The Class 3A Greater St. Helens League girls soccer title might be decided by a bit of fortune.
Prairie got that Thursday in a 1-0 win over Mountain View.
In the second half, Prairie midfielder Jules Staley took a free kick that hit the crossbar. The rebound then hit a Mountain View defender and went into the goal.
Prairie goalkeeper Lille Amies made eight saves to earn the shutout.
With the win, Prairie broke a first-place tie with the Thunder. Both entered Thursday 3-0-1 in league play after battling to a 2-2 draw to open league play on Sept. 11.
Both teams have three league matches remaining.
Camas volleyball tops Prairie in five sets
A clash of two unbeaten ranked volleyball teams lived up to the hype as Camas edged Prairie in five sets.
Camas, ranked No. 2 in this week’s Class 4A state coaches poll, improved to 9-0.
The Papermakers took the first set 25-15 before edging the Falcons 25-23 in the second set.
But Prairie, ranked No. 4 in Class 3A, wasn’t done. The Falcons took the third set 25-19 and the fourth set 25-17.
Camas regrouped and won the fifth-set tiebreaker 15-11.
Papermakers star Kendall Mairs had a monster match with 24 kills, six aces and eight digs. Emmah Sanchez and Halle Reiter turned with solid defensive efforts with 21 and 19 digs, respectively.
Ali Millspaugh’s 14 kills led Prairie, which fell to 7-1.
Gracie Jacoby had 10 kills, five blocks and nine digs for the Falcons. Eme Cecil had 18 digs and four aces while setter Marissa Raley had 27 assists and 12 digs.
Stars of the day
- Ani Vossler, Hockinson girls soccer, had two goals and one assist in a 5-0 win over Washougal.
- Victoria Lasch, Ridgefield girls soccer, assisted both goals in a 2-0 win over R.A. Long.
- Remi Buckley, Columbia River girls soccer, recorded a hat trick in the Rapids’ 8-1 win at Mark Morris.
- Haley Colunga, Battle Ground girls soccer, scored two goals and had an assist in the Tigers’ 4-0 win against Heritage.
- Sophia Speranza, Woodland girls soccer, scored two goals, each on penalty kicks, in a 6-0 win over Hudson’s Bay.
- Maddie Cooke and Ella Tyger, Union girls soccer. Cooke scored two goals and had an assist while Tyger had an hat trick of assists in the Titans 5-1 win over Kelso.
- Lizzy Andrew, Ridgefield volleyball, had 18 kills, 10 aces, two blocks and three digs in the Spudders’ 3-0 win over R.A. Long.
- Billie Ross, La Center volleyball, recorded 13 kills to go with three blocks, nine digs, eight service points and two aces as the Wildcats beat Seton Catholic 3-0.
- Lauren Dreves, Columbia River volleyball, had 18 kills and eight digs, both team-highs, as the Rapids swept Mark Morris.
- Ellie Mathison, King’s Way Christian volleyball, had 10 kills, 17 digs and four aces in a four-set win over Columbia-White Salmon.
- Taylor Moody, Heritage volleyball, had a team-high 20 digs in a five-set loss to Union.
- Ashleigh Calvillo, Woodland volleyball, had six aces in a three-set win over Hudson’s Bay.
- Lydia Rutherford, Mountain View volleyball, had 14 kills and 16 digs, both team highs, in a 3-1 win over Evergreen.
- Anna Nadal, Hockinson volleyball, had 15 kills and four aces as the Hawks beat Washougal in five sets.
- Neftali Menendez, Columbia River boys cross country, won a three-team race at Lake Sacajawea Park in Longview, covering 5,000 meters in 16 minutes, 30 seconds. He led the Rapids to a perfect team score of 15.
- Ainsley Morrisey, Columbia River girls cross country, led the Rapids to a team win in a three-team meet at Lake Sacajawea, winning the 5,000-meter race in 20:23.
- Ethan Kosoris and Broden Toney, Mark Morris boys golf, shared medalist honors by each shooting 3-over 38 in a match at Mint Valley.
- Grady Millar, Mountain View boys golf, shot 1-under 33 for medalist honors as the Thunder beat Evergreen at Fairway Village.
- Jacob Parker, Seton Catholic boys golf, shot a 1-over-par 38 at Tri-Mountain for medalist honors in a team win over King’s Way Christian.
- Emma Grose, Camas slowpitch softball, went 4 for 4 with a home run and two RBI in a 12-7 win over Battle Ground/Heritage.
- Lily Mattison, R.A. Long slowpitch softball, went 3 for 4 with a home run, three RBI and a game-winning double in a 8-7 win over Evergreen in extra innings.
- Sydney Nelson, Mark Morris slowpitch softball, went 3 for 4 with a triple, double and three RBI in a 17-0 win over Fort Vancouver.
- Hannah Currence, Kelso slowpitch softball, went 4 for 5 with a home run, two doubles and six RBI in a 20-5 win over Hudson’s Bay.
- Aurora Wiley, Columbia River slowpitch softball, hit a double, a two-run home run and scored three runs in the win over Prairie.
