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Another Black Hills assistant coach has found his way to Rochester high school to accept their football head coaching position.

Former Wolves defensive coordinator Eric Snelson becomes the fourth Rochester head coach since 2010.

For the full story, read The Olympians Prep Sports Blog by Meg Wochnick

A week has passed since the exciting 2A Boys Soccer championship in Sumner where Cheney defeated Tyee 2-1 in overtime.

But the focus remains on the goal in the 30th minute.

Following a Cheney injury, the ball was put back into play and appeared to be intended to be passed back to the Tyee goalie for a “reset”.  But Cheney forward Micah Weller saw an opportunity, retrieving the ball, driving down the field, faking out a stunned Tyee goaltender and put the tying goal in net.  The Tyee players, clearly surprised by the action, didn’t react to the Cheney player, and watched the whole scenario unfold in front of their eyes.  A protest was filed at the half, which extended halftime from the customary 10 minutes to 35 minutes.  The protest was denied due to a rule not being violated and the goal was allowed.  Cheney won the game in overtime when Ian Scimandle sent one across the goal line, earning Cheney their first state title.

But for the WIAA, which stresses good sportsmanship before every competition in every sport, it put them in a tough spot.  How do you handle an unwritten rule that is violated?  And was it violated?

News Tribune high school writer Todd Miles has put together a good write up of the ongoing discussions, with quotes from both sides.

W F West 12, Tumwater 0

2013 State Champions

(Yakima,WA) The W F West Bearcats put together their best performance all year and in fact maybe the best game since their first State Championship in 2010 as they rolled to the shut out win over the surprising T-Birds. If Tumwater thought they might be able to catch the Bearcats looking past them, they quickly realized how focused they were.

It began in the bottom of the 1st inning when Chehalis sent all 9 to the plate. Dugan Shier led off with a bunt that was laid down just inside the grass and rolled toward T-Bird 1st baseman Luke Hare. Hare did the right thing by letting it roll as the speedy Shier was already near the bag when he would have been able to pick up the ball. The ball then rolled onto the dirt and looked like it would go foul but stopped dead on the chalk line and was fair.

Toby Johnson then singled to move Shier to 3rd and with runners on the corners Tanner Gueller would single to center knocking in a run with no outs. Tumwater starting pitcher Elijah Hill then faced his counterpart, starting Bearcay pitcher, Keylen Steen. Steen had the opportunity to help himself and did so with a 2 RBI double to give the Cats a 3-0 lead. With the bases loaded, Hill escaped without further damage by striking out the 7, 8 and 9 hitters.

Gueller mobbed at home plate after 3 run shot over left field fence.

In the bottom of the 2nd, the Cats sent 8 to the plate and again Shier led off with a base hit followed by a base hit from Toby Johnson. Then came the big blow that really ended the game. Big Tanner Gueller stepped to the plate and ran the count to 3-0. On the 4th pitch he thought it was a ball and started to throw his bat when the umpire called a strike. Elijah Hill likely was wishing for the ball 4 after the next pitch as Gueller got all of it and sent it over the left field fence between the 340 and 365 mark just left of the scoreboard to clear the bases and give the Cats a 6-0 lead. That would also end Hill’s day and was replaced with Colton Turner.

Turner would not have any better luck than Hill as he would give up another run in the 2nd and by the time the T-Birds sent up their Number 8 batter for the first time, Chehalis had an 7-0 and Gueller 4 RBI. The hit parade continued into the bottom of the 3rd as Shier and Toby Johnson got their 3rd straight hits, Johnson’s a double and guess who was up next? Yep…that guy…Gueller. This time Tanner skied one to deep center and Garrett Terrell easily got under it to make the catch but it did drive in Gueller’s 5th RBI. Steen then grounded one to Hare but Luke lost the handle on the ball and could not make the 3rd out and a 2nd run in the inning scored to make it 9-0 after 3.

It wasn’t until then that talk of the 10-run mercy rule even circulated in the press box. At one time the rule was not enforced in Title games but that had been changed and indeed was in play so the T-Birds needed to get some offense. It was an odd outing by Chehalis’ Steen on the mound because even though he had faced only one over the minimum, 10 batters through 3 innings, he had yet to strike out any T-Birds and that trend would continue through the top of the 5th. In the top of the 4th Anthony Correia grounded out to lead off. Terrell would then hit his 2nd base hit of the game. He doubled with 2 out in the top of the 1st but was stranded. After singling in the top of 4, Terrell took off on a 2-0 count in a hit and run. Unfortunately, Terrell left to early, before Steen began his motion to home and Steen turned and threw the ball to 2nd baseman Toby Johnson who tagged out Terrell for the 2nd out. Clayton Boze then singled to left but then a ground out ended the inning.

In the bottom of the 4th all thoughts were if Chehalis could score at least 1 run, that would force Tumwater into scoring in the top of the 5th or the 10-run rule would kick in and the game would be over. The Bearcats continued their blistering pace with Michael Forgione leading off by getting hit by a pitch. He then took 2nd followed by a fly out for the 1st out. Brad Downs, the number 8 batter then drilled a line shot into the outfield scoring Forgione for the 10th run, now forcing the Tumwater offense to score in their next at bat. Bowe McKay then doubled down the 1st base line scoring Downs and was the last of all nine batters to get a base hit. Toby Johnson cracked his 4th hit of the game to drive in McKay giving the Cats their 12th run and now the T-Birds had to score 3 runs to extend the game.

In the top of the 5th inning, again Steen on the mound still had not struck out a single batter. He made quick order of the T-Birds with a ground out, a fly out and then a ground out to end the game. 1st baseman Brady Calkins was not even able to take one step off the 1st base bag before he was mobbed and a massive dog pile of Bearcats stacked up in the infield in celebration of the Bearcats 2nd State Championship in 4 years.

The last title for Chehalis was in 2010 under Head Coach Tom Zuber. This year, a supposed re-buidling year, was under new Head Coach Tommy Elder who was an assistant under Zuber. It was also the final game for Dugan Shier, Brady Calkins, Logan James, Michael Forgione, Keylen Steen and Brad Downs. All will graduate in a week or two as 2-time State Baseball Champions.

For Tumwater, even though this game felt like a runaway train right from the start, have absolutely nothing to hang their head about as they continued to surprise  through the last third of the season and this magical march into post season. The T-Birds finished 2nd at State and is the highest post season finish in Tumwater High School history. Coming into this season the T-Birds were 1-5 in state play-off games. This team tripled that by going 3-1. Sunday’s game was also the last for Senior’s, Jared Manley, Tyler Oberg, Richard Schmidt, Ryan Padgett and Colton Turner.

So even with the graduations, taking a look at the rosters coming back next season for both teams you have to believe this is not the first time these two teams will meet for something significant on the line. For Chehalis, Toby Johnson, Tanner Gueller, Elijah Johnson, Bowe McKay, Alex Cox and Anthony Painter are among those coming back.

For Tumwater, Garrett Terrell, Justin Graham, Ian Sugrue, Clayton Boze, Anthony Correia, Luke Hare, Riley Owen, Justin Brascher and Elijah Hill are all back. It should make for a fun and interesting 2014 season and another showdown in Yakima is not out of the question.

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Archbishop Murphy 2, Clarkston 0

(Yakima,WA) The question is always who can come in the most motivated following difficult losses in less than 24 hours. You may have thought the 3-2 loss to Tumwater by AB Murphy would sting more than the 8-2 defeat by Clarkston to W F West but it didn’t look that way. In fact, Clarkston hadn’t been the same since having the bases loaded in the top of 6 against W F West on Saturday night with no outs while trailing 4-1. The Bantams could only get 1 run to cut the lead to 4-2 but you could see the Clarkston players deflate and they simply never fully rebounded.

In the Sunday consolation game all the offense would take place in the bottom of the 1st inning when Trevor Morrison led off for the Wildcats with a high pop fly to 1st baseman Chris Garrett. Garrett lost concentration and simply dropped the ball and Morrison was on 1st. He then quickly stole 2nd and 3rd. Alex Galgano then walked and a courtesy runner came in for the starting catcher, Conner Longoria who then stole 2nd. AB’s starting pitcher Alexander Clouse would then step up and belt a gap double scoring both Morrison and Longoria giving the Wildcats a 2-0 lead and that would be all they need.

Clouse went the distance and struck out 11 on his way to the win and knocked in both runs and ended the game with 2 doubles. He clearly was the player of the game.

Meantime, his counterpart, Bailey Sinner was also effective. Sinner did not give up an earned run and also went 6. Sinner settled in nicely getting the Wildcats to ground out on a regular basis while striking out 5 over his 6 innings pitched.

In the end, Murphy would not defend their State Championship, but came oh so close and brought home the 3rd place trophy to the delight of their fans. Clarkston was playing in their 2nd final four in the past 3 years and in both cases settled for the 4th place trophy.

AB Murphy 3rdf Place Finishers

Clarkston takes 4th

Tumwater 3, Archbishop Murphy 2

W F West 8, Clarkston 2

(Yakima, WA) Minor league baseball has been played in Yakima for more than 20 years and during that time there were only 2 games ever rained out. Mother Nature was at her worst on Friday the opening day to the 1A and 2A Baseball Final Four’s set to be contested at Yakima’s County Stadium but torrential rains on Thursday and Friday wiped out play on Friday. Thanks only to a dedicated volunteer crew from East Valley of Yakima High School was there any hope of playing on Saturday.

By 9am Saturday morning it was clear the scheduled 1A games at 10am and 1pm were not going to happen at County Stadium. Crews were digging up the base paths, applying diamond dry and kitty litter to the field trying to soak up the moisture. By 3pm after sunshine, light breezes, propane torches and constant raking the field was ready for play. After all that, it would seem somewhat of a let down if the first game played had been a yawner….well it was not.

In the 1st semi-final the defending State Champion Archbishop Murphy Wildcats were looking to repeat as Champions for the 1st time since Sehome did it in 2007 and 2008. They were facing a Tumwater team more known for their 5 State Football Championships than their prowess on the baseball field, in fact prior to this season in the 50+ year history of the school the T-Birds were a mere 1-5 in State Play-off games. They had already become the most successful team in school history when they won their 2nd game at regionals and qualified for the final 4.

Head T-Bird Coach Jamie Weeks told his team the pressure is squarely on the Wildcats. They are the defending Champions. Tumwater had already set new milestones so everything else would be icing on the cake. From the 1st pitch it felt like the T-Birds were the looser squad, not playing tight and putting pressure on the Cats.

In the first 2 innings Tumwater threatened, made contact with ball but couldn’t score on starting pitcher Derrick Mahlum. In the 3rd it looked like Mahlum would be on his way to his easiest inning yet getting the first two batters on a strike out and pop-out. Mahlum then walked Garrett Terrell, Terrell then advanced to 2nd when Clayton Boze grounded to 3rd and Casey Dawes then booted the play. With runners on a passed ball or wild pitch advanced them to 2nd and 3rd and then Luke Hare grounded to short stop Trevor Morrison who could not handle the ball and threw it away scoring Terrell and Tumwater had a 1-0 lead.

Morrison made up for that mistake in the bottom half of the 3rd when with 2 out he belted a long ball into the left center gap and the ball rolled all the way to the fence. Morrison was flying around the bases and slid into 3rd safely, with the throw coming in getting past the 3rd baseman and into the AB Murphy dugout and Morrison was awarded home plate and the game was tied.

Murphy then took the lead in the bottom of the 4th when again with 2 out, Camden Buchanan walked, then on a hit and run was knocked in by Mahlum with an RBI base hit to give the Wildcats a 2-1 lead.

It was another short lived lead as Tumwater got things started in the top of 5 with Justin Graham walking. Then with Anthony Correia at the plate there was a passed ball or wild pitch. Graham went to 2nd. Next pitch, another wild pitch and Graham goes to 3rd and yes a 3rd wild pitch or passed ball and Graham had scored the tying run. Correia and Terrell then both popped out when with 2 outs Clayton Boze hammered a double almost to the same spot Morrison had with his triple. Riley Owen then came in to pinch hit and skied a fly ball to left center where it appeared Steve Papagayo got a good jump and was going to make the catch but slowed down in the last few steps and the ball fell about 5 feet from him. It looked like Papagayo had lost it in the sun. Boze scored the go-ahead run on the Owen RBI single.

Both teams then went 3 up and 3 down until the bottom of the 7th inning. It was the Wildcats last chance and they needed one run to tie and two to win. Lead-off hitter Buchanan lined a shot into right field and Tumwater’s Richard Schmidt made a great grab for the 1st out. Schmidt could have easily allowed the ball to bounce in front of him to make sure it didn’t get past, but was able to make the difficult catch on the run to get the 1st out.  Mahlum then walked and was replaced with a pinch runner Conner Longoria. Phillip Michael Feliciano then doubled and the Cats were in business with the tying run on 3rd and the winning run on 2nd with one out. Tyler Klaudt then grounded one to Correia who was playing in on the grass. Longoria for some reason took off for home and it was an easy out for Correia who threw it to Ian Sugrue, the catcher who tagged out Longoria for the 2nd out. Pitcher Garrett Terrell then dug deep one more time to strike-out pinch hitter Ryan Dorney and the T-Birds made school history again by becoming the first Tumwater baseball team to play for a State Title.

In the 2nd Semi-Final game, The W F West Bearcats were looking to advance to their 2nd Championship game in the past 4 years. The Cats were Champs in 2010 with an 8-1 win over R A Long. W F West has also finished 3rd at State in 2009 and 2011, so plenty of recent success. For Clarkston the Bantams also have had some recent success with a 4th place finish in 2011 and overall are 4-5 in State play-off games.

Clarkston got off to a good start in the top of the 1st inning when DePaul Blunt was hit by a pitch, Chris Cronican then tried to bunt Blunt over but a nice play by Bearcats starting pitcher Brady Calkins got the lead runner at 2nd. Calkins then walked Bailey Sinner and with runners on 1st and 2nd Connor Eggleston hit sharply into right field driving in Cronican and the Bantams had a 1-0 lead. Calkins was still in a jam with 2 on and 1 out but struck out the next two to limit the damage.

The two teams would trade good defense and pitching until the bottom of the 4th. The Bearcats have not been a team that kind of picks at you with a run here and there, but rather will come up with a big rally and big innings to get enough runs to win their games this season. Michael Forgione started off the bottom of 4 with a base hit but the next two batters would go out. Forgione was on 3rd with 2 out when Elijah Johnson smacked an RBI single to tie the game at 1. Dugan Shier then pulled one right down the 1st base line but it got past Chris Garrett and Elijah Johnson ended up on 3rd while Shier took 2nd on the error. Toby Johnson then lined a hard shot into the right-center gap to drive in both Elijah and Shier to give the Bearcats a 3-1 lead.

In the 5th inning, W F West had a chance to blow open the game but left the bases loaded however, they did score one when Ryan Steepy scored running for Calkins to make it 4-1. In the top of 6, the Bantams looked like they were going to make a run at the Cats when they loaded the bases with no outs. The go ahead run would come to the plate in Eggleston who had the only Clarkston RBI so far. Eggleston took a 3-0 count and felt it was a ball which would have forced in a run, but the umpire disagreed and called the outside corner strike. Eggleston then took another strike to run the count full. In the moment of the game a showdown between the Bantams best hitter and the Cats best pitcher, Calkins came in with a straight fastball and Eggleston swung over the top and missed for strike 3 and the 1st out. Cody Compton, the Clarkston pitcher to that point, then came in to hit for an ineffective DH and grounded one to short who threw him out at 1st. Blunt did score on the play making it 4-2 but now there were 2 outs. Calkins then struck out the next batter to minimize a potential huge inning for the Bantams.

It appeared the wind had been knocked out of the Bantams sail after blowing a great opportunity to get right back in the game. In the bottom of the 6th the Bearcats would take advantage and bat around scoring 4 insurance runs to make it an 8-2 lead. In the top of 7, Calkins would give up a base hit to Bruno Faust but then coax Terrell Sells to hit into a double play. Cronican then popped out to end the game. Calkins finished the game with 9 strikeouts.

So on Sunday, a day late the Evergreen 2A Conference will battle for the State Championship. It will be the same match-up in their District Title game that went to W F West 5-1. In fact the Bearcats have beaten the T-Birds 4 times this year, 1-0, 8-0, 7-4 and then the 5-1 District Title game. But Tumwater will be happy to trade all those defeats for a victory today while the Bearcats will look for their 5th win this season over one of their league rivals.

The Schedule for Sunday starts at 10am with Archbishop Murphy facing Clarkston for 3rd/4th in the consolation game and then the Championship game will go at 1pm. Join us for live play-by-play action for both games here on the Eli Sports Network.

Picture Library for both games…

Cheney and Tyee used two different pathways to reach the Championship game this evening in Sumner.  Cheney easily dispatched Ridgefield Friday night 3-0 in their semi-final battle, while Tyee needed OT and a shootout to knock Sedr0-Wooley into the consolation bracket.  And similarly, the two teams used different pathways to determine the state champions on Saturday.

Both teams came out ready to play, and it was Tyee who hit the board first.  A shot by Liam Maginniss from about 20 yards out found the inside of the net beyond the arms of Cheney goalkeeper Joe Scott at the 12:58 mark.  And the Totems were on top…

Until…

A stoppage on the field at the 29:15 mark brought play to a stand still.  And Tyee was expecting a “reset” situation.  Soccer fans would recognize this as when a team allows the play to be blown dead due to an injury or other situation, and gives the ball back to their opponent when play is ready to resume.  The ball was placed on the ground, and the ball was passed in a backwards motion towards the Freshman Tyee Goaltender Alan Mora to “reset the play”.  However the ball fell short and off to the side of the intended destination with no Tyee players making a move to approach the ball to continue pressing it backwards to the goalie.  While the play hadn’t officially “reset” yet, the ball was technically still in play, and Cheneys Micah Weller persued the ball, dribbled it up the other quarter of the field, made a juke move beyond a confused and lost goaltender and kicked the ball into the net, while the entire Tyee team stood in place watching the action unfold behind them.  The Cheney fans celebrated, the Cheney players celebrated, while the Tyee fans and Tyee players made their feelings known to the on field officials.  The Tyee team surrounded head official arguing that the play never reset, and the goal should be disallowed.  The official then  went to his assistant for a short discussion, ran towards the middle of the field, placed the ball on the center mark, and ordered play to resume and the goal counted.

During halftime, there were delays.  After the original ten minute clock expired, another 10 minutes was added to halftime.  And when that expired, another 5 minutes was added, and during that 5 minutes, the clock stopped a fourth time.  During this time (This has NOT been confirmed by either team, officials,  or the WIAA, simply a opinion and observation based on what we saw transpire on the field) Tyee may have made an appeal or an objection on the events as it was observed numerous tournament and event officials met and gathered on the field and off to the sidelines while the players remained on the sidelines or in their huddles during halftime.  After an approximate 30 minute break, both teams returned to the field with the game still tied at 1-1.

Play got physical in the second half, with both teams playing more aggressively.  It was even back and forth action when controversy struck again when an apparent Cheney hand ball in the box was uncalled or unnoticed by the officials.  (however loudly objected and pointed out by Tyee fans and players)  Instead of a Penalty Kick for Tyee with a potential game winner on the line, play continued, and the second half ended with the same 1-1 tie.

In the first 5 minute golden goal overtime, Cheney struck, and ended the game at the 83:15 mark when Micah Weller fed Ian Scimandle who had a one on one opportunity with the freshman Tyee goalkeeper, and knocked it by him, sending Cheney into a massive celebration and a number of dog piles, while the Tyee players collapsed onto the turf and quietly sat watching the celebration take place around them.  After a minute, Tyee coaches walked onto the field, and lifted their players back up onto their feet and ushered them back to the sidelines and away from the ongoing celebration on the field.

Cheney ends the season with a 21-2 record and the State Champions, while Tyee finishes 15-6-1 and with the second place trophy.

Sedro-Wooley 1  Ridgefield 0 (3rd/4th Place game)

Sedr0-Wooley coming into this game still had not given up a goal during the state tournament.  They had however fallen into the consolation bracket due to their shootout loss to Tyee the night before.  Ridgefield had been shut out last night by Cheney, so this was not expected to be a game full of offensive explosions.  And we were right.

Both teams played a ton of back and forth action in the first half, evenly matched with very few scoring opportunities.  At the 66:27 mark, the seal was broken when Nef Camacho fed Kyle Witzel who then snuck a shot over the head and arms of Ridgefield goalie Justin Stay for the first and only goal in the game.

Sedr0-Wooley outshot Ridgefield 15-12, while Sedr0-Wooley goalie Michael Moser made 7 saves and allowed no goals, while Ridgefields Justin Stay saved 5 and allowed 1 goal.

Sedro-Wooley finished with a 17-6-2 record and the 3rd place trophy, while Ridgefield is 18-6-1 and awarded the 4th place trophy.

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Chelan 3  Seattle Christian 1 (Championship match)

Chelan was on a mission as they stood one game away from their first state championship.  And it took them no longer then a minute and 51 seconds to prove it.  A free kick from Eleazar Galvan rocketed 35 yards out over the outstretched hand of Seattle Christian goalie Conner Fremmerlid and under the cross bar.  And they never looked back.

Thus was the start of a dominating game by Chelan, which featured long goals, and physical play on both sides.

Seattle Christian evened things up on the scoreboard at the 23:06 mark of the first half on a free kick from 25 yards away by Joshua Gehrke which deflected off of one of the Cheney defenders.

But 50 seconds later, Erik Garcia put Chelan on top for good on an unassisted goal from outside the 18 yard box.

Seattle Christian hoped to go into the halftime locker room with the 2-1 disadvantage, but a defensive lapse allowed Garcia to slip a third goal past Fremmerlid with just 3 seconds remaining in the half, and the 3-1 lead looked even more formidable going into the break.

Each team had moments, but Chelan used their speed to their advantage on numerous occasions.  And got physical as well.  A total of 4 yellow cards were issued throughout the game, three against Chelan and 1 against Seattle Christian.

In the end, it was a dominating performance on the scoreboard, and on the stat sheets.  Chelan outshot Seattle Christian 21-12.  And the Chelan defense took care of the rest, allowing only three save opportunities by Chelan goalkeeper Miguel Sanchez throughout the game.

Chelan ends the season with a 21-3 record, and more importantly the state championship, while Seattle Christian dropped to 19-3 on the year finishing with the second place trophy.

Lynden Christian 3  Okanogan 1 (3rd/4th place match)

Okanogans chances at victory in this game may have taken a turn for the worse Friday night, allowing Lynden Christian the opportunity to come away with a comfortable victory in this 3/4 consolation game Saturday afternoon.

When Justin Rivas received his second  yellow card Friday night in Okanogans game against Seattle Christian, he received the Red Card.  Which ment immediate ejection from the game Friday night and suspension for the game on Saturday.  Rivas was in his street clothes during team introductions on Saturday afternoon.

Losing his speed and ability to maneuver changed Okanogans overall look, and allowed Lynden Christian to play a more lock down defense on the Bulldogs.  Both teams were scoreless in the first half, but it was at the 45:07 mark that Cody Fransen had a point blank shot on goal that slid through the fingers of Okanogan goalie Enrique Vargas putting Lynden Christian up 1-0.  At this point the floodgates opened, with LC scoring their second goal on the night 4 minutes later on another assist by Toby Dalla Santa, this time to Ben Knibbe who shot one in from 10 yards out.  Cody Franzen scored his third of the night at the 71:15 mark putting Lynden Christian on top 3-0 and clearly in control of the game.

Okanogan erased the goose egg with a crossing pass from Brendan Chalmers to Jorge Marquez with 3 minutes remaining to play, but were unable to do more.

Lynden Christian outshot Okanogan 17-12 on the afternoon, and both goaltenders made five saves in the game.

Lynden Christian finishes the season 16-7-3 and with the third place trophy, while Okanogan ends the season 13-11 and in fourth place.

Tyee 0  Sedro-Wooley 0 (Tyee wins shootout 3-1)

Sedro-Wooley couldn’t have asked for a better scenario.  They hadn’t given up a goal in the previous two state tournament games, and they held Tyee scoreless at the 80 minute mark of this game.

But they hadn’t scored either, and overtime was a game changer.

Tyee went into overtime and thought they had punched in the game winning goal 1:30 into the first OT period, but as the fans celebrated, the Sedro-Wooley players applauded, as the offsides flag had been raised but no one seemed to notice it.  Tyee then dominated play in the second OT, with Sedro-Wooley seemingly shaken by that single moment and playing for the shootout.

A substitute goal keeper in OT by Tyee added intrigue to the penalty kick shootout, and it seemed to be the right move, as he blocked 3 of the 4 shots Sedro-Wooley took.  Meanwhile, while Tyee scored 3 of the 4 shots they took and won the game 3-1 in the shootout.  Tyee moves to the Championship Final, while Sedro-Wooley moves to the 3/4 place game on Saturday.  Sedro-Wooley plays in this 3/4 game, while not having allowed a goal against them in the 3 state tournament games.

Ridgefield 0  Cheney 3

Much like Sedro-Wooley, Cheney has excelled this year in not allowing goals to their opponents.  A total of 8 goals have been given up to teams against the Cheney defense.  So Ridgefield knew they had a challenge ahead of them offensively.

The game went scoreless until the 30:22 mark in the first half when Ian Scimandle made a move around 2 Ridgefield defenders and placed one in the upper corner to give Cheney the 1-0 lead over the Spudders as they went to the half.

It took Cheney 40 seconds in the second half to put their second goal in the net.  A long distance shot from Micah Weller from 35 yards out found its way between the cross bar and goalie Dalton Reis’ outstretched fingers extending the lead to 2-0.  Trevan Estrellado added the third goal to the board at the 55:34 mark on an assist from Ian Shirey from the left side.

2A games on Saturday will be webcast on Eli Sports.

3/4 place game  Sedro-Wooley vs Ridgefield at 12PM

Championship game  Tyee vs Cheney at 4PM