Raider soccer ends in playoffs

The Lady Raiders soccer team's fourth season ended in the playoffs last week, the first time the team made it to the playoffs.

Lake Roosevelt lost a soccer playoff game 6-3 in Tonasket against the Lady Tigers on Nov. 5.

Bryn Chaffee scored a goal and had an assist. Jasilynn Schilling and Madisyn Toulou each scored a goal.

Kyona Edmo made seven saves at goalie for LR.

"Thursday's game with Tonasket was hard to swallow," Consultant/Trainer Randy Semanko said. "We thought we had prepared well and we had a good game plan. But like the saying goes, 'Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face.' We got punched in the face about 10 seconds after the whistle blew to start the game, and never recovered."

The Lady Raiders then played against The Brewster Lady Bears in Brewster on Nov. 7 losing 5-1.

Chaffee scored LR's goal in the game and Edmo again had seven saves at goalie.

"The Brewster game was again tough to swallow," Semanko said. "We just didn't play as well as we are capable of playing, but that happens on a young inexperienced team like ours."

"I am very proud of how the girls played all season long with the odds against them," he continued. "We played 17 games this year, and we only had a full team of 11 players for five of those games. The girls and the parents should be proud of how the girls performed under such pressure all season long."