WATCH: High School girls soccer practices kick off in North Dakota

FARGO — It solely took one objective to finish the near-perfect season for Davies Excessive Faculty ladies soccer final yr. A 1-0 loss to Mandan within the state quarterfinals was the group’s first and solely defeat of the yr.

“Anytime you make it to the state event, something can occur,” stated head coach Nick Christianson. “We did not play our greatest sport and the ladies have that at the back of their head slightly bit.”

“It made us very conscious that there are different groups which you could have a slip up and it will probably price you different video games and a championship,” stated senior midfielder Ashlyn Sands.

The Eagles graduated eight seniors final yr, which implies a brand new set of leaders must step up. Their message to youthful teammates is to remain hungry and humble.

“It is advisable to put in that effort to have the ability to get there within the first place. It is not simply going to be given to you,” stated senior midfielder Addy Lura. “It is advisable to work tougher to get your spot on the group and get your beginning place.”

“An enormous factor is simply coming again stronger after which sustaining who we’re as a result of we do not need to change our sport,” Sands stated. “We play the way in which we play. It is simply getting stronger collectively and changing into extra united.”

Though this group has a successful tradition, the environment isn’t at all times simply enterprise.

“We did some group bonding. Made some cupcakes, received to bond with a couple of of the JV gamers. We have carried out Simply Dance earlier than, after which cherry Berry is an enormous one for us,” Lura stated.

“(The youthful gamers) listening to our experiences permits us to form of get nearer and they also form of really feel what we really feel,” Sands stated.

Within the gymnasium at Sheyenne highschool, the Mustangs ladies soccer group started its seek for a sixth-straight state event look. Even with 5 seniors gone to commencement, Sheyenne returns three all-state gamers to the 2023 roster.

“We misplaced lots of seniors final yr, however we have now lots of younger gamers which might be going to supply for the group, convey new abilities and assist us out with that,” stated senior ahead Lindsey Erickson. “Hopefully win lots of video games and having new gamers and studying how one can play with one another.”

Sherwin Shelton joined WDAY in August of 2022 as a Sports activities Reporter. Overlaying highschool and collegiate sports activities in Fargo-Moorhead. He grew up in South Florida. Sherwin is a graduate of The Dan Patrick Faculty of Sportscasting at Full Sail College