The Hartselle Tigers soccer team made an impressive run to the Morgan County Tournament finals this past week at the Jack Allen Recreational Complex in Decatur. 

 The Tigers (12-3-1) came up short in the finals with a 3-1 loss to Austin, who has now won three straight Morgan County tournament finals. 

 Owen Bennich scored his 25th goal of the season for Hartselle with 19:57 left in the second half to cut the Black Bear’s lead to 3-1. The Tigers had several late opportunities to cut the Austin lead but couldn’t convert in the loss. 

Hartselle boys 1, Decatur 0 

Hunter Lawrence netted the game-winning goal late in the second half of the Morgan County Tournament semifinal to defeat Decatur 1-0 and advance to the finals. Lawrence’s score came off an assist from Alex Hatfield. 

 The shutout was Hartselle’s seventh of the season. 

 Hartselle 4, West Morgan 0 

The Tigers raced past West Morgan 4-0 to secure a spot in the County semifinals. Bennich netted three goals for his second hat trick of the tournament. Luke Minnon added a goal and an assist, while Eli Moore and Ethan Medendorp had assists. 

 Hartselle 10, Danville 1 

Hartselle opened the Morgan County Tournament with a dominating performance by defeating Danville 10-1. 

Bennich led the Tigers with four goals and an assist, while Slate Gargus had two goals and an assist. Luke Vinson, Luke Minnon, Roberto Ramirez, and Justin Mintzer each added a goal. Hatfield and Jack Adams each had an assist. 

Girls soccer 

The Lady Tigers fell short of their goal of reaching the Morgan County Tournament finals with a 1-0 loss to Decatur in the semifinals.  

Decatur scored the game-winner in the first half and held off several Lady Tiger scoring chances in the second half. 

Hartselle 8, West Morgan 2 

Kylie French led Hartselle (9-2) to an 8-2 win over West Morgan. French scored four goals, while Addison Button added two goals. Katelyn Dolbeer and Cara Beth Nelson each had a goal. 

Brandy Hernandez scored both West Morgan goals, with Madison Parker assisting on each goal. 

Hartselle opened the tournament with a 5-0 win over Danville.