All teams want to go to the postseason, but not every team has the talent, mindset, and hunger to get there. “There’s a feeling all year that exists – if you want it badly, you can get in,” Plymouth South Head girls soccer Coach Jeanne Adelmann said. “That attitude has to become contagious.” As of Friday morning, seven local teams – four from Plymouth North and three from Plymouth South – remained in contention for a postseason berth. Only one team – the North girls varsity soccer team – had qualified for the tournament. Some teams have to fight right up through the final game of the season to get into the tournament. Others are expected to make it. The Plymouth North High School boys varsity soccer team has qualified for the postseason every year since 1979, 19 years under the direction of Emerson Coleman and nine years with Bill Farrell at the helm. The girls had a similar run, but it was disrupted two years ago when the Lady Eagles failed to reach the postseason. “This year’s seniors were sophomores when we didn’t make it,” Plymouth North Head girls soccer Coach Eric Foley said. “You don’t want to be that (senior) class that didn’t go, the class that didn’t do it.” Some teams have a little bit of breathing room this season. The Plymouth South volleyball team, which hasn’t reached the postseason tournament since 2001, needs to win three of its final six games to get in. Of the six teams the Panthers will face, they beat two of ...
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All teams want to go to the postseason, but not every team has the talent, mindset, and hunger to get there. “There’s a feeling all year that exists – if you want it badly, you can get in,” Plymouth South Head girls soccer Coach Jeanne Adelmann said. “That attitude has to become contagious.” As of Friday morning, seven local teams – four from Plymouth North and three from Plymouth South – remained in contention for a postseason berth. Only one team – the North girls varsity soccer team – had qualified for the tournament. Some teams have to fight right up through the final game of the season to get into the tournament. Others are expected to make it. The Plymouth North High School boys varsity soccer team has qualified for the postseason every year since 1979, 19 years under the direction of Emerson Coleman and nine years with Bill Farrell at the helm. The girls had a similar run, but it was disrupted two years ago when the Lady Eagles failed to reach the postseason. “This year’s seniors were sophomores when we didn’t make it,” Plymouth North Head girls soccer Coach Eric Foley said. “You don’t want to be that (senior) class that didn’t go, the class that didn’t do it.” Some teams have a little bit of breathing room this season. The Plymouth South volleyball team, which hasn’t reached the postseason tournament since 2001, needs to win three of its final six games to get in. Of the six teams the Panthers will face, they beat two of ...