The Mount Vernon girls’ soccer team kept the scoreboard operator busy with a 10-0 win Thursday, April 17, over South Tama at Armstrong Field.

“I think our team is progressing in the right direction,” Mount Vernon Coach Angie Knies said. “We still need to work on some things, but we are finding our feet more and making smarter soccer decisions.”

Clare Nydegger, Rose Pisarik and Courtney Franck each scored two goals, and Emma Hoffman, Emara Perreault, Addison Mullis and Lillian Gaiser each added one.

Nydegger had three assists, Gaiser had two, with one each from Natalie Thuerauf, Izzy Logue and Pisarik as Mount Vernon improved to 4-1-1..

“The team is doing everything we ask them to, and it is getting us those results,” Knies said. “We are bonding as a group and figuring ouhow to play with each other, which was something we couldn’t say at the start.”

Boys

The Mount Vernon boys’ soccer team got its first win Thursday, April 17, topping South Tama 5-0 at Armstrong Field.

“It was a whole team effort,” Mount Vernon Coach Nathan Grosse said. “The team came out and really put South Tama under pressure and we were able to settle in and build off that energy.”

Freshman Jack Carnes delivered with a hattrick, scoring three goals. Juniors Cash Luneckas and Jaxon Anderson each added a goal.

Assists were credited to Jakob Yock (2), Zane Van Regenmorter, and Caleb Bartelt Mount Vernon is 1-3-2.

“We knew we were playing well enough to get results, so we just focused on keeping belief high and working hard,” Grosse said.