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McMinn County is one of four area soccer teams at home tonight

Boyd-Buchanan's Emma Rogers and Arts & Sciences' Lauren Tolbert contend for the ball in the District 5-A/AA final. Both teams are playing in region semifinals tonight.
Boyd-Buchanan's Emma Rogers and Arts & Sciences' Lauren Tolbert contend for the ball in the District 5-A/AA final. Both teams are playing in region semifinals tonight. Boyd-Buchanan's Emma Rogers and Arts & Sciences' Lauren Tolbert contend for the ball in the District 5-A/AA final. Both teams are playing in region semifinals tonight.

By Ward Gossett 3 min read

The McMinn County girls’ soccer team had a rough week earlier this season, playing six games in eight days and losing two district-deciding matches.

The Lady Cherokees rebounded in the postseason by upsetting second-seeded Walker Valley in the District 5-AAA semifinals and then shutting out Soddy-Daisy for the tournament championship.

They ended Walker Valley’s season, and the win at Soddy-Daisy sent the Lady Trojans on the road to Cookeville for a region semifinal.

McMinn County will host Warren County tonight after being eliminated the last two years in region semis at Cookeville.

“We have not had success beating Cookeville at Cookeville, and going into our game with Soddy-Daisy we stressed how important it was to win that game so we could avoid that trip,” McMinn assistant coach Duane Rikard said.