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Kingwood Park's Emma Yeager sets scoring record while overcoming adversity
By Marcus Gutierrez, Houston Chronicle
Emma Yeager sits alone at the top among the all-time leading scorers for the girls soccer program at Kingwood Park.
The senior forward has 116 goals as a four-year letterman. Yeager is humbled to be the new leading scorer, but putting the ball in the the net isn’t what is most important to her.
Read more at: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/hs-sports/article/emma-yeager-kingwood-park-girls-soccer-17854925.php
[Q&A] Meet four players set for girls soccer playoffs
By Isabel Canizales, KPTimes.com
After finishing the season 18-1-1 and going undefeated in district play, the girls soccer team is ready for the playoffs. The Panthers will face Mount Pleasant in their bi-district playoff game on Friday night. Meet four of the players who have made an impact along the way.
Read More: https://kptimes.com/11308/sports/qa-meet-four-players-set-for-girls-soccer-playoffs/
Emma Yeager takes the cake with new scoring record
By Maya Ortiz, KPTimes.com
When senior Emma Yeager saw the bright green soccer field cake sitting on her kitchen table, she immediately turned to her mom Tuesday afternoon.
“It’s going to be real awkward if I don’t score tonight,” Emma told her mom, Kim Yeager. “What are we doing with it?”
Her mom had a ready answer although it was clear she had confidence in Emma’s ability to break a tie atop the girls soccer team’s all-time scoring list.
Read More: https://kptimes.com/10837/sports/emma-yeager-takes-the-cake-with-new-scoring-record/
View Video: https://kptimes.com/11048/video/video-emma-yeager-breaks-scoring-record/
Girls finish preseason with 7-1 record.
The girls soccer team went 3-0 in the Humble ISD Tournament in January. They finished the preseason 7-1, with their lone loss at the hands of Plano West. See images from their 2-0 win over Lumberton. View Photos: https://kptimes.com/10668/sports/girls-return-home-for-first-district-contest/
Yeager nears scoring record
By Maya Ortiz
KPTimes.com
Senior Emma Yeager is seven goals away from becoming the all-time leading scorer on the Kingwood Park girls soccer team. She scored her 100th goal in the final five seconds of a 1-0 victory over Angleton on Jan. 13.
The current record was set by Vanessa Valadez with 106 goals from 2011-2014. During Yeager’s sophomore season, she set the school’s single-season scoring record with 44 goals. She has already signed to play at Missouri State in the fall. Watch Video: https://kptimes.com/10490/sports/chasing-a-record-emma-yeager-nears-career-scoring-record/
