It was a pair of dramatic finishes in Wenatchee where the Knights got a last-minute equalizer for a draw in the women's contest versus Columbia Basin, but saw the Hawks return the favor in the men's match with a goal in the 89th to nab a draw.
The men's draw was a bit of fortune for Spokane, which had played to a surprising draw in Treasure Valley Friday that hampered their chase of Walla Walla. Both of the struggling sides from the southeast nearly picked up surprise victories with winless Blue Mountain narrowly falling 1-0 to North Idaho on Friday as well.
Meanwhile, it turned out to be a rough week in Yakima with the Yaks falling at home for the second time this week to a fellow contender. This time it was Walla Walla getting the win, keeping the race very close.
WOMEN
Friday
Spokane 2-0 Treasure Valley :: Megan Wilkinson (Pasco, WA) scored five minutes in and Sabrina Castaneda (Nampa, ID) made it two in the 24th. Hannah Simpson (Star, ID) made 15 saves to keep it close for the Chukars, but they only forced two saves from Brianna Krygier (Spokane, WA), who split time in goal with Micky Ramirez.
North Idaho 3-0 Blue Mountain :: Three different players scored with Sydney Moore (Newman Lake, WA) tallying the opener in the 27th and Melissa Decker (Meridian, ID) in the 33rd. Zoe Lee (Ammon, ID) struck in the 64th to put it out of reach. Neither Kaysha Bailey (Lewiston, ID) or Kari Bromley Newman Lake, WA) needed to make a save in the shutout.
Saturday
North Idaho 4-0 Treasure Valley :: Another easy win for the Cardinals. Zoe Lee (Ammon, ID) got her second of the weekend in the sixth minute and Sydney Moore (Newman Lake, WA) got her second in the 26th. Linnea Pretzer (Idaho Falls, ID) and Sahkora George (Spokane, WA) tallied back-to-back in the 78th and 79th to finish things off. Kaysha Bailey (Lewiston, ID) made two stops and Kari Bromley (Newman Lake, WA) one as the split the clean sheet.
Spokane 5-0 Blue Mountain :: Sabrina Castaneda (Nampa, ID) tallied her second of the weekend via Kalle Crouch (Spokane, WA) five minutes into the match and Gaby Kennedy (Spokane, WA) struck six minutes later. Kennedy then fed Crouch in the 22nd to make the difference three before intermission. Megan Wilkinson (Pasco, WA) scored 10 minutes into the second half for her second of the weekend and Castaneda hit Julia Adair (Spokane, WA) with four minutes left to cap the game. Brianna Krygier (Spokane, WA) only needed one save for her first shutout in divisional play.
Walla Walla 3-0 Yakima Valley :: The Warriors avenged their 4-3 home loss earlier in the season in emphatic fashion, but the match was deadlocked until Klarissa Barajas (Kennewick, WA) opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Victoria Higley later scored in the 78th and then set up Pua Kauhaihao two minutes later to push the match out of reach. Danielle Dowd (Rathdrum, ID) made four saves in the shutout.
Columbia Basin 1-1 Wenatchee Valley :: Danielle Chang put the Hawks on the board first 19 minutes into the contest and Caitlyn Hossfeld (Spokane, WA) kept the Knights at bay the rest of the way with nine saves, but it was that 10th shot that proved fatal as Erin Aarnold (Wenatchee, WA) found the back of the net in the 90th. Trisha Priest (Omak, WA), meanwhile, had made six saves to keep the Knights in the match.
Notes: Crystal Harvey (Moses Lake, WA) scored the lone goal for Shoreline in the 17th minute of a 6-1 loss to Everett.
Standings
Spokane 7-0-2... 23
North Idaho 6-1-2... 20
Walla Walla 6-2-1... 19
Yakima Valley 5-3-1... 16
Columbia Basin 3-2-4... 13
Wenatchee Valley 2-6-1... 7
Treasure Valley 1-7-1... 4
Blue Mountain 0-9-0... 0
Coming Up This Week...
Wednesday
Treasure Valley @ Columbia Basin 1:00
Walla Walla @ Blue Mountain 1:00
North Idaho @ Wenatchee Valley 1:00
Spokane @ Yakima 2:00
Saturday
Treasure Valley @ Walla Walla 12:00
Columbia Basin @ Blue Mountain 12:00
Yakima Valley @ North Idaho 12:00
Wenatchee Valley @ Spokane 3:00
MEN
Friday
Spokane 2-2 Treasure Valley :: Mario Bado found Arturo Bahena 14 minutes into the contest to give the Sasquatch the lead, but the Chukars held the lead at the break via a pair of goals from Martin Guerrero in the 19th and 33rd minutes. Jared Mehaffey (Spokane, WA) scored the equalizer in the 67th to earn Spokane the point.
North Idaho 1-0 Blue Mountain :: Connor Wold (Liberty Lake, WA) scored the deciding goal for the Cardinals via Creed McKinnon. Dakota Cutis made five saves for the Timberwolves to keep them in it, but they only had one attempt on goal that Isaiah Damschen (Spokane, WA) needed to save for the shutout.
Saturday
North Idaho 3-0 Treasure Valley :: Beau Chandler (Coeur d'Alene, ID) scored in the 36th minute of the contest and tallied a second four minutes into the second half. Mac Stultz (Sandpoint, ID) scored the third three minutes later to put matters out of reach. Isaiah Damschen (Spokane, WA) made four saves for the shutout.
Spokane 3-1 Blue Mountain :: Arturo Bahena found Chava Velazquez (Driggs, ID) for the lead 28 minutes into the match. The hosts kept the Sasquatch at bay until the second half when Diego Esquivel (Post Falls, ID) made it two. A penalty following a send-off in the 83rd was converted by Nicholas Frost to put things out of reach, though Isaac Munoz-Ortega (Hermiston, OR) spoiled the clean sheet for Caleb Garbuio in stoppage time.
Columbia Basin 1-1 Wenatchee Valley :: The hosts grabbed the lead late in the first half when Romario Martinez connected with Sanna Baldeh in the 41st. The Knights kept the Hawks off the board and looked to be headed for the win, but Uriel Mendoza (Prosser, WA) finally broke through for the visitors in the 89th minute create the draw.
Standings
Walla Walla 5-1-1...16 pts
Spokane 5-2-1... 16
Wenatchee Valley 4-3-1... 13
North Idaho 4-3-1... 13
Columbia Basin 3-1-3... 12
Treasure Valley 1-4-3... 6
Blue Mountain 0-8-0... 0
Coming Up This Week...
Wednesday
Treasure Valley @ Columbia Basin 3:15
Walla Walla @ Blue Mountain 3:15
North Idaho @ Wenatchee Valley 3:15
Saturday
Treasure Valley @ Walla Walla 2:15
Columbia Basin @ Blue Mountain 2:15
Wenatchee Valley @ Spokane 5:15
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