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Girls Soccer: Kingsmen roar past Slicers for Sectional Title

By GARRETT WENZEL

No. 1-ranked Penn fought through a torrential downpour most of the game and overpowered LaPorte, 7-0, to capture the Class 3-A Sectional Championship on Saturday, Oct. 7. The Kingsmen own the state’s best Sectional Championship winning streak, owning 11 Sectional Championships in a row.

Kristina Lynch ignited the Kingsmen attack off an assist from Lauren Cernak in the seventh minute.

Allie Lankowicz sliced through the LaPorte defense for a goal in the 19th minute.

Lynch scored her second goal in the 38th minute to give Penn a 3-0 lead.

Lynch wrapped up the hat trick one minute later, scoring in the 39th minute.

Molly McLaughlin scored off an assist from Lynch to put the Kingsmen up 5-0 in the 44th minute.

Brooke VanDyck scored in the 45th minute as the Kingsmen built their lead to 6-0.

VanDyck scores her second goal in the 48th minute to put the Kingsmen up 7-0.

Penn is (19-0-1) and plays Northridge at noon on Saturday, Oct. 14, at South Bend’s Tallman/Beyrer Field in the Class 3-A Regional. The Penn-Northridge winner plays the Munster-Chesterton winner at 7 p.m. for the Regional Championship.

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