Martinsville, Victory of Spirits

The night following a very frustrating loss to the Patrick County Cougars, Tunstall had yet another match to play, this facing would be against Martinsville City and their Lady Bulldogs!

Typically, in the Piedmont District Martinsville has one of the best, if not the best, teams. But this year it seems as though the field is trully open to every team, or at least the one that wants it more than all the others. SO Tunstall faced the Bulldogs on Thursday, and were trully able to play with them, both teams took several corner kicks and goal kicks, each had alot of throw-ins to move the ball up the field, the two each took a couple free kicks after a foul, and their was even a drop ball in the second half. Both teams were extremely aggressive and worked hard to control the ball and keep it in their possession. But once again Tunstall had trouble finishing on their offensive attacks up the field and were unable to score. Martinsville on the other hand scored once in the first half and again late in the second.

However, this game will certainly be going down as a loss on Tunstall's season record, but as for inside the hearts and minds of all the Trojan girls it certainly has helped to lift their spirits after their game against Patrick County!!!!! Their performance on Thursday was quite impressive and alot different than the previous night, so once again are the Trojans excited about their season and ofcourse looking on the extremely bright side of their spot in the district!!
This coming week the girls will be working on turning all their attacking runs into goals and are looking forward to facing Magna Vista at home on Tuesday and their first rematch of the season, against Dan River away on Friday!!!!!

Stumble at Patrick Co.

The Trojan Ladies did in fact play the Cougars on Wednesday afternoon, all the way in Stuart Virginia. However, the game did not end as Tunstall would have liked! The girls in red started the game very well and controlled the play and tempo of the almost the entire half, but at the end of the first 40 minutes PC had been able to shoot one in on the Trojans. And Tunstall came back onto the field for the second half of the match, keeping the ball on their opponents half of the pitch and working up several attacks. But the girls just weren't able to capitalize on any of their efforts and somehow Patrick County was able to score two more goals that evening, so the score ended as 3-0 against the Trojans.

But Tunstall faced Martinsville the following night, in the fair city stadium....

Postponement at Patrick Co.

The scheduled match versus Patrick Co. has been moved to tomorrow afternoon, Wed. April 18, due to the school and most of the community not having any power. But the game shall be played and when it is Tunstall shall be experimenting with a new adventure of a different starting 11. Several players have been switched around positionally, as the Trojans are going to explore a different approach. But have no fear for Tunstall will be playing with renewed zeal and motivation for a greater performance than their last game!! The Ladies enjoyed their spring break, which proved as a humbling experience after their win against Dan River, and now the Trojans girls are beginning to fully understand the magnitude of their situation within the district this season! Which is a very good one, everyone knows that Tunstall has great talent and experience and excellent potential to be a serious threat for the top team in the season and perhaps even a contender for the District Championship!! So TROJANS....don't loose sight or focus of your goals, because their is still along way to travel and we shall always continue to learn much more along the way!!!!

A Narrow Escape

Spring Break week for the Pittsylvania area is officially over and the Lady Trojans are coming away from their first loss of the District Season for 2007. Tunstall faced the Bassett High School Bengals on Thursday April 12 with a resulting score of 1-0 against the Trojan girls. After a long wait for the referees, the Ladies’ match began with Tunstall controlling much of the play, but soon the tides turned in favor of Bassett, as THS became enveloped in a gametime slump!! Finally, after the Bengals had been having control of the ball for quite a while in the first half they were able to capitalize on their first goal, and what would be the only goal of the night.
The gameball for this occasion was given to sophomore LP, for her ability to be aggressive and strong during the game, she passed it on to senior captain Kristen.

Spring Break'n Bassett!!

This week has been the official spring break for the entire Pittsylvania County, so the gals of Tunstall have had plenty of rest and relaxation coming up on tonight's match against the Bassett High School Bengals!! However, this also means that the Trojans will be missing a few of their ladies due to vacations and also wisdom teeth removal :( So Tunstall is left with only one substitute for tonight's game! But nooo matter, for the girls will still play very hard and are certainly ready to continue their winning streak over the District!!

Thhhhaat's right!! Tunstall was able to defeat Dan River High School last Friday night, for their third consecutive win over the Wildcats! Tunstall's junior Brittany scored for the Trojans in the first half, while the defense did an excellent job of shutting down Dan River's attack. And later in the second half sophmore forward Katie scored the final goal of the night, allowing Tunstall to end in a 2-0 victory!!! Great Game TROJANS!! The game ball was awarded to defensive captain Haley, who passed it on to defensive captain Rachel!

So tonight the Ladies of Tunstall will be striving to add another win to their season!! Come out and support your Trojans!! It's gonna be a grrrrrrreat year!!!!

That Night Has Come!

Dan River High School, currently is the Trojan Ladies' only county competitor in the beautiful game and always present a joyful and extremely intense match-up!! Tomorrow afternoon beginning at 5:30 pm Tunstall will once again kick off against the Wildcats and play their first of two highly anticipated games with the Ringgold natives. Dan River will be in for a rough game, for the Trojans are going to be out for some serious soccer and any feline that tries to interfere with their game, will certainly think twice the next time!

Most certainly Tunstall has the better record with AAA team matches this season, but all those statistics and experiences can only carry a group so far; who ever wants the ball the most and gives 200% for all 80 minutes tomorrow will be the team to leave victorious!!

and of course that will be the Lady Trojans!!

Now That THAT's Over

Well, Friday night actually yielded a fair and fun game for the Trojan Ladies against George Washington. The game was played well by both sides and Tunstall had several good offensive runs up the field, but were never able to capitalize for any goals. The Eagles were up by 3 at halftime and by the final 80 minute whistle, the score was 0-5 in favor of our urban rivals! So that's the way the cookie crumbled on the 07 preseason for THS. But this coming Friday afternoon, promptly beginning at 5:30 the Trojan Ladies will be meeting their cross-county rivals, Dan River, on their own Tunstall Coliseum!! A very exciting game is sure to unravel!!