STANWOOD – It was only the first game of the season, but Monroe girls soccer coach Kathleen Potthast said she couldn’t be happier with how her Bearcats kicked off 2004.
Could you blame her?
Junior Chelsey Bumbaugh and sophomore Keena Hopkins had two goals apiece in the first half and Monroe went on to defeat Stanwood 5-0 in a season-opening Western Conference, North Division game.
“We played away, and that’s always tough” Potthast said. “Our team just played a lot of good finesse passing game. Hopefully, they can both keep that up throughout the season.”
At Stanwood
Goals-Monroe: Bumbaugh 2, Hopkins 2, Julian. Goalkeepers-Monroe: Wagner. Stanwood: Aikens, Ludwig. Records-Monroe 1-0 in league and overall. Stanwood 0-1, 0-1.
Cascade 3, Marysville-Pilchuck 1: Kaily Thornlund of Cascade scored two minutes into the second half to tie the Wesco North game at 1-1. Melanie Lienhard added the game-winning goal in the 63rd minute for the Bruins.
At Marysville
Goals-Cascade: Thornlund, Lienhard 2. M-P: Lundberg. Goalkeepers-Cascade: Gegax. M-P: Hartsock. Records-Cascade 1-0 league and overall. M-P 0-1, 0-1.
Lake Stevens 4, Arlington 1: Raeylynne Lee scored two goals for Lake Stevens in its season-opening Wesco North victory. Jesse Heath scored Arlington’s lone marker in the first half.
At Arlington
Goals-LS: Lee 2, Zueger, Welch. Arlington: Heath. Goalkeepers-LS: Osbourn, Arlington: Welk. Records-Lake Stevens 1-0 league and overall. Arlington 0-1, 0-1.
Snohomish 0, Mount Vernon 0: Snohomish coach Dan Pingrey said the Panthers out-shot Mount Vernon 30-3, but couldn’t get one in the nets in the Wesco North opener.
At Mount Vernon
Goalkeepers-Snohomish: Lee. Mount Vernon: not reported. Records-Snohomish 0-0-1 in league and overall. Mount Vernon 0-0-1, 0-0-1.
Edmonds-Woodway 1, Bellingham 1: Bellingham tied the score on Claire Morgan’s goal in the 76th minute. Haley Zevenbergen scored the Warriors’ lone goal.
At Lynnwood
Goals-Bellingham: Morgan. Edmonds-Woodway: Zevebergen. Goalkeepers-Edmonds-Woodway: McKeown and Bradley. Bellingham: Fuller, Murguia. Records-Bellingham 0-0-1 overall. Edmonds-Woodway 0-0-1.
Kamiak 2, Squalicum 0: Midfielder Emily Passovoy scored in the 16th minute and forward Annika Fjortoft added an insurance goal in the second half to boost Kamiak to victory in the non-conference, season-opening game. Freshman Kelli Stewart assisted on Passovoy’s goal.
At Bellingham
Goals-Kamiak: Passovoy, Fjortoft. Goalkeepers-Kamiak: Vordahl. Squalicum: Sandberg. Records-Kamiak 1-0 overall. Squalicum 0-1.
Skyline 2, Jackson 1: Cassie Villnow scored two goals in leading Skyline to the non-conference victory. Villow scored on a penalty kick in the 75th minute. Farrah Ragsdale scored Jackson’s lone goal.
At Skyline
Goals-Jackson: Ragsdale. Skyline: Villnow 2. Goalkeepers-Jackson: Wood. Skyline: Burgess and Cook. Records-Jackson 0-1 overall. Skyline 1-0.
Mountlake Terrace 5, Anacortes 1: Mountlake Terrace’s Stephanie Callfas got things rolling in the fourth minute with the first of Terrace’s five goals in the non-conference game.
At Mountlake Terrace
Goals-Mountlake Terrace: Callfas, Torrescano 2, Henry 2. Anacortes: Mackay. Records-Mountlake Terrace 1-0 overall; Anacortes 0-1.
Burlington-Edison 4, Lynnwood 0: Burlington-Edison shutout Lynnwood in the non-conference opener.
At Burlington
Goals-Burlington-Edison: Mennella, Warner, Arielle, Rodriguez. Goalkeepers-Lynnwood: Hantke. Burlington-Edison: not reported. Records-Lynnwood 0-1 overall. Burlington-Edison 1-0.
Sammamish 2, Meadowdale 0: Hilary Matson scored in the 17th minute and Camille Norman added a goal in the 42nd as Sammamish took the non-conference shutout victory.
At Sammamish
Goals-Sammamish: Matson, Norman. Goalkeepers-Meadowdale: Horman. Sammamish: Hasselblad, Edwards. Records-Meadowdale 0-1 overall. Sammamish 1-0.
Sehome 3, Shorewood 2: Mari Tarleton scored two goals to lead Sehome to the non-conference victory.
At Bellingham
Goals-Sehome: Tarleton 2, Hayden. Shorewood: not reported. Goalkeepers-Sehome: not reported. Shorewood: not reported. Records-Shorewood 0-1 overall. Sehome 1-0.
Lynden 2, Everett 0: Lynden blanked Everett in the non-conference opener for both teams.
At Everett
Goals-Lynden: not reported. Goalkeepers-Lynden: not reported. Everett: Smith. Records-Lynden 1-0 overall. Everett 0-1.
Cedarcrest 2, Mount Si 0: Sophomore midfielder Amanda Johnson scored twice and goalkeeper Sarah Holerud earned the shutout to lead Cedarcrest to the non-conference victory.
At North Bend
Goals-Cedarcrest: Johnson 2. Goalkeepers-Cedarcrest: Holerud. Mount Si: Blessard. Records-Cedarcrest 1-0 overall. Mount Si 0-1.
Granite Falls 8, Chimacum 1: Tera Bauer scored four goals as Granite Falls cruised to the non-conference victory.
At Granite Falls
Goals-Chimacum: Benner. Granite Falsl: Rutherford, Bauer 4, Ramos, Bailey, Kettler. Goalkeepers-Granite Falls: Reedy. Chimacum: Wrinkle and not reported. Records-Chimacum 0-1 overall. Granite Falls 1-0.
Blaine 2, Lakewood 1 (shootout): Lakewood midfielder Janelle Harstead scored in the 30th minute to tie the non-conference game at 1-1, but Blaine eventually won 4-2 on penalty kicks. Lakewood out-shot Blaine 10-5.
At Blaine
Goals-Lakewood: Harstead. Blaine: Harmening. Goalkeepers-Lakewood: Walter. Blaine: Nix. Records-Lakewood 0-1 overall. Blaine 1-0.
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