Medical Lake soccer loaded with numbers, talent

For Medical Lake soccer the past several seasons, it's either feast or famine when it came to numbers.

This year the Cardinals have plenty from which to pick, plus the additional luxury of real experience in skill positions.

Turnout was described as "The best we've ever had, we started out with 45-46," head coach Zane Higgins said. That's down to 43 now including some injuries. Those numbers populate not only a varsity squad but also junior varsity and C-squad, Higgins said.

What's driving the interest is somewhat of a mystery for the longtime coach, but he does not seek answers, just revels i...