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The Kennedale Wildcat Soccer team, after losing 7 starters off last year’s team, struggled through a frustrating year but did secure a playoff berth as a 4th seed out of District 8-4A. They now get to start a second season. {{more:[read more]}}The Wildcats (3-15-2) will open with a bi-district game with Dallas Life Oak Cliff Academy (17-0-2).
The game will be played at Vernon Newsom Stadium in Mansfield today, Thursday 24th, at 6:00pm. Last year the Wildcats made the playoffs, losing to Faith Family 1-0 in first round action.
This year, Kennedale made the playoffs in their last home game of the season when they defeated Venus 3-0. Earlier in the season it had been a 0-0 tie with the Bulldogs.
The Kennedale playoff roster includes #12 {{t2:Jared Birr:
}} (Junior), #8 {{t2:TJ Davis:
}} (Senior), #11 {{t2:Aleksei Gonzalez:
}} (Sophomore), #16 {{t2:Angelo Guyton:
}} (Senior), #18 {{t2:Clay Hickey:
}} (Junior), #13 {{t2:Will Johnson:
}} (Freshman), #3 {{t2:N?namdi Jones:
}} (Senior), #20 {{t2:Mike Kaszynski:
}} (Senior), #6 {{t2:Martin Munoz:
}} (Junior), #15 {{t2:Alex Ortega:
}} (Junior), #14 {{t2:Carlos Ortiz:
}} (Senior), #4 {{t2:Caleb Rendon:
}} (Sophomore), #1 {{t2:Juan Ramirez:
}} (Senior), #19 {{t2:Nicholas Ramos:
}} (Sophomore), #7 {{t2:Brandon Ruiz:
}} (Sophomore), #9 {{t2:Kevin Tiero:
}} (Sophomore) and #17 {{t2:Jordan Washington:
}} (Junior). Head Coach is {{t2:Heath Wakeland:
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