Using a relentless attack, stifling defense and fine goalkeeping, the Windham Soccer Association’s U14 girls team, under head coach Chris Scott, won the Granite Youth State League Division 1 Championship on Nov. 1, 2-1, then followed up by taking the state championship with a 2- 0 shutout on Nov. 9.

Facing Seacoast United Soccer for the D-1 crown, goalkeeper Gina Grimes kept the contest scoreless in the first half with some fine saves.

One of those stops, just prior to halftime, ignited a Windham counterattack. Kelsey Schiebel deftly moved the ball up the right side of the field, and Bernadette Connors headed a crossing pass into the net for a 1-0 edge at the break.

After Windham thwarted a number of Seacoast attempts to tie the match, striker Courtney Walsh settled a ball roughly 30 yards from goal and hit a hard, high shot that flew over the Seacoast goalkeeper for a 2-0 lead.

Though Seacoast finally tallied with six minutes remaining, Windham fended off a last-ditch effort to claim the GYSL D-1 championship.

Facing the Premier Division champions, Granite FC, for the state crown eight days later, Windham dominated play from the outset with its aggressive style.

The locals created chance after chance in the opening half, with Courtney Walsh and Darion Summers nearly depositing the all-important first goal. Early in the second half, the team’s pressure paid off. Brianna Angelini forced Granite FC’s goalkeeper into making a save, and Summers pounced on the rebound and fired the ball home for a 1-0 lead.

Despite Granite FC’s attempts to knot the game, Grimes handled everything sent her way.

And Summers dashed FC’s hopes when she sent a low shot into the net from 18 yards out.