Hartland finishes chances, defeats Troy Athens for first girls soccer state title

Only in his wildest dreams did he see his team scoring four against the state’s No.

“We just kept plugging away and created,” he said.

“It’s pretty amazing,” Kartsounes added of his team’s ability to score four.

“It made all the difference,” Kartsounes said.

Hartland head coach Andrew Kartsounes celebrates the win during the MHSAA Division 1 girls soccer championship at the DeMartin Soccer Stadium at Michigan State University on Saturday, June 19, 2021.

We talked about trying to get a little deeper and behind them, and we generated some chances, we generated some corner kicks, but they generated goals, and that was that was ultimately the difference.

Troy Athens head coach Todd Heugh thanks the fans during the MHSAA Division 1 girls soccer championship at the DeMartin Soccer Stadium at Michigan State University on Saturday, June 19, 2021.

“The seniors are the ones to kind of lift this year for the first time in 20 years, and hopefully, it sets a tone and a culture for the younger kids to have that hunger to want to get back and know that it’s not easy,” Heugh said.

“It’s my 27th year coaching, and I just finished my 30th year teaching, and everybody keeps asking me when I’m going to retire because I’m like No.

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