GSL 2023 Spring Boys HS Stats

 Check out team by team statistics compiled by INW Soccer News. 

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!! - New Zero-Tolerance Policy in effect for referee abuse in greater Spokane area for HS Soccer

Inland NW Soccer News has learned that the area referee association - the Inland Empire Soccer Referee Association (IESRA) - has adopted a new, strict policy regarding the increasingly poor behavior amongst spectators at local high school matches - to which INWsn can confirm as a witness. 

WSSCA Unveils Girls All-State Lists... Incompletely

 OK... First of all, congratulations go out to all of the girls honored on these lists from the Washington State Soccer Coaches Association. And because that is the most important, if you want to see my related thoughts please scroll down below them. 

HS Round-Up 11.10: NEA Off to Big Start Outside Districts

Saturday proved to be a big day for the Northeast A League as both Freeman and Lakeside advanced from their crossover matches with the Eagles raising eyebrows for their result away from home against the top-ranked team in the state. That success has carried into the state tournament, where Deer Park kicked things off with their biggest margin of victory on the year. 

The Lakeside ladies were not on their own in the upset department as Cheney came to Union Saturday and knocked off Mead 2-0 in the final district playoff contest, settling things as their league meeting went scoreless before a Panther shootout win.    

HS Round-Up 11.05: Mt Spokane, West Valley Claim District Titles

The Mt Spokane Wildcats are on a hot streak, and they just steamrolled over a University side that had not allowed a postseason goal to claim the 3A district title.  

Meanwhile, out in Spokane Valley there was a thriller at hand as Clarkston and West Valley met for a third time after a season split, looking to determine who would finish on top... only to see the match go to a penalty shootout to decide the lone 2A entry to the state tournament.  

Gonzaga Prep came up short at Richland in the 4A district final, but it was a rare defeat to an MCC opponent for the GSL this year as they have gone 7-2-3 with two wins and a loss among the drawn games that went to tiebreakers for a 9-3 mark. On Thursday Cheney and Mead both eliminated MCC oppenents from the playoffs to ensure a third GSL 3A entrant to state. Central Valley travels south to face Kamiakin for the third 4A berth.   

Hattenburg, James Lead Sides in Big Wins in Week 7 INWsn HS Best XI Lists

With a super tight race for the top 3A seed at stake in the final week of the season Cami Hattenburg helped lead the Mt Spokane Wildcats to a pair of wins that kept them atop their classification heading into the postseason. Meanwhile in 2A action Pullman played spoilers to Clarkston's hopes of challenging West Valley as Hannah James propelled the Greyhounds to an upset win over the Lady Bantams after suffering a 5-1 loss earlier in the season. 

 

HS Round-Up 11.03: Deer Park Survives Scare from Freeman to Win 1A District Title

Whilst Monday's 2A district playoff contests played out as expected the same could not be said of the doubleheader in Deer Park Tuesday. After Lakeside easily handled business in the opener, the crowd on hand was treated to a back-and-forth thriller between Freeman and Deer Park. 

Fresh off their upset win at Lakeside the previous week, the Scotties put a bit of fright into the Lady Stags on the chilly evening. A 2-1 lead midway through the first half marked the first time Deer Park had trailed in a league game all season and was the first time the Lady Stags, who gave up three tallies all season, had allowed more than one goal against an NEA opponent. 

They held that advantage until a frenzied 10 minutes in the second half in which the two sides exchanged four goals, but finished with the regular season champs ultimately prevailing against a Scotties side that - oh, by the way - was playing with their back-up keeper in goal. 

HS Round-Up 10.30: University Stuns Again With Another Scoreless Shootout Win

On Tuesday the University Titans shocked the top MCC 3A seed Southridge on the road with a shootout victory following a scoreless draw. The recipe seems to work well for them... as it was the same result Saturday against league foe Mead, earning an unexpected spot in the district final and a berth to state. 

It was one of three shootouts on the day. Ridgeline was eliminated from the postseason by Walla Walla after another scoreless stalemate, and after an exciting 1-1 affair versus Kamiakin the Gonzaga Prep Bullpups moved onto the 4A final, claiming a state berth. 

HS Round-Up 10.28: Freeman Stuns Lakeside; Shadle Wins at East Valley

Swept on the season by the other two NEA elites Deer Park and Lakeside by a combined tally of 13-3, it looked like Freeman would end up being in the third spot and taking the extra crossover game route to State. But as the saying goes, beating a team three times in a season is a tough task. Lakeside learned that the hard way in heartbreaking fashion as a 3-1 halftime lead proved not enough. 

HS Round-Up 10.26: GSL Nearly Sweeps Early Postseason Matchups Versus MCC

The positive results for the opening rounds of postseason play kicked off on Saturday with Lewis & Clark taking care of business against Hanford. Then on Tuesday, the Tigers were, however, the lone side to falter in five matchups between the two leagues, including a three-game sweep among the 3A contingent that has an all-GSL semifinal setup that guarantees at least two will be headed to state. 

And the night was full of drama as well. Central Valley posted a stunning two-goal rally to win 3-2 against Chiawana, Mead survived a tight 1-0 affair against Hermiston and University pulled off the upset of the night - according to seeding - with a shootout win against top MCC 3A seed Southridge after a scoreless contest.   

Cullen and Skinner Lead Late Season Pushes in Week 6 INWsn HS Best XI Lists

With late season title hopes Mead was being led by the hottest goalkeeper in the league with Mercedes Cullen on a lengthy shutout streak, earning Player of the Week honors. Meanwhile, Clarkston registered a huge win over unbeaten West Valley via Rebecca Skinner for a late chance at the GSL 2A title. 

HS Round-Up 10.22: West Valley Snags 2A Title, Deer Park Completes NEA Sweep

Other than Rogers getting their first goal of the league season and making Pullman sweat a bit in a close one, the final night of action was relatively quiet as Deer Park and West Valley finished off their regular season championship campaigns. 

For the Lady Stags it proved to be an unbeaten record as the lone other outstanding contest due to a postponement was ruled a forfeit.    

HS Round-Up 10.20: Prep Seals GSL Title; Wildcats Lock Up Top 3A Seed

The way things were going this season, you would have expected a crazy finish to the regular season, but despite a lot of drama with three extra time affairs things pretty much finished as they started on the day. 

The postseason kicks off Saturday with a 4A play-in game and gets underway in earnest Tuesday as the GSL sides face teams from the Mid Columbia Conference for the district title and state berths. 

HS Round-Up 10.19: Pullman Derails Clarkston; Deer Park Completes Elite Sweep

Well, well, well... a little drama this Tuesday evening. Just days after pulling even with West Valley, Clarkston was upended in Pullman by the Greyhounds. Though no game has been a gimme this year virtually anywhere (next game of topic prime example), Thursday's slate of East Valley for WV and Shadle Park for Clarkston - both home games - seems a pretty sure thing to see West Valley finish alone at the top. 

As for the other surprise on the night. While Deer Park finishing with a sweep of the other NEA elites - Lakeside and Freeman - was not a shock given the previous results, the manner in which it occured was a tad surprising. Despite starting eight freshman, host Freeman was able to shut down leading scorer Livvy Moore, preventing her from a bid to score in every league game, and hold the Lady Stags to a paltry 1-0 victory. 

HS Round-Up 10.18: Bullpups Edge CV; Overall Title Up for Grabs Wednesday

On a night of nailbiters with four of the five contests decided by one goal, only one thing was really decided. Gonzaga Prep's win secured the top 4A seed out of the GSL. Now it comes down to Wednesday with the GSL league title and the top 3A seed at stake with the top three sides - GP, Mt Spokane and Mead - all separated by just two points. 

HS Round-Up 10.16: Clarkston Hands West Valley First Loss; Wildcats Join Bullpups at the Top

Though not as many teams are as involved, it looks like GSL 2A is gonna go down to the wire as well with Clarkston and West Valley now having split on the season and need to avoid slip-ups in the final week. Meanwhile, a win in a makeup game on Friday allowed Mt Spokane to pull level with Gonzaga Prep in the other half of the GSL as five teams sit separated by four points going into the final two games next week. 

Ewers, Walker Power GSL Leaders for Week 5 INWsn HS Best XI Lists

After suffering their first defeat the week before in a 1-0 shutout Erin Ewers went into Beast Mode this week to guide the Bullpups in a pair of wins. Meanwhile, West Valley continues to cruise through GSL 2A thanks to the scoring exploits of Delani Walker, who notched seven on the week in two league and one quality non-league results.  

HS Round-Up 10.14: Prep Survives Top of Table Clash, Wolfpack Pick Up First Win & Rarity at CV

Yet another wild night of action in the GSL. The day started with North Central making a big comeback to earn its first win in a shootout and finished with a late-running shootout decision between the top two sides that fell in favor of Gonzaga Prep. 

In between that Cheney bounced back from Monday's defeat with a Mansfield-to-Miller hat-trick in a thumping of Lewis & Clark, Ridgeline topped Ferris and Mt Spokane made it a northside sweep at Central Valley, following up Mead's 2-0 road win Monday with the exact same result against the Bears in the valley. 

And if that final result seems odd... well, it is. In doing a bit of research, back-to-back losses is extremely rare for CV, especially by more than one goal. Going back through 2010, they had only lost back-to-back on five occasions and three of them included a shootout decision (2019, 2015 playoffs and 2010 season openers). In the 2016 playoffs they fell to Hanford (3-2) and Prep (5-0) back-to-back with the only regular season instance over the previous 11 seasons coming in 2011 against Prep (2-1) and Mead (1-0 in overtime) at the close of the league campaign.   

HS Round-Up 10.13: Panthers Growl, a Stunning Rally & Pullman Snags Late Win

Originally scheduled as an idle day, Monday was home to a pair of reschedules... and they proved to be worth the wait. Mead posted a statement result with a 2-0 shutout win at Central Valley whilst a battle of the other valley schools saw University rally from down two late to win in the final minute of overtime at Ridgeline. 

On Tuesday the results were not necessarily a surprise, though Pullman needed a late goal on a free kick to beat Shadle on the road 1-0. Lakeside completed a sweep of Freeman to cement themselves as the number two of the NEA behind Deer Park.  

HS Round-Up 10.07: Shadle Snags Shootout Win Versus East Valley

Amidst another 'ho-hum' afternoon of GSL 2A and NEA action there was a little scrappy affair at Dwight Merkel where East Valley and Shadle Park played to a 1-1 stalemate that required a shootout that finished in favor of the Highlanders.