Lady Rangers upset Division I Camarillo in nonleague contest
by Misty Volaski

As one of the many valley sports teams finishing first place in league, the Lady Ranger soccer squad is ready to move on to bigger prey.
Anyone who's ever seen a Nordhoff game knows that the girls are a powerful force on the field, and Tuesday's game against Camarillo was no different.
The Lady Rangers handed the Division 1 school a 1-0 loss; and though the non-eague game won't affect the Scorpions' record, beating them certainly brightened the Rangers' outlook on the playoffs.
Though Nordhoff won, "It was a great game by both squads," Coach Pete Christl said. Each team had about 14 shots on goal.
The only goal came off sophomore Monica Kenton, who worked her way through three Camarillo defenders to slide the ball into the back of the net. Also contributing to the win were captains Alicia Cattoni at sweeper and Ally Taylor in the midfield.
"Ally was, on a consistent basis, able to create a counter attack" that kept the Scorpions out of Ranger territory, Christl commented. "And Ana Levin at striker was able to apply constant pressure with her hustle. She made penetrating runs to create opportunities for the rest of the team."
The Rangers made a bigger win last week, manhandling Santa Clara once again, 11-0. Because of Nordhoff's last win against the Saints, 12-0, coach Christl and the varsity squad invited some of Nordhoff's finest junior varsity team members to play in the game.
J.V. players Lauren Lansing and Amy Cresto each had one goal while teammate Sam Perry had two. Varsity players Kenton Adi Miller and Kelsey Gartrell had five goals between them, easily dribbling around the Saints.
As Frontier League champs for the fourth year in a row, the Lady Rangers are now 17-5-2 overall and went 7-0-0 in league play.

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