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Gallery: Groton soccer girls advance to championship with 2-1 win over Dakota Valley

Groton’s Jerica Locke, right, tries to save the ball along the end line near the goal as Dakota Valley’s Julia Bernard, left, defends during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Sydney Locke, center, sets to kick the ball as Dakota Valley’s Sophie Meyer (4), Lexi Stusse (2) and Millie Squier (3) look on during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Taryn Traphagen throws the ball into play during Saturday’s Class A playoff game against Dakota Valley in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Laila Roberts, center, moves the ball as Dakota Valley’s Ava Squier, left, closes in on defense during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Liz Fliehs, left, kicks the ball during Saturday’s Class A playoff game against Dakota Valley in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Laila Roberts (7) sets to kick the ball as Dakota Valley’s Millie Squier (3) and Ava Squier (8) close in on defense during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Ryelle Gilbert, left, kicks the ball on goal past Dakota Valley’s Millie Squier, right, during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Jerica Locke, right, tries to move the ball past Dakota Valley’s Julia Bernard, left, during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Members of the Groton girls soccer team celebrate the go ahead goal scored by Laila Roberts during Saturday’s Class A playoff game against Dakota Valley in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Faith Traphagen, left, goes after the ball with Dakota Valley’s Millie Squier, right, during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton girls soccer coach Matt Baumgartner, standing far left, talks to his team as they found shade during halftime of Saturday’s Class A playoff game against Dakota Valley in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Laila Roberts, left, hugs teammate Brooklyn Hansen, center, as Sydney Locke, right, joins in the celebration after Hansen scored the game tying goal on a penalty kick during Saturday’s Class A playoff game against Dakota Valley in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Kennedy Hansen (23) puts the ball into play on set kick as teammate Mia Crank (15) looks on during Saturday’s Class A playoff game against Dakota Valley in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Dakota Valley’s Ava Squier, left, tries to control the ball as Groton’s Jerica Locke, right, contends for the ball during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. In the background for the Tigers is Laila Roberts. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Sydney Locke, right, and Dakota Valley’s Sophie Meyer, left, go after the ball during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Dakota Valley’s Millie Squier, right, tries to turn the ball as Groton’s McKenna Tietz, left, closes in during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s McKenna Tietz, left, sets to kick the ball away as Dakota Valley’s Millie Squier, right, closes in on defense during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Brooklyn Hansen (6) takes a penalty kick in the second half of Saturday’s Class A playoff game against Dakota Valley in Groton. Hansen scored on the kick to tie the game at 1-1. Looking on are Dakota Valley’s Lexi Stusse (2), Groton’s Laila Roberts (7) and the Panthers’ Sophie Meyer (4), Mallory Riibe (7) and Bella Stokes (1). At far right for Groton is Sydney Locke (12). Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Laila Roberts, center, heads the ball as teammate Faith Traphagen, far left, looks on along with Dakota Valley’s Ava Squier, right and Julia Bernard, far right, during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s McKenna Tietz, left, kicks the ball at the goal past Dakota Valley’s Ella Chamberlain, right, during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton goal keeper Jaedyn Penning, right, kicks the ball into play as teammates Taryn Traphagen (5), Laila Roberts (7) and Gretchen Dinger (8) look on during Saturday’s Class A playoff game against Dakota Valley in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Kennedy Hansen, left, takes a penalty kick as Dakota Valley’s Ava Squier, back center and the Tigers’ Brooklyn Hansen, back right, look on during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Laila Roberts, left, tries to kick the ball as Dakota Valley’s Julia Bernard, right, defends during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Laila Roberts, left, takes a shot on goal as Dakota Valley’s Mallory Riibe, far right, closes in on defense during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Roberts scored what proved to be the game winning goal on the kick. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Jerica Locke, right, pushes the ball upfield as Dakota Valley’s Julia Bernard, left, closes in on defense during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Laila Roberts, center, celebrates with teammate Sydney Locke (12) as Jerica Locke, far left, moves to join the celebration after Roberts scored the go ahead goal in Saturday’s Class A playoff game against Dakota Valley in Groton. Reacting at right are Dakota Valley’s Ava Squier (8) and Lexi Stusse (2). Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Taryn Traphagen (5) sets to kick the ball as Dakota Valley’s Sophie Meyer (4) closes in on defense at left and Tyra Yi (16) moves in at right during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Looking on for the Tigers are Ryelle Gilbert, back left and Jerica Locke, back right. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Booklyn Hansen, center left, leads Kennedy Hansen and the rest of the Groton girls soccer team through a tunnel of arms provided by family, friends and fans as they celebrated Saturday’s Class A playoff win over Dakota Valley in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Taryn Traphagen, center, kicks at the ball along with Dakota Valley’s Ella Schmiedt, right, during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s McKenna Tietz, center, tries to get control of the ball as Dakota Valley’s Lexi Stusse, left, Ava Squier (8) and Julia Bernard (13) close in on defense during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024
Groton’s Kennedy Hansen (23) goes after the ball as Dakota Valley’s Ella Chamberlain (18) reaches in a kick attempt while the Panthers’ Isabel Bradshaw (6) looks on during Saturday’s Class A playoff game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 11/12/2024

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