The GSL, meanwhile, has quite a race going for second place in the league with four teams tied at 4-2, including 3A Mt Spokane, and Lewis & Clark just one game back. The teams from second (Mead) to sixth (LC) are separated by three points with three game days remaining. Gonzaga Prep pipped Mead in a shootout Wednesday to pull the Panthers within reach and University snatched a shootout win against Lewis & Clark to remain in the picture.
The Great Northern League is much more of a wide-open race than the season looked in the early going as West Valley and Cheney have picked up some momentum. The Eagles, in particular, have climbed out of a hole to third in the league with the top four separated by five points with five gamedays remaining.
In the Northeast A League, however, Lakeside is pulling away at 9-1 with Freeman suffering their first losses of the season recently as they took on a tough loaded schedule with make-up games. Deer Park and Medical Lake are in a race with Freeman for second in a league where matches among the league leaders are regularly featuring goalfests.
Round-up of the action for October 10-12
Mid-Columbia Conference
10/10 Walla Walla 2-7 Richland
The Bombers grabbed full control early in the contest with four goals in the first 23 minutes before Lorena Ramirez scored for the Devils. Sophia Mendoza did most of the damage, scoring in the fourth, 20th and 23rd for a hat-trick. Gabrielle Fillimore tallied in the 15th. Camryn Dezember restored the four-goal advantage before the break. The start of the second was much quieter with Emoree Lash scoring for the visitors in the 72nd, but it sparked two quick replies from Ashley Tonthat, who also had a pair of assists, a minute later and Grace Hipke in the 77th.
For the second consecutive game, the Pasco Bulldogs took a game the distance scoreless. This time, though, the shootout went the opponent's way with Kennewick grabbing the victory 3-2 in the tiebreaker. Reilyn Davis recorded the shutout for the Lions. No further details available.
10/10 Hanford 2-0 Southridge
Amanda Fraga and Jessica Maher tallied for the the Falcons in the victory.
10/10 Kamiakin 3-1 Chiawana
In a battle of two of the hottest teams in the league, the Riverhawks had the initial lead through star Summer Yates, but the Braves kept their perfect season rolling with three unanswered. Maddie Morgan put the game level before the intermission with Kaeri Ward and Mikayla Hunter tallying in the second half.
10/11 Chiawana 3-0 Pasco
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10/12 Southridge 1-2 Walla Walla
No details available.
10/12 Richland 0-1 Kamiakin
In a tight one, Kaeri Ward's goal in the 20th minute stood as the winner with Grace Wilbur recording her fifth shutout.
10/12 Kennewick 0-3 Hanford
Emily Sondag guided the Falcons to the win with a pair of goals and an assist on Marinn Nelson's tally in between her two strikes. Gabby Turner posted the shutout.
Great Northern League
10/10 Pullman 0-7 West Valley
Three goals from Frankie Schade in the opening 23 minutes left no doubt. Alyssa Amann finished with a goal and two assists with Madeline Liberg tallying a goal and three assists. Chelsea Koker and Baylee Trejo also scored.
10/10 East Valley 3-2 Cheney
In a back-and-forth affair, the Knights were on the board first with a goal from Kailee Hance-Brown. Makenna Benson tied it up right before the break and put the Blackhawks in front in the 53rd. Kaitlyn Harvey, though, scored twice for the Knights victory in the 62nd and 68th.
10/12 Clarkston 3-4 SO West Valley
The Eagles season turnaround has seen them on a scoring frenzy. It continued with Abby McConnell scoring three minutes in, but Clarkston is no stranger to high-scoring affairs and answered quickly through Makinzie Packwood five minutes later. The two were deadlocked until the second half when McConnell scored early again four minutes into the period. Frankie Schade scored four minutes later with a critical insurance goal as Packwood tallied at the the hour mark and Lauren Johnson scored an equalizer in the 65th. West Valley would get the two points from the shootout, winning 5-4 in the tiebreaker.
10/12 Pullman 0-2 Cheney
Makenna Benson scored a minute before the break and Carla Thorson five minutes after for the Blackhawks win. Melissa Aris registered her third shutout.
Northeast A League
10/9 Freeman 4-3 Colville
In a wild back-and-forth contest on Monday, the Scotties rallied twice for the win on the road. Keren Torres scored on an assist from Kirsten Stickney in the ninth minute and the two reversed roles five minutes later for a two-goal Colville lead. Lindsay Balkenbush, though, answered with goals in the 20th and 34th for an even slate at the break. Stickney set up Emma Goodwin six minutes into the second half to put the hosts back in front, but Kassidy Reilly stepped to the forefront for Freeman in the final 10 minutes, tallying via Balkenbush in the 73rd and setting up Chloe Thosath two minutes later for the winner.
10/10 Medical Lake 2-1 Colville
Makayla Geiger scored the lone goal of the first half in the 15th minute. Colville pulled even when Ally Stickney set up Keren Torres six minutes into the second half. Things stayed even for a while before Nicole Wetherell struck for the winner with eight minutes remaining.
10/10 Freeman 2-3 Deer Park
Jessie Thomas scored three goals in a half-hour, but Freeman finally found their legs after the previous day's thriller in the second half and goals from Riley Hawley and Lindsay Balkenbush in the 60th and 73rd made for a dramatic close finish.
10/10 Riverside 1-0 Newport
In a showdown of the bottom sides the Rams picked up their second victory on a goal from Calli Pangerl with six minutes remaining.
10/12 Lakeside 4-0 Newport
After a scoreless first half Maddie Hall set up Alyssa Figy for the opener in the 43rd and tallied herself a minute later. Alexis Torok set up her sister Lizzie in the 47th and struck for her own in the 54th courtesy of Figy. Payton Williams recorded her fourth shutout.
10/12 Colville 2-3 OT Freeman
In another back-and-forth affair, Colville equalized twice before falling in overtime. Brynn Van Orden put the hosts in front nine minutes in and set up Claire Love for the go-ahead goal again in the 50th. Keren Torres scored the first equalizer in the 15th and did it again in the 55th. Van Orden, though, set up another goal in overtime with Lindsay Balkenbush finding the winner just two minutes into extra time.
10/12 Deer Park 6-2 Medical Lake
The Stags pulled away for the win after a back-and-forth first period. A penalty converted by Makayla Geiger put the hosts in front 15 minutes in, but Jessie Thomas answered in the 20th and Hannah Carnahan put them in front two minutes later on an assist form Emmy Moore. Geiger, though, set up Jaxyn Farmen in the 34th to even things up before the break. Moore and Carnahan would each score twice in the second half with Hannah Hodson setting up both tallies from Moore. Thomas would also add an assist to her ledger.
Greater Spokane League
10/11 Central Valley 2-1 Ferris
Kaelyn Barnes scored in the 15th and 22nd minutes for the Bears. AJ Crooks was headed toward a third complete game shutout when Jill Calkins spoiled things in the final minute.
10/11 University 3-2 SO Lewis & Clark
University equalized twice and snatched the victory in a lengthy tiebreaker. Paige Malm scored the lone goal of the first half in the 22nd minute to give the Tigers the advantage at the break. Tessa Thornton tied things up four minutes into the second half. Alli Schoultz put LC back in front in the 61st, but Kendall Bastine struck with eight minutes remaining to send the game to extra time. The match progressed to a shootout where the tiebreaker went eight rounds and finished 6-5 in favor of the Titans. Erin Carney made two stops for the Tigers in the shootout, but Madi Szafransky made three for the victory.
10/11 Mead 1-2 SO Gonzaga Prep
After a scoreless first half, a pair of Olivias scored one for each team. Olivia Sloan put the Panthers in front in the 55th and Olivia Lauffer snatched the win away from Mead with a goal in the 79th. The contest would continue to a tiebreaker shootout that saw Eden Elliott make one save for a 5-4 Bullpup victory from the spot.
10/11 Shadle Park 1-7 Mt Spokane
Emily Williams scored the opener two minutes in on an assist from Allie Baribault with the two reversing roles 10 minutes later. Baribault would set up Williams again at the hour mark. Summer Green, Haley Schnug, Liv Sargent and Payton Stiles would score the other goals in the rout. Kayla Clark scored the lone Highlanders goal in the 65th.
10/11 Rogers 1-8 North Central
Mackenzie Letsch, Jaeden Sandstrom and Emily Lyman scored for the hosts in a three-goal first half. Samantha Vensel scored the Pirates' first of the season three minutes into the second half before NC rattled off five more. Kaeli Vangrimbergen, Letsch, Jenna Janke, Alexa Deatherage and Quincy McDeid scored the goals with Deatherage and McDeid also tallying assists.
Standings & Stats (league leaders in bold / click for larger view)
Missing Data - A lot of the following is just games played for goalkeepers that were not shutouts, but there are some outstanding goals without credit. Coaches / Team managers can email missing info to snaeditor-at-gmail.com or message via Facebook: 9.11 Lakeside-Riverside GK info; 9.11 Newport GK info; 9.12 Cheney GK info; 9.12 Newport GK info; 9.12 Medical Lake-Riverside all info; 9.16 Hanford GK info; 9.18 Newport-Riverside all info; 9.19 Newport GK info; 9.19 Riverside GK info; 9.21 Newport GK info; 9.21 Colville GK info; 9.21 Riverside GK info; 9.26 Riverside GK info; 9.26 Newport GK info; 9.28 Riverside GK info; 10.3 Pasco-Southridge, Pasco goal & third Southridge goal; 10.3 East Valley GK info; 10.5 Riverside GK info; 10.5 Chiawana-Walla Walla GK info; 10.5 Southridge-Richland all info; 10.5 Hanford-Pasco GK info; 10.5 Kennewick GK info; 10.10 Walla Walla GK info; 10.10 Hanford-Southridge both GK info; 10.10 Riverside GK info; 10.11 Chiawana-Pasco all info; 10.12 Southridge-Walla Walla all info; 10.12 Kennewick GK info
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