Hazen Highlanders season ends at district tournament

Hazen girls soccer team’s season came to an end Oct. 31 with a 3-1 loss to Skyview.

Hazen girls soccer team’s season came to an end Oct. 31 with a 3-1 loss to Skyview in the first round of the West Central/Southwest Tournament.

The postseason loss came following the last regular season game where the Highlanders lost 3-1 to league-leading Kennedy Catholic.

Hazen had a 1-0 lead in the first half Oct. 26 against the Lancers.

Hazen’s Nicole Lenton scored on a Bella Colasurdo assist.

Kennedy Catholic scored three straight in the second half.

“Our goal is always to get into the playoffs,” coach Ken Matthews said following the Oct. 26 game. “We did that in a tough league. We’ll regroup and get ready.”

Lindbergh

The Eagles finished the regular season with an 8-0 shutout over Foss Oct. 23.

Postseason play began for Lindbergh Oct. 28 with a 5-1 win over Highline.

The win advanced the Eagles to the next round where it faced Olympic.

The girls lost in a shootout 2-1 and advanced to a loser out game scheduled for Nov. 2, past the press deadline.

The Eagles were scheduled to face Orting.

If Lindbergh won the Nov. 2 game, the Eagles would move on to face the winner of Port Angeles versus North Mason.

That game would be played at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at Franklin Pierce High School.

The winner of that game advances to the state tournament as the No. 5 seed.

Renton

The Indians season ended Oct. 23 with a 3-0 loss to Highline to end the regular season.

Renton did not advance to postseason play.

Liberty

The KingCo 2A/3A league-leading Patriots finished its regular season with a 1-0 win over Bellevue.

The Patriots then entered the postseason with a 5-0 win over Lakewood Oct. 28 and a 2-0 win over Sehome Oct. 31.

The wins advanced Liberty to the District 1/2 championship game against Cedarcrest.

Liberty will kick off against the Red Wolves at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at Shoreline Stadium.

Whether Liberty wins or loses the championship game, the Patriots will enter the state tournament as either the No. 1 or No. 2 seed.