Kalia Littlejohn has got soccer on the brain. (Dawn Hesselgrave photos)
NWU GU16 players bask in the glow of their awesomeness.
Kalia Littlejohn’s goal-scoring foot will not cool down.
The Coupeville High School freshman hammered home yet another score on Spanish soil, lifting her NWU GU16 select soccer squad to a hard-fought 1-1 tie Wednesday in its third game at the Donosti Cup in San Sebastian.
The tie leaves the squad, which features four Whidbey Island players, at 2-0-1 in the 200-team, 20-country tourney.
There is a chance the draw could become a victory, though, as the other team’s goal was being reviewed.
Littlejohn punched in her goal off of an assist from fellow Whidbey mate Jenna Cooley, and the play was set up by a third girl from The Rock, Malia Hansen.
The fourth Island representative, CHS sophomore Mia Littlejohn, didn’t score but was in the thick of things all game.
“Mia played with a determination that would make an opponent scared to come near her,” said excited mom Dawn Hesselgrave. “You should have seen her strength, as she powered through and won balls jumping backwards in the air two times for the header.
“I did not know she was that flexible!”
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