Defense is keying the late-season resurgence
Medical Lake's Mason Williams (21) watches and waits for a possible rebound as Colville keeper Cyrus Butterfield makes one of several spectacular saves in a May 5 game won by the Cardinals 1-0 in double overtime.
The frustration that Medical Lake soccer head coach Zane Higgins had several weeks ago appears to be long gone.
He revels more in the notion of being in charge of the team very few foes want to face in the 1A playoffs. Five straight wins, including a huge season-ending double-overtime victory over Colville, and a quick start in the postseason have the Cardinals brimming with confidence.
"It looks to me like we're peaking at the right time, this is when we want to be doing it," Higgins said.
Forward Cody Bowman, who had just one goal in Northeast A League play prior to May 5, has since delivere...
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