Manatee blanks Port Charlotte
Bradenton Herald
PHOTO BY PAUL VIDELA
Port Charlottes Taylor Lindenberger, center, makes an attempt on the Manatee goal while assisted by teammate Tiffani Thompson. left. Monday night at Manatee High School in Bradenton. Rushing in to try and block the shot is Manatees Katherine Christenson.
BRADENTON HERALD PHOTO BY PAUL VIDELA
Port Charlottes Morgan Wilder, right, fends off Manatee's Jessalyn Kinlaw Monday night at Manatee High School in Bradenton.
BRADENTON — After Port Charlotte High School went into halftime of the District 4A-11 tournament opener down 1-0 to Manatee on Monday night, coach Chip Stec really thought his team could tie the score.
The Hurricanes hadn’t scored until the 31st minute, when Katherine Christenson hit a long strike that bounced around in the box before finally crossing the goal line. The two teams had played evenly before that, with No. 6-seed Port Charlotte denying No. 3-seed Manatee on every other try.
