Mid-Columbia roundup for Oct. 6: Kamiakin soccer shuts out Chiawana

The Kamiakin Braves defense had its hands full trying to shut down Chiawana forwards Braydey Hodgins and Summer Yates.

But a good plan and even better execution by the Braves defenders allowed them to come away with a 1-0 Mid-Columbia Conference girls soccer victory Tuesday in Pasco.

“Our defense was outstanding. The whole game we played smart and clean, and they did a great job on Summer,” Kamiakin coach Chris Erikson said. “You have to be careful with her. She’s great at using her body and drawing fouls.”

Rilee Castilla scored in the second minute to put Kamiakin up 1-0, controlling a pass from Rylie Clark and beating Chiawana goalkeeper Cydni Cottrell.

The win keeps the Braves (8-2, 7-2 MCC) locked in a second-place tie with Hanford (8-3, 7-2) behind Southridge (9-2, 8-1).

“My goal is to end up in a two-way tie if Southridge loses again,” Erikson said. “But I don’t know who will beat them.”

PASCO 3, RICHLAND 2 (OT): The host Bulldogs recorded a rare win over the Bombers — their first since 2009 — when Alexis Eubanks poked in her own rebound on a header following a well-placed corner kick by Jaidyn Alexander in the eighth minute of overtime.

“It was a pretty big deal. We haven’t beaten them in quite a while,” Pasco coach Justin Carey said. “The girls played hard for 88 minutes tonight, probably as hard as I’ve seen them play all season. They were warriors out there.”

The Bulldogs took the lead twice on goals by Lizeth Bustos (23rd minute) and Megan Wilkinson (35th minute), but Richland equalized both times, getting tallies from Samantha Heilman (29th) and Sophia Mendoza (48th).

Heilman, the reigning MCC player of the year, also assisted on Mendoza’s goal.

SOUTHRIDGE 4, KENNEWICK 0: Morgan Nelson finished with a goal and an assist, and Emily Russell had two assists as the Suns shut out the Lions in MCC play at Lampson Stadium.

“It was pretty balanced,” Suns coach Greg Zambrano said of his team’s scoring. “Kennewick has improved. They are playing much better. They compete hard, and they are organized defensively. They make it difficult on you.”

Olivia Blank finished with nine saves for the Lions (2-7).

Southridge (8-1) will host Chiawana at noon Saturday at Southridge High School.

HANFORD 7, WALLA WALLA 1: Taylor Matheny scored four goals, and Sadie Newsom racked up four assists and a goal as the host Falcons outshot the winless Blue Devils 22-7 in MCC play.

Hanford led 5-0 at the half and added two more before Lorena Ramirez put Wa-Hi on the board with a well-placed shot from just outside the 18-yard box.

Kelsee Winston made six saves for the Falcons.

GRANDVIEW 6, WAPATO 0: Areesa Trevino bookended the host Greyhounds’ CWAC win over the Wolves, scoring the first and last goals of the day and throwing in an assist for good measure.

Grandview goalkeeper Anabel Pallares recorded two saves for the shutout.

OTHELLO 9, QUINCY 0: Kaylee Martinez scored five goals, and Elena Mendoza had a goal and four assists as the host Huskies finally broke through for a CWAC victory.

Martinez and Mendoza combined on three scores in as many minutes to get Othello off to a quick start. The Huskies improved to 2-8 overall and 1-3 in league, having been on the short end of several close losses.

KIONA-BENTON 2, GRANGER 0: Senior forward Emily Thornton scored the only goal the Bears would need in handing the visiting Spartans an SCAC loss.

Abby Pendergast also scored for Ki-Be (3-1-1 league).

WARDEN 3, ROYAL 2 (OT): Brenna Whitney scored in the 84th minute to lead the Cougars to a road victory over the Knights in SCAC action.

EASTMONT 9, SUNNYSIDE 1: The host Grizzlies got a goal from Chastity Garza in the 68th minute but fell to the Wildcats in CBBN action.

WALLA WALLA 3, HANFORD 2: The host Blue Devils picked up their first MCC victory of the season, holding off the Falcons in five games.

“We had the tournament in Spokane last weekend. We were able to try new things, and we used that to our advantage,” Wa-Hi coach Kim McDaniels said. “I’m seeing a ton of improvement in a few days compared to the first half of the season. I’m pretty excited about that.”

Emily Hedine led the Blue Devils (1-8) with 12 kills and 11 digs, while Tara Krivoshein had 29 assists and 21 digs.

Mikal Sanchez led Hanford (2-7) with 15 kills and 27 digs, while Kaitlyn Thompson had 37 assists and Tasha Hungate 13 blocks.

“It was a hard-fought match,” Hanford coach Nichelle Meador said. “They fought for every single point, tooth and nail. I’m very proud of how my girls did.”

RICHLAND 3, KENNEWICK 1: The Bombers recovered from a 27-25 third-set loss to dispatch the visiting Lions in the fourth and improve to 9-0 in the MCC.

Breanna Shaffer finished with 19 kills and 19 digs for Kennewick (1-8), while Julisa Gonzalez had 47 digs.

“I think my team looked at (Kennewick’s) record and thought it would be an easy match,” Richland coach Bob Raidl said. “We didn’t give a good Kennewick team the respect they deserve. We didn’t come in with the right mindset.”

KAMIAKIN 3, PASCO 1: Madison Judy had 13 kills and 20 digs, and Leanna Shymanski added 10 kills and five blocks to lead the Braves to a home victory over the Bulldogs to improve to 6-3 in MCC play.

“I know as a team that we still need to believe we will continue to work hard and execute every time we step on the floor,” Kamiakin coach Morgan Schauble said. “It’s anybody’s game.”

After losing the first two games, Pasco coach Jackie Fluaitt switched up her lineup to move Victoria Estes to libero and Nancy Gonzales to setter. The result was a 25-17 win in the third game.

The Bulldogs then pushed the Braves to the brink in Game 4, but Kamiakin pulled out a 32-30 victory.

“We changed up our rotation in the third, and it was amazing,” Fluaitt said. “We worked as an entire unit. They were picking up balls all over the court. It was a fun match. I don’t mind losing when we play hard. I loved what we did today. Beside the loss, it was forward progress. I am excited.”

Catelyn Linke led the Bulldogs (5-4) with 19 kills and 21 digs, while Estes had 24 digs and 14 assists. Ashlin Orosco finished with 18 kills.

CHIAWANA 3, SOUTHRIDGE 1: McKaidan Moore chalked up 20 kills and 17 digs, and Natasha Hill served up seven aces to lift the Riverhawks to an MCC win over the host Suns.

“This was one of those matches where not everything is working, but it’s good to come out with a win,” Chiawana coach Jim Steach said. “Bethanie Nelson coming back from an ankle injury certainly helped us in the middle.”

Makenna Behrens had 16 kills and 31 digs, while Kamaile Moody tallied 38 assists for Southridge, which won the second set and led in the fourth before Chiawana rallied.

“Despite the loss, I’m happy with how we fought, but we’re not there yet,” Suns coach John Lengphounpraseut said.

OTHELLO 3, PROSSER 2: Becky Boersma had 30 digs, and Alysse Roosma finished with 11 kills as the visiting Huskies (7-1, 4-0 CWAC) eked out a five-set win.

Hannah Lind had 19 kills for the Mustangs (4-5, 1-2).

“It was a really good match,” Prosser coach Wendy Meirndorf said. “Both teams played really well. Othello has come out of nowhere to lead the league.”

ELLENSBURG 3, GRANDVIEW 0: Nikki Abarca finished with 11 digs, but the Greyhounds dropped to 0-3 in the CWAC with a road loss to the Bulldogs.

TRI-CITIES PREP 3, DESALES 1: Katie Casazza had 16 kills, Mary Seiner finished with 16 digs, and Danika Whitsett tallied nine aces and 32 assists as the host Jaguars (4-1 Southeast 2B) beat the Irish.

After DeSales tied the match with a 25-23 win in the second set, Tri-Cities Prep took the final two sets 25-9 and 25-10.

COLUMBIA-BURBANK 3, RIVER VIEW 0: The host Coyotes improved to 5-0 in the SCAC East by sweeping the Panthers, who fell to 3-2.

Columbia-Burbank’s Taylor Turner (12-for-12) and Carissa Gradwohl (10-for-10) were 100 percent from the service line, while Emigh Wallace was 11-for-13. Gradwohl finished with 23 assists.

KIONA-BENTON 3, CONNELL 1: Kyrsten Whitmore collected 22 kills and three blocks, and Momo Calzadillas and Tegan Carlson combined for 54 digs to lift the Bears to an SCAC East win over the Eagles.

This story was originally published October 6, 2015 at 10:58 PM with the headline "Mid-Columbia roundup for Oct. 6: Kamiakin soccer shuts out Chiawana."