Kingsford prevails twice on soccer pitch
Kingsford's Isabella Gussert (18) gains control of the ball as she looks to pass during an April 16 match against Marquette at Flivver Field. Kingsford (6-3), coming off a pair of wins against Houghton, will host Crandon, Wis., on Thursday. (Terry Raiche photo)
HOUGHTON — The Houghton Gremlins and the Kingsford Flivvers girls soccer teams wrapped up a home-and-away series Thursday at Alumni Field in Houghton. Wednesday, the Gremlins traveled to Kingsford and lost 6-0. Thursday, they welcomed the Flivvers to Houghton and lost again 4-0.
For the first 25-plus minutes at Houghton, it was very much an equal battle taking place between the 30-yard hash marks on the soccer field. Neither team dominated control.
However, with around 12 minutes to go in the first, the Flivvers got on the scoreboard with a blast off the foot of Aubrie Moore. It stayed 1-0 in favor of Kingsford for the remainder of the first half.
The Flivvers opened the second with a goal at the six-minute mark. It was Sophie Tappy who kicked a high-looping ball out of reach of the Houghton goalkeeper and into the net. Tappy went on to score again in a similar fashion with less than a minute to go in the game.
In between Tappy’s two goals was goal number three for the girls in white. It was put in by the Flivvers’ Onika Smeester.
Kingsford (6-3) will host Crandon, Wis., on Thursday at Flivver Field.





