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Charter girls stay focused, blank Manatee

See larger Roger Lalonde Staff Marco Charter's Chris Gengenbach moves the ball down field as he is being chased by a Manatee Middle School defender. Marco's nine-game win streak ended with a loss to Manatee on Saturday in a Collier County Public Schools' opener for both teams.

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Roger Lalonde Staff Marco Charter's Chris Gengenbach moves the ball down field as he is being chased by a Manatee Middle School defender. Marco's nine-game win streak ended with a loss to Manatee on Saturday in a Collier County Public Schools' opener for both teams.

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  • Charter School's Aubrey Smith watches her booming kick go down field in the Lady Eagles 2-0 win over Manatee Middle School.
  • The Manatee player looks like she's doing a war dance as she takes control of the ball from Charter School's Rosie Poling. The Lady Eagles blanked Manatee 2-0.
  • Size doesn't matter to Marco Charter School's Emily Hamilton who pressures a Manatee Middle School girl and takes the ball away in Charter's 2-0 win in Collier County Public Schools play.
  • Charter School's Omar Rodriguez (14) and Jordan Canady (28) give chase to a Manatee player about to take a shot on goal in Manatee's win over the Eagles.
  • Roger LaLonde Staff Marco Charter School's Jay Vanderjat dove, but couldn't stop the ball for a Manatee Middle School goal on Saturday. The Eagles lost their first game of the season in a 8-0 loss to Manatee.
  • Roger Lalonde Staff Marco Charter's Chris Gengenbach moves the ball down field as he is being chased by a Manatee Middle School defender. Marco's nine-game win streak ended with a loss to Manatee on Saturday in a Collier County Public Schools' opener for both teams.
  • Roger LaLonde Staff A Manatee Middle soccer player ducks as Marco's Emmanuelle Meurgue booms the ball lover her head. Meurgue scored both Lady Eagles goals in a 2-0 win in both teams' first Collier County Public Schools game of the season.
  • Roger LaLonde Staff Marco Charter School's Areesa Chaudhry, right and a Manatee Middle School player both go for the ball in the Eagles first Collier County Public Schools game of the season, won by the Marco Eagles, 2-0.
  • Roger Lalonde Staff Kim Burke, Marco Charter School soccer coach, celebrates with her team after shutting out Manatee Middle School, 2-0, on Saturday.

The Marco Island Charter Middle School girls soccer team needed to be focused to have a chance of winning its opening Collier County Public Schools game against Manatee Middle School on Saturday.
They were, shutting out Manatee, 2-0.

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