Lake Stevens forward, junior Keira Tupua, center, on the ground, shouts with joy as her shot slips past the fingers of Glacier Peak goalkeeper freshman Malia Whitaker Vogt during first half play on a rain drenched evening on the GP home pitch. Teammate junior Cora Jones joins the celebration with arms raised. Lake Stevens senior Kyra Miesel scored minutes later to keep the Vikings undefeated in the match, 2 - 0, and for the season. The #2-seeded Vikings move onto playoff quarterfinal matches.
Lake Stevens has had a perfect season record of 11-0 league, 14-0 overall this year. They’re playing Skyline this Wednesday, Nov. 6.
Glacier Peak (6-5 league, 7-7 overall) made it into first-round districts in the 11th seed, but were summoned out by sixth-seeded Lake Washington with a 0-4 loss. Jackson and Kamiak also got knocked out in first-round districts, both in upsets.
In 3A soccer: The No. 1-seeded Snohomish Panthers will see their first Districts matchup Nov. 5 after press time against the Shorecrest Scots. The Monroe Bearcats, seeded third, have romped through two rounds of Districts and face Shorewood Nov. 5 after press time.
The Everett Seagulls, seeded 10th, upset the Edmonds-Woodway team with a 1-0 victory in first-round districts before falling to Shorewood 2-1 on Saturday, Nov. 2. They have a redemption game Nov.5 after press time against the Mountlake Terrace Hawks. If they win that, the Seagulls soccer team still has a path to State at a game Nov. 7.