Texas High School Girls Team Spotlight – Lake Highlands Wildcats

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school soccer season is underway in the state of Texas and until mid-April, then the State Tournament will be held, thousands of teams will be in action all across the Lone Star State competing for a spot in the playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Soccer will be following the action and constantly providing match reports on some of the most exciting duels and highlighting the players that are standing out for their teams. We'll also be presenting some of the most promising teams that we get to watch live so you know them a little bit better.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Lake Highlands Wildcats</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lake Highlands Wildcats from Dallas compete in the UIL Division 6A - Region 1, District 7. The program has been a force in the area, having made it to the playoffs in eight of the last nine seasons - their only run to the Regional Finals dates back to 30 years ago. This season, the Wildcats have a solid roster, with solid defenders, dynamic midfielders and dangerous forwards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/LHGirlsSoccer/status/1613728523172069379?s=20u0026amp;t=GymCoQMBXPT7C1_0v3Ecig","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/LHGirlsSoccer/status/1613728523172069379?s=20&amp;t=GymCoQMBXPT7C1_0v3Ecig </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Players to Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Haley Pokorski","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"101","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Lake Highlands","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Pokorski has been used as a left-back for the Wildcats and has been doing a great job in the position - but she can also play on the right. Also a volleyball student-athlete, she uses her size well to win plays in the air and is always well-positioned to make stops on the turf as well. She's really good at cutting passing lines and also understands exactly where she should be at every moment. 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