The West Central Trojan girls soccer team won their second straight South Dakota Class A State title, and fifth in the last six years, on Saturday, October 16th.  The Trojans defeated the Dakota Valley Panthers 2-1 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

The Trojans entered the state tournament as the #1 seed.  They hosted a semifinal match against Sioux Falls Christian on Saturday, October 9th.  The Trojans defeated the Changers 1-0 to advance to the title match.

Rylee Haldeman scored the first goal just under five minutes into the match.  The score remained 1-0 in favor of West Central at halftime.  Dakota Valley got the tying goal with 12:54 left in the second half when Emma Deacon scored on a penalty kick.

About seven minutes later at the 5:31 mark of the second half, Haldeman got the game-winning goal for the Trojans on a penalty kick. 

Haldeman, Cambell Fischer, and Lily Sidel were all named to the 2021 South Dakota High School Soccer Coaches Association Class A All-State Soccer Team. 

West Central finished their season with an overall record of 13-1-1.

The West Central Trojan girls soccer team ended their regular season with two matches against Class AA teams.

On Tuesday, September 28th, the Trojans traveled to Sioux Falls and played the O’Gorman Knights.  After a scoreless first half, O’Gorman got a goal in the second half and beat the Trojans 1-0, giving West Central their first loss of the season.

West Central then hosted the Mitchell Kernals in their final regular season match on Thursday, September 30th.  The Trojans and Kernals ended the first half in a 1-1 tie.  West Central then outscored Mitchell 3-1 in the second half for a 4-2 win.  The Trojans ended the 2021 regular season with an 11-1-1 record.

The South Dakota Class A State tournament first round matches will be played on Tuesday, October 5th.  The Trojans will be the #1 seed in the tournament will play on Saturday, October 9th.

The West Central Trojan girls soccer team played their last two Class A teams on Thursday, September 16th and Tuesday, September 21st.  The Trojans remain undefeated after a win and a draw in those two matches.

On Thursday, September 16th, the Trojans traveled to Garretson and played the Blue Dragons.  West Central got a goal in each half for a 2-0 win.  The Trojans hosted the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Tuesday, September 21st.  The two teams played to a scoreless draw.

West Central finished with a 9-0-1 record against Class A teams.  They have not allowed a goal to a Class A team since a goal to Tea (8/17) to start the season and a goal to Vermillion (8/19).  The Trojans also have a win over Class AA Watertown (2-1 on 8/20).  West Central will finished their regular season against AA Sioux Falls O’Gorman on Tuesday, September 28th and Mitchell on Thursday, September 30th.

The West Central Trojan girls soccer team earned two more wins in their last two matches and remains unbeaten in the 2021 season.

On Saturday, September 11th, the Trojans traveled to Groton to play the Tigers.  After a 0-0 first half, West Central got a second-half goal from Molli Thornton on a header that was assisted by Jaci Travis.  That was the only goal scored in the match.  Cambell Fischer had four saves on the day.

West Central then traveled to Dakota Valley on Tuesday, September 14th, for a match against the Panthers.  Again the first half was scoreless.  The tie was broken on a goal by Rylee Haldeman assisted by Sadie Berg.  The Trojans headed home with a 1-0 victory as Fischer posted another shutout with four more saves.

The Trojans have not allowed a goal since August 20th.  West Central will look to keep the unbeaten season going on Thursday, September 16th in Garretson.  They will then host Sioux Falls Christian on Tuesday, September 21st.

The West Central Trojan girls soccer team remained undefeated on the 2021 season after another shutout win on Tuesday, September 7th.  The #1 ranked Trojans hosted the Garretson Blue Dragons and posted their fourth straight shutout win.

The Trojans scored five times in the first half for a 5-0 lead.  They then added three more goals in the second half for an 8-0 win.

West Central (7-0-0) will travel to Groton on Friday, September 10th.  They will then travel to Dakota Valley on Tuesday, September 14th.

The West Central Trojan girls soccer team remained undefeated with three more wins recently.  The Trojans traveled to the Black Hills area for matches against Belle Fourche on Friday, August 27th and St Thomas More on Friday, August 28th.  They played a home match against Dakota Valley on Tuesday, August 31st.

The Trojan offense was unstoppable during the weekend trip west.  West Central defeated Belle Fourche 10-0 with five different players scoring goals.  Rylee Haldeman had four goals.  Sadie Berg and Tessa VanOverebeke both had two goals each.  Molli Thornton and Alexa Borns each had a goal.  Keighlor Nolz, VanOverbeke, Madori Ockenga, Lily Sidel, and Thornton all had one assist each as well.  The Broncs only had one shot on goal which was saved by Cambell Fischer.

West Central’s offense was strong the next day as well against St Thomas More.  The Trojans defeated the Cavaliers 6-0.  Haldeman had two more goals in that win.  Berg, Anderson, Nolz, and Mara Schultz all had one goal apiece.  Haldeman also had two assists.  Berg and Sidel each had one assists.  The Cavaliers had a hard time with the Trojan defense, only getting two shots on goal.  Both saved by Fischer.

The Trojans had a more defensive battle against Dakota Valley at home on August 31st.  After scoring 16 goals in the previous two games, West Central was only able to score one time, but that was enough as the Trojans defeated the Panthers 1-0.  The goal came in the second half for West Central.

West Central is now 6-0-0 on the season.  They will host Vermillion on Thursday, September 2nd.

The West Central Trojan girls soccer team remained unbeaten after wins on back-to-back days.

The Trojans defeated the Vermillion Tanagers in Vermillion on Thursday, August 19th.  West Central scored two goals in the first half with Vermillion getting one goal for a 2-1 halftime score.  The Trojans added two more in the second half for a 4-1 win.

West Central then had their first home match of the season on Friday, August 20th against Watertown.  Three goals combined were scored, and all of them in the first half.  West Central scored two times while Watertown got one.  The Trojan defense held tough in the second half for the 2-1 win.

The Trojans will head west for two matches over the weekend.  They will play Belle Fourche on Friday, August 27th and then St Thomas More on Saturday, August 28th.

The West Central Trojans and Tea Area Titans met in a girls soccer state title rematch in Tea on Tuesday, August 17th.  This was the first match of the season for the Trojans.

Most of the first half was played to a 0-0 tie until Sadie Berg scored with about a minute left in the first half.  West Central scored again early in the second half to make it a 2-0 score.  Tea responded with a goal just minutes later, but West Central held the lead for the victory.

The Trojans will travel to Vermillion on Thursday, August 19th.

The 2020 West Central Trojan girls soccer team captured the 2020 South Dakota Class A state title with a 2-0 win over the Tea Area Titans on Saturday, October 17th at Tiger Stadium in Huron.

Neither team was able to get many shots on goal in the first half, and the score remained 0-0 at halftime.  West Central was able to break the tie in the 18th minute on a goal made by Rylee Haldeman.  The Trojan defense held strong against the Titans, and with under ten minutes to play, Keighlor Nolz scored another goal for West Central to secure the victory.

This is the fourth championship for West Central in the last five years, and also the third championship game win for the Trojans over the Titans.  The Trojans and Titans have met in the championship match the last three years and four of the last five years.

The West Central Trojan girls soccer team will be playing in their fifth straight championship game on Saturday, October 17th.

The Trojans earned a first-round bye after being the number one seed in the playoffs.  West Central played their semifinal match against the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Saturday, October 10th in Hartford.  The Trojans blanked the Chargers 2-0 to earn another trip to the state title match.

West Central will be playing the #2 seed Tea Area Titans, who defeated the Vermillion Tanagers 4-2.  The two teams met last year in the championship with Tea Area winning 2-0.  This will be the fourth time in the last five years West Central and Tea Area have played for the title.  West Central as won two of the previous three championship match-ups between the two.

The championship match is set for 11:00 a.m. at Tiger Stadium in Huron.