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CONNELL -- Raul Farias scored midway through the first half and Jose Garibay made a save in the dying minutes of regulation to preserve Connell's 1-0 victory over Wahluke in the SCAC district championship game.

Coaches in the CBL 3A had marveled all season about how tough their league was.

SUNNYSIDE -- Jesus Solis scored off a loose ball in front of the Kamiakin net in the third minute, a goal which held up for the next 77 minutes to give Sunnyside a 1-0 3A Eastern Regional semifinal home win over the Braves on Wednesday.

GRANDVIEW -- Euladio Lua scored two minutes before halftime and Teclo Perez made eight saves as Grandview won in the CWAC district semifinals 1-0 to clinch its first 2A state berth since 2002.

Marco Acevedo was a bit surprised Monday night when he found out that he had been named the Columbia Basin 4A League's co-Most Valuable Player in boys soccer.

Pasco placed four players on the first team, including Marco Acevdeo as co-player of the year, and Mike Pardini as the top coach to lead the All-Columbia Basin League soccer squad.

A young team can be a double-edged sword in the world of high school coaching.

A young team can be a double-edged sword in the world of high school coaching.

Who can blame the Kamiakin boys soccer team for wanting to play somebody outside of the Columbia Basin 3A League this year?

For just a few moments before each Connell boys soccer game, Raul Farias Jr. goes to another place.

Curtis Moore scored in the 53rd minute for Kamiakin and the Braves clinched the No. 3 CBL 3A seed with a 1-0 win over host Hanford.

Richland's boys soccer team got off to a relatively slow start but has rallied to put itself in position for a top playoff spot.

Brady Espinoza scored the winning goal in a shootout to lift Pasco over Davis 2-1 in a CBL 4A game at Edgar Brown Stadium.

Through games of April 23

Joe Pak assisted on goals by Nick Wood and Matt Hendricks as the Richland boys soccer team completed a Columbia Basin League 4A season sweep of Eisenhower on Saturday with a 2-1 win at Bomber Field in Richland.

WARDEN -- Scott Phillips scored twice as Warden improved to 6-6 with a 2-0 victory over visiting Granger.

Things are looking up in Grandview, where the boys soccer team is 9-0 and atop the CWAC South one season after finishing dead last at 3-10 in the five-team division.

COWICHE -- Eduardo Arzate had a goal and an assist as Connell built a 3-0 halftime lead en route to a 4-1 SCAC road win.

YAKIMA -- Tyler Garland scored on a Matt Hendricks assist in the 22nd minute as Richland earned its first win over Davis in three years with a 1-0 result.

Gavin Richter scored in the 15th minute on an assist from Stephen Gilbert, Curtis Moore followed in the second half with a goal in the 60th minute on an assist from Kadin Brockman, and the Kamiakin boys soccer team defeated Southridge 2-0 on Thursday in a CBL 3A matchup at Lampson Stadium.

MOSES LAKE -- Moses Lake scored on a Davis own goal, Mitch Harder racked up seven saves but the Chiefs fell to the Pirates.

SUNNYSIDE -- Jesus Solis scored in the 82nd minute on an assist from Luis Perez as Sunnyside defeated Kennewick in a CBL 3A matchup.

WENATCHEE -- Victor Navarro and Brent Thiesen scored for Wenatchee, goalie Matt Aldridge had five saves for Richland and the Panthers beat the Bombers in a CBL 4A contest.

Quincy -- Christian Medina had a hat trick -- off assists from Marvin Ortiz and Luis Sorto -- as Quincy shut out Grandview in a CWAC 2A matchup.

OTHELLO -- Ramiro Alvarez had a 79th minute goal, thanks to a B.G. Guzman assist as Othello sent a CWAC 2A matchup into a shootout. But East Valley outshot the Huskies 5-4 in a shootout for the win.

Marco Acevedo scored three times -- twice on penalty kicks -- as Pasco blanked Walla Walla in CBL 4A action at Edgar Brown Stadium. Miguel Acevedo capped the game with a goal in the 75th minute off an assist from Jake Ellsworth.

ELLENSBURG -- Prosser got first-half goals from Anthony Cervantez and Alex Cortez in a CWAC victory over Ellensburg.

Kaymos Cabrera and Javier Tovar each scored a goal as Eastmont beat Hanford in a CBL 3A match.

Antonio Barrera collected a loose ball off a free kick 5 yards from goal and netted the game's only goal in the 13th minute, lifting Pasco to its seventh straight win in CBL 4A play at Bomber Field.

Southridge and Hanford battled through a scoreless regulation before the Suns prevailed 6-5 in a seven-round shootout in CBL 3A play in Richland.

CONNELL -- Raul Farias assisted on second-half goals by Jonathan Rodriguez and Freddy Barragan and the Connell defense limited Warden to just four shots in a 2-0 SCAC boys soccer victory Tuesday.

CONNELL -- Raul Farias assisted on second-half goals by Jonathan Rodriguez and Freddy Barragan and the Connell defense limited Warden to just four shots in a 2-0 SCAC boys soccer victory Tuesday.

Jessie Macias scored off a pass from Andrew Clark two minutes into overtime Saturday to lift the Pasco boys soccer team to a 2-1 CBL 4A victory over Moses Lake at Edgar Brown Stadium.

Dino Ramic scored his fourth straight game-winning goal, volleying a free kick from Steven Exarhos into the net in the 50th minute, as Hanford recorded a CBL 3A win over Kamiakin at Lampson Stadium.

Reise Byrd had two assists and Southridge took over sole possession of first place in the CBL 3A standings with a win over crosstown rival Kennewick at Lampson Stadium.

WALLA WALLA - Daniel Pak scored two goals - giving him four on the year - to lift Richland to a CBL 4A win over Walla Walla.

If you can't believe that Southridge is tied for the lead in the Columbia Basin 3A League, know that they believe it.