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.
The win sends the Eagles back to the 1A Final Four for the first time since 2004, where they will face Overlake at 2 p.m. Friday at Sunset Chev Stadium in Sumner.
Scoring--1, Con, Rosa Hernandez, 61:00. Shots--Con 7, Cash 10. Saves--Con, Maci Whitby 6. Cash, Suzy McCall 5.
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Connell 52, Kiona-Benton 13
Connell 52, Kiona-Benton 13
BENTON CITY -- Matt Hadley rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns and ran in a 65-yard pass from Chandler Salisbury for another TD as Connell bested Kiona-Benton in Benton City.
Connell 21 21 10 0 -- 52
Kiona-Benton 0 7 0 6 -- 13
Cashmere 47, Connell 14
Cashmere 47, Connell 14
CONNELL -- Matt Hadley scored a touchdown on a four yard run but Cashmere's scoring machine was on fire in a nonleague win over host Connell (2-1).
Cashmere 47, Connell 14
Cashmere 7 14 6 20 -- 47
Ki-Be girls earn state berth
Ki-Be girls earn state berth
YAKIMA -- Kiona-Benton punched its third consecutive ticket to the state tournament with a 2-1 victory against Connell on Thursday at Marquette Stadium in Yakima in the SCAC 1A district tournament consolation final.
Mykenzie Lilly scored solo in the 24th minute for Kiona-Benton and Connell's Marcie Hawkins provided Connell's answer in the 65th unassisted.
Bailey Schroeder scored the tiebreaker with an unassisted goal in the 65th to give the Bears the victory.
Contest winners to be announced Friday
Contest winners to be announced Friday
Winners of the Second Harvest Tri-Cities and ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston Fight Hunger ... BUILD Hope contest will be announced at 3 p.m. Friday in the food court of Columbia Center mall.
The structures, built entirely of canned and non-perishable food items, will be dismantled and the food distributed to area food banks.
Gayle L. Forester
Gayle L. Forester
Gayle Lynn Forester, 52, died Nov. 13 at home in West Richland.
She was born in Jamestown, N.D., and lived in the Tri-City area for 24 years.
She worked in corporate taxation for ConAgra.
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