Esko Can’t Tame Lions in Class A Girls Soccer Semifinal

Esko can’t tame Lions in Class A girls soccer semifinal

MINNEAPOLIS — Early in the second half, Esko’s Hannah Rautell fired a shot past Providence Academy goalkeeper Audrey Steeves in the Class A girls soccer semifinal Wednesday at U.S. Bank Stadium. The goal got Esko on the board and cut the lead to 2-1, but the Lions had the answer: Maddyn Greenway. After carefully keeping Greenway from getting the ball for much of the first half, the senior found the ball in space and did what she did best. Greenw…

State Girls Soccer: Esko's Rally Falls Short in Semifinal Loss to Providence Academy

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- For the 2nd straight season, the Esko girls soccer team saw their title hopes end in the state semifinals. Facing top-seeded Providence Academy, Esko went into the break trailing by two. Then in the 2nd half, Hannah Rautell found the back of the net to pull her team within one. Shortly after that though, the Lions responded with another goal to end the momentum and come away with the 3-1 victory. Esko will play for 3rd place …

Cathedral, Esko play to scoreless tie for 3rd place in girls state soccer tourney

WEST ST. PAUL — An afternoon after an epic Class A semifinal loss, the second-seeded St. Cloud Cathedral girls soccer team had to settle for a 0-0 tie with fourth-seeded Esko in the third-place match on Thursday, Oct. 30, at West St. Paul Regional Athletics Center. As a result, the Crusaders and Esko shared third place. Cathedral finished its season 18-3-1. Esko winds up 14-2-2. The match was played less than 24 hours after third-seeded Watertow…

Esko clipped at State

This time, there would be no tie. The winner would go to the state championship game. Providence Academy has been considered the top team in the state all season as the defending state champions. Back in September, Esko was ranked No. 2. They played to a 0-0 tie that saw great saves and near misses. It was a thrilling "chess match" type of game, head coach Sharon Lahti said at the time....