Cheney’s varsity girls soccer team finished their regular season second in the Great Northern League, securing their spot in the postseason with a 4-0 victory over West Valley on Oct. 18 in one of their best games of the season.
The Lady Blackhawks (9-7, 7-5) played strong against West Valley (9-6, 7-4) with nine shots and five saves. Junior midfielder and forward Kaitlin Teeters came through with two goals for Cheney, including the first of the game in the 13th minute and the fourth in the 50th minute. Junior defender Katarina Smith scored the team’s second goal in the 21st minute while junior midfielder and defender Mackenzie Huotari brought the third just nine minutes later.
As of press time, the team was waiting to see who came out on top in the final league games this week, hoping that East Valley would deliver a win against West Valley so Cheney can host Pullman in the first playoff game. The Lady Blackhawks have defeated the Lady Greyhounds on multiple occasions this season, winning 3-0 on Sept. 27 and 1-0 on Oct. 13.
“We’re in a good place and had a good practice session yesterday,” head coach Nels Radtke said. The girls are looking forward to finding out which team they’ll play, but the strategy won’t change based on the results, he said.
“No matter who we play on Thursday, we’re going to be ready,” he added.
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