Herald staff
The King’s volleyball team won the 1A state championship Saturday at the Yakima Valley SunDome.
The Knights beat Cascade (Leavenworth) 25-12, 23-25, 25-21, 25-10 in the tournament championship match.
In the semifinal round earlier in the day, King’s defeated Lynden Christian 25-22, 27-29, 25-17, 25-22.
Snohomish took eighth place at the 3A state tournament, held at the Toyota Center in Kennewick.
The Panthers defeated Timberline 26-24, 16-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-9 in a consolation contest, then fell to Gig Harbor 25-12, 25-15, 25-19 in the seventh-place match.
“The girls are excited. They won a trophy, and that was their goal,” said Snohomish coach Alex Tarin. “Of the last five matches we played going into (the Gig Harbor match), four of them were win or go home, and we won all four. The resiliency of this team comes from its heart. The players have heart. They just didn’t want to lose. They had goals, and nobody was going to stop them.
“We were saying that we’re the new ‘cardiac kids.’ They just kept fighting no matter what the score was. They kept their heads up and fought, and it was fun to see them come through.”
Grace Raper led the Panthers against Timberline with 15 kills and five digs. Roz Gillie had 14 kills and eight blocks, while Natalie Stern had 14 kills and 18 digs and Claire Turner posted 32 assists.
Stanwood was eliminated from the tournament with its 25-15, 25-20, 25-16 loss to Prairie.
Lake Stevens was knocked out of the 4A state tournament, also held at the Toyota Center. The Vikings lost to West Valley (Yakima) 25-23, 23-25, 24-26, 29-27, 15-12.
Football
Bellevue 42, Oak Harbor 7
BELLEVUE — Taeson Hardin’s 3-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter was the lone bright spot for the Wildcats, as the Wolverines had their way in a 3A state first-round game.
Bellevue (10-1) scored twice in the first quarter and returned a fumble for a score early in the second to take a 21-0 lead into the locker room at halftime.
The Wolverines added two more scores in the third quarter before the running clock started when Bellevue made it 42-0 early in the fourth quarter.
Oak Harbor finished its season at 9-2.
Girls soccer
King’s 3, Klahowya 2
SHORELINE — Callie Wright’s goal in the 65th minute propelled King’s past visiting Klahowya in a 1A state quarterfinal matchup.
The Knights (13-8-0) opened the scoring on a goal from Emma Fleming in the seventh minute.
Klahowya (18-2-0) answered back with two goals just before halftime to take a 2-1 lead.
Meg Travis tied the game seven minutes into the second half to set up Wright’s game-winner.
King’s advances to the 1A state semifinals for the second time in the last three seasons and faces Seattle Academy at 4 p.m. Friday at Shoreline Stadium.
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