Niceville girls soccer shuts out defending state champs, reaches Final Four for first time in a decade

Niceville girls soccer shuts out defending state champs, reaches Final Four for first time in a decade

For the first time in a decade, Niceville girls soccer is headed back to the Final Four. After years of frustrating playoff exits, the Lady Eagles — for now at least — seem to have finally avoided that fate. And it came in a revenge win after last year’s Elite Eight loss to Bartram Trail. Like most games Niceville has played in these playoffs, defense dominated early. Both teams were missing shots, and it wasn’t until Michelle Melancon, the her…