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Former Lady Cougars

perform well at collegiate level

Former Newnan

High School Lady Cougar Karen Hembree has found her place in college soccer.

After staying

off the soccer fields her freshman year, Hembree has joined the Wofford

College side as a stopper/sweeper for the team. High school fans may find

that hard to believe since Hembree is the all time leading goal scorer

and points leader in Newnan history, but will remember that she controlled

the midfield at the end of her senior year to balance out the Lady Cougars.

She also played

a similar defensive role with her club team, Peachtree City Lazers, her

final season.

After not receiving

much playing time earlier this year, Hembree has become a linchpin in

the back as injuries hit the team and tactical changes were made in the

squad. She is a consistent performer for the Wofford side and has risen

to the occasion in the collegiate arena.

With Hembree

joining Wofford on the soccer field, Newnan High School currently has

three former Lady Cougars in the college ranks: Hembree at Wofford, Anne

Barrow at Rhodes College, and Katie Smith at Andrew College.

These three

players are the only Newnan Lady Cougar soccer players to continue playing

at the next level after graduation and part of the small family of Coweta

County ladies that extended their soccer careers.

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