David Creed •
This Whaler sports activities roundup consists of an replace on the women soccer staff after they earned a victory on the island of their senior recreation Wednesday afternoon however misplaced the subsequent day on the street to fall simply in need of a postseason look, in addition to the boys soccer staff after a loss on the street to conclude their common season.
The Whaler ladies soccer staff got here up simply in need of a state match berth following a 4-3 loss on the street to the St. John Paul II Lions Thursday afternoon. The loss cements their document at 7-8-3 after they beat the Monomoy Sharks at house 1-0 Wednesday afternoon.
Because the Whalers will end outdoors of the highest 32 groups within the Division 3 state match bracket, they wanted to complete their season with a document of .500 or higher to be able to safe a play-in alternative within the preliminary spherical.
In Wednesday’s victory, sophomore captain Harper LeBrecht scored the sport’s solely purpose on a crosser from senior Myah Johnson. In internet, junior Madden Myers performed a powerful recreation when wanted – making a number of key stops within the second half regardless of Nantucket controlling the tempo of play. On protection, senior defender Allyson Escobar, in addition to senior midfielder Gabby Nikolova, anchored the unit to assist hold Monomoy off the board.
In Thursday’s recreation, Nantucket misplaced in heartbreaking vogue – surrendering the game-winner within the last two minutes of the match.
Whaler head coach Doug LeBrecht mentioned it was a really bodily and onerous last recreation of the season. Senior captain Chelsea Gross fittingly scored in her last highschool recreation, one thing she has accomplished for this system on a frequent foundation all through her highschool profession. Junior Emma Woodbury scored and might be a key piece for the 2026 Whaler staff that might want to exchange seven graduating seniors.
Nikolova additionally scored and went out of the sport with an harm late within the second half simply moments earlier than the Lions scored the game-winner. Doug LeBrecht mentioned general, it was an excellent defensive recreation for his staff. He identified the play of Harper LeBrecht and Escobar particularly on Thursday.
Doug LeBrecht mentioned he’ll all the time bear in mind this group of seniors, which incorporates his daughter Sutton, and mentioned they set a regular for this program that might be adopted for years to come back by future Whaler soccer gamers. He admitted there are challenges that include teaching his daughters, however he mentioned it allowed him to get to know this group much more.
“It’s distinctive being a coach as a guardian, you realize,” LeBrecht mentioned. “These children, I imply, they have been at my home since first grade as a result of they have been pals. So that you see them round on a regular basis, and the sort of camaraderie they’ve is unmatched, and I do not assume I will ever see that once more. They’re simply such good pals and teammates. They all the time take care of one another, they usually performed collectively since second grade, which is why their soccer expertise work so properly collectively. So it is nice to have them. They set some nice examples. Like, Allyson goes to be the defender it’s important to be like for the longest time. In case you have Myah’s pace, she’s going to be nice teaching factors for my profession speaking about her and these seniors and what they will do.”
The seven seniors on the women soccer staff are:
Chelsea Gross (captain)
Myah Johnson
Gabby Nikolova
Dylan Damian
Allyson Escobar
Emery Bouchard
Sutton LeBrecht
The boys soccer staff ended their common season with an 11-5-2 general document and 6-4-2 league document after shedding on the street to the Monomoy Sharks 3-1 Wednesday afternoon.
Whaler head coach Wealthy Brannigan II mentioned the sharks took a 1-0 lead into halftime, however the Whalers tied the sport early within the second half on sophomore striker Stoyan Popov’s 21st purpose of the season, which was assisted by senior Denzel Tejada. He mentioned his squad wasn’t capable of finding the again of the web after that, and Monomoy subsequently went on to attain two targets and win the sport 3-1.
The Whalers will now await the publishing of the MIAA Division 3 state match brackets over the weekend.
SCHEDULE AHEAD:
Friday, October thirty first:
No video games are scheduled.
Saturday, November 1st:
No video games are scheduled.
Sunday, November 2nd:
The discipline hockey staff (12-5-1) will start their MIAA Division 3 state match journey because the #13 seed and host the Nauset Warriors (4-11-3), who earned the #20 seed, at 11 a.m. on the NHS discipline hockey discipline. Nantucket and Nauset performed one another twice this season. The primary recreation was a 3-0 victory for Nantucket on the island September eleventh whereas the second assembly between these two groups resulted in a 1-1 tie on October twenty first.
Soccer, Boys Soccer Brackets Will Be Launched This Weekend
Two different Whaler groups have certified for state match play: Soccer in Division 6 and Boys Soccer in Division 3. Each groups will discover out their match seeding over the weekend, so for updates on these seedings in addition to on how the sector hockey staff performed, follow us on Instagram or open our Monday publication.
For extra Whaler sports activities protection, images, and updates, follow the Current Sports Instagram page here. You may view the updated MIAA power rankings for each team here.
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