The Kentwood girls soccer team came up big Saturday afternoon at Art Crate Stadium on the grounds of Bethel High in Graham.<\/p>\n
Behind a goal and an assist from Rachel Bindl, the Conquerors upended Gig Harbor 3-0 in a West Central District state-qualifying game. With the win, the Conquerors (14-0-4) earned their fifth state berth in as many years. Kentwood will play at Eastlake at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the opening round of the state playoffs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe played well,\u201d said Kentwood coach Aaron Radford. \u201cI kind of wanted the girls to come out fired up and be aggressive, to work toward the goal and put (Gig Harbor) under a lot of pressure. They did a good job of doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Indeed they did as Alex White collected Kentwood\u2019s first goal in the 10th minute, giving the Conquerors an immediate 1-0 lead. Bindl added her goal 17 minutes later on an assist from Clarissa Hammer. Kentwood\u2019s Kiana Kraft made it 3-0 in the 37th minute on an assist from Bindl.<\/p>\n
The deficit was far too much for Gig Harbor to overcome against a Kentwood team that has allowed just two scores all season.<\/p>\n
Kentwood\u2019s Courtney Johnson and Megan Walburn teamed up in goal to notch their 13th shutout of the season.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Tahoma 1, Kentlake 0: The Falcons (9-6-3) hung with the Bears (14-2-2), but were unable to penetrate a stout Tahoma defense. Tahoma\u2019s Lauren Duty ended the 0-0 tie in the 76th minute with an unassisted goal.<\/p>\n
The loss ended Kentlake\u2019s season one game win away from the state tournament. The Falcons haven\u2019t advance to state since 2003.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
VOLLEYBALL: KW moves on KR eliminated in 2<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t come easy, but the Kentwood High volleyball team got it done this past weekend.<\/p>\n
The Conquerors won three of four games during the West Central District tournament held at Kentwood High and earned the tournament\u2019s No. 5 seed to the state tournament, which begins Friday, Nov. 13. Kentwood will be making its sixth straight state appearance.<\/p>\n
Kentridge, the only other Kent-based team in the tournament, lost its first two matches and was eliminated from postseason play.<\/p>\n
The top six teams in the 16-team field earned state berths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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