Prep Roundup: Last-minute goal gives Monroe girls soccer win

SNOHOMISH — Monroe won a pivotal Wesco North girls soccer match over Snohomish Saturday night, 2-1.

Monroe’s Kaylie Sowler broke a 1-1 tie in the 80th minute (Alyssa Drew assist).

Monroe had a corner kick that wasn’t cleared away from danger. The Bearcats came up with a second cross from Drew that Sowler controlled and fired a shot past Melissa Dreves, Snohomish’s goalkeeper, for the winning goal.

Snohomish (6-6-0 league and overall) took an early lead in the 18th minute when Courtney Johnson (Morgan Green) put a 35-yard shot over Bearcat goalkeeper Dani Philippart’s head.

“It was a well placed shot, she ripped it and just went right in there,” Snohomish coach April VanAssche said.

But the second half belonged to Monroe (7-3-2, 7-3-2).

Drew tied the score in the 46th minute (Sowler), which is the way the score would stay until Sowler found the back of the net in the games’ final moments.

“This was a big game for either side to win,” VanAssche said.

Snohomish had a chance, playing at home, to move up in the Wesco North standings, instead, they find itself clinging to fourth place among 4A teams in the division.

“We were disappointed, we wanted this really bad,” VanAssche said.

VanAssche summed up the difference in the game in just a few words, “putting the ball in the back of the net.”

“I think it just came down to not being able to put it in when we had to,” VanAssche added.

Archbishop Murphy 3, Eastside Catholic 0: At Bellevue, Sam Pettinger scored twice and Caroline Brawner scored an unassisted goal and added an asssist for the Wildcats in the non-conference match. Jess Ficklin also had an assist and goalkeeper Julie Connelly got the shutout for Murphy, which improved its record to 13-0 overall.

FOOTBALL

Orcas Island 28, La Conner 6: At Orcas Island, Tyler Nigretto had 12 rushes for 123 yards and three touchdowns to lead Orcas Island past La Conner in Northwest 2B action

At Orcas Island H.S.

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Orcas Island—Nigretto 3 run (Dipienbrock pass from Padbury)

Orcas Island—Langworthy 14 run (Nigretto run)

Orcas Island—Nigretto 5 run (pass failed)

Orcas Island—Nigretto 4 run (kick failed)

La Conner’s scoring play not reported

Records—La Conner 0-3 league, 1-6 overall. Orcas Island 3-0, 5-2.

Lummi 53, Highland Christian 8

At Lummi H.S.

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Highland Christian—Myers 15 run (Jahraus run)

Lummi’s scoring plays not reported

Records—Highland Christian 0-2 league, 0-5 overall. Lummi 2-0, 5-2.

Volleyball

Monroe Invite: At Monroe, Kamiak won the Monroe Invitational by beating Eastside Catholic 25-18 and 25-23 on Saturday. Edmonds-Woodway finished in a tie for third after falling to Kamiak 25-21, 22-25 and 15-12 in the semifinals. Archbishop Murphy defeated Monroe in a consolation match for fifth and sixth place.

Mt. Baker Invite: At Deming, Darrington finished third out of 12 teams in pool play, defeating Blaine (3-0) and Cedarcrest (2-1). The Loggers only defeat in pool play came at the hands of Bellevue Christian (2-1). Darrington advanced to the quarterfinals to play Mount Baker, but the Loggers were eliminated in three games (2-1). Caresse Baker had 32 kills on the day and Hailey Wales had 27 kills and 13 blocks in the tournament, before spraining an ankle in the second game against Mount Baker. Lakewood failed to advance to the championship bracket, losing to Meridian (0-3) and Mount Baker (0-3). Lakewood’s only win in pool play came over Holy Names (2-1). Blaine eliminated Lakewood (2-0) in the silver consolation bracket. Lakewood went into the tournament without outside hitters Kaylee Digs and Hayley Liebel, as well as libero Allie Hernandez, who were all taking the PSAT’s. Cedarcrest also failed to advance to the championship bracket. The Red Wolves’ opponents were not reported.

Wenatchee Invite: At Wenatchee, Marysville-Pilchuck finished sixth at the Wenatchee Invite. The Tomahawks defeated East Valley (Yakima) 26-24 and 25-19 in their first pool play match, split games with Cascade (Leavenworth) 17-25 and 25-23 in the second and defeated Eastmont 25-20 and 25-22. Mikayla LaRosa had 20 kills in pool play and Riley Taitingfong had 49 assists. The Tomahawks advanced to the double elimination gold bracket. Chelan defeated Marysville 25-18, 17-25 and 15-12. Marysville went on to play one game against Ellensburg, which they won 25-18. That set up a one game match against Wenatchee for fifth and sixth place, Wenatchee won 25-22. Taitingfong had six assists and two kills against Wenatchee.

Cross country

Concordia/Puma Invite: At Portland, Ore., The Jackson boys won the Puma Invite in the elite division on Saturday. Mitchell Briggs (fourth), Connor Frederickson (seventh) and Sean Roe (eighth) led the Timberwolves, who defeated some of Oregon’s best cross country teams. Snohomish’s Jared Lehning finished seventh in the boys varsity invitational race. The Jackson girls won the varsity invitational race, with the Snohomish girls finishing second. Kelsey Fruland was the high finisher for Jackson in ninth place. Alexandra Dreher finished 13th for Snohomish.