Spuds Girls Soccer

Moorhead’s Watson Finalist for Ms. Minnesota Soccer

Watson scored 43 goals this season, setting program record

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead girl’s soccer’s season may be over, however,one player is still making headlines. Senior forward, Olivia Watson, is one of five finalists for the Minnesota Class 2A  Ms. Soccer award. Watson set the program’s single-season record for goals, a feat dating back to 2005 by Quinn Ryan. On the year, the North Dakota State commit, finished with…

Moorhead’s Watson Extends Single-Season Scoring Record; Spuds Remain Unbeaten

Watson scores two goals in 2-0 Win over Startell-St. Stephen

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead girls soccer is the midst of an undefeated season. Through eight games, the Spuds are 8-0 outscoring opponents, 69-2, starting out the year with six consecutive shutouts. Much of  the domination  has come from senior forward Olivia Watson. Watson’s six goals in the Spuds last game against Fergus Falls lead to setting a school record. The…

Play of the Year Championship: June 26

Moorhead, South-Shanley battle for Play of the Year Championship

FARGO, N.D. — The Championship is here for the 2020 Chris Heise High School Play of the Year Academic Bracket. The battle for the winner of the bracket is between Moorhead’s Maria Zanotti and South-Shanley’s Alex Senf. First play comes from the Spuds and Zanotti, Zanotti scored an impressive goal against Alexandria. The other play comes from the Bruins and…

Moorhead’s Zanotti Advances to Play of the Year Bracket Championship

Zanotti won by the slim margin of 12 votes to advance

FARGO, N.D. — The DJ Colter High School Play of the Year Championship is complete after Moorhead’s Maria Zanotti advances by voting. Zanotti received over 280 votes to get the win by 12 votes over the competition. Zanotti showed off her goal scoring skills in a game against Alexandria earlier in the fall season. Congrats to Zanotti and the Spuds…

Moorhead’s Zanotti Advances in Play of the Year Bracket

Zanotti's Goal Against Alexandria Moves On

FARGO, N.D. — On Friday night during Sports Extra, the KVRR Sports team announced the next two nominees for the Play of the Academic Year bracket. This week, it was the first set of soccer plays to be voted on and advance to the round of eight. This week it was Moorhead’s Maria Zanotti taking home the win with 91…

Play of the Year Nominees: April 24

MOORHEAD, FARGO SOUTH, BATTLE FOR ADVANCEMENT IN PLAY OF THE YEAR BRACKET

FARGO, ND – The first showdown in the soccer quadrant of the 2020 DJ Colter Play of the Year Bracket is a battle between the genders: Moorhead girls soccer up against Fargo South boys soccer. Both plays come from back in September. The first is the Spuds Maria Zanotti with an absolute laser of a goal in the top left…

KVRR Coach of the Week: Nicole Wiesner

Wiesner led Spuds to 28-7-1 record over last two seasons

FARGO, N.D — Moorhead Girls Soccer coach Nicole Wiesner is the KVRR Coach of the Week. In the last two years, Wiesner turned a 5 and 12 program into two winning seasons consisting of consecutive section semifinal appearances. The Spuds have been an offensive machine netting 51 goals this season with two players having 24 combined. Of the 13 wins…

Play of the Week Breakdown: Moorhead Girls Soccer’s Maria Zanotti

Maria Zanotti Breaks Down Her Game Winning Goals Against Alexandria

FARGO, N.D. — Moorhead Girls Soccer’s Maria Zanotti’s goal against Alexandria won last week’s Chris Heise High School Play of the Week. This week, she joined KVRR’s Nick Couzin in studio to break down what she saw on the play. Categories: High School, KVRR Sports Extra, Play of the Week, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Chris Heise Play of the Week,…

Zanotti’s Goal Wins High School Play of the Week

Zanotti bent it into the top left corner for a goal against Alexandria

FARGO, N.D. — This week’s winner of the Chris Heise High School Play of the Week is Moorhead’s Maria Zanotti. Zanotti won 57 percent of the Twitter poll and had over 300 votes on the KVRR website poll. In the Spuds game against Alexandria, Zanotti scored the team’s third goal of the first half Bending it like Beckham into the…