Thursday, September 9, 1999 Older Editions

Girls soccer team is U14 county champ
Andover Spirit, a U13 girls' soccer team affiliated with the Andover Soccer Association, won the Essex County championship in the U14 Girls Division 2 category at the Pingree School Saturday, June 20. The team was seeded number 2 in its age bracket with a season record of 7-0-1. Spirit first defeated Newburyport Lightning by a score of 8-0. In its second game against Manchester Hurricanes, the result was 9-0, with goals scored by nine different Spirit players. Spirit defeated North Andover United in the finals by a score of 4-1, despite falling behind early in the game.

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