Football, volleyball, girls soccer, and girls swimming in state competition

Paul Valencia
ClarkCountyToday.com

It is a huge weekend for high school sports across the state.

The WIAA’s girls swimming and diving championships are in Federal Way, and dozens of Clark County athletes are competing.

Meanwhile, the girls soccer state tournaments held their opening round matches this week, and several Clark County teams remain in contention to win it all.

Plus, small school volleyball state is this weekend in Yakima, and the first round of state football will be Friday and Saturday at various locations.

Here’s what’s happening:

State Football:

The three GSHLs and the Trico League have seven teams from Southwest Washington that have made it to the first round of the state football playoffs. Three of those teams are home this week.

La Center kicks things off when the Wildcats, No. 8, host No. 9 Omak at 6 p.m. Friday in the Class 1A playoffs.

On Saturday, Skyview, the 5-seed, will face Skyline at 2 p.m. Saturday at Kiggins Bowl. Across the county at 5 p.m., No. 3 Camas will host Mount Si at Doc Harris Stadium. Those are both Class 4A games.

In 3A, Mountain View got the 12-seed and will travel to face Kennewick at 1 p.m. Saturday.

In 2A, Washougal, the 10-seed, travels to take on Orting at 7 p.m. Friday. Woodland has a noon kickoff Saturday at Clarkston. Woodland is the 9-seed. 

Also in 1A, Seton Catholic, the 12-seed, will travel to play King’s at 6 p.m. Saturday.

For more on state football, go to the WIAA’s football page: https://www.wiaa.com/tournament/?sportid=1

State girls soccer:

The Class 2A Greater St. Helens League continues to dominate state soccer. There are eight teams left in the bracket, and four are from the GSHL. 

Defending state champion Columbia River, the No. 3 seed, beat Steilacoom 1-0 this week to advance to the quarterfinals. 

No. 7 Ridgefield crushed Sequim 9-0 in the first round to advance to the quarters.

Hockinson, the 12-seed, topped North Kitsap 2-0.

R.A. Long, the 11-seed, got past Sehome 3-1.

Columbia River will host R.A. Long at 3 p.m. Saturday in one quarterfinal. Ridgefield is at No. 2 Fife at noon Saturday. And Hockinson will be heading to East Valley of Yakima for a noon match Saturday. The winners will advance to the state semifinals, to be held at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma on Nov. 17.

In Class 1A, the La Center Wildcats are going to the quarterfinals after a 3-2 win over Meridian. La Center, the 5-seed, will travel to face No. 4 Cashmere at 1 p.m. Saturday. 

Seton Catholic lost its first-round matchup 7-0 to Klahowya.

Camas fell in the opening round of the Class 4A state playoffs, losing to Curtis 1-0.

In 3A, Mountain View lost its opening round match, falling to Roosevelt 3-0.

For more details on state soccer, go to the WIAA’s soccer site: https://www.wiaa.com/tournament/?sportid=11

State Volleyball:

Columbia River, the two-time defending state champion and No. 1 seed, and Ridgefield, the No. 6 seed, are representing the GSHL in the Class 2A state tournament this weekend in Yakima.

In Class 1A, also in Yakima, La Center is the 7-seed and King’s Way Christian is the 12-seed.

The 4A and 3A state tournaments are Nov. 17-18. 

For more details on state volleyball, go to WIAA’s volleyball site: https://www.wiaa.com/tournament/?sportid=10

State girls swimming:

There are more than 20 swimmers from Clark County who have qualified for state competition in individual events, plus several more athletes will be competing as relay teams representing area schools.

Ridgefield’s Rebecca Yamada is the top seed in the 2A/1A 100-yard breaststroke. 

For more on the state swim meet, go to the WIAA’s swimming site: https://www.wiaa.com/tournament-GSW/?sportid=13

The Class 4A, 3A, and 2A/1A meets are Friday and Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. Here is a list of the individual qualifiers from Clark County:

Class 4A

Camas — Lila McGeachy (200 free, 500 free); Sophia Wade (50 free, 100 free); Genova Michaelson (100 butterfly); 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 400 free relay

Skyview — Bailey Trahan (100 backstroke)

Union — Joli Fong (100 butterfly); Camille McClafferty (500 free, 100 breaststroke); 200 medley relay, 200 free relay

Class 3A

Mountain View — Lucy Demaray (200 free,100 breaststroke); Peyton Sweet (100 butterfly); Audrey Shillinger (100 butterfly, 500 free); 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 400 free relay

Prairie — Peyton Atkins (200 IM, 100 backstroke); 200 free relay

Heritage — Haley Gunderson (50 free, 100 backstroke); Katherine Thornton (100 breaststroke)

Class 2A/1A

Columbia River — Ingrid Morrison Garcia (200 IM, 100 free); Sadie Levy (50 free, 100 free); Annie Morrison Garcia (100 backstroke); 200 medley relay, 400 free relay

Hockinson — Paige Dangleis (50 free, 100 free); Georgina Romero (50 free, 100 breaststroke); 200 medley relay, 200 free relay

Seton Catholic — Jordan Zaemann (200 free, 500 free) 

Ridgefield — Rebecca Yamada (200 IM, 100 breaststroke); Madea Rusu (200 IM, 100 backstroke), 400 free relay

Hudson’s Bay — McKelvey Brewer (100 butterfly, 500 free) 

Washougal — Emily Larzalere (100 butterfly)