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MEDFORD GIRLS SOCCER PREVIEW - With 10 returning, girls soccer team’s hopes are high

With 10 returning, girls soccer team’s hopes are high
Greta Seidel tries to deflect a pass from Kodi Rappe during Medford’s girls soccer practice Monday afternoon on the Raider Field turf. The Raiders have been able to get a handful of outdoor practices in, including a rare first-day outdoor session on March 16, but the season’s first scheduled game tonight, Thursday, at Rice Lake was in doubt at mid-week due to weather. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
With 10 returning, girls soccer team’s hopes are high
Greta Seidel tries to deflect a pass from Kodi Rappe during Medford’s girls soccer practice Monday afternoon on the Raider Field turf. The Raiders have been able to get a handful of outdoor practices in, including a rare first-day outdoor session on March 16, but the season’s first scheduled game tonight, Thursday, at Rice Lake was in doubt at mid-week due to weather. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS

After seven seniors left Medford’s girls soccer program last June, it seems crazy to think the Raiders will be just as, if not more experienced, this spring.

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With 10 returning, girls soccer team’s hopes are high
Greta Seidel tries to deflect a pass from Kodi Rappe during Medford’s girls soccer practice Monday afternoon on the Raider Field turf. The Raiders have been able to get a handful of outdoor practices in, including a rare first-day outdoor session on March 16, but the season’s first scheduled game tonight, Thursday, at Rice Lake was in doubt at mid-week due to weather. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
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With 10 returning, girls soccer team’s hopes are high

After seven seniors left Medford’s girls soccer program last June, it seems crazy to think the Rai...

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