Check Out These Girls Soccer Overtime Winners

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 10, 2021

MHSAA.tv broadcasts Tuesday and Wednesday captured a pair of Girls Soccer Regional Semifinal overtime winners – and we've put them together for a brief highlight reel including: 

Gillian Ciak’s winner to push Troy Athens past Romeo 1-0 in Division 1 on Tuesday.

Williamston’s Breyer Fenech heading in the decider of a 1-0 win Wednesday over Flint Powers Catholic in Division 3.

PHOTO: Troy Athens controls possession during a regular-season game against Bloomfield Hills. (Photo courtesy of C&G Newspapers.)

Be the Referee: You Make the Call - Soccer Offside

By Paige Winne
MHSAA Marketing & Social Media Coordinator

October 15, 2024

Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.

Below is this week's segment – "You Make the Call" - Soccer Offside - Listen

We’ve got a soccer “You Make the Call” today.

Team A has a player – number 9 – in offside position.

Team A’s number 1 takes a shot on goal that hits the crossbar and deflects right to number 9. The player collects the ricochet, shoots and scores.

What’s the call?

  • Goal is awarded because the ball deflected to number 9?
  • No goal because number 9 was in an offside position and gained an advantage for being in the offside position?
  • Or – Caution number 9 for being offsides and interfering with the play?

If you said “no goal because number 9 was offsides and gained an advantage,” you are correct.

Play would restart with an indirect free kick for Team B from where the ball was played by number 9 of Team A.

Previous 2024-25 Editions

Oct. 8: Roughing the Passer - Listen
Oct. 1: Abnormal Course Condition - Listen
Sept. 25: Tennis Nets - Listen
Sept. 18:
 Libero - Listen
Sept. 10:
 Cross Country Uniforms - Listen
Sept. 3: Soccer Handling - Listen
Aug. 24: Football Holding - Listen

(Photo by Adam Sheehan.)