaryAnne Ventura chipped a pass over the defense to a hard-charging Sarah Montminy who buried the ball in the back of the net. Penns Valley saw numerous other opportunities to increase their lead before halftime but were unable to find the goal. Most of the action was in the Lady Rams' offensive end of the field.East Juniata came out strong the second half and really started working their possession game. The Lady Rams were on their heels for much of the half and were unable to keep possession for long. In spite of that, Penns Valley had some opportunities as Ella Myer put a shot off of the crossbar early in the half and Montminy beat the keeper with a shot which was cleared off of the goal line by a defender. With less than 10 minutes to go, East Juniata finally broke through and tied the game.The extra period saw a lot of back-and-forth play in the midfield area until East Juniata was called for a foul around midfield at the 5:01 mark. Ella Myer took the free kick and lofted a pass behind the defense where a charging Emily Searfoss settled the ball and chipped it over the goalkeeper's head and into the net for the gamewinner.In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV beat East Juniata 3-2. After an early unassisted goal by Katie Deardorff, East Juniata scored twice in the second half to take the lead. Kala Fultz answered with two goals in under two minutes to take the lead back. She was assisted by Alicia Lindsay and Katie Deardorff. Wednesday's gametime with Juniata is being moved up because of back-to-school night. The JV will play at 4:00pm and the Varsity will play at 5:30pm.

Lewistown Tops Lady Rams in Double Overtime

September 19 - Penns Valley scored first but Lewistown outlasted them and scored the golden goal in the second overtime. Jamie Leitch notched the first goal midway through the first half on a nice feed from MaryAnne Ventura. Lewistown played scrappy defense and mounted a few serious threats but Holly Heinrichs made some nice saves in goal to preserve a 1-0 halftime lead.Midway through the second half, Lewistown struck back when one of their forwards broke free around the side of the defense and blasted a low shot into the corner of the goal. Both teams had some more opportunities but neither one could score in regulation. The Lady Rams struggled with controlling the ball and were unable to play a possession game. Finally, in the second overtime, a Lewistown girl blasted a shot from 40 yards out that just tucked under the crossbar and into the back of the net to win the game.In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV shutout Lewistown 3-0. Kala Fultz scored two goals and Alison Geesey had one. Alison Geesey and Katie Kreisher picked up assists.

Penns Valley Blanks Bald Eagle

September 18 - The Lady Rams scored early and often in shutting out Bald Eagle 9-0 on Monday night. Jamie Leitch got the scoring started in the sixth minute on an assist from Sierra Leitch. At 15:01, Ella Myer scored on a header off a cross from Mary Anne Ventura. Jamie Leitch then notched her second goal with an assist from Ventura. Emily Searfoss and Stacey Bryant rounded out the scoring in the first half with assists from Ella Myer and Greta Baier. Meanwhile the Lady Ram defense shut down any offensive efforts that Bald Eagle attempted.Sarah Montminy scored the first goal in the second half on Ventura's third assist of the night. Ventura followed a minute later with an unassisted goal of her own. Katie Deardorff and Stacey Bryant finished the scoring for the game, both on assists from Alison Geesey. Holly Heinrichs and Ally Lush combined for the shutout in goal.In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV beat Bald Eagle 5-1. Alison Geesey had the hat trick (3 goals) and Paige Arthur and Alicia Lindsay each had a goal. Getting the assists were Kate Burlingame, Katie Deardorff and Stacey Bryant.

Penns Valley Falls to Juniata in OT

September 14 - The Lady Rams traveled to Mifflintown on Thursday and lost a hard-fought battle to the Juniata Indians 2-1. The Indians struck first 8:06 into the game on a shot from a crossed ball that was chipped into the far corner. The rest of the half saw a lot of back-and-forth action but the Lady Rams were unable to mount any serious threats. Both teams had trouble controlling the ball on a hard, bouncy field.Penns Valley struck back 8:14 into the second half when Sarah Montminy was taken down in the penalty area. MaryAnne Ventura converted the ensuing penalty kick. No one could find the net the rest of the half. Juniata then scored the golden goal 5:14 into the first overtime to win the contest.The JV played after the varsity game and Juniata beat Penns Valley 2-1. Katie Kreisher scored the only goal in that match for the Lady Rams. Penns Valley now faces Bald Eagle at home on Monday, September 18.

Lady Rams Down Indian Valley

September 12 - Penns Valley hosted Indian Valley on Tuesday evening and played some of their best soccer of the year in recording a 5-1 win. The Lady Rams took control early but were unable to put the ball in the back of the net, in spite of numerous early opportunities. Midway through the half, Indian Valley started to put more pressure on the ball but Ella Myer finally tallied a goal from 25 yards out at the 22 minute mark when Indian Valley was unable to successfully clear the ball. Katie Kreisher then scored two minutes later off a nice cross from MaryAnne Ventura that Sarah Montminy was able to knock down for Katie. The score was 2-0 at the half.The Lady Rams started applying pressure early in the second half and Sarah Montminy earned a penalty kick when she was tripped from behind in the penalty area. MaryAnne Ventura took the kick and tucked it in the right corner of the net to make the score 3-0. At 69:04, Ella Myer tallied her second goal off a corner kick from MaryAnne Ventura. The kick sailed over the keeper's head and Myer ran through it, knocking it into the goal. Greta Baier scored the final goal at 75:51 off a nice cross from Sierra Leitch. Indian Valley then scored with 20 seconds left in the game to spoil the shutout.In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV beat Indian Valley by a score of 3-0. Scoring for the Lady Rams were Katie Deardorff, Katie Kreisher and Kala Fultz. Assisting were Alison Geesey and Alicia Lindsay (2).

Penns Valley Blanks Huntingdon

September 7 - The Lady Rams avenged last years overtime loss at Huntingdon with a 5-0 victory at Detwiler Field. Penns Valley got on the scoreboard early and often as they overwhelmed the Bearcats. Ella Myer scored the first goal on a nice header off of a corner kick taken by MaryAnne Ventura at 5:36 into the game. Sarah Montminy scored next on an assist from Jamie Leitch at 9:16. Montminy then scored unassisted two minutes later to make the score 3-0. Just before halftime Myer scored again on a nice give-and-go with Montminy.Penns Valley came out quickly again in the second half and scored four minutes in. Myer won the ball in a scramble after a corner kick and launched a shot towards goal. Jamie Leitch got her head on it and redirected it into the back of the net. Penns Valley finished with 16 shots on goal to Huntingdon's 6.In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV shutout Huntingdon 2-0. Goals were scored by Katie Kreisher and Katie Deardorff with an assist by Alicia Lindsay.

Central Mountain Shuts Out Penns Valley 5-0

September 5 - The Lady Rams knew they were in for a battle against a seasoned Central Mountain team and they fought gamely but were eventually overwhelmed by a relentless and speedy attack from the visitors. The first half saw a lot of back-and-forth action with much of the game being played in the midfield area. Central Mountain was able to mount a few penetrating attacks but they were all rebuffed by goalkeeper Holly Heinrichs and the defense. On the other end of the field, the Penns Valley offense was unable to get through the back four of Central Mountain and did not register any shots.In the 49th minute, Central Mountain finally broke through with a goal from the right side of the goal area. The next four goals came within the next 15 minutes as the speedy Central Mountain strikers were finally able to penetrate the Penns Valley defense. The Lady Rams did mount some serious threats on the offensive end but were unable to get quality shots from their opportunities. In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV fell to Central Mountain by a score of 4-0.

Penns Valley Falls in Tournament Final

September 2 - The Lady Rams took on a tough Hughesville team Saturday evening in the rain and lost a hard-fought game 2-0. The first half saw the Lady Spartans control play early on but thanks to a tough defense and some key saves by Holly Heinrichs, Penns Valley was able to keep the ball out of their net. Penns Valley did get some good opportunities to score later in the half but the Hughesville keeper made some excellent saves to keep the score knotted at 0-0 at the half.The Lady Spartans notched their first goal seven minutes into the second half. The Lady Rams continued to work hard and had some opportunities after that but could not put the ball in the back of the net. Late in the game Hughesville was able to control play and finally knocked in the insurance goal with seven minutes left in the game.In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV lost a close game to Hughesville 1-0.

Lady Rams Open the Season With a Win

September 1 - Penns Valley traveled to Hughesville on Friday afternoon and shutout Mifflinburg by a score of 2-0. Sarah Montminy notched the first goal 18.06 into the first half on a nice through pass from MaryAnne Ventura. A Mifflinburg defender tried to knock Montminy off the ball but Sarah kept her balance and beat the charging keeper. Mifflinburg controlled the ball for much of the half but was unable to create many dangerous opportunities. Mifflinburg came out strong the second half and was pressing for much of the half. The defense, led by keeper Holly Heinrichs and center back Ella Myer, played well and kept Mifflinburg out of the goal area for most of the half. Sarah Montminy scored the insurance goal with 6:11 left in the game on a good individual effort. She took the ball at the corner of the penalty box and dribbled around three defenders before burying the shot in the corner to make it 2-0. In earlier action the Penns Valley JV played an excellent game and beat the Mifflinburg JV 6-1. Goals were scored by Alison Geesey (2), Katie Kreisher, Kate Deardorff, Greta Baier and Alicia Lindsay.

2006 Scrimmages Set

August 18 - The 2006 pre-season scrimmages have been set. The first scrimmage will be on August 19 and Midd-West High School in Middleburg. The teams that will be participating are Midd-West, Milton, Millersburg, Penns Valley, Loyalsock and Lewisburg. Penns Valley varsity will play on the upper field at 10:30am and 12:00pm. They will play on the lower field at 2:00pm and 3:00pm. The Penns Valley JV will play on the lower field at 10:00am and on the upper field at 1:00pm and 2:30pm. All games will be 25 minutes long.On August 28, Clearfield High School will be coming to Penns Valley for the second scrimmage. Both varsity and JV will be playing in the stadium starting at 4:00pm.

Junior High Program Starts Up

On August 21, the Penns Valley Girls' Soccer Junior High team will hold its first practice at Centre Hall Elementary. This is the first year for the Junior High team. More details and games will be announced as we have them.

Record 20-3 (V), 9-3-1 (JV) 

Penns Valley and Juniata Named Co-Champs of the Central Mountain Girls' Soccer League

Nov. 9 - The Central Mountain Girls' Soccer League decided to name Penns Valley and Juniata co-champions this year instead of playing the championship game. As a result there will be no more soccer games or practices this season.

Penns Valley Falls to Westmont-Hilltop in District 6 Championship

Nov. 3 - The Lady Rams traveled to Richland High School to take on perennial District 6 champ Westmont-Hilltop and fought valiantly but couldn't overcome the size, strength and speed of the Hilltoppers. Westmont scored twice in the second half to win the game 2-0.

Penns Valley came out hard and had some opportunities to score in the first half. The best chance was on a direct kick from about 25 yards out when MaryAnne Ventura launched a nice shot which went over the keeper's head and off the bottom of the crossbar but bounced back out. Toward the end of the half Westmont started taking control and put a lot of pressure on the Lady Rams' defense but the defense held firm and Holly Heinrichs made some keys stops in goal.

The Lady Rams regrouped at halftime and came out stronger in the second half. The Hilltoppers, however, found the back of the net six minutes into the half when one of their forwards got around the defense and launched a shot past Heinrichs. Towards the middle of the half, Penns Valley started to apply some pressure on the Westmont defense but their defenders were able to deny each opportunity. With the Lady Rams pressing forward, the Hilltoppers clinched the game when they scored with three minutes to go in the game to make the final score 2-0.

Lady Rams Advance to District Finals

Lady Rams Advance to District Semifinals

Oct. 27 - Penns Valley met Bald Eagle for the third time this season in the District 6 quarterfinal and came away with a dominating 5-0 win. A solid defensive effort held Bald Eagle to only one shot for the game and a relentless offense kept the pressure on.

The Lady Rams got on the scoreboard in the tenth minute when Ashlyn Schriefer crossed the ball into Sarah Montminy who corraled it and put it in the back of the net. While the Lady Rams continued to put on the pressure, they were unable to find the goal again until 36:42 when Schriefer passed to MaryAnne Ventura and she beat the keeper into the corner of the goal.

In the second half, the Lady Rams stepped up the pressure and kept possession away from Bald Eagle. At 55:13, Ventura fed a beautiful pass through the defense to a streaking Shriefer who tucked the ball into the corner of the goal. Two minutes later the Montminy sisters combined to make it 4-0. Jen fed the ball into Sarah who found an opening and rocketed the ball past the keeper. The scoring was finished by Kala Fultz at 72:25 on an assist from Jamie Leitch.

The Lady Rams next game will be on Tuesday, November 1, at Penns Valley at 7:30pm. They will take on Bishop McCort who was a 2-1 winner over Richland in a penalty kick shootout.

Penns Valley Blanks Bellefonte

Oct. 24 - The Lady Rams finished out their regular season with their tenth shutout of the year as they beat Bellefonte 2-0.

The Lady Rams started slowly and did not control the ball as they normally do during the first half. The Bellefonte keeper also did a good job of being aggressive and turning away the opportunities that Penns Valley did get. Finally at 32:07 Ashlyn Schriefer found Sarah Montminy with a pass that allowed her to get behind the defense and score the first goal of the game. It took a fine defensive play by Ella Myer to preserve the shutout in the last minute before halftime. There was a scramble in front of the Penns Valley net and Ella cleared the ball off the line just as it was about to go in the goal.

In the second half, Penns Valley started to take control and played a much better possession game, limiting the opportunities that Bellefonte had. Bellefonte did get one opportunity partway through the half and it took a fine diving save by Holly Heinrichs to keep Bellefonte off of the scoreboard. At the 49:40 mark, Sarah Montminy scored again on an assist from Schriefer to notch the final goal of the game.

In later action, the Penns Valley JV beat the Bellefonte JV by a score of 5-0. Goals were scored by Katie Kreisher (2), Alicia Leitch, Kala Fultz and Lily Hoffman. Alison Geesey was credited with an assist.

Penns Valley to Face Juniata for CMGSL Championship

The Central Mountain Girls' Soccer League Championship will now be held at an undetermined time and location between Penns Valley and Juniata. Juniata beat East Juniata 3-1 in a playoff on Thursday to win the right to play the Lady Rams. The game will not be Saturday, October 22, as previously planned. An announcement will be made on this web site as soon as the date is known.

District Seedings Announced

The District 6 seedings have been announced and are listed on the left side of this page. Penns Valley will play its first game against on Thursday, October 27, at 7:30pm against Bald Eagle Area at the Penns Valley athletic field. Follow the link on the upper left part of this page to view the entire District 6 Bracket.

Penns Valley Blanks Bald Eagle

Oct. 19 - The Lady Rams scored early and dominated the play on their way to a 5-0 shutout of Bald Eagle.

The first goal came 2:10 into the game when MaryAnne Ventura took a corner kick and Sarah Montminy headed the ball into the upper right corner of the goal. Ventura then scored her own goal unassisted at the 13:18 mark with a nice left-footed shot into the right side of the net. Jess Glasgow finished the scoring for the half with a shot from the side which went over the keeper's head and into the net.

In the second half, the Lady Rams continued to have strong defensive and midfield play which allowed them to control the play. At the 57:25 mark, Mona Bryant scored with a low shot that beat the keeper to the left side of the goal. At 72:48 Julie Yeagley played a nice ball through the defense where a charging Alicia Leitch beat the keeper to the ball and finished with a nice shot.

In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV shut out the Bald Eagle JV 5-0. Goals were scored by Kala Fultz (2), Alicia Leitch, Lily Hoffman and Becky Bent. Credited with assists were Mona Bryant, Alicia Leitch and Kristin Darr.

Penns Valley Overcomes Lewistown

Oct. 18 - The Lady Rams struggled with the conditions on a windy day on a hard field but were eventually able to gut out a 3-2 victory over a pesky Lewistown team.

Lewistown drew first blood at the 15:00 minute mark on a ball that took a high bounce and into the back of the net. Sarah Montminy answered a minute later, however, with an unasisted goal. At 23:15 Ashlyn Schriefer took a corner kick which Julie Yeagley found in a scramble in front of the net and was able to get past the pile of bodies for her first goal of the day. At 28:10, however, Lewistown answered when they were able to get behind the defense and put a shot in the corner of the goal. Both teams had a lot of problems trying to get the ball on the ground to pass as the wind and the hard field combined to make the ball difficult to control.

Penns Valley came out in the second half and started to settle down and played better from the start. Lewistown had very few chances in the half but the Lady Rams were unable to capitalize on a number of good chances. Finally, with a minute and a half left in the game, MaryAnne Ventura took a corner kick which bounced back out towards her as she was running in from the corner. She headed the ball back in front of the net where Julie Yeagley was able to get her foot on it and knocked it past the keeper for the game winner.

In later action, the Lewistown JV beat the Penns Valley JV 3-0.

Lady Rams Beat West Branch

Oct. 17 - The Lady Rams started slowly but eventually put together a dominating performance all over the field to defeat West Branch 6-1.

Penns Valley struggled to find their possession game the first ten minutes but a goal from Sarah Montminy at the 11:01 mark helped to settle them down. MaryAnne Ventura assisted Montminy on the goal. Emily Searfoss added an unassisted goal a few minutes later. At the 20:05 mark, Ventura got a goal of her own when she took a pass from Toot McCool and dribbled through the defense before placing the ball in the corner of the net. At 27:30, Jamie Leitch hustled towards a cross from Julie Yeagley, got to the ball just before the keeper arrived and knocked it past the keeper. Montminy finished the scoring for the half at 29:24 on an assist from Ashlyn Schriefer.

The Lady Rams came out in the second half and continued their dominance. Playing a good possession game, they did not allow West Branch many chances at the goal. Ashlyn Schriefer scored the last goal for the Lady Rams about eight minutes into the half off of a nice cross from Jess Glasgow. West Branch did manage to get a goal a little later off of a corner kick but was unable to get any momentum going afterwards.

In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV defeated the West Branch JV 8-1. Kala Fultz scored two goals to lead the offense. Goals were also scored by Cassie Homan, Kristin Darr, Becky Bent, Whitney Crater, Alicia Leitch and Mona Bryant. Alicia Leitch had three assists and Whitney Crater and Mona Bryant each had an assist.

Penns Valley Shuts Out Moshannon Valley

Oct. 12 - A hat trick from Sarah Montminy and a two goal, two assist night from Ashlyn Schriefer led the Lady Rams to a 9-0 victory over the Damsels.

Coming off a Monday evening loss, the Lady Rams came out strong and started scoring early. Jamie Leitch notched the first goal on an assist from Ashlyn Schriefer. Sarah Montminy then scored her first goal unassisted followed by a second goal with an assist from Schriefer. Schriefer finished the scoring in the first half with an assist from Jess Glasgow. Towards the end of the half, play got a little sloppy but the defenders were able to keep the Damsels from mounting a serious challenge.

Penns Valley came out strong again in the second half and the midfielders dominated play. Goals in the second half were scored by Ashlyn Schriefer, Sarah Montminy, Julie Yeagley, Cassie Deardorff and Lily Hoffman. Assists were credited to MaryAnne Ventura and Toot McCool.

There is a time change for the game against Bald Eagle on Wednesday, October 19. The game will be played on the football field with the JV game starting at 5:30pm and the varsity game starting at 7:00pm.

Lady Rams Lose to Huntingdon in Overtime

Oct. 10 - Huntingdon came out hard and hustled all night long, scoring the game-winner one minute into overtime, to beat Penns Valley 3-2.

It was a hard fought game from the beginning on a slick Detwiler Field in Huntingdon. The Lady Rams struck first midway through the first half when MaryAnne Ventura picked up a loose ball inside the penalty area, dribbled around a defender, and beat the keeper to the far post. Huntingdon, however, struck back within a few minutes to tie the game. Towards the end of the half, Huntingdon scored again when they were awarded a penalty kick and converted it to make the score 2-1. Sarah Montminy tied the score a few minutes later when she won the ball from a Huntingdon defender and went in alone on the keeper and buried the ball in the back of the net.

The second half saw a lot more hard play with neither team really controlling the play. Penns Valley did keep the ball in the Huntingdon end of the field much more during the half but was unable to convert on a number of good chances. The Lady Rams were never able to work their passing and possesion game as they had trouble adjusting to the wet field and the hustle of the Huntingdon team. Huntingdon finally got the game winner one minute into overtime when they took a corner kick. There was a struggle in front of the goal for the ball and a Huntingdon player finally got their head on it and knocked it into the net.

In earlier action, the Penns Valley JV beat Huntingdon 3-0. Goals were scored by Kala Fultz, Alison Geesey and Alicia Leitch with assists by Mona Bryant, Greta Baier and Alison Geesey.

Lady Rams Trounce Tyrone

Oct. 5 - Penns Valley scored early and often against the first-year Tyrone Eagles and all 41 Lady Rams got to play as they shut out the Eagles 11-0.

Jamie Leitch got the scoring started 1:23 into the game on an assist from Sarah Montminy. Eight minutes later the pair combined again as Leitch notched her second goal and Montminy her second assist. At 13:05 Montminy added an unassisted goal to make it 3-0. Also tallying goals in the first half were MaryAnne Ventura, Ali Yarger, Mona Bryant and Ashlyn Schriefer. Getting the assists on those goals were Julie Yeagley, Sarah Montminy and MaryAnne Ventura.

Five minutes into the second half Toot McCool scored on an assist from Pam Heinrichs. MaryAnne Ventura then notched her second goal of the day on an assist from Jen Montminy. At 62:30 Jen Montminy added her own goal on an assist from Kristin Darr and then Darr finished the scoring at 73:40 on an assist from Greta Baier.

The Lady Rams outshot the Eagles 24-0 in the first half and 15-4 in the second half. PV had their passing game working from the start and didn't allow much penetration into their defensive end of the field.

Penns Valley Foils Philipsburg

Oct. 3 - Despite having to wait nearly an hour for officials to show up, the Lady Rams quickly got down to business once the game started and shut out Philipsburg-Osceola 6-0.

Sarah Montminy got the scoring started at the 2:45 mark on an assist from Cassie Deardorff. Despite the early goal, the Lady Rams struggled early on to get their passing game going and Philipsburg played with a lot of intensity to put pressure on the ball. Midway through the first half, Penns Valley finally got things going and MaryAnne Ventura struck next at the 19:07 mark on a pass from Larissa Fetterolf. About six minutes later Toot McCool left her mark with a beautiful header into the back of the net off a corner kick from Ashlyn Schriefer. Jamie Leitch finished the scoring in the first half on an assist from Emily Searfoss.

Penns Valley started off the second half the way they ended the first by continuing to control the ball and Jamie Leitch notched her second goal three minutes in off a nice pass from MaryAnne Ventura. Ashlyn Schriefer finished the scoring five minutes later with an unassisted goal.

Lady Rams Blank Bishop Guilfoyle

Sept. 28 - A good night from MaryAnne Ventura provided much of the early offense and another good night from the defense led Penns Valley to a 9-0 win over Bishop Guilfoyle.

Ventura got the scoring started in the 13th minute with an unassisted goal. Then four minutes later she fed a nice pass through to Ashlyn Schriefer who notched her first goal of the night. At 21:50 Ventura scored again with an assist from Sierra Leitch. At 28:50 Julie Yeagley fed a pass to Sarah Montminy who beat the keeper from close range. At 29:12 Katie Kreisher picked up a loose ball and fired it home to finish the scoring for the first half.

The Lady Rams scored early and often in the second half with Schriefer notching her second goal two minutes into the half. Two minutes later Ventura found Jamie Leitch with a nice pass and Leitch found the back of the net. The scoring for the game was finished off by Mona Bryant who scored twice 17 seconds apart in the 51st minute. Bishop Guilfoyle tried to pack it in defensively and never mounted a serious offensive threat. They recorded no shots during the game.

Penns Valley Blanks Bald Eagle

Sept. 27 - Rival Bald Eagle came to town on Tuesday but a stiff defense and a hat trick from Ashlyn Schriefer led the Lady Rams to a 4-0 victory.

Penns Valley dominated play from the start but could not find the finishing touch. The keeper for Bald Eagle turned away shot after shot and had some help from the posts and crossbar on more than one occasion. Meanwhile the PV defense, including Julie Yeagley, Cassie Deardorff, Ella Myer, Jamie Leitch and Ali Yarger, did not allow the BEA offense to get anything going. Holly Heinrichs only had to stop one shot on goal all evening.

At the 30:23 mark, Jen Montminy crossed the ball to the front of the net where a charging Schriefer scored the first goal. Just three minutes later, Schriefer scored again off a nice through pass from MaryAnne Ventura to end the scoring for the half.

In the second half, the Lady Rams kept the pressure on. At 58:12, Sierra Leitch crossed the ball towards the far post where a charging Jamie Leitch knocked it home to make it 3-0. Schriefer then finished the scoring on a beautiful goal at the 65:38 mark. Emily Searfoss took a corner kick and placed it in the air about ten yards from the goal where a leaping Schriefer headed it into the upper right corner of the net. Overall, it was a well played game from the Lady Rams, who really controlled the midfield and passed the ball well.

In earlier action, the Lady Rams JV beat Bald Eagle 6-0 on goals by Kala Fultz, Chelsey Long, Alicia Leitch, Mona Bryant, Alison Geesey and Kate Burlingame. Two assists each were recorded by Katie Kreisher and Mona Bryant.

Penns Valley Beats West Branch

Sept. 22 - The Lady Rams played at West Branch on Thursday and came away the winners by a score of 3-1.

Penns Valley began the first half by passing the ball well but, in spite of a number of good opportunities, could not get a good foot on the ball in front of the net. Finally, at the 17:50 mark, Julie Yeagley played a nice ball through the West Branch defense and Sarah Montminy chased it down and beat the goalie to the far post. West Branch answered later in the first half, however, when a misplayed ball found its way to one of their strikers who found the corner of the goal.

The Lady Rams found a little more success in the second half as MaryAnne Ventura hit a nice left-footed shot from about 20 yards out into the back of the net at the 44:27 mark. Just five minutes later Sarah Montminy found the net again after she dribbled by the defense. Penns Valley outshot West Branch 16-4.

The Penns Valley JV then took on the West Branch JV and shutout the home team by a score of 2-0. Kala Fultz and Lily Hoffman were the goal scorers for the Lady Rams in that game.

Lady Rams Shut Out Moshannon Valley

Sept. 20 - The Lady Rams traveled to Houtzdale on Tuesday evening and, led by two goals from MaryAnne Ventura and a steady defense, shut out Moshannon Valley 8-0.

Jamie Leitch got the scoring started at the 11:24 mark when she took a pass from Larissa Fetterolf and beat the keeper to the far post. At 17:16 Ventura scored her first goal with an assist from Emily Searfoss. Four minutes later Alicia Leitch scored with an assist from Sierra Leitch. Ella Myer added a nice goal two minutes before halftime when she dribbled through the defense and beat the keeper.

Ventura added her second goal seven minutes into the second half when she placed a shot into the lower right corner of the goal. Also adding goals were Jess Glasgow, Holly Heinrichs and Brandy Holmes with assists by Ashlyn Schriefer, Stacey Bryant and Lily Hoffman. Penns Valley outshot the Damsels 37-5 and Jess Neese and Ally Lush combined for the shutout in goal.

Penns Valley Blanks Indian Valley

Sept. 19 - The Lady Rams traveled to Lewistown on Monday afternoon and shut out Indian Valley 2-0. Despite numerous good opportunities in the first half, the Lady Rams could not find the back of the net. They finally broke through two minutes into the second half when Ashlyn Schriefer struck a loose ball past the near post and into the goal. Less than three minutes later Sarah Montminy found an open Jamie Leitch who drove the ball past the keeper for the second goal.

After the varsity game, the Penns Valley JV also shut out the Lady Warriors by a score of 2-0. Kala Fultz scored in the first half on an assist from Lily Hoffman. Fultz then added an unassisted goal in the second half.

Lady Rams Overcome Huntingdon

Sept. 15 - On Thursday night Huntingdon surprised Penns Valley with their speed and scored an early goal before the Lady Rams could settle down and wear down the visiting Bearcats with four unanswered goals.

Showing speed and hustle that Penns Valley has not seen in an opponent recently, the Bearcats saw numerous early opportunities to score and finally capitalized at the 10:16 mark when their speediest striker outran the defenders and chipped the ball over the head of a charging Holly Heinrichs and into the back of the net. Heinrichs had to come off of her line quite a few times early in the game and made some nice saves to keep the score at 1-0. At 15:53 Penns Valley struck back when MaryAnne Ventura slipped a nice pass through the Huntingdon defense where a charging Sarah Montminy took it and beat the keeper. The score remained knotted at 1-1 for the rest of the first half as the Penns Valley defense settled down and compensated for the Huntingdon speed and the PV midfielders began to control play in the middle.

Three minutes into the second half Ashlyn Schriefer deflected a nice cross from the wing towards Jamie Leitch who buried the ball into the back of the net. Six minutes later MaryAnne Ventura sent another nice pass through the defense where Sarah Montminy picked it up and scored again. MaryAnne Ventura then finished the scoring at the 51:40 mark when she launched a shot from outside the penalty area which found its way through the keeper's legs.

The Lady Rams did a much better job of controlling play with good passing in the second half and wore down the Bearcats who were forced to chase.

In earlier action the Penns Valley JV beat the Huntingdon JV 1-0. Alison Geesey scored in the first minute of play off an assist from Katie Kreisher.

Penns Valley Beats Tyrone

Sept. 13 - The Lady Rams scored early and often on their way to a 9-1 win over first-year team Tyrone on Tuesday.

Jamie Leitch started the scoring at the 3:13 mark off an assist from Ashlyn Schriefer. A few minutes later, Leitch returned the favor by assisting on a Schriefer goal. Four more goals followed in the first half by Emily Searfoss, Sierra Leitch, Lily Hoffman and Alicia Leitch. Assists were recorded by Sarah Montminy, Alison Geesey and Brandy Holmes.

In the second half, goals were scored by Jamie Leitch, Sarah Montminy and Jess Neese with assists from Ali Yarger and Kate Burlingame. PV outshot Tyrone 42 to 2 for the game.

Lady Rams Blast Bellefonte

Sept. 12 - In their first home game of the year, Penns Valley was led by a strong defense and a hat trick from Sarah Montminy to an 8-2 win over visiting Bellefonte.

Sarah Montminy got the scoring started early at 4:22 when Larissa Fetterolf played a nice cross from the right wing into Montminy who buried the opportunity into the back of the net. Ten minutes later Jess Glasgow took the ball in on the goalie and scored to make it 2-0. Bellefonte answered off of a direct kick that hit the crossbar and bounced in. Jess Glasgow quickly scored again to increase the lead to 3-1 when Emily Searfoss fed her a nice cross from the right side. Jamie Leitch finished the scoring in the first half at 34:54 after MaryAnne Ventura gave her a nice through ball behind the defense.

In the second half, Sarah Montminy scored twice in the first five minutes with assists coming from Larissa Fetterolf and Julie Yeagley. Jamie Leitch notched her second goal at the fifty minute mark off an assist from Ashlyn Schriefer. Julie Yeagley then finished the scoring with a nice header into the goal off of a corner kick by Alison Geesey. Bellefonte managed one more goal at 75:32 to finish the scoring.

The Lady Rams moved the ball very well and kept Bellefonte chasing most of the night. The PV defense was solid the whole game and developed many of the counter-attacks.

In earlier action, the PV JV set the tone for the night by beating the Bellefonte JV 7-1. Kala Fultz netted the hat trick for the Lady Rams with Alison Geesey, Alicia Leitch and Greta Baier also scoring. Assists were credited to Katie Kreisher, Kristin Darr, Alison Geesey and Whitney Crater.

Penns Valley Beats Bishop Guilfoyle

Sept. 10 - The Lady Rams traveled to Altoona on Saturday to take on Bishop Guilfoyle and Emily Searfoss scored her first career hat trick and added an assist to lead PV to a 7-1 win.

Jamie Leitch got the scoring started for the Lady Rams when she took a pass from Emily Searfoss and beat the keeper. Searfoss then scored two more goals in the first half with assists from Toot McCool and Sarah Montminy.

Scoring in the second half were Sarah Montminy, Jamie Leitch, Emily Searfoss and Lily Hoffman. Cassie Deardorff added an assist. The Lady Rams dominated play and outshot BG 25-2. Penns Valley hosts their first home game on Monday, September 12, against Bellefonte.

Lady Rams Blank Philipsburg 2-0

Sept. 8 - Penns Valley played their first league game on Thursday afternoon at Philipsburg and notched their first shutout of the season.

PV dominated play for much of the first half but, inspite of many quality opportunities, could not get the ball in the net. Finally, at the 30 minute mark, Ella Myer beat the outside defender and dribbled the ball in towards the goal along the endline. She crossed the ball back across the middle where she found a charging Toot McCool who knocked it home.

The second half played out in much the same way although Philipsburg did come up with a few scoring opportunities. The Lady Ram defense was able to deny all of their chances. Once again PV peppered Philipsburg with shots but could not convert. With one minute to go in the game, MaryAnne Ventura played a nice chip behind the defense where Sarah Montminy picked it up and beat the keeper for the final score.

In the following game the JV played to a scoreless tie.

Penns Valley Falls to Hughesville

Sept. 3 - In their first ever appearance in the championship match of the Hughesville Tournament, the Lady Rams kept it close in the first half but could not keep it going during the second half as Hughesville came out on top, 6-1.

Hughesville scored the first two goals but the Lady Rams answered when Sarah Montminy drove behind the defense and took a shot from the right side of the goal. The Hughesville goalie deflected it but a charging Jamie Leitch knocked it in the back of the net to get within a goal. PV had some more chances during the half but the size, strength and technical ability of the Hughesville team began to wear the Lady Rams down. Hughesville scored once more before the half to make it 3-1.

In the second half, Penns Valley could not get anything going and Hughesville knocked in three more to make the final score 6-1. In earlier action the Lady Rams JV took the Hughesville JV into overtime before finally falling when Hughesville knocked in the golden goal. PV scored when Katie Kreisher took a penalty kick which was initially blocked by the goalie. Kreisher picked up the rebound and put the ball back across the middle where a hustling Alicia Leitch put it in the net.

Lady Rams Kick Off Season with Win

Sept. 2 - Penns Valley started off their season in stellar fashion on Friday evening with a 3-2 win over Loyalsock at the annual Hughesville Tournament. The win earns them a spot in the tournament final on Saturday evening at 7:00pm against Hughesville.

Loyalsock started off the scoring early, only 50 seconds into the game, after the Lady Rams failed to clear a ball away from the middle. One of the Loyalsock players took a shot from about 20 yards out and lofted it over the head of PV Goalkeeper Holly Heinrichs and just under the crossbar. After that PV settled down and started to take the game to their opponents. After a lot of nice ball movement, MaryAnne Ventura fed a nice pass behind the defense at the 5:52 mark to a hard charging Sarah Montminy who took the ball in on the keeper and buried it in the corner. Five minutes later, Sarah repaid the favor by springing MaryAnne free with a nice pass and MaryAnne buried the shot to make it 2-1. The Lady Rams finished the half with a 7 to 2 shot advantage.

The score stayed the same well into the second half until the 64 minute mark when a Loyalsock player again picked up a loose ball about 20 yards out and played another high shot into the back of the net to make it 2-2. Despite numerous good opportunities Penns Valley could not find the back of the net as the Loyalsock keeper came up big on a number of occasions. With less than 10 minutes left in the game, Coach Wiest moved Ashlyn Schriefer from her defensive position up to the front line to try to crank up the pressure. With less than five minutes to play, Ventura lofted another nice pass to a charging Schriefer who chipped the ball over the keepers head and into the back of the net for the game winner. The Lady Rams outshot the Lady Lancers 12 to 2 in the second half and dominated much of the play.

In earlier action, the Lady Rams JV lost by a score of 1-3 against the Loyalsock JV. It was a good game with a lot of back and forth action. Loyalsock scored first but Katie Kreisher responded by dribbling through the defense and notching her first goal of the season to tie the score. In the second half, the Lady Lancers added two more goals to finish the scoring. The JV will play at 4:00pm on Saturday against Hughesville.

Record: 18-5, JV 4-5-4

All-Stars Named

Nov. 9 - The Central Mountains Girls' Soccer League (CMGSL) and the Mountain Athletic Conference (MAC) have named their All-Star teams for the 2004 season. Once again, many of the Lady Rams have received recognition on these teams. Click on the "All-Stars" link on the left side of the page to see who has been named to these teams.

Lady Rams' Season Ends

Nov. 2 - On yet another rainy evening Bishop McCort took advantage of their second half opportunities to beat Penns Valley 2-1 in the District 6 semifinals.

The Lady Rams started the game off quickly and created many early opportunities to score. They kept the pressure on the whole half but were unable to find the back of the net. Shots kept going wide or high or right at the Bishop McCort goalkeeper. Meanwhile the defense was able to neutralize any fast breaks by the McCort speedy strikers. The half was dominated by Penns Valley but still ended in a scoreless tie.

The second half started where the first left off with the Lady Rams having some excellent opportunities in the first few minutes but they couldn't capitalize. The momentum began to shift, however, and McCort started to win the close balls. The first goal came off a long throw-in from the corner that bounced in front of the goal and was headed past Holly Heinrichs into the back of the net. Bishop McCort then cranked up the pressure and scored again about ten minutes later when one of their strikers raced to a loose ball and rocketed a shot into the goal. Heinrichs was able to keep McCort out of the net the rest of the night with some stellar saves.

The Lady Rams were able to put some pressure on the McCort defense the rest of the half but were not able to get many shots off as the speedy McCort defenders were able to chase down many of the through balls. The Penns Valley forwards were not able to keep up with the aggressive offsides trap that the McCort defense ran and there were often two or three of the Lady Rams offsides on through balls. Finally, with ten seconds left to play, a ball was kicked behind the McCort defense and a hustling Ashlyn Schriefer chased it down and, under defensive pressure, kicked it past a charging McCort keeper just before time expired.

Bishop McCort will now face Westmont-Hilltop, a 4-1 winner over Richland, for the District Championship.

Juniata Beats Penns Valley in CMGSL Championship

Oct. 30 - In a hard-fought 80 minutes of muddy soccer on Saturday night in Lewistown, Juniata's Kelli Weiger was the difference as she netted the hat trick to lead the Lady Indians to a 3-1 victory over the Lady Rams. This was the first year for the championship game as the league was split into two divisions at the beginning of the year. Juniata and Penns Valley were both undefeated in their separate divisions which setup a tough, physical matchup for the championship. The Juniata victory broke the streak of three successive championships for the Lady Rams.

In a see-saw first half, Juniata struck first midway through the half when Wieger picked up a loose ball inside the penalty area and fired a shot past a charging Holly Heinrichs. Emily Searfoss struck next for the Lady Rams when she took a pass from MaryAnne Ventura and fired a shot which found its way under the Juniata keeper. Then, with less than two minutes left in the half, a poor call by the official gave Juniata a direct kick from about 35 yards out, close to the sideline. Wieger took the kick and placed a perfect shot over Heinrichs into the far upper corner of the net.

In the second half, Penns Valley was unable to solve the Juniata defense and did not get a shot off. With about ten minutes left in the game, the Lady Rams took out a defensive player and put in a forward (a 3-4-3 formation) in order to try to get additional numbers on offense. Unfortunately, Wieger took advantage when her defender got picked by another defender and she broke in free on Heinrichs and blasted a shot into the corner.

Overall, it was a well-played game by both sides and worthy of a championship match. At times, the Lady Rams were able to control the middle of the field but couldn't get the offense going in the second half. Juniata's keeper made some nice saves to keep Penns Valley to one goal. Holly Heinrichs also made some nice saves and Ashlyn Schriefer did well trying to keep up with Wieger all night. In the end, it was a matter of one of the state's finest players making it count when she got her opportunities.

Penns Valley Downs Philipsburg in District Playoffs

Oct. 28 - Philipsburg-Osceola played a tough match against the Lady Rams on Thursday night but could not gain the victory as the Lady Rams won 2-1.

Philipsburg came out hard in the first half and hustled all over the field. Penns Valley could not get their passing game going and there was a lot of back-and-forth action. Finally, at 12:01 into the half, MaryAnne Ventura picked up a ball near the top of the penalty area and launched a low, left-footed shot past the keeper and just inside the goalpost to make it 1-0. Just 51 seconds later, however, the Lady Mounties struck back when they got behind the defense and chipped the ball over Holly Heinrichs and into the back of the net to make the score 1-1. The half ended with neither team able to generate many quality scoring chances.

The Lady Rams were able to shake off the playoff jitters in the second half and settled down and took control of the game. Heinrichs saw very little action in goal as the ball was in Philipsburg's end of the field for most of the second half. The Lady Mounties' defense hung tough, however, and were able to repel any advances by the Lady Rams. One of the most dangerous chances for Penns Valley came off a corner kick when they had numerous shots on goal from close range but there were just too many Philipsburg bodies in the way and the ball did not find the goal. Finally, midway through the half, Ashlyn Schriefer won the ball about 40 yards out and chipped a ball behind the defense. Jen Wise chased it down and chipped over the charging keeper for the game winner. Despite a few more good opportunities, Penns Valley did not find the net again and the game ended 2-1.

Penns Valley will now play Bishop McCort on Tuesday, November 2, at home at 6:30pm for the District semifinals. The winner of that game will play the winner of Westmont-Hilltop and Richland. On Saturday, Penns Valley faces Juniata for the Central Mountain Girls' Soccer League Championship at Mitchell Field in Lewistown at 7:00pm.

District 6 Playoffs Coming to Penns Valley

On Thursday, October 28, the first round of District 6 Girls' Soccer playoffs will be held in the stadium at Penns Valley. Bellefonte and Altoona kick things off at 5:30pm with a first round AAA match. At 7:30pm the host Lady Rams will meet Philipsburg-Osceola in a first round AA match. The winners of the first match will advance to face State College on Tuesday, Nov. 2, at Memorial Field in State College. The winners of the second match will advance to play the winner of the match between Bishop McCort and Central Cambria. The AA second round match will also be on Tuesday, Nov. 2, but the site has not yet been determined.

The Lady Rams will also play in the Central Mountain Girls' Soccer League Championship on Saturday, October 30, at 7:00pm at Mitchell Field in Lewistown. The Lady Rams (8-0 in Division play) will meet the Juniata Indians (6-0 in Division play) in the first ever CMGSL Championship game.

Lady Rams Blank Bellefonte

Oct. 22 - Playing their fourth game of the week and third day in a row, Penns Valley was able outlast Bellefonte 2-0. Both teams looked tired on another muddy day as they faced each other for the second time in three days.

Jamie Leitch continued her hot streak by notching the first goal midway through the first half. The Lady Rams dominated most of the half and had numerous opportunities but could not capitalize as the Bellefonte defense packed the penalty box and their keeper made some nice saves.

The only goal of the second half came midway through when Jen Wise took the ball down the sideline and made a nice cross to Julie Stover who was all alone about 15 yards from the goal. Stover trapped it and took a shot but the keeper was able to get a piece of the ball. A Bellefonte defender tried to clear it but knocked it into Stover who was charging hard after the ball and knocked it into the back of the net.

Lady Rams Level Lewistown

Oct. 21 - It was another muddy evening in Spring Mills but Penns Valley was able to overcome an early deficit and beat visiting Lewistown 5-1. A huge night from Jamie Leitch was the difference offensively.

Thirty-five seconds into the game Lewistown snuck in a shot from a nearly impossible angle which somehow skidded under Holly Heinrichs for the first goal. The Lady Rams quickly took control of the game after that but Lewistown was dangerous on counterattacks all evening. At 14:36 Jen Wise fed a pass from the corner to Jamie Leitch who buried it in the back of the net to make it 1-1. Five minutes later Leitch took a pass from MaryAnne Ventura and beat the keeper again to make it 2-1 which was the score at the half.

In the second half, Leitch scored three more times to put the game away. Two goals were unassisted and one was assisted by Ashlyn Schriefer. The Penns Valley defense was able to make the adjustments necessary to turn away all of the Lewistown counterattacks in the second half.

Penns Valley Beats Bellefonte

Oct. 20 - On a slippery afternoon in Bellefonte, the Lady Rams clinched the Central Mountain Girls' Soccer League Northern Division title by beating the Red Raiders 3-1.

The annual rivalry was played hard by both teams but neither one was able to score until just before halftime. MaryAnne Ventura drove the ball towards Bellefonte's goal and found a hard charging Jen Wise with a through ball. Wise beat the defender to the ball and then buried it in the back of the net with 56 seconds left in the half.

The Lady Rams took the second half kickoff and Ventura drove at the heart of the defense, slipping through numerous defenders before trying to get a shot off just inside the penalty area. The shot was blocked and the ball bounced out towards midfield. Ashlyn Schriefer charged at it from her stopper back position and took a shot with the first touch. The ball went high in the air towards the goal, caught the keeper out of position, and settled in the back of the net to make the score 2-0. Bellefonte scored next when the Penns Valley defense was called for a trip in the penalty area and one of the Red Raiders scored the ensuing penalty kick. The last goal was scored when Jess Glasgow kicked a rolling ball on the first touch from the corner of the penalty area and looped it over the Bellefonte goalie's head and inside the far post of the goal.

After the game the JV played to a 1-1 tie. Toot McCool scored the lone goal off an assist from Brittany LeVan.

Penns Valley Blanks Bald Eagle

Oct. 18 - The Lady Rams traveled to Bald Eagle Area High School on Monday and shut out the Lady Eagles 2-0. MaryAnne Ventura got Penns Valley started just over three minutes into the game when she took a feed from Sarah Montminy and blasted one in from 20 yards out. At 22:07 Jen Montminy put through a ball to Ashlyn Schriefer who beat her defender and buried it in the right corner of the goal. The Lady Rams dominated play for the rest of the game but were unable to find the goal again as Bald Eagle packed it in defensively. Holly Heinrichs recorded five saves to earn the shutout in goal.

In later action, the Lady Rams JV defeated the Lady Eagles 2-0. Brittany Levan scored the first goal early in the first half while Jess Neese notched the second goal on a penalty kick in the same half. Pam Heinrichs and Jess Neese combined for the shutout in goal.

Penns Valley Blanked by East Juniata

Oct. 14 - The Tigers of East Juniata routed the Lady Rams 6-0 on a cool night in McAlisterville. East Juniata dominated play in the first half and out-hustled and out-played Penns Valley to take a 3-0 lead by halftime.

The Lady Rams came out at halftime with a little more fire and had some early opportunities but couldn't capitalize. They started passing better and the second half was a see-saw battle but Penns Valley could not capitalize on their opportunities. The speed of the Tigers was more than the Lady Rams could handle and caused some defensive breakdowns which led to three more goals late in the half.

The East Juniata JV beat the Penns Valley JV 3-1 earlier with Toot McCool scoring the lone Penns Valley goal.

Penns Valley Shuts Out Huntingdon

Oct. 13 - Ashlyn Schriefer got the start on the front line Wednesday night at Detwiler field in Huntingdon and made the most of it as she netted the hat trick to lead the Lady Rams over the Lady Bearcats 3-0.

As the game started the rain came in and made it a wet and slippery night. The Lady Bearcats came out strong and played hard the whole night. The first half saw a lot of back-and-forth action. The only goal came at 7:30 when Emily Searfoss took a corner kick and Schriefer ran hard through a tangle of bodies to knock the bouncing ball in the back of the net. The Lady Rams had trouble stringing passes together in the half and couldn't control the flow of play.

Penns Valley came out with a purpose in the second half and immediately took control of the game. Controlled passes and timely runs made the difference. At 8:27, Julie Stover passed a ball through to a hard charging Schriefer who beat the defender to the ball and rocketed a left foot shot past the keeper to make the score 2-0. Five minutes later Schriefer took a ball the defenders failed to clear successfully and beat the keeper high to make it 3-0. The Lady Rams had a number of other quality opportunities as they kept the ball in the Lady Bearcats' end of the field for most of the rest of the half.

Julie Stover did a nice job taking Ashlyn Schriefer's normal position at stopper back. MaryAnne Ventura and Sarah Montminy worked together well to control the middle for much of the game. The entire team played well to achieve the victory. In earlier action the Lady Rams' JV lost to Huntingdon, 1-0.

Lady Rams Bounce Back Against Philipsburg

Oct. 11 - After a few weeks where Penns Valley struggled to put their passing game together they finally found it again against Philipsburg-Osceola on Monday night. Big offensive games from Brittnee Rossman and Jess Glasgow led the Lady Rams to shutout the Mounties 6-0.

Emily Searfoss got PV started early when she trapped down a Jess Glasgow cross and knocked a left-footed shot past the PO keeper 1:23 into the game. For the next 20 minutes the Lady Rams struggled connecting their passes. While they were making some good decisions, the execution was slightly off. Finally, towards the end of the first half, things started to click. At 24:56, Julie Stover hustled to win a loose ball in front of the net and buried it in the net for a 2-0 lead. At 34:01, MaryAnne Ventura took a nice feed from Sarah Montminy, slipped past some defenders and launched a rocket from 20 yards out which beat the keeper high. Brittnee Rossman finished the scoring in the half when she took another nice pass from Sarah Montminy, broke behind the defense and chipped it over the keeper's head with 14 seconds left in the half.

In the second half, the Lady Rams continued the nice ball movement. At 3:15 into the half, Jess Glasgow took a pass from Jamie Leitch and fired a screamer past the PO keeper from the right side of the penalty box to make it 5-0. Brittnee Rossman finished the scoring ten minutes later when she ran in on a Jess Glasgow corner kick and headed a bouncing ball into the back of the net.

The defense, including Kara Myers, Ali Yarger, Ashlyn Schriefer and Julie Yeagley, played very well to come up with their ninth shutout of the season. Holly Heinrichs and Jess Neese earned the shutout in goal, with Jess needing to make a nice diving save a few minutes before the end of the game to preserve the shutout. The midfielders, especially MaryAnne Ventura and Sarah Montminy, had their best game of the year and worked well together, controlling the center of the field. Jen Wise, sometimes being triple-teamed, kept the defense busy watching her which opened up opportunities for others to score. Overall, it was a great effort to build on for the tough games coming up.

Lady Rams Shut Out by Juniata

Oct. 7- Penns Valley and Juniata continued their rivalry in a hard-fought afternoon game in Mifflintown. Kelli Wieger scored two goals and assisted on a third to lead the Indians to the victory over the Lady Rams, 3-0.

The game was a back-and-forth battle at midfield with both teams having some opportunities early in the game but neither one was able to capitalize until Juniata knocked one in at the 23 minute mark. Penns Valley started the second half out strong but the Indians capitalized on an early opportunity five minutes into the half to make it 2-0. With two minutes left in the game, Juniata scored their final goal.

Holly Heinrichs made some nice saves in goal but the Lady Rams could never find their rhythm on offense. The Juniata JV won the second match 1-0.

Lady Rams Down the Damsels

Oct. 6 - Penns Valley traveled to Houtzdale on Wednesday night and scored early and often to beat Mo Valley 6-1. Brittnee Rossman had a big night and got the scoring started one minute into the game when she took a Jess Glasgow throw-in and slipped behind the defense before beating the keeper to the lower left side of the goal. Thirteen minutes into the half, Jess Glasgow took a cross from Jamie Leitch and rocketed a shot past the keeper to make it 2-0. Britt Rossman added her second goal three minutes before halftime when she won a loose ball in front of the net and put a left-footed shot in the goal. The Lady Rams thought they had their fourth goal as time expired when Jen Wise put one past the keeper but it was disallowed because time expired before the ball crossed the goal line.

The Lady Rams started the second half off quickly when Jen Wise scored unassisted fifty seconds into the half. MaryAnne Ventura added a goal eleven minutes later with a shot from twenty yards out. The Damsels then scored their only goal with six minutes left when they knocked in a loose ball from a corner kick. Jamie Leitch scored the final goal for Penns Valley with two minutes left off an assist from Lily Hoffman.

Penns Valley Makes It Ten In A Row

Oct. 4 - The Lady Rams made the trip to Altoona on Monday to take on Bishop Guilfoyle and came back 7-0 winners. Jen Wise got the scoring started one minute into the game on an assist from Sarah Montminy. Four minutes later Ashlyn Schriefer made it 2-0. Wise and Schriefer each scored a second time in the first half before Toot McCool finished off the first half scoring with an assist from Larissa Fetterolf.

Jen Wise finished off her fifth hat trick of the season with a goal nine minutes into the second half with an assist from Julie Yeagley. Julie Stover finished the scoring for the game off an assist from Ella Myer. Jess Neese went the distance in the goal to record the shutout.

Penns Valley Beats West Branch

Sept. 30 - On a short, sloppy field at West Branch, the Lady Rams earned their seventh shutout of the season with a 2-0 victory over the Lady Warriors. The first half saw a lot of sloppy play with both sides having scoring opportunities but neither team could find the net. Finally, with less than a minute left in the half, Brittnee Rossman made a short pass through to Jen Wise who took the ball through the defense, got around the keeper, and tapped the ball into the goal.

Once again, the Lady Rams came out stronger in the second half and carried the play for most of the half. The Lady Warriors still created some opportunities but the Lady Ram defense, led by Julie Yeagley and Ashlyn Schriefer, came through each time. Holly Heinrichs had a strong game in goal and Kara Myers and Ali Yarger played well against the wings. Seventeen minutes into the half Jess Glasgow took a corner kick and Sarah Montminy capitalized by knocking a bouncing ball into the back of the net from twelve yards out.

The JV played to a 1-1 tie with Justine Bohlman scoring the lone goal on a penalty kick.

Lady Rams Edge Indian Valley

Sept. 27 - In a tight defensive battle, Jamie Leitch came up big for Penns Valley to notch the only goal in a 1-0 decision over the Lady Warriors.

Neither team was able to keep possession of the ball for very long and there was a lot of back and forth play the entire evening. The match was scoreless at the end of the first half with both teams unable to capitalize on some opportunities.

The Lady Rams came out strong at the beginning of the second half but were unable to find the back of the net. Finally, midway through the half, Ali Yarger won a ball defensively and sent it behind the Lady Warriors defense. Jamie Leitch capitalized on the opportunity and used her speed to beat the defense and take the ball in on the keeper. The keeper came out but Leitch fired a left-footed shot over her head and under the crossbar for the game's only score. Lady Rams' keeper Holly Heinrichs and the rest of the defense came up big on numerous occasions to preserve the shutout.

In earlier action, the Lady Rams' JV beat Indian Valley 1-0. Toot McCool scored the lone goal after picking up a rebound in front of the net.

Penns Valley Blanks Bald Eagle

Sept. 23 - The Lady Rams controlled play from the opening whistle on Thursday night and earned their fifth shutout of the season with a 2-0 win over Bald Eagle. While dominating the game and only allowing one shot for the visitors, Penns Valley did not find the back of the net very often. MaryAnne Ventura got things started with a goal in the first half on an assist from Ella Myer. Jen Wise added the insurance goal later. Holly Heinrichs made a nice diving save on a penalty kick to preserve the shutout.

The JV started the evening by earning a 5-1 win. Toot McCool, Larissa Fetterolf, Brittany LeVan, Cassie Homan and Laura Beazell-Krchnavy all tallied goals for the Lady Rams. Ella Myer, Kate Tyson, Cassie Deardorff and Shannon Decker added assists.

Penns Valley Beats Huntingdon

Sept. 21 - The Huntingdon Bearcats came to play when they visited Penns Valley on Tuesday night. In the toughest match for the Lady Rams since Loyalsock, they were able to use another strong second half to bury the Bearcats, 3-1.

The first half was a seesaw battle but Jen Wise was able to convert on a breakaway about ten minutes into the game. She gathered the ball around midfield and out-muscled and out-sprinted the Bearcat fullbacks and finished with a shot high over the keeper. Huntingdon then converted towards the end of the half with a shot from about 25 yards out that looped over Holly Heinrichs' head and into the back of the net.

For the second night in a row, the Lady Rams came out strong in the second half. Twenty-seven seconds into the half, MaryAnne Ventura took a pass from Jen Montminy and fired it into the top corner of the net from about 20 yards out. Four minutes later Ventura found the back of the net again from about the same spot on a pass from Julie Stover. Penns Valley carried the play for most of the rest of the half but Huntingdon did have a few more chances to score that were turned back. The most dangerous resulted from a handball in the penalty area. On the ensuing penalty kick, the Huntingdon player kicked it too high and it rebounded off of the crossbar where the defense was able to clear it. Strong play from Ventura, Jamie Leitch and Ashlyn Schriefer, as well as many others, helped to carry the night.

The JV managed a tie, 1-1, earlier in the evening. Cassie Deardorff notched the lone goal for the Lady Rams from about 20 yards out.

Lady Rams Outlast West Branch

Sept. 20 - In a tough home match, Penns Valley pulled out a 7-2 win against a feisty West Branch team. The first half saw a lot of back and forth play and the Lady Rams missed a number of opportunities to score. Finally, with three minutes left in the half, Jen Wise won control of the ball deep in West Branch territory and fed a nice pass back to Jamie Leitch who buried it in the West Branch net.

The Lady Rams came out firing in the second half. Two minutes into the half MaryAnne Ventura took a feed from Ashlyn Schriefer and beat the West Branch keeper high from 25 yards out. Two minutes later Jen Wise was fouled in the penalty box and MaryAnne Ventura put the ensuing penalty kick in the back of the net. In the ninth minute, Jen Wise scored her first goal on an assist from Sarah Montminy. At 28:39 Wise took a pass from Ventura and dribbled behind the defense and beat the keeper for her second goal.

West Branch then tallied two goals. The first one came when there was a scramble in front of the net and the Penns Valley defense was unable to successfully clear the ball. The second goal came after a corner kick.

Jamie Leitch scored her second goal of the game when she took a through pass from Kara Myers, beat the defense, and then beat the keeper. Jen Wise finished off her fourth hat trick in a row when she got a nice pass from Ventura and dribbled behind the defense and buried the ball in the back of the net as time expired.

In earlier action the JV notched their first goals and first win when they beat the West Branch JV 4-0. Brittany LeVan got the scoring started when she took a pass from Ella Myer and put a left-footed shot past the keeper. Toot McCool scored the next three goals to finish the scoring. Brandy Holmes assisted on the final goal.

Penns Valley Notches Fourth Shutout In a Row

Sept. 16 - The Lady Rams kept their shutout streak alive with a 5-0 victory at Philipsburg. The defense held the Mounties to two shots while the offense took care of business. Jen Wise had three goals in the first half. On the first two, she beat her defender and then beat the keeper. The assist on the third goal came on a through ball from Sarah Montminy.

In the second half, Julie Stover started the scoring in the first minute with a beautiful header off of an Emily Searfoss corner kick. Emily Searfoss finished the scoring a few minutes later when she gathered a deflection in the left side of the penalty box and launched a left-footed shot into the upper corner of the net. The JV girls played to a 0-0 tie.

Penns Valley Shuts Out Mo Valley

Sept. 14 - The Lady Rams scored early and often against the Damsels to finish with a 7-0 win. The scoring was started when Jen Wise was fouled hard in the penalty box and MaryAnne Ventura put the penalty kick in the back of the net. Jamie Leitch tallied the next goal on an assist from MaryAnne Ventura. Leitch ended the night with 2 goals and one assist while Wise notched her second hat trick (3 goals) in a row and added an assist. Julie Stover finished off the scoring for the Lady Rams. MaryAnne Ventura had two assists on the night.

The defense once again came through for the shutout with stellar play from Julie Yeagley, Ashlyn Schriefer, Kara Myers and Ali Yarger. Penns Valley will travel to Phillipsburg on Thursday for their first CMGSL game.

Lady Rams Blank Bishop Guilfoyle

Sept. 11 - Penns Valley opened its MAC schedule with a 9-0 win versus Bishop Guilfoyle. Julie Stover got the scoring started early on an assist from Jen Wise. Wise netted a hat trick for the Lady Rams with other goals being scored by MaryAnne Ventura (2), Jamie Leitch, Toot McCool, and Laura Beazell-Krchnavy. Notching assists were Wise (2), Stover, Ella Myer and Brittany LeVan. The defense only allowed one shot the whole game for their second consecutive shutout.

Lady Rams Gain Split at Hughesville

Sept. 4 - On Friday night Penns Valley began the season with a tough first match against Hughesville at the annual Hughesville Tournament. The Lady Rams started the game well but the Spartans broke through with the first score about 16 minutes into the game. They added one more before halftime and another in the second half to finish the game with a 3-0 win over Penns Valley. The Hughesville Junior Varsity beat the Lady Rams JV 2-0.

In the second game on Saturday night, the Lady Rams faced Loyalsock and came out strong. Midway through the first half, Jen Wise won the ball close to the end line and fed a nice pass across the front of goal to a hard-charging Julie Stover who knocked it in the back of the net. Loyalsock threatened later in the half and got off a hard shot from close range which Lady Ram keeper Holly Heinrichs was able to get a hand on but the ball continued towards the goal. A hustling Ashlyn Schriefer was able to clear it just as it was crossing the goal line to preserve the shutout.

In the second half, Jen Wise added an insurance goal for the Lady Rams by beating the keeper high from about 10 yards out. Julie Stover got the assist and Penns Valley finished the game with a 2-0 win. In earlier action, the Loyalsock JV beat the Lady Rams JV 1-0. This was the first win the Lady Rams ever took at the Hughesville Tournament so it was an exciting way to begin the season.

Final Record: 19-3-1, JV 8-8

Congratulations to all of the All-Stars

Nov. 3 - The all-star teams for the MAC and the CMGSL have been announced. The MAC only selects first team all-stars while the CMGSL selects first team, second team, honorable mention and freshman teams. Listed below are this year's Lady Ram selections for the teams.

All State MAC
Laura Anderson

All State CMGSL
Erin Glasgow

MVP CMGSL
Jen Wise

First Team MAC
Erin Glasgow
Christie Wiest
Abby Young
Jen Wise
MaryAnne Ventura

First Team CMGSL
Laura Anderson
Christie Wiest
Abby Young
MaryAnne Ventura
Ashlyn Schriefer

Second Team CMGSL
Julie Yeagley
Jen Montminy
Holly Heinrichs

Honorable Mention CMGSL
Elody Gyekis
Jess Glasgow
Mindy Ash

All Freshmen Team CMGSL
Jamie Leitch
Emily Searfoss

Penns Valley's Season Ends in Johnstown 4-0

Oct. 30 - The Lady Rams ended their season when they ran into a tough and talented Westmont-Hilltop in Johnstown. Penns Valley didn't have the answer to the size and speed of the Lady Hilltoppers but put forth a valiant effort in their quest for their first district crown.

Westmont-Hilltop controlled the ball from the beginning and netted their first goal ten minutes into the game with a 30 yard shot over Holly Heinrichs. They scored again a few minutes later. The Lady Rams did well to end the half behind 2-0.

Penns Valley played better in the second half, stringing some passes together, and made some drives into Westmont's defensive third of the field. Erin Glasgow had the best scoring opportunity when she beat the left side fullback and sent a shot wide right of the goal. The Lady Hilltoppers put two more goals in before the end of the game.

Holly Heinrichs had a huge game in the goal, making many diving saves and stopping some point blank shots. She ended up with 20 saves for the game. The defense was under constant assault and did a good job of clearing away many dangerous attacks.

Despite the season-ending loss, it was another great year for the Lady Rams. They made it further into post-season play than any other Lady Ram soccer team before them and set a number of records in the process.

Penns Valley Beats Bishop McCort in District Semifinal

Oct. 28 - The Lady Rams played an inspired district semifinal match and beat a fast Bishop McCort team 3-1. Jen Wise had her sixth hat trick of the year to provide all of the scoring while the defense came up big even though they had a speed disadvantage. This year's Lady Rams now have the distinction of going further in post-season play than any team before them.

Bishop McCort struck first midway through the first half when one of their strikers broke through the defense and beat a charging Holly Heinrichs with a low shot into the corner of the goal. Penns Valley struck back within a few minutes when MaryAnne Ventura fed a ball over the defense to a hard charging Jen Wise who buried the shot in the bottom of the net. The Lady Rams struck again before the half ended when Laura Anderson put a ball through to Jen Wise who froze the keeper and put the ball in the left corner of the net. The half ended with Penns Valley ahead 2-1 but with Bishop McCort applying a lot of pressure.

The second half saw a lot of back and forth play before Penns Valley struck again when Abby Young put a ball through to Jen Wise who beat the defense again and scored. Penns Valley then cranked up the pressure and created some more dangerous opportunities but couldn't find the net again. The Lady Ram defense led by Laura Anderson and a stellar game from Ashlyn Schriefer rose to the occasion and shut out Bishop McCort in the second half. MaryAnne Ventura, Jess Glasgow, Jen Montminy, and Abby Young all made big stops on their fast wingers. Holly Heinrichs was solid in goal and didn't give McCort many second chances.

The Lady Rams now play Westmont-Hilltop in the district finals at Johnstown Athletic Complex in Johnstown on Thursday, October 30, at 6:00pm.

Penns Valley Blanks Bald Eagle Area in Districts

Oct. 23 - The Lady Rams played their first-round district match against a pesky Bald Eagle team and came away the 2-0 winners. The game was started over an hour late due to a game beforehand that went to penalty kicks but the Lady Rams didn't let it bother them as they notched another shutout.

Penns Valley created many dangerous opportunities during the first half but could not find the back of the net as the Bald Eagle keeper came up with some big saves. Finally, with three minutes left in the half, Jen Wise got to a Jess Glasgow cross in front of the net and touched the ball to Jamie Leitch who beat the keeper. Two minutes later Leitch fed a ball through to Jen Wise who also buried it in the net.

The second half saw some back and forth action with the Lady Rams still putting on most of the pressure but Bald Eagle did create a few dangerous opportunities. The Penns Valley defense was equal to the task and Holly Heinrichs made a few nice saves in goal to preserve the shutout.

The Lady Rams will now face Bishop McCort, which was a 6-1 winner over Central Cambria, at Penns Valley on Tuesday, October 28, at 6:00pm. The current district playoff bracket is located here.

Congratulations Erin Glasgow and Jen Wise!

Oct. 22 - Erin Glasgow has been selected to the AA girls All-state team and Jen Wise has been named the Central Mountains League AA girls Most Valuable Player. Congratulations to both on their excellent seasons which are the result of years of hard work.

Oct. 15 - A day after finishing league play undefeated, the Lady Rams put an exclamation point on the season by beating second place Juniata 2-1. The Indians only had one loss on the season, and that was in there first meeting with Penns Valley, so they came in looking for revenge. Game conditions were tough as the temperature dropped and the winds howled across the field. The Lady Rams won the toss and decided to play with the wind at their backs for the first half.

With the wind advantage, Penns Valley dominated play during the first half, limiting Juniata to a few counter attacks. The Lady Rams created numerous goal-scoring opportunities but the Indians packed the defensive end of the field and knocked away shot after shot. In the 21st minute, Penns Valley finally broke through when Mindy Ash flicked a header on to Jen Wise who broke out of a crowd and beat the keeper. In spite of a few more dangerous opportunities for Penns Valley, the halftime score stayed 1-0.

In the second half, the Lady Rams had to deal with the wind in their faces and they did a great job of taking the wind out of the game. They kept the ball on the ground and used short passes to move up the field and create more opportunities. Seven minutes into the half Abby Young beat a defender and broke into the clear behind the defense in the left side of the penalty area. The defender tried to catch up but took Young down from behind, resulting in a penalty kick. MaryAnne Ventura buried the shot in the right side of the net for the second goal.

The rest of the half saw back and forth play until Juniata scored with one minute to go on a long shot from the right side of the field. They then pushed everyone up in an effort to score but the defense, led by Laura Anderson, stiffened and didn't let them get the equalizer. The Lady Rams now look forward to their first district match on Thursday, October 23, at 7:30pm against Bald Eagle on the Penns Valley Athletic Field.

Oct. 14 - On yet another rainy night Penns Valley grabbed the Central Mountains League Small School title with a 9-0 victory over West Snyder. The Lady Rams controlled play from the beginning and poured in the shots as the rain poured down. Christie Wiest started the scoring on an unassisted goal a few minutes into the game. Jen Wise and MaryAnne Ventura each had two goals for the night. Other goals came from Jamie Leitch, Abby Young, Julie Yeagley and Mindy Ash. Contributing assists were Wise, Wiest, Sierra Leitch and Emily Searfoss.

Oct. 8 - Penns Valley honored their five seniors on Wednesday night with a 3-1 win over Bald Eagle. Laura Anderson, Christie Wiest, Erin Glasgow, Abby Young and Mindy Ash were honored in a pregame ceremony and then went out and notched the 58th win of their career. All five seniors have played the last four years and have made significant contributions to the success of the Lady Rams.

Penns Valley struck early, two minutes into the game, on an unassisted goal from Jen Wise and then dominated play for the rest of the first half but couldn't find the net. In the second half, Jen Wise struck early again with her team-leading 25th goal on an assist from MaryAnne Ventura (her team-leading 11th assist). Ashlyn Schriefer finished the scoring for the Lady Rams twelve minutes into the half on an assist from Jen Wise. Bald Eagle notched its goal later and played with renewed energy afterward but the Penns Valley defense tightened and didn't let them score again.

Oct. 7 - Penns Valley put on an offensive show Tuesday night as Jen Wise scored five goals and Christie Wiest tallied three assists to lead the Lady Rams to an 8-1 victory over Bellefonte. Wise scored her first goal just over a minute into the game on an assist from Abby Young. Wise then scored the next three goals on assists from MaryAnne Ventura and Jamie Leitch.

The final four goals were scored by Mindy Ash, Wise, Ashlyn Schriefer and Jamie Leitch. The assists were credited to Christie Wiest (3), Erin Glasgow, and Mindy Ash. The Lady Rams controlled the middle of the field very well with nice play from Abby Young and Erin Glasgow and all of the midfielders did a good job of feeding balls through to the strikers for scoring opportunities. In earlier action the Lady Rams JV lost to Bellefonte 2-3 with goals from Emily Searfoss and Brittnee Rossman.

Oct. 4 - On a windy and rainy Saturday Penns Valley played to a 4-4 tie against a physical Mifflinburg team. Field conditions rapidly worsened during the first half which resulted in slippery, sloppy play in the second half and overtime. Good footing was tough to find which took the Lady Rams out of their normally crisp passing game. The Lady Wildcats struck first with a shot from 20 yards out which found the upper left corner of the net. After that, Penns Valley started to put the pressure on and scored three unanswered goals. Jamie Leitch struck first with an assist from Ashlyn Schriefer. MaryAnne Ventura struck next on a well-placed penalty kick after Leitch got taken down in the penalty box. Mindy Ash capitalized on a loose ball in front of the net after a cross from Abby Young for the next goal.

Mifflinburg started to apply some pressure midway through the second half and scored the next two goals. With about five minutes to go in the game, Ashlyn Schriefer knotted the score at four with an assist from Julie Yeagley. Holly Heinrichs came up big in the goal in the two 10-minute overtime periods to preserve the tie and ended up with 15 saves.

The game was unfortunately marred by numerous cases of unsporting conduct by the visitors. The officials handed out two yellow cards and a red card to the Lady Wildcat coach and players as well as giving additional warnings. In earlier action, the Lady Rams JV beat Mifflinburg 1-0 on a goal from Brittnee Rossman.

Oct. 1 - For the second day in a row the Lady Rams scored nine goals as they beat Philipsburg-Osceola 9-1. Jen Wise got the scoring started a few minutes into the game as she dribbled through the defense and buried a shot in the lower left corner of the goal. She scored again a few minutes later with a similar goal. Wise ended the night with her fourth hat trick of the year.

Abby Young and MaryAnne Ventura added beautiful goals where they dribbled through a number of defenders before beating the keeper. Mindy Ash got in the scoring, also, with a splendid assist from Erin Glasgow. Other goal-scorers for Penns Valley were Erin Glasgow, Ashlyn Schriefer and Laura Anderson. MaryAnne Ventura also had an assist on the night.

With the score 6-0 at halftime, many younger players were able to play in the second half. Philipsburg scored their goal near the end of the game off of a deflection in front of the net. The Lady Rams JV won 5-1 in earlier action.

Sept. 30 - Penns Valley traveled to Houtzdale to play Mo Valley on Monday and came away with a 9-0 win. The game began with some back and forth play for the first 15 minutes before Jen Wise knocked in the first goal on a nice assist from Jamie Leitch. Twelve minutes later Abby Young capitalized on a corner kick from MaryAnne Ventura. Young followed up her own header, which bounced off a defensive player, and put the ball in the back of the net with her foot. Four more goals followed quickly from Jen Wise, Jamie Leitch, Ashlyn Schriefer and Erin Glasgow. Assists were credited to Jen Wise and Emily Searfoss.

In the second half, the Lady Rams continued the scoring onslaught with goals from Mindy Ash, Laura Anderson and Christie Wiest. Jamie Leitch, Elody Gyekis and Brittnee Rossman made the assists. The defense, led by Laura Anderson, played a nice game to earn their seventh shutout.

Sept. 25 - Bellefonte played with desire and Penns Valley had trouble getting good shots off but ended up the 3-0 winner at Bellefonte. The Lady Rams controlled much of the play and outshot Bellefonte 31 to 7 but didn't capitalize on many opportunities. Abby Young finally knocked one in 25 minutes into the first half off an assist from Jen Wise.

In the second half, MaryAnne Ventura scored off of a free kick with an assist from Jess Glasgow and Glasgow then assisted Christie Wiest near the end of the game for the third goal. Laura Anderson had another solid effort on defense to lead the team to their sixth shutout of the season.

Sept. 24 - Huntingdon struck first but Penns Valley answered the challenge to win a tough game, 4-1. Two minutes into the game, a Huntingdon player launched a shot from 25 yards out that found its way into the back of the net but the Lady Rams quickly regained the momentum and started to create their own scoring opportunities. Ashlyn Schriefer struck first for the Lady Rams. MaryAnne Ventura put a nice corner kick into the penalty area which was headed towards the goal by Abby Young. Schriefer hustled to the ball and beat the goalie from close range. Towards the end of the first half, Christie Wiest crossed the ball into Schriefer who found the lower corner of the net from 15 yards out.

Penns Valley controlled much of the play in the second half with a combination of crisp passing and well-timed runs. Christie Wiest notched the first goal of the half off a nice through pass from Abby Young. Schriefer finished the scoring and her hat trick with her typical hustle, following a shot that the keeper couldn't handle and placing it in the back of the net. Stellar midfield play from Erin Glasgow, Abby Young and MaryAnne Ventura combined with yet another solid defensive effort led by Laura Anderson and a breakout game from Schriefer proved to be too much for Huntingdon.

Sept. 22 - On a short, saturated field, the Lady Rams overcame a determined West Branch team to win 4-1. West Branch got on the scoreboard first with a goal off of a corner kick early in the game. The score remained 1-0 at halftime as the Lady Rams had a tough time adjusting to the field conditions.

In the second half, Penns Valley began to pour it on as the rain and wind came harder and had many opportunities before Jen Wise took the ball close to midfield, dribbled through the defense and beat the keeper ten minutes into the half. Julie Yeagley scored the go-ahead goal ten minutes later on a feed from Wise. At the 25 minute mark, Erin Glasgow played a beautiful ball through to Wise who netted her second goal. Wise then finished the scoring with an assist from MaryAnne Ventura.

Sept. 18 - The Lady Rams won a tough game at Bald Eagle on Thursday by a score of 5-2. The Lady Eagles played aggressively and put up a good fight. Christie Wiest got the scoring started for the Lady Rams on an assist by Erin Glasgow. Jen Wise added a goal a little later on an assist from Wiest. Bald Eagle then got on the scoreboard with a penalty kick.

In the second half, Julie Yeagley, Jamie Leitch and MaryAnne Ventura notched goals with assists from Leitch, Glasgow and Wise. Bald Eagle finished the scoring with a goal late in the game.

Sept. 16 - The girls traveled to Philipsburg on Tuesday and overpowered the Lady Mounties 8-2. Ashlyn Schriefer started the scoring five minutes into the game from close range, capitalizing on a nice cross from Christie Wiest. Jamie Leitch knocked on in a few minutes later on a feed from Schriefer. Jen Wise notched the next three goals, all on assists from MaryAnne Ventura. Elody Gyekis finished out the scoring in the half off a feed from Julie Yeagley.

Erin Glasgow scored a minute into the second half with an assist from Jamie Leitch and MaryAnne Ventura finished off the scoring for the Lady Rams with a penalty kick. PO put in two goals late in the game.

Sept. 13 - A rainy day didn't dampen the spirits of the Lady Rams as they knocked in six goals against Lewistown on Saturday while the defense notched another shutout. They used a combination of sharp passing and all-around hustle to keep the ball in Lewistown's half of the field most of the game.

Abby Young got the scoring started and Ashlyn Schriefer, Emily Searfoss, and Jen Wise each added a goal to the effort while Christie Wiest knocked in two goals. Erin Glasgow, Jamie Leitch and MaryAnne Ventura provided the assists.

Sept. 11 - Despite a sluggish start, the Lady Rams poured in the goals against Moshannon Valley and came away 7-1 winners. Jen Wise had another mulitple goal game to lead the offense to three goals in the first half and four goals in the second.

Sept. 9 - The Lady Rams played a tough Huntingdon team on Tuesday and came away with a 3-0 win. The first half was one of the toughest of the year with a fast, determined Huntingdon team winning many balls at midfield. The breakthrough for the Lady Rams came with 13 seconds remaining before halftime when Christie Wiest took the ball down the right side and blasted a shot from 20 yards out into the far upper corner.

Early in the second half MaryAnne Ventura fed a pass to Julie Yeagley who beat the left side fullback and then beat the goalkeeper with a nice left-footed shot. After that, the Lady Rams dominated and the scoring was finished when Erin Glasgow got to a loose ball in front of the net and put it in.

Sept. 8 - The Lady Rams traveled to Juniata on Monday to play a crucial early-season match against last year's Mountain League runners-up. The first half saw a lot of back and forth play until Abby Young hit a turnaround shot from 15 yards out on a feed from Elody Gyekis.

In the second half, Juniata pushed hard and kept much of the play in the Lady Rams' defensive end of the field but the Lady Rams played hard and gutted out the victory, 1-0, with an excellent effort from Holly Heinrichs in the net.

Sept. 4 - The Lady Rams shutout West Branch at home on Thursday evening by a score of 6-0 with tight defense and an offense that came alive. Christie Wiest started the scoring in the first half on an assist from Ashlyn Schriefer and Jen Wise added a second goal a few minutes later with an assist from Abby Young.

In the second half, the Lady Rams poured in four goals as Jen Wise knocked in two more for her first hat trick with assists from Mindy Ash and Emily Searfoss. Emily Searfoss then completed the scoring on an assist from Jess Glasgow.

Holly Heinrichs stopped the only shot she faced in goal and the defense, led by Laura Anderson, had an excellent effort to record their second straight shutout.

Sept. 2 - The Lady Rams began the regular season with a 2-0 win against East Juniata on a rainy Tuesday night. While dominating play for most of the first half, they could not find the back of the net until the second half. Ashlyn Schriefer netted the first goal with a strong left-footed shot from 15 yards out. Later in the second half, Erin Glasgow broke through behind the defense on a pass from Schriefer and beat the keeper from 8 yards away. Overall the Lady Rams outshot East Juniata by 35-4. Holly Heinrichs, the Lady Rams goalkeeper, made a nice save on a penalty shot to keep East Juniata off of the scoreboard.

Aug. 30 - The Lady Rams began the season with the annual tournament in Hughesville and faced some tough competition. They went up against the host on Friday and came out on the short end of a 5-0 score but showed considerable improvement in the second half of the rain-delayed game.

On Saturday, after finishing the half of the game with Hughesville, the Lady Rams faced a talented Loyalsock team. Partway through the second half of a very physical, evenly-matched game, the score stood knotted at 3-3 with nice goals from Abby Young, Jamie Leitch and MaryAnne Ventura. Loyalsock poured it on at the end of the game, however, and put 3 more goals in against an exhausted Penns Valley squad. It was a valiant efforts by the Lady Rams which saw many scoring opportunities and the first goals of the season.

Final Record: Varsity 19-3, JV 10-1-1      

Congratulations on a Successful Season!

The Lady Rams were knocked out of District play by Richland, 2-1, on a snowy Tuesday night, October 29. The season was very successful, however, and included 19 wins in a row, a second consecutive Mountain League title, numerous school and league records, and a host of players on the various All-Star teams.

Top, left to right: assistant coach Jeff Wiest, Abby Young, Greta Haney, Laura Anderson, Christie Wiest, Elody Gyekis, Rachel Gaddis, Kreshnike Fazliu, Kate Searfoss, Allison Dudik, Stephanie Schwier, Kristin Lietzel

Middle: Rebecca Vonada, Rachael Creeger, Cibele Rabelo, Megan Healy

Bottom: Willa Patterson, Mindy Ash, Jennifer Wise, Sara Watson, Leanne Yeagley, Erin Glasgow, Desiree Leitch, Kari Lucas, Michele Glasgow, coach Carolyn Kline

Record: 9-21

"The Inaugural Team"

top: (l-r) Coach Caroline Fonda, Abby Gaffron, Jordan Thigpen-Jones, Emily Miller, Sherri Houts, Suzie Whitman, Elizabeth Houts, Carolyn Kline

middle: Keri Dillman, Tyra Weigers, Shannon Aukerman, Patricia Brooks, Erica Whitman, Kristina Culp, Erica Homan

bottom: Audrey Gaddis, Jessica Kohler, Monica Shreffler, Kaleena Irwin, Shelby Mason, Erin Giardinia

Record: 0-20