Prep roundup: Kamiakin soccer advances to state playoffs
Heather Donais scored a goal and assisted on two others, and the Kamiakin Braves kept their season alive with a 3-0 win over Mount Spokane in a regional soccer match in Spokane.
Rilee Castilla scored on a feed from Donais in the 17th minute, and Maddie Morgan capped the scoring in the 80th as the Braves advanced to the state playoffs. They will host Holy Names on Tuesday at Lampson Stadium, time TBD.
Coach Chris Erikson said she was pleased with a crisp, intelligent game from her squad.
“We had a fairly early score, and we had to play really smart the rest of the game so we could contain them,” Erikson said. “We did a really good job of that in the second half. We marked up well, played good defense. I think we really just wore them down (for the final two goals). Very patient, intelligent scoring for us in the second half.”
Scoring: 1, K, Rilee Castilla (Heather Donais) 17:54. 2, K, Donais (Parker Lee) 70:54. 3, K, Maddie Morgan (Donais) 80:00. Shots: Kamiakin 19, Mount Spokane 5. Saves: Kamiakin, Rachel McClure 5; Mount Spokane, Emily Nelson 12.
GONZAGA PREP 1, CHIAWANA 0 (SO): With a state berth already in their pocket, the Riverhawks could afford a tough offensive day on the road in the Eastern Washington Class 4A regional championship.
Chiawana will take the No. 2 seed from the region and host Ferris at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Cydni Cottrell made seven saves for Chiawana and had two more in the shootout, and she also made the first penalty shot for the Riverhawks. The shootout went 10 kickers deep.
“They had a really good defensive effort,” Chiawana coach Rich Zoller said. “And I thought our defense played real well too.”
Shootout: Gonzaga Prep 8 (Taylor Ward, Sandra Biginal, Morgan Palmer, Gabby McGoldrick, Myah Long, Abby Muelhim, Alexis Murphy, Sidney Clements), Chiawana 7 (Cydni Cottrell, Braydey Hodgins, Justice Aragon, Amber Gama, Julianna Ventura, Andraya Conger, Alexa Neff). Shots: Gonzaga Prep 12, Chiawana 2. Saves: Chiawana, Cydni Cottrell 7; Gonzaga Prep, Zoe Bellenus 2.
VOLLEYBALL
Class 4A District 5/8 regional tournament: Kamry Breard totaled 23 kills, 29 assists and 20 digs, and Taylor Moody chipped in 53 assists to lead Mid-Columbia Conference champion Richland, but the Bombers couldn’t overcome two powerful Greater Spokane League teams in season-ending losses to Central Valley and University.
The Bombers were swept 25-21, 25-12, 25-23 by CV in the day’s first matchup, and followed that up with a 25-21, 18-25, 25-21, 25-22 loss to U-High.
“We started off pretty well against Central Valley. We had one bad set, but in all honesty, the girls fought hard all day long. A couple points here and there, and we could be dancing next week,” Richland coach Bob Raidl said. “University had a couple more runs than we did. That was a tough one to lose, because we were done before we wanted to be done. That’s the hardest part.”
Mead went on to win the regional title to grab the No. 1 seed to state, pulling out a 25-20, 21-25, 25-12, 24-26, 15-10 win over Central Valley, which earned the No. 2 seed. University grabbed the No. 3 seed with the win over Richland.
Set scores: Central Valley def. Richland 25-21, 25-21, 25-23; University def. Richland 25-20, 20-25, 25-20, 22-25, 15-11. Richland stats (combined): Madeline Hayne 10 kills, 8 blocks, 5 digs; Kamry Breard 23 kills, 2 aces, 29 assists, 20 digs, 2 blocks; Claire Shea 2 digs; Noelle Craft 9 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs; Taylor Moody 3 kills, ace, 53 assists, 19 digs; Savannah Haynie 2 blocks; McKenna Cullen 3 kills, 6 blocks, 7 digs; Lainie Lacey 45 digs; Lindsay Rosenthal 15 kills, 2 aces, 13 digs; Lexie Lacey 7 kills, 3 aces, 22 digs; Sarah Howlett 13 kills.
Othello 3, Clarkston 2: The Huskies staged a dramatic comeback victory against the visiting Bantams, winning the final three sets to erase a two-set deficit to earn the No. 4 seed to the Class 2A state tournament.
Becky Boersma led Othello with 16 kills and 24 digs, while Kylee Hawley and Alysse Roosma each chipped in nine kills apiece.
Set scores: Oth 19-25, 23-25, 25-10, 26-24, 15-12. Othello: Kyleen Alvarez 3 aces, 23 assists; Becky Boersma 16 kills, 24 digs; Allison Garza 23 digs; Kylee Hawley 9 kills; Alysse Roosma 9 kills, 5 blocks; Tanaya Andersen 4 kills, 3 blocks; Syndie Cantu 20 assists, 2 aces; Cayleen Garza 5 kills, 16 digs.
Pullman 3, Prosser 0: Hannah Lind had 13 kills and 17 digs, and Taylor Beightol chalked up 19 assists, but the Mustangs couldn’t overcome a strong Greyhound team in a season-ending loss at the District 5-6 regional tournament.
Set scores: Pull 25-22, 27-25, 25-17. Prosser: Hannah Lind 13 kills, 17 digs; Shay Hicks 7 kills; Kayla Lind 10 digs; Taylor Beightol 19 assists, 3 kills. Home: Xyzy.
SCAC DISTRICT: Columbia-Burbank defeated Kiona-Benton 25-16, 18-25, 25-14, 25-23 to take third place in the district tournament at Highland and a state tournament berth for next weekend in Yakima.
Ki-Be’s fourth-place finish also allows the Bears to qualify for state, which starts Friday morning.
Burbank lost its winners bracket semifinal to Naches Valley 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-18) to start its day. But the Coyotes bounced back with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-13) win over Zillah before beating Ki-Be.
Taylor Turner led the Coyotes with 30 kills on the day, while Jordan O’Cooner added 21 kills and 9 blocks.
Ki-Be started its day losing 3-2 (25-23, 15-25, 25-21, 20-25, 15-4) in a winners bracket semifinal to Granger. But the Bears rebounded with a 3-1 (20-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-18) win over Goldendale before losing to the Coyotes.
Naches Valley took the top seed, beating Granger 3-1 (25-17, 24-26, 26-24, 25-21) in the championship.
In other matches, River View was eliminated by Zillah 3-1 (25-11, 24-26, 25-20, 25-18; and Connell was ousted by Goldendale 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-22).
Columbia Burbank highlights: Taylor Turner 30 kills, 17-for-18 serving; Jordan O’Conner 21 kills, 9 blocks; Carissa Gradwohl 74 assists, 36 for 40 serving; Caitlyn Aune 5 kills, 41 for 43 serving, 2 aces; Teagan Aune 3 blocks, 8 for 8 serving; Haley Cook, 14 for 14 serving, 1 ace; Jamie Ellis 6 kills, 17 for 20 serving.
Class 2B District 7/9 regional: Danika Whitsett delivered 50 assists and Hannah Jilek totaled 23 kills over two games as Tri-Cities Prep topped Northwest Christian 25-21, 25-18, 26-24 and then lost to Colfax 25-17, 25-20, 25-18 to earn the Jaguars their second trip to state in program history.
The Jags will enter state as the No. 2 seed, while Colfax gets the No. 1 seed.
Set scores: TC def. NWC 25-21, 25-18, 26-24; Colfax def. TC 25-17, 25-20, 25-18. TC vs. NWC: Katie Casazza 13 kills, 32 digs; Danika Whitsett 25 assists, 28 digs; Mary Seiner 53 digs; Hannah Jilek 11 kills, 25 digs; Lauren Green 8 kills 24 digs; Gabby Ramirez 27, 4 aces. TC vs. Colfax: Whitsett 25 assists, 31 digs; Jilek 12 kills, 27 digs; Casazza 24 digs, 9 kills; Green 8 kills; Ramirez 29 digs.
FOOTBALL
East Valley earns No. 4 seed in tiebreaker: The Red Devils recorded a pair of one-point wins in the CWAC’s four-way tiebreaker to decide the No. 4 seed to state, edging Toppenish 10-9 and then taking down Othello 13-12 when Lucas Juarez hit Matthew Estrada with a 24-yard pass on the final play.
East Valley (4-6) earned its first trip to state since 2006. They will face second-ranked Ellensburg (10-0), the CWAC champ, to whom the Red Devils lost 58-0 in Week 8.
SCORING PLAYS
EV—Jeremy Bade 1 run (Nathan Morrow kick)
O—Reese Jones 24 run (run fail)
O—Jones 25 run (run fail)
EV—Matthew Estrada 24 pass from Lucas Juarez (no kick)
NWAC SOCCER
PENINSULA 1, WALLA WALLA 0: Trevan Estrellado scored in the 55th minute and it held up as host Peninsula ousted Walla Walla in a NWAC men’s soccer quarterfinal playoff.
Scoring: 1, Pen, Trevan Estrellado, 55:00. Saves: WW, Francisco Flores 1. Pen, Nick Johnson 2.
This story was originally published November 7, 2015 at 8:45 PM with the headline "Prep roundup: Kamiakin soccer advances to state playoffs."