Kamiakin earns regional soccer win
The Kamiakin Braves found the best way to rebound from a district championship loss is a regional tournament win.
The Braves eliminated North Central with a 2-0 win Tuesday at Lampson Stadium in the Class 3A District 5/8 regional tournament, getting a pair of second-half goals from Heather Donais and Maddie Morgan after the Indians gave them a scare.
“We were just shooting and shooting, and nothing was happening. We were trying to stay composed through the whole match waiting for something to happen,” Kamiakin coach Chris Erikson said. “They dropped back (on defense), which made it difficult to penetrate the goal. Once they started up to try an attack, we got some breathing room.”
Rachel McClure got the shutout in the Braves goal.
The Braves will travel to Mt. Spokane on Saturday to decide the No. 2 seed to the Class 3A state tournament.
Scoring: 1, K, Heather Donais (Mikaela Matkowski), 68:40; 2, K, Maddie Morgan (Donais), 74:00 Shots: NC 0, K 34. Saves: NC, Payton Flannery 1. K, Rachel McClure.
University 3, Richland 2: The Bombers were beaten by a penalty kick by Julia Adair in the 77th minute, ending their season.
Samantha Heilman tallied the final goal of her glorious high school career in the second minute, giving Richland a 1-0 lead. U-Hi countered with a pair of goals before Olivia Podhaisky equalized off an assist from Tate Kautzky in the 35th minute.
“I thought we played good enough to beat anybody in their leaague,” Richland coach Sara Elfering said. “Their goalkeeper (Ryann Rydeen) was the difference. She made some point plank saves on Sophie (Mendoza) and Karsyn (Suhadolnik). Besides poking one more in at the end, we did all we could to win.”
Scoring: 1, R, Samantha Heilman (Grace Hipke), 2:00; 2, U, Julia Adair, 12:00; 3, U, Crosby, 18:00; 4, R, Olivia Podhaisky (Tate Kautzky), 35:00; 5, U, Adair (PK), 77:00. Shots: U 12, R 16. Saves: U, Ryann Rydeen 14. R, Fine 10.
Connell 3, Naches Valley 2 (OT): Jessica Garcia broke a 2-2 tie in the second minute of overtime, blasting a 30-yard shot into the upper right corner of the net to lift the Eagles to a first-round win in the Class 1A District 5 opener in Connell.
Mattie Mauseth scored in the fifth minute to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead, but the Rangers rallied for two goals to take a 2-1 lead. Lilibeth Rodriguez tied the game in the 53rd minute off an assist from Sierra Vickerman.
Connell will play the winner between Highland and La Salle on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Marquette Stadium.
Scoring: 1, C, Mattie Mauseth (Lilibeth Rodriguez), 5:00; 2, NV, Kaylie Roberts, 10:00; 3, NV, Aumika Capps (Roberts), 44:00; 4, C, Rodriguez (Sierra Vickerman), 53:00; 5, C, Jessica Garcia, 82:00. Shots: NV 16, C 13. Saves: NV, Kristen Roberts 10. C, Morgan Smith 14.
This story was originally published November 3, 2015 at 11:15 PM with the headline "Kamiakin earns regional soccer win."