Soccer: Grandview wins first CWAC title since 2008

Senior Fabian Lua scored the deciding goal in the shootout and Grandview wrapped up its first CWAC title since 2008, beating visiting Toppenish 1-0 in a shootout.

Grandview (8-0) has one game left, while Toppenish (6-1) has two. Even if they should finish with the same record, the Greyhounds own the tiebreaker.Freshman goalie Antonio Garcia had five saves in regulation and has allowed just three goals this season.

“About 12 to 15 minutes into the match, Toppenish was awarded a penalty kick and he saved it,” said Grandview coach Anne Holden. “It (the game) could have been gone right there.”

Carlos Ramos, Alvaro Flores and Victor Valencia also scored in the shootout for Grandview, which celebrated senior night.

“The whole 2008 team was there tonight, and seven guys from last year’s team,” Holden said. “That was fantastic. I didn’t know anything about it.”

Shootout goals (Grandview 4, Toppenish 2)—T, Jorge Rocha, Isaac Lopez. G, Carlos Ramos, Alvaro Flores, Victor Valencia, Fabian Lua. Shots—T 5, G 6. Saves—T, Oliver Sanchez 6. G, Antonio Garcia 5.

Prosser 3, Wapato 0: Luis Fernandez scored a pair of goals as the Mustangs defeated the Wolves for their first CWAC win of the season in Prosser.

Mario Zaragoza added two assists and Juan Gomez had five saves in the shutout.

Scoring—1, P, Luis Fernandez (Mario Zaragoza), 55:00. 2, P, Ivan Lopez (Julio Mojita), 65:00. 3, P, Fernandez (Zaragoza), 75:00. Shots—W 8, P 4. Saves—W, 1. P, Juan Gomez 5.

Royal 3, Mabton 1: Tanner Christensen had a goal and an assist as the Knights topped the visiting Vikings in an SCAC match.

The victory keeps Royal (8-5 league) in fourth place with two regular-season matches left.

Scoring—1, Royal, Cesar Bernal (Luis Garcia), 2:00; 2, Royal, Luis Garcia (Tanner Christensen), 34:00; 3, Royal, Christensen, 40:00; 4, Mabton, Oscar Aguilar, 43:00. Shots—Mabton 4, Royal 27. Saves—Mabton, Juan Macedo, 8; Royal, Miguel Alvarez, 0

Connell 3, Naches Valley 1: Jose Fraga scored twice as the host Eagles won their second in a row with a victory over the visiting Rangers in SCAC action.

Scoring—1, Connell, Jose Fraga, 16:00; 2, Connell, Fraga (Jairo Birrueta), 21:00; 3, Connell, Gerardo Reyes (Alvaro Tlachi), 27:00; 4, Naches Valley, Rivera, 78:00. Shots—Naches, 7; Connell, 20. Saves—Naches Valley, Derek Barbie, 16; Connell, Adsel Plaza, 4

Connell 4, Kiona-Benton 0 (Tuesday): Adsel Plaza made three saves as the Eagles shut out the Bears in SCAC action.

Scoring—1, Connell, Fraga (Birrueta), 13:00; 2, Connell, Alejandro Guizar, 32:00; 3, Connell, Lenin Guzman (Jose Mondragon), 63:00; 4, Connell, Manuel Mejia, 72:00. Shots—Connell 25, Kiona-Benton 5. Saves—Connell, Adsel Plaza, 3; Kiona-Benton, Miguel Palencia, 18

This story was originally published May 1, 2014 at 10:35 PM with the headline "Soccer: Grandview wins first CWAC title since 2008."