SOCCER: PNG, Tomball fight to tie in Waller

Published 8:17 pm Thursday, January 3, 2019

By I.C. Murrell

Nine months after their girls soccer season ended in a shootout defeat, the Port Neches-Groves Indians fought the team that eliminated them from the 5A playoffs to a 1-1 tie at a tournament in Waller.

Halley Smith evened the 60-minute match against Tomball with a goal with 6 minutes remaining. PNG will take on Clear Falls at 11:30 a.m. and Duncanville at 4 p.m. today.

Also in Waller, Memorial won two matches, but details were not available.

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About I.C. Murrell

I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

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