Boys Soccer

The Viking boys soccer team had a challenging week, facing some of the best teams in the league.

On Sept. 30, the Vikings dropped their first meeting of the season 2-1 against LaConner  in a close match against the Braves. On Oct. 2, in their first meeting of the season against Providence Classical Christian, the Vikings lost 7-0 against the undefeated Highlanders.

The Vikings ended the week facing Mt. Vernon Christian, another undefeated team, in a 6-0 loss.

Girls Soccer

On Sept. 30 the Lady Vikings soccer team traveled to Concrete for an exciting overtime 3-2 loss against the Lions.

The Lions took a 1-0 lead at half but the Vikings showed promise as they controlled the ball and had multiple shots on goal.

After the Lions stretched their lead to 2-0, Willow Paige nailed a penalty kick, scoring the first goal of the Viking’s season, closing the gap to 2-1. With time running out on the game clock, Anneke Fleming kicked in the tying goal, stunning the Lions and even her Viking teammates. The Vikings survived two overtime periods but fell short of penalty kicks.

“Totally an amazing game of soccer, we could have won it,” said Coach Chris Doherty. “We missed some easy shots but a great comeback. We attacked more and it worked. Willow Paige was amazing at center defense and Joie Zier shut down their best player.”

On Oct. 2, the Vikings lost 4-0 to Mt.Vernon Christian. The Hurricanes took advantage of corner kicks and converted passing shots into goals multiple times. Orcas hosts LaConner this week.