KEYS SOCCER TEAMS SPLIT WINS AS POSTSEASON NEARS

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Marathon’s Jordan MacDonald, left, and Addison Collins led the Fins in scoring last week. BARRY GAUKEL/Keys Weekly

The three Keys girls soccer squads each opened 2025 with a dead-even streak of wins and losses.

Marathon played at home against Keys Gate on Jan. 7, celebrating Senior Night in style with a 2-1 victory in which their lone senior, four-year starter Jordan MacDonald, earned an assist. The Fins struck quickly, with Addison Collins finding the net in the first five minutes of play. She scored again in the first half off MacDonald’s assist and the Lady Fins hung on for the win. They did not fare so well the following afternoon at True North, where the Titans defeated them 10-0. 

Coral Shores was 2-2 last week with wins against Somerset South Homestead and Miami Country Day. On Jan. 8, Bayley Catarineau got things started, scoring off a rebound from a shot by Kai Redruello. Sofia Jans scored the Hurricanes’ second goal off a penalty kick to make it 2-1 for win number one of the week. Two days later, Redruello found the back of the net for the lone goal of the game, giving the Hurricanes a solid 8-2 record as they enter the final stretch of the season.

Key West now stands at 5-8 this season after splitting the week with one win and one loss. On Jan. 10 the Lady Conchs defeated Keys Gate 2-1, then the following day, they lost 6-0 at Ransom. 

All three teams will close out their regular-season play close to home. Marathon hosts Key West Thursday, Jan. 16 and Coral Shores hosts Marathon the following day. Key West plays one final match Friday, Jan. 17 at home against Lemon Bay, and district play begins on Jan. 22.

Tracy McDonald
Tracy McDonald fled to the Keys from the frozen mountains of Pennsylvania hours after graduating from college and never looked back. She is a second generation coach and educator, and has taught in the public school system for over 25 years. She and her husband met at a beginning teacher meeting in 1997 and have three children born and raised in Monroe County. In her free time, McDonald loves flea markets, historical fiction and long runs in the heat.