posted May 11, 2008
The East Ridge Express '91 U 17 girls soccer team won the Region III Premier League Central division title Saturday May 10th at Baylor School.
The team is coached by Matt Yelton, coach of the Lee University Lady Flames. The team needed either a win or a tie to capture the title and played to a 0-0 tie vs the Stones River Lady Strikers, who are 6 time defending Tennessee state champions.
ERSA finished round robin play with a 6-1-1 record . Region III central division is made up of the state champion and state finalists from 5 surrounding states, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas, plus Tennessee.
This is the first time a team from Chattanooga has won this prestigious title. East Ridge now qualifies for the southern regional championship to be played june 19-25 in Raleigh NC. The southern regional includes the top teams from 10 southeastern states. First, the team will travel to Goodletsville May 30- June 1 for the Tennessee State Cup as the number one seed in hopes of adding a state championship title to their resume.
Members of the team include Natalie Brackett, Darcy Brannen,Kris Cambron, Danielle Ciabattone, Allie Conn,Taylor Davidson,Sarah Gawthrop, Shannon Kelly,Claire Lantner,Cydney Parkes,Christinia Pagnani,Caroline Scales,Tayler Shelby, Kelsey Swan and Kamesha Woodfine.
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