By Donna & Amy White
The Haysville Times
There are many things this time of year that get people talking. Graduations, River Festival, gas prices, and definitely Campus girl’s soccer! The Lady Colts have shown Haysville and the soccer world what they are made of.
Campus signed off on their regular season last Friday when they traveled to Salina Central for a game that was postponed twice due to weather. The ladies got the upper hand early in the game scoring the first goal, but a Salina Central penalty kick and two other goals put Campus in unfamiliar territory. The 3-2 loss was only the fifth of the season for the Lady Colts.
The ladies put the loss behind them to look ahead to Tuesday’s regional game. The Region 2 bracket put the Lady Colts up against Wichita Southeast with the winner heading to Garden City to face the Garden City/Derby winner for the Regional Championship on Thursday.
Campus took no time getting down to business on Tuesday. Within the first five minutes of the game, the ladies scored two goals. The first goal scored by Jessica Hubeli came from an assist by Kayla Delzer. Delzer would turn right around and score the next goal assisted by Megan Sykes. Campus led Southeast 2-0 at the end of the first half.
In the second half, the tone of the game seemed to change. Southeast was trying to throw their weight around unsuccessfully. The Lady Colts held their own, but according to the opposing fans next to us Campus should have had many yellow cards. In fact, there may have been a puddle under their chairs from all the crying they did.
All the drama only fueled the ladies in their quest for a win. Kayla Delzer scored another goal assisted by Lorielle Slates. Slates claimed the next goal for herself. And Johanna Adolfs, who had some trouble standing up in this game, scored Campus’ final goal with the assist from Delzer.
That goal at the 2:49 mark almost guaranteed the ladies a second round game on Thursday. But in soccer, you don’t count your chickens until the whistle sounds. However, in this case I think it was safe to say the Lady Colts won 5-0.
The win advances the ladies to the championship game, which was yet to be played at press time. Campus has all the pieces to make a beautiful puzzle that includes a championship or two. As possibly the most successful girl’s soccer team in school history, only time will tell how long the season will last. We wish the ladies the best of luck and continued success!