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Capital's goalkeeper Van Soderberg watches the ball enter his goal for Tyee's first score of the game.
SLIDESHOW: Tyee advances into soccer quarterfinals
It's been a season of firsts for the Tyee High School boys soccer team.
The Totems made their first state playoff appearance since 1982 when they hosted Capital this past Tuesday, and they posted their first state victory ever when they won that game by a 4-1 score.
Now Tyee goes on to the state quarterfinals Saturday, May 18 for the first time when the Totems pay a 7 p.m. visit to Franklin Pierce High School of Tacoma.
The Totems are aiming to win that loser-out game and earn a berth into the May 24 state Class 2A semifinals to be played at Sunset Chevrolet Stadium in Sumner. The championship game follows for the winner the next day and the loser plays for the third place state trophy.
Tyee would love to add those firsts to its history, but first they had to win Tuesday's game against Capital played at Highline Memorial.
It was the Cougars who scored first in that game to put the pressure on the Totems, with Kellen O'Neill striking on a Riccio assist in the 20th minute of play.
Tyee tied it up again in the 39th minute. Osvaldo Lopez found the back of the net on an Aguiniga assist.
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Three fastpitch softball teams from the Highline Times/Des Moines News area journeyed to Sprinker Recreation Center in Spanaway for West Central District/Southwest Washington tournament action in three different classifications, and all three were quickly eliminated.
Of the three, Mount Rainier came the closest to winning.
The Rams lost to South Kitsap in their 10 a.m. Class 4A opener by a 9-4 score, then were dumped into a loser-out game against powerful Puyallup.
The Vikings dispatched Mount Rainier, 11-0, in a 2 p.m. contest.
Kennedy Catholic, on the other hand, started with a 2 p.m. game, but it was loser out.
The Lancers came up short of Timberline, 12-6, in a high scoring game.
Foster opened 2A action with a 12 p.m. game and also had a short stay. The Bulldogs took a 13-1 loss to Kingston to be ousted.
The teams were trying to break through to state tournament play next week.
Seattle Christian, on the other hand, was not set to start Tri-District action until Saturday at the Kent Service Fields. The Warriors play the winner of the Lynden Christian-University Prep game at 4 p.m.
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Seattle Christian celebrates after defeating Cascade Christian 1 –0 after the first round of the 1A Boys’ Soccer State Playoffs on Tuesday.
SLIDESHOW: Seattle Christian advances in boys soccer
KENT - Class 1A Tri-District 1/2/3 champion and Nisqually League titlist Seattle Christian charged past Cascade Christian 1-0 in a first round boys state soccer match up on Tues., May 14, at French Field to advance into a quarterfinal round game against Highland, a Tues. night 2-1 winner over Quincy. The encounter is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sat., May 18, at Orting.
This was the third win against Cascade after previous 4-0 and 5-1 victories.
Although the score was close, the on the field action was dominated by the Seattle Christian Warriors (18-10
"We did everything well, except finish," said Warrior head coach David Peters. "There were plenty of shots, good passing and corner kicks.We kept bombing them with shots that hit cross bars or posts, but just couldn't get the shots to go in."
The one shot that did make into net came after the Seattle Christian team had quickly overrun the territory of the Cascade squad in opening action. SC threatened in almost every way possible until senior forward Grant Fremmerlid collaborated with midfielder Keaton Kerr who took a Fremmerlid pass to angle home a goal from the right side in the 15th minute of play.
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