LAKEWOOD -- There wasn't much left that Jori Skorpik, Kamiakin's small but mighty forward, could do in the final minutes of Saturday's 1-0 loss to Kentwood but throw herself into harm's way to try to get an edge.

PUYALLUP -- Coaches are used to getting second-guessed by players, parents and fans.

LAKEWOOD -- The Kamiakin girls soccer team rolled into Lakewood on Thursday with 14 straight wins and hopes of the first state championship in program history.

KENNEWICK -- Just a couple more seasons.

Two Mid-Columbia girls soccer programs will be playing for a shot at a state title this weekend on the west side of the state.

CASHMERE -- Connell midfielder Rosa Hernandez saw and opportunity and launched a shot from 30 yards in the 61st minute, beating Cashmere goalkeeper Suzy McCall to the top left corner for what would be the game's only goal.

Kamiakin girls soccer coach Chris Erikson had to be a little curious to see how Madi Meyer, her senior goalkeeper, would perform in a shootout against Lewis & Clark on Friday at Lampson Stadium.

The locker room Saturday at Lampson Stadium following the Kamiakin girls' 2-1 overtime win over Moses Lake was a virtual who's who of Kamiakin girls soccer standouts.

KENNEWICK -- Chalk another one up for Team Erikson.

Kamiakin may be the hottest team heading into the 4A state playoffs beginning today, having won 12 straight matches and 15 of its last 16.

Kamiakin may be the hottest team heading into the 4A state playoffs beginning today, having won 12 straight matches and 15 of its last 16.

SPOKANE -- Shawna Anderson beat Mead goalie Jordan Hurley at the far post with seven minutes left in the match to lead Pasco to a 1-0 regional victory over Mead.

KENNEWICK -- As a central defender on Kamiakin's back line, Brianna Brannan doesn't get to spend too much time on the offensive end of the field.

Final regular-season leaders, as reported to area newspapers

Smiles haven't come easy for Chris Erikson this season.

Saturday's CBBN district championship between Kamiakin and Richland certainly won't be the first time the two teams have met to decide a district title.

KENNEWICK -- Jori Skorpik scored twice as Kamiakin beat West Valley 3-2 in a CBBN girls soccer match Saturday at Lampson Stadium.

Jori Skorpik scored twice as Kamiakin beat West Valley 3-2 in a CBBN girls soccer match Saturday at Lampson Stadium.

Through games of Oct. 22

KENNEWICK -- Madi Meyer made four saves to record her fifth straight shutout as the Kamiakin girls soccer team defeated crosstown rival Southridge 1-0 on Saturday at Lampson Stadium.

Here are the 2009 Mid-Columbia girls soccer standings:

Rich Zoller can hardly believe his luck.

Ingrid Stein had to grow up a lot faster than she expected this season.

YAKIMA -- Martha Sanford scored six minutes into the game, Bria Caldwell added a second-half score and Richland won 2-0 at Eisenhower to keep pace with Kamiakin and West Valley atop the CBBN standings.

This season hasn't been without its challenges, but Kamiakin continues to show why it is a perennial contender for the league title.

Stats reported by coaches through games of Oct. 6

All games through Sept. 29

In his five years as Kiona-Benton girls coach, Marty Martinez has yet to reach the state tournament.

EAST WENATCHEE -- Jori Skorpik had two goals and two assists, and Kristyn Bohlander added a goal and an assist as Kamiakin won at Easmont 6-1 in Columbia Basin Big Nine action.

RICHLAND -- With several returning starters and a strong winning tradition backed by hard-working players, the Richland Bombers weren't going to stay down for long.

RICHLAND — There have been only a few slight changes with the Richland girls soccer program since Sara Elfering replaced Chris Smith as head coach in May.

PASCO -- Erin Huisingh scored in the 36th minute on an assist from Katie Arendt and assisted on Kendyl Reynolds' game-winning goal in the first minute of overtime as Chiawana edged Pasco 2-1 in a CBBN contest.

RICHLAND -- Teea Bunker had two goals and an assist to lead Richland to a 4-1 victory over Kamiakin on Saturday in a matchup of CBBN girls soccer unbeatens at Bomber Field.

MATTAWA -- Connell got goals from four different players in a 4-0 road victory over Wahluke in SCAC East action.

RICHLAND -- Malfunctioning lights at Hanford's field forced the postponement of the Falcons' CBBN game with crosstown rival Richland.

SUNNYSIDE -- Haille Heid had two goals and one assist and Leonie Oostrom added three assists to lead Hanford over Sunnyside 6-0.

CONNELL -- Brianna Casper scored two goals and assisted on two others, and Rosa Hernandez had two goals and an assist as Connell rolled to a SCAC win over Kiona-Benton.

WENATCHEE -- Sam Lee headed in a corner kick by Teea Bunker just as the ref's whistle blew to close out the second overtime and Richland (3-0) won at Wenatchee 3-2 in a CBBN girls opener.

PASCO -- The play was as innocuous as the thousands that had come before it, a simple little boot from the back line that was headed out of bounds in a meaningless Pasco scrimmage this summer.

PASCO -- Pasco's Mahaley Sapp made two saves in the shootout as the Bulldogs defeated Southridge 1-0 in a matchup of last year's CBBN co-champions at Edgar Brown Stadium.

KENNEWICK -- Prosser had a field day as Kelli Wilson had four goals, Helen Peterson scored three times in the second half, and Madison Moore had a goal and two assists during a nonleague victory over Kennewick on Saturday.

PASCO -- Lexi Miller scored in the fifth minute on an assist from Katie Arendt and Tieler Kendrick scored twice, and Chiawana's soccer program made its debut with a 3-1 nonleague victory over visiting Selah.

RICHLAND -- Bria Caldwell scored in the 60th minute and Olivia Diaz made four saves to lead Richland over visiting Lewis & Clark 1-0 in nonleague girls soccer on Friday.

KENNEWICK -- Prosser midfielder Alberto Quinones was voted 2A player of the year in all-state voting by statewide media and coordinated by the Herald's Rene Ferran.

The Kamiakin girls team is hosting a set of friendlies over the next three days at Lampson Stadium.

PASCO -- Marco Acevedo was enjoying a dream season in 2009.

Mike Pardini, who led Pasco to its first ever boys state soccer championship as a player in 1999 and then coached the Bulldogs to their second title in 2007, resigned as head coach after compiling a 61-11 record over four years.

LAKEWOOD -- Paul Herrera, a four-year varsity letterwinner on the Pasco boys soccer team, stood with his teammates near the south sideline at Harry E. Lang Stadium after a 2-1 loss to South Kitsap in the 4A state soccer championship.

Pasco coach Mike Pardini has been itching to get something off his chest all season long, but Friday's 3-0 win over Woodinville finally afforded him the perfect opportunity.

PASCO — Eddie Mendoza had a tough choice in 2008.