April 30, 2025

Colfax-Mingo girls soccer drops first match of 2025

Meadow Lane scores 24th goal of the season

By Troy Hyde
Bianca Lane

Colfax-Mingo junior Bianca Lane (9) dished out the team's assist during the Tigerhawks' 4-1 loss to Dike-New Hartford on Monday. (Troy Hyde/Newton News)

DIKE — The Colfax-Mingo girls soccer team suffered defeat for the first time this season on April 21.

The Tigerhawks and Class 1A No. 6 Dike-New Hartford were tied at halftime, but the Wolverines scored three second-half goals to dump their visitors, 4-1, during non-conference action.

Lilyan Hadsall

Lilyan Hadsall

Meadow Lane scored her 24th goal of the season off an assist from her older sister, Bianca Lane, and Emmalyn Buchman made a career-best 15 saves. Lane’s 24 goals rank fifth in the state.

But the Tigerhawks (6-1-1) lost for the first time this season.

Lucy Varney scored two goals and had one assist and Ruby Varney scored one goal and dished out two assists for the winners.

The Wolverines (5-2) put 19 of their 36 shots on goal. Both Lucy Varney and Ruby Varney have five goals this spring and Ruby’s nine assists are top 10 in the state.