High School Sports: Century Blanks Liberty in Field Hockey

At last, the weather was kind to high school sports and the county teams took to the fields Tuesday.

"It’s tough. We have been inside all week," said coach Brenda Strohmer about finally being able to take the field.

made a short trip to Liberty to shutout the Lions 5-0 in field hockey. It was the first match of the season for both squads.

"Basically we started 8/13 and now it’s 9/13. We’re a month later. We have been inside," said Century coach Terry Duryea.

The visitors scored four goals in the first half. Kailey Wolfe got the Knights on the board at the 22 minute mark with an assist from Shelby Mercer. With 18:38 remaining in the first half Abby Remenapp got her first goal of the season with an assist from her sister Allison.

Allison fed Wolfe for two more goals before halftime. The first goal came with 12 minutes left in the half and the second at 8:48.

The Lions did not get a shot off against Century in the first half, while the Knights took 14 shots.

With 15:47 left in the game Wolfe found the goal with an assist from Kylie Mario.

Century’s goalie Steffie Pfisterer made one save in the second half.  The Knights took five shots in the second half.

"We come out playing hard and we take every game one at a time. Everyone got in, so that was good. It is nice to get outside and play someone different than our own team," said Duryea.

"The girls have been working really hard. So they knew this was going to be a hard game. It just didn’t come out to our outcome," said Strohmer.

Liberty travels to Thomas Johnson High School Thursday, while Century hosts Tuscarora.