Sports Editor

The Starr's Mill Lady Panther soccer team got their season

off to an excellent start by defeating Parkview 4-1 on

Saturday. Both teams finished in second place in their divisions last

year, AAA for Starr's Mill and AAAA for Parkview.

Parkview got the first goal of the match in the 33rd minute of

the game but Janet Burke tied the game thirteen minutes later. Starr's

Mill out shot Parkview 12-3 in the first half. In the second half, Alice

Martin hit Burke with a pass as she ran towards the net. Burke slipped

the ball past the charging Parkview goalie for her second goal of

the match. Kacy Murray scored for the Panthers off of a free kick and

Alice Martin scored two minutes later. Starr's Mill out shot

Parkview again in the second half, 7-2.

The Panthers hope to be even stronger than last year's 17-3

state runner-up squad. Starr's Mill added five freshmen to their

team of seven juniors and three sophomores that lettered last year.

The entire team returns next season as well. The Panthers face Marist

on Saturday at home at 6 p.m.

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