Principal Dan Kushman is presented the game ball from Tri-Captains Sarah Zbell, Brenda Massey, Arielle Levesque, and Coach Al Valletta

Girls Soccer Team Gets First Victory in School History

On Thursday, October 4, the Wolcott Tech Girls Soccer team recorded their first ever victory, a 3-1 home win over Thomaston High School.  The win came three days after Wolcott’s football team recorded it’s first victory ever.

Junior Tri-Captain Arielle Levesque said after the game, “All the trouble we went through was worth it in the end.” 

Levesque was referring to the fact that the Girls Soccer team came into existence only last year.  The girls played an entire Berkshire League varsity schedule in their inaugural season, going winless in 16 tries.  Getting the program off the ground has taken a great deal of time, effort, and dedication from all the girls and their coaches.

In the game against Thomaston, the score was tied after one half.  Freshman Anna Coons had scored, assisted by Junior Sarah Zbell.  In the second half the Wildcats used two breakaway goals by Levesque to take the 3-1 lead, then used their defense to put the game in the win column for the first time.  When the final horn blew, the girls rushed to each other and began jumping for joy.  “It was indescribable,” said Brenda Massey.  “When we won I didn’t know what to do.  We all started screaming and jumping around.  It was like nothing I’ve ever felt before.  All the work since last year.  It felt so good to win.”

“All the girls have worked very hard to make this happen,” said Head Coach Al Valletta.  “To see them win this soon playing a varsity schedule, in our league, is fantastic.  They really deserve it and I am so proud of them.”

The girls have four games remaining.  The final home game is on Monday, October 29 versus Northwestern.  .