NCHS Powder-Puff Football Day One Teaser; Juniors & Seniors #lvsfootball

Star-Telegram Super Team Player of the Year, Gwennie Puente

By Shawn Smajstrla

Special to the Star-Telegram

Fort Worth Nolan Catholic has a proud tradition when it comes to girls soccer, and this may have been the best overall season for the program.

Though the squad fell short of its goal of a state championship, the Vikings received national recognition on the way to a 24-2-5 record.

If not driving, but certainly steering, the Nolan ship this season was junior striker Gwennie Puente. The first-team TAPPS all-state selection racked up 49 goals and 16 assists, more than doubling her total of last season when she was also an all-state selection.

“She scored in many different ways. She scored with her head; she scored on breakaways, on long-range goals. She got herself in really good spots,” Nolan coach Jay Fitzgerald said.

“Her poise in and around the goal [were improved this season]. She had a little more confidence, a little more balance and coordination when taking shots. Her versatility around the goal changed. She’s a much better student of the game.”

Puente’s output also earned her national recognition, and she is among the nominees for the Gatorade Player of the Year in Texas, which will be announced later this month.

Fitzgerald has no doubt that Puente’s success on the field starts with her attitude toward training.

“She’s going to work hard, she’s going to leave it all out there. I think she thinks, ‘If I’ve got nothing to learn today, I’m done, I shouldn’t be doing this.’ So, she’s like a sponge. She’s taking information in. She treats training like it’s an actual game, and everyone feeds off that energy.”

Puente has already committed to Texas Tech, but the dynamic forward still has another year with the Vikings.

“Next year, I’m more excited than ever because she’s obviously gotten better every single year and she’s going to want to top that,” Fitzgerald said.

CLICK HERE for Article in Star-Telegram and to see who else made the Super-Team.

Powder-Puff Teams Announced; Practice tomorrow

There are 2 football teams on campus; check out our LVSers showing off their football skills at the 2nd Annual NCHS Powder-Puff Championships getting underway tomorrow.  Teams will practice tomorrow and then start competing on Wednesday with the finals on Friday.  Schedule TBA

Are you Ready for some FOOTBALL!!!  Our LVSers are!!

Here are your teams, STARING Lady Vikings Soccer Players...

"Kick your Pass"

Brennan Flynn, Kathleen Kimmey, and Emily Keoughan

"Beauties and the Beasts"

Regan Hafer, Shannon Migliaccio, and Gracie Emrich

"Show me the TDs"

Casey Lewis, Katie Ripple, and Savannah Melch

"American Pastime"

Gwennie Puente, Gabbie Puente, Katy Kirschfeld, Emma Birbeck, Marissa Baldasti, Marisa Rodenbaugh, and Hannah Reeves

"Pass and TDs"

Adrian Kallas and Maddie Cook

"Scared Hitless"

Erin Hippert and Elizabeth Havenhill

LVS Around Campus Series Episode 1; Day 21 Stadium Renovation

Annual All-Sports Banquet this Friday; Powder-Puff Championship

The Annual All-Sports Banquet will be held this Friday evening at 7pm in the Hartnett Arena.  Another opportunity to celebrate a special LVS season.  The banquet is for all sports at all levels, grades 9-12. Admission is free. Hartnett Arena will open at. At 5:50pm the Viking Club will begin serving free pizza and drinks. The year in sports video will begin at 6:00pm. The awards ceremony will go from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. The full color Athletic Award program will be on sale for $10. All athletes' names will be read as they come up on stage. Each head coach will give a brief summary and present individual awards. The athletic department's superlative award winners (athlete of the year, scholar-athlete and Don Thompson) will be presented. The senior candlelight ceremony will be the grand finale.

LVS is always greatly represented in the Powder-Puff Championships and will conclude this Friday after school.  Teams, participants, and times and locations will be announced shortly.

LVS rises in final national rankings

The Lady Vikings Soccer Program last played a game on March 7th in the TAPPS State Final Four, upset by Ursuline, but still continue to rise in the state and across the country. At one time, Top 5 and Top 10 in the state and in the country, respectively, ending up at #5 and #19 as the Final national polls came out today.

With a record of 24-2-5, the Lady Vikings beat #5 Flower Mound and avenged an earlier, double OT loss to, #1 Bishop Lynch. They also tied #22 Westview (San Diego, CA), #24 Coppell, and #33 Byron Nelson. The rankings of the teams mentioned were at the time the match was played. The Lady Vikings also had a pair of regular season victories over current #18, Ursuline, 3-1 and 3-2 to claim the TAPPS 1-5A District title.

In the programs 31 matches this season, LVS was shutout only once and scored 141 goals, led by junior, Texas Tech commit, Gwennie Puente who scored 49 goals (#9 in the country) and junior, Katy Hirschfeld who had 10 goals and a whopping 22 assists (#16 in the country in assists).

The Lady Vikings 141 goals rank them among the Top 10 in the country in scoring. Junior, Jordan Gamboa had 20 of those and Emily Keoughan added 13 more, as a freshman.

A steller defense led by junior, goalkeeper, Piper Head with her 17 shutouts and 0.73 Goals against average was also top in the country. Erin Hippert and Regan Hafer, flanked by mainstays Gabbie Puente and Maddie Cook also helped the Lady Vikings shut opponents down.

Don't forget the rest of the Lady Vikings who gave this program a chance to win each and every night.

"We had youth, experience, depth, and most of all, we had fun; this is a great group of young ladies, " said head coach, Jay Fitzgerald.

The group loses 7 quality seniors which will be hard to replace.

Emma Chandlee, Elizabeth Havenhill, and Elena Guerra will continue their soccer careers in college.

The JV and Varsity teams were crowned 2013-2014 District Champs and look to continue that strong LVS winning tradition into 2015.

#progress

LVS14 Soccer Banquet; SAVE the DATE

Join us on Sunday, April 13th at Joe T Garcia's La Puertitia as we celebrate a season of #progress.  The banquet will represent a family who is proud to wear the Nolan Catholic name and a supportive community that continues to grow.

The banquet will be from 6:30pm-10:00pm.  More details will be emailed.  RSVP by April 8th.