Bonney Lake soccer earns league championship

Bonney Lake High captured the South Puget Sound League 3A soccer championship for the first time and begins postseason play tonight, Wednesday.

Bonney Lake High captured the South Puget Sound League 3A soccer championship for the first time and begins postseason play tonight, Wednesday.

With a league mark of 7-0-1, the Panthers edged out the 7-1-0 Franklin Pierce Cardinals for the league title.

As SPSL 3A champions, the Panthers will take on Mount Rainier, the top team from the Seamount League. Tonight’s game begins at 7:30 at Highline Stadium in Burien. Tonight’s winner advances as the No. 1 seed to the West Central District tournament and plays at 3 p.m. Saturday, again at Highline Stadium. Should the Panthers lose tonight, they will take the No. 2 seed and play at 1 p.m. Saturday at Highline.

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The Panthers wrapped up the regular season Friday against district rival Sumner and claimed a 3-0 victory.

The Panthers jumped on top early with Bryant Maxey scoring just four minutes into the contest. Tim Knowles scored at 37 minutes on a penalty kick and Aaron Quevedo added a goal at 43 minutes. Alex Hall earned the shutout in goal.