EVERETT – Jackson girls soccer coach Mike Bartley knows what it takes to win a state championship.
After all, he won four titles in five appearances as the coach of the Meadowdale girls soccer team back in the late ’90s.
On Tuesday, he guided his Timberwolves to their first victory in school history in the Class 4A state tournament by defeating Gig Harbor 1-0 at Everett Memorial Stadium.
“I’ve been here a few times,” Bartley said. “I am very proud of the girls. They (Timberwolves) have a lot of the same characteristics as my teams at Meadowdale. When I got here, I knew they had the talent, they just needed to get more organized.”
The Timberwolves (13-4-1 overall), who’ve won three straight games and seven of their past eight, play the winner of tonight’s Redmond vs. South Kitsap game in the quarterfinals this weekend. Gig Harbor, which was making its third straight state appearance, finished the season 13-3-3.
Freshman Kristi Kingma, with a Gig Harbor defender matching her stride for stride, drove a shot past the outstretched arms of goalkeeper Amber Wittmers from 9 yards out for the game’s lone goal. It was Kingma’s fifth goal of the season and Jackson’s sixth victory by a one-goal margin.
“They are a very tough team,” said Gig Harbor coach Todd Northstrom, whose team had won two consecutive first-round state playoff games entering Tuesday’s match. “They (Timberwolves) scored early and then they came out and played great defense against us. In those first 10 minutes, we couldn’t get to the ball and that hurt us.”
Jackson goalkeeper Dee Wood came up with three key saves in the second half en route to recording her eighth shutout. Jackson out-shot Gig Harbor 8-6.
“This is as far as this team has ever gone at state, and it’s just great to be a part of it,” Wood said. “The defense played excellent throughout the game, but in the second half, they really stepped up.”
The Jackson defense, thanks in part to a solid defensive performance by senior defender Katie Waldin, kept Gig Harbor from penetrating deep into the Jackson zone in the final 30 minutes. Gig Harbor midfielder Kelly Irving got off two shots in a three-minute span near the end of the game, but on both occasions, Wood was there for Jackson.
“The most important thing to have is a great goaltender,” Bartley said. “And we have that in Dee. Our defense also played great.”
At Everett
Goals-Jackson: Kingma Goalkeepers-Jackson: Wood. Gig Harbor: Wittmers. Records-Gig Harbor 13-3-3 overall. Jackson 13-4-1.
Stadium 1, Monroe 0 (shootout): In a first-round, loser-out, 4A state playoff game, Stadium outlasted Monroe 1-0, defeating the Bearcats in a shootout.
Stadium and Monroe battled through regulation and two overtimes before deciding the game on penalty kicks and ultimately ending the Bearcats season.
“It has been a great season. We have a lot of returning players for next year. I’m very proud of my players,” Monroe coach Kathleen Potthast said.
Monroe out-shot Stadium 21-13 and Kayla Wangner had another terrific game in goal for Monroe, but it wasn’t enough for the ‘Cats, who lost back-to-back games for the first time this season.
At Tacoma
Goals-Stadium: not reported. Goalkeepers-Stadium: Burns. Monroe: Wangner. Records-Monroe 14-4 overall. Stadium 14-3.
Cedarcrest 1, Camas 0: Cedarcrest’s Jaime Coe came through in the 55th minute to propel the undefeated Wolves (20-0 overall) to the 3A state quarterfinals.
Amanda Biggs shot a pass over to Ashley Stimpson whose shot bounced off the post and right to Coe who finished it for the Wolves.
“We slowly took over the momentum as the game went on,” Cedarcrest coach Robert Johnson said.
Cedarcrest goalkeeper Sarah Holerud had her 10th shutout and the 15th for the Wolves overall.
Cedarcrest will face the winner of tonight’s Highline-Issaquah game.
At:Duvall
Goals-Cedarcrest: Coe. Goalkeepers-Cedarcrest: Holerud. Camas: Harris. Records-Camas 13-3-2 overall. Cedarcrest 20-0.
Sultan 4, Onalaska-Napavine-Mossyrock 0: Sultan broke open the 2A first-round state playoff game with three second-half goals. The Turks advance to the quarterfinals where they’ll play the winner of today’s Meridian vs. Ridgefield game. Amanda Burnside gave goalkeeper Molly Sumpter (seventh shutout) the only score she would need 10 minutes into the game. Katie Brown scored an unassisted goal and assisted on a goal by Kippy Powers.
At Duvall
Goals-Sultan: Burnside, Axtman, Powers, Brown. Goalkeepers-O-N-M: not reported. Sultan: Sumpter. Records-O-N-M 14-3 overall. Sultan 13-7.
Girls bowling
Wesco meet: At Ferndale, Cascade defeated Jackson 3-0, Everett defeated Mount Vernon 3-0 and Anacortes defeated Ferndale 2-1. Markeeta Munger led Cascade with a 225 game and a 573 series. Also for Cascade, Tiffany Trieschmann had a 201 game and a 522 series and Anastasia Adams had a 190 game and a 521 series. Jennifer Whetzel led Jackson with a 187 game and a 501 series. Brandi Kester led Mount Vernon with a 152 game and a 433 series. Stephanie Wessels led Everett with a 167 game and a 450 series. Margie Scribner led Ferndale with a 166 game and a 469 series. Cassie Aguilar led Anacortes with a 167 game and a 403 series.
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