A 40-year legacy down the drain?


by Lavi Aulck
Sports Editor

The women’s soccer team has gotten off to a superb start over the summer, winning seven of their first 12 games. Despite playing with 11 players, the bare minimum for soccer, the team has climbed to the top of the NWAACC (Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges) North standings by leading the division in both goals scored and least goals allowed. Amanda Zueger and Amber Grable provided fuel for the offense, combining to score half of the team’s 36 goals and the defense has been solid around goalkeeper Sarah Hartsell and her four clean sheets.

The men, however, have struggled out of the gates. Drawing a schedule loaded with games against teams from the difficult NWAACC East region, the men’s side has struggled to find both goals and wins, going 1-8-0, good for second-to-last place in the region. Casey Berlin leads the team with four goals, including two in a victory over Skagit Valley last Saturday.