Toppenish, Wapato earn CWAC district victories

YAKIMA — One stayed home and the other hit the road, but both Toppenish and Wapato stayed alive as the CWAC District girls soccer tournament began Thursday.

Both teams will hit the road for their next matches Saturday, with Toppenish traveling to Prosser for a 2 p.m. contest, and Wapato heading to Ellensburg for a 3 p.m. match.

Division champions Selah and East Valley will host Saturday’s winners on Tuesday.

TOPPENISH 2, OTHELLO 0: At Othello, after a scoreless first half, Ariceli Zuniga gave Toppenish the lead with a goal four minutes into the second half. She added an insurance tally with 10 minutes remaining.

The Wildcats defense was tough, with goalie Cynthia Gil recording nine saves to earn the shutout.

First half: None.

Second half: 1. Toppenish, Ariceli Zuniga 44:00; 2. Toppenish, Zuniga (Yeidy Cano) 70:00.

Saves: Cynthia Gil (T) 9. Othello goalkeeper 10.

WAPATO 1, EPHRATA 0 (SO): At Wapato, the Wolves finally prevailed in the defensive-minded match by hitting on all five penalty kicks in the shootout.

Elisabeth Montes, Duce Barajas, Hannah Cordova, Kathleen Aragon and Cathy Johnson scored for Wapato.

First half: No scoring.

Second half: No scoring.

Overtime: No scoring.

Shootout: Wapato 5, Ephrata 4. Wapato goals: Elisabeth Montes, Duce Barajas, Hannah Cordova, Kathleen Aragon, Cathy Jackson. Ephrata goals: Ephrata: Jordan Murray, Kamalpreet Jhutty, Kayla Franks, Amy Kagle McMillan.

Saves: Janet Macias (W) 13, Skylar Lund (E) 10.

BOYS SOCCER

RC wins district match

Derek Byrne and Jeremy Pynch scored twice each to lead Riverside Christian to a 5-1 victory over Sunnyside Christian in a first-round Greater Columbia B district boys soccer match Thursday at Riverside Christian.

The Crusaders, who went 10-7 in league, are at Moses Lake Christian in a 1 p.m. match Saturday.

Leading 2-1 midway through the second half, Pynch and Byrne scored three minutes apart to break things open.

First half: 1, Riverside Christian, Derek Byrne, 32:00; 2, Riverside Christian, Taylor Hall (Byrne), 38:00.
Second half: 3, Sunnyside Christian, Devon Swofford, 47:00; 4, Riverside Christian, Jeremy Pynch, 62:00; 5, Riverside Christian, Byrne (Daniel Adams), 65:00; 6, Riverside Christian, Pynch, 74:00.
Saves: Sunnyside Christian 15 (goalie not reported), Jameson Cates (RC) 1, Zach Peggens (RC) 1.