Tourney Draws 375 Teams

Fri., March 20, 1998

An estimated 375 youth and adult soccer teams will gather at Spokane Falls Community College beginning this weekend to participate in the GTE Wireless WSYSA Five-a-Side Soccer Tournament.

Conducted over two weekends - Saturday and Sunday plus March 28-29 - the tournament will attract an estimated 7,000 players, coaches and spectators, said tournament director Cor van der Meer.

The Five-a-Side Tournament now has state championship status, said van der Meer, who also serves as the Community Colleges of Spokane men’s and women’s coach. As a result, he said, “we’re registering teams from all over Washington and from Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia as well.”

Saturday and Sunday, boys and girls recreational and under-12 developmental teams are scheduled to play. Adults also will play in men’s or women’s open divisions and in various co-ed divisions.

Most games are scheduled between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Prep soccer

Kevin Hersom scored one first-half goal and set up another Thursday in Riverside’s 4-0 win over visiting Medical Lake in a Great Northern League boys soccer opener.

Jake Moug and Bret Baker teamed on the Rams’ first goal, at 9 minutes. Jeremy Nelson registered the shutout, with five saves.

Track and field

Eastern Washington’s Bob Omlin is third after the first five events of the decathlon at the Tri-Cities Sports Festival Track and Field Meet in Richland.

Omlin, a senior from Quincy, has 3,249 points to rank behind leader Jason Williams of Ricks College with 3,962 and Tyrinn Prince of Ricks with 3,333. Eastern’s Ryan Cole is sixth with 2,851 points.

Marni McGregor, an EWU freshman from Leavenworth, is eighth in the heptathlon with 2,820 points. LaTroya Mucker of Washington State leads with 2,820 points.

The decathlon and heptathlon conclude today, followed by the main portion of the meet on Saturday.

College baseball

Thomas Ford pitched two-hit ball for seven innings as Hawaii Hilo (9-19) beat visiting Lewis-Clark State 1-0, dealing the Warriors (14-6) their first shutout loss in 141 games.

Golf

Liberty Lake Women’s 18 Hole Group will begin its season March 31 at the Liberty Lake Clubhouse with a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m., followed by golf at 10, weather permitting.

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