Laker girls experienced and ready to make a run

By Matthew Sherman

The Lake Oswego Review, Sep 17, 2009, Updated Oct 30, 2009

MATTHEW SHERMAN / lake oswego review

Lake Oswego’s Gabbie Lindeman looks to fend off a Sunset player for a loose ball in a non-league game last week. The Lakers lost two early games but beat Oregon City 2-0 on Thursday in its first league game.

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Once the Lake Oswego girls soccer team starts scoring goals, the Lakers should prove to be extremely formidable again this year.

In the preseason, the offense had yet to show up albeit against extremely strong competition. In a pair of games and a jamboree, the Lakers couldn’t find the net. But the silver lining is that, Lake Oswego was played on par with two very strong opponents.

“It’s not like we’re being outplayed. We’re just not in sync yet,” coach Dominic Yambasu said.

The Lakers fell 1-0 to both Tualatin and Sunset as the talented and experienced team tunes up for another challenging year in the Three Rivers League.

As such, Lake Oswego has been working on finishing in practices and Yambasu believes that things will come together soon and, when they do, the Lakers should be very strong.

“We haven’t quite gelled yet. Losing Mady (Johnson) was big because she created a lot of things but once we find the net we will be very competitive,” Yambasu said.

Lake Oswego has plenty of talent and experience all over the field.

Up front Lake Oswego returns speedster Jacqui Wallis along with Melinda Madden. Both players were goal-scoring threats last season.

Also adding depth up front throughout the season will be Ally Rumpakis and Isobel Richmond, a transfer from the Chicago area and a pair of freshman in Libby Johnson and Grayson Williams.

The midfield may be Lake Oswego’s biggest strong suit this year.

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