Kamiakin put the finishing touches on a perfect season with an easy win over Pasco Tuesday evening, but the highlight of the night was the showdown at Chiawana between the Riverhawks and Richland Bombers for the top 4A seed. Chiawana, which had allowed just six goals all season in the previous 13 games, found themselves trailing by two at halftime and three before a pair of late free kick goals saw them claw back into it. In the end, though, Richland held on for the victory to lock up the number one seed.
The 2018 Mid-Columbia Conference Champions - Kamiakin Braves finished 14-0. Will host the semifinals on Sat Oct 27 at noon at the Lamp. Keep it rollin ladies!! pic.twitter.com/SqiTTdkrZ3— Kamiakin Athletics (@KamiakinBraves) October 24, 2018
Also fighting for playoff seeding, West Valley visited rival East Valley looking to reclaim second from idle Cheney. Despite having the top seed locked up, the Knights just would not let the Eagles get the better of them on their home turf, taking the lead twice and getting the victory a minute into overtime.
Meanwhile, the Northeast A League teams kicked off district play with a pair of blowout results as Colville and Freeman took care of business. Lindsay Balkenbush returned from injury to tear up Newport and Keren Torres paced Colville past Riverside.
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## Mid-Columbia Conference ##
Saturday - Hanford 2-1 Kennewick :: After a scoreless first half the Lions grabbed the initial lead, but Emily Sondag tied it up and a free kick from Taryn White gave Hanford the comeback win on the road.
K: Hailey Gooch
H: Emily Sondag
H: Taryn White
GK - H: Mackenzie Foley 3 saves, 0 GA (40 mins) & Ella Stam 8 saves, 1 GA (40 mins)
Richland 3-2 Chiawana :: Lauren Moore put the Bombers in front midway through the first half and Sydnee Hay made a huge save on a penalty a few minutes later that could have changed the course of the game instead of seeing the visitors add another before the break.
"I am incredibly proud of the whole group of players and coaches to manage an intense season, and then to play our game at one of the toughest places to play in the league," coach Justin Almquist told INWsn after the game. "I am looking forward to continuing watching this team grow and improve in the playoffs!"
R: Lauren Moore 25
R: Camryn Dezember (McKenna Martinez) 34
R: Brielle Fillmore (McKenna Martinez) 68
C: Kylee Alvarez 73
C: Kylee Alvarez 76
GK - R: Sydnee Hay 9 saves; C: Abby Whiston
Pasco 0-5 Kamiakin
K: Britney Donais (Emma Johnson) 7
K: Izzy Conover (Britney Donais) 9
K: Britney Donais 14
K: Maddie Morgan (Kaeri Ward) 41
K: Rylie Clark 73
GK - K: Alyssa Humphrey 0 saves (40 mins) & Campbelle Hunt 2 saves (40 mins); P: Belle Bach 9 saves
Hermiston 0-7 Walla Walla
WW: Lorena Ramirez 6
WW: Taylor McGill (Lorena Ramirez) 24
WW: Lorena Ramirez 26
WW: Katie Hassler
WW: Maya Betzler (Eliana Coburn)
WW: Lorena Ramirez (Emoree Lash) 44
WW: Lorena Ramirez 80
GK - WW: Crystal Kelly 1 save (40 mins) & Sophia Schonder 3 saves (40 mins); H: NA
Kennewick 1-2 Southridge
S: Morgan Nelson (pen) 46
S: Kassiadi Suitonu (Morgan Nelson) 59
K: Jaemyn Sellers 74
GK - S: Alyssa Estrada 5 saves; K: NA
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## 4A / 3A Playoffs ##
Playoff Schedule
Thursday, October 25
3A - Shadle Park @ Southridge 5:00
3A - Kennewick @ North Central 6:30 (Gonzaga Prep)
Saturday, October 27
3A - Kenn/NC @ Kamiakin 12:00 (Lampson)
3A - SP/South @ Mt Spokane 1:00
4A - Mead @ Chiawana 1:00
4A - Walla Walla @ Central Valley 1:00
4A - Hanford @ Gonzaga Prep 3:00
4A - University @ Richland 4:00
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## Great Northern League ##
Clarkston 0-2 Pullman :: On a sad day in Pullman with the news of the death of former Greyhound track star Lauren McCluskey, the Hounds found a moment to cheer as they earned their first league victory of the season, snapping a 13-game losing streak in official competition dating back to last season.
P: Elise French (Brenna Utzman) 26
P: Brooke Whitehead (Audrey Pitzer) 44
GK - P: Jocelyn Gross 5 saves; C: Alex Grovom 6 saves
West Valley 2-3 (OT) East Valley
EV: Kaitlin Harvey (Chloe Gellhaus) 11
WV: Baylee Trejo (pen) 19
EV: Gracie Montoya (Janis Oliver) 24
WV: Frankie Schade 71
EV: Kaitlin Harvey (Chloe Gellhaus) 81
GK - EV: Lillie Thompson 4 saves; WV: Madison Maloney 11 saves
Playoff Schedule
Thursday, October 25
Clarkston @ West Valley 4:00
Pullman @ Cheney 7:00
Saturday, October 27
Pullman/Cheney v Clarkston/WV
Tuesday, October 30
Remaining Team @ East Valley 6:00
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## Northeast A League ##
Playoffs - Districts, Round One
Newport 0-5 Freeman
F: Lindsay Balkenbush (Kassidy Reilly) 9
F: Lindsay Balkenbush (Peyton Brewer) 23
F: Brynn Van Orden (Kenna Clark) 31
F: Abby Pylant (Anna Chisholm) 44
F: Lindsay Balkenbush (Hannah Pylant) 56
GK - F: Hannah Pylant 2 saves (70 mins) & Amanda Flory 0 saves (10 mins); N: NA
Riverside 1-4 Colville
R: Ava West (Calli Pangerl) 16
C: Keren Torres 21
C: Keren Torres 31
C: Aubrey Ekins (Keren Torres) 39
C: Keren Torres (Shelby Maffei) 67
GK - C: Molly Goodwin 7 saves; R: Mackenzie Knight 7 saves, 3 GA (65 mins) & Brielle Stern 2 saves, 1 GA (15 mins)
Playoff Schedule
Thursday, October 25
Freeman v Lakeside 5:30 (SFCC)
Colville v Deer Park 7:30 (SFCC)
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10.17 Gonzaga Prep @ Central Valley
10.18 Cheney @ West Valley
10.19 Mt Spokane @ Gonzaga Prep
Coming Soon:
10.25 Kennewick v North Central (GP) 6:30*
10.27 Hanford @ Gonzaga Prep 3:00*
* Tentative coverage schedule
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