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Singleton becomes winningest coach
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From left to right: Goal keeper coach Robin Chaudhuri, coach Joel Singleton and assistant coach and head JV coach Angela Lewis.

The Eastside Lady Eagles defeated Mt Zion 10-0 in a time shortened match Wednesday night at Sharp Stadium. Junior Morgan Green scored 2 goals in the first 8 minutes of the game and went on to assist on 3 more.

Allie Dumaine and Sydni Greer each scored twice. Alisa Still, Savannah Hughes, Alli Coberth and Madison Morvik also scored for the Lady Eagles. Camille Johnson added an assist. The match was never in doubt as Eastside controlled the flow of the game from the start and never slowed down, leading 8-0 at the half. Mt Zion rarely pushed the ball past mid-field and did not record a single shot on goal.

The Region 4-AAAA win, their first of the year, improves the Lady Eagles overall season record to 3-2.

It was the 46th career win for their head coach, Joel Singleton, which moves him past Eastside Principal and former Eastside boys head coach Jeff Cher's previous school record of 45 career wins.

Singleton, in his 6th year at the helm, is the only girls coach to lead the Lady Eagles to 3 straight state playoff appearances (2010-2012). His 2012 team was region runner-up and made it to the Sweet Sixteen, winning their first round match in the state playoffs.

Singleton's first three teams won 35 games between 2010 and 2012, the most wins of any three-year coach, boys or girls, in Eastside's 19 year program history, setting numerous Lady Eagle program records in the process including: best regular season record (12-2-2 in 2011), best region record (7-1 in 2012), best overall record (12-3-2 in 2011), most goals scored in a season (83 in 2010 & 2011), and most defensive shutouts in a season (10 in 2012).

Six girls were members of all three 2010-2012 teams: Kari Dylong, Carly Farrow, Sarah Gaddis, Tara Harrison, Savannah Hill and Amber Lafond.