Here’s the schedule for the Class 3A boys soccer tournament, which begins Friday. Bainbridge’s boys soccer team is trying to reach the state title game for third consecutive year.
Friday: Bainbridge vs. Shorecrest, 2 p.m.; Bonney Lake vs. Hanford, 4 p.m.
Where: Sparks Stadium (Puyallap)
Saturday: Third/fourth place, 10 a.m.; Championship game, 2 p.m.

Bainbridge senior midfielder Michael Crowley has earned Metro League Mountain Division most valuable player honors for the second consecutive season.
“That’s cool,” Crowley said Thursday. “I honestly didn’t know.”
Crowley, who’ll play at Claremont McKenna (Calif.) College next season, missed the early part of the season for the Spartans after tearing a ligament in his knee last summer. He returned to help the team win a division title.
Bainbridge, the defending Class 3A state champion, faces Glacier Peak in the state quarterfinals Saturday at 7 p.m. at Snohomish High School.
Three other Bainbridge players were named to the first team: defender Alex Coplan, midfielder Will Economy and forward Sebastian Scales. Goalkeeper Carsten Frederickson and midfielder Jesse Moore made the second team.

All-Metro League Mountain Division
MVP—Michael Crowley, sr., Bainbridge
First Team
Goalkeeper—Wallis Lapsley, so., Lakeside
Defenders—Alex Coplan, sr., Bainbridge; Cole Burrows, sr., Blanchet; Thayer Fisher, sr., Lakeside; Jace Beck, sr., Eastside Catholic.
Midfielders—Josh Mackenzie, sr., Eastside Catholic; Mumbi Kwesele, sr., Seattle Prep; Will Economy, jr., Bainbridge; Wyatt Paul, so., Lakeside.
Forwards—Charlie Devine, sr., Lakeside; Seyi Adekoya, jr., Lakeside; Sebastian Scales, sr., Bainbridge.
Second Team
Goalkeepers—Addison Klinke, sr., Eastside Catholic; Milo Cantor, Seattle Prep; Carsten Frederickson, sr., Bainbridge.
Defenders—Drew Mortenson, sr., Blanchet; Andrew Fischer, so., Seattle Prep; Sam Johnson, fr., O’Dea; Nick Tabbutt, sr., Seattle Prep; Tory Stewart-Steele, sr., Eastside Catholic.
Midfielders—Gaby Joseph, jr., Lakeside; Ben Wahlman, so., O’Dea; Noah Cavanaugh, jr., Seattle Prep; Brandon Engman, sr., Eastside Catholic; Aaron Callow, jr., Eastside Catholic; Jesse Moore, sr., Bainbridge.
Forwards—Joey Briner, sr., O’Dea; Colin Malaska, sr., Eastside Catholic; Parker Sommerville, sr., Seattle Prep; Collum McKannay, jr., Blanchet.

Here is the final list for boys soccer scoring leaders. North Kitsap’s Nate Foster and Brady Sparrow finished tied for the lead in the area with 15 goals, while teammate Daniel Norberg led the area with 16 assists.

Player, School    Goals    Assists    Points
Nate Foster, NK        15    9    39
Brady Sparrow, NK    15    5    35
Nick Boles, King        14    6    34
Daniel Norberg, NK    8    16    32
Kurt Koemmpel, CK    12    2    26
Colin Ralston, NM    10    3    23
Ross Burke, King        10    2    22
Trent’n Pajimula, Oly    10    2    22
Daniel Charlton, PT    9    4    22
Brady Arthur, PT        8    3    19
Max Meier, PT        7    4    18
Miki Andrus, PA        8    1    17
Alex Newton, King    7    3    17
Cameron Watson, CK    4    9    17
Henry Baldwin, NK    6    10    16

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South Kitsap’s boys soccer team had to make a late push in the season just to make the playoffs.
Facing Mount Rainier on Saturday in a Class 4A West Central/Southwest District tournament game at Bethel High School, the Wolves couldn’t make up ground any longer.
Paced by Isaac Gettis’ hat trick, Mount Rainier eliminated South Kitsap from the postseason with a 4-0 victory. The Rams, who are coached by former Kitsap Pumas captain Steve Mohn, advance to face Ferris next week in the first round of state.
Gettis scored goals in the 15th and 16th minutes to help stake Mount Rainier to a 3-0 lead at halftime. His third goal came off a free kick in the 67th minute.
Gettis, who’ll play next season at UC Irvine, came into the game with three goals for the Rams (11-2-4).
“He stepped up big today,” Mohn said.
South Kitsap could not overcome what coach Cory Vartanian described as three mental mistakes in the first half that led to the there goals against.
“Games like this, can’t have ‘em,” said Vartanian, whose team finished the season at 7-6-2.
Vartanian said he was proud of his players, especially his seniors, who endured two coaching changes over the past three seasons.
Those seniors helped South Kitsap win three of its final four games to clinch a district playoff berth.
“Two weeks ago, we were in sixth,” Vartanian said. “You can’t give enough credit to the seniors.”

Here is a look at where the area boys soccer teams will be playing over the next couple days.

Class 4A West Central/Southwest
South Kitsap vs. Mount Rainier
Saturday: At Bethel High School (Art Crate Stadium), 10 a.m.
At stake: Winner earns No. 6 seed into state.
Central Kitsap vs. Tahoma
Saturday: At Mount Tahoma High School, 2 p.m.
At stake: Winner earns No. 2 seed into state.

Class 3A Metro League
Bainbridge vs. Lakeside
Friday: At Interbay Stadium (Seattle), 7 p.m.
At stake: Winner earns No. 1 seed into state; loser earns No. 3 seed into state.

Class 2A West Central
Sequim vs. Franklin Pierce
Saturday: At Foster Stadium, 11 a.m.
At stake: Winner earns No. 4 seed into state.
Olympic vs. Orting
Saturday: At Silverdale Stadium, 11 a.m.
At stake: Winner earns No. 6 seed into state.
Kingston vs. Evergreen
Saturday: At Silverdale Stadium, 1 p.m.
At stake: Winner earns No. 5 seed into state.
North Kitsap vs. Fife
Saturday: At Silverdale Stadium, 3 p.m.
At stake: Winner earns No. 2 seed into state.

Bainbridge, the defending Class 3A boys soccer champion, won’t enter the Metro League boys soccer tournament until the third round (May 8). The Spartans are the top seed out of the Mountain Division and play at 3:30 at Interbay Stadium.

May 3

Game 1: Nathan Hale at Seattle Prep, 3:30 p.m. (loser out)

Game 2: Eastside Catholic at Franklin, 3:30 p.m. (loser out)

May 6

Game 3: Nathan Hale/Seattle Prep winner vs. Ingraham, 3:30 p.m. at Interbay Stadium (loser out)

Game 4: Eastside Catholic/Franklin winner vs. Lakeside, 5:30 p.m. at Interbay Stadium (loser out)

May 8

Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Bainbridge, 3:30 p.m. at Interbay Stadium

Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Lakeside, 5:30 p.m. at Interbay Stadium

May 9

Game 7: Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 5:30 p.m. at Interbay Stadium (Winner No. 3 seed at state; loser plays KingCo No. 2 for Sea-King No. 5 seed at state)

May 10

Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 7 p.m. at Interbay Stadium (Winner No. 1 seed at state, loser No. 2 seed at state)

Here is a list of leading scorers for boys soccer. Totals reflect all games played through Friday, Apr. 19.

Player, School    Goals    Assists    Points
Nate Foster, NK        11    6    28
Nick Boles, King        11    5    27
Daniel Norberg, NK    6    9    21
Brady Arthur, PT        8    3    19
Daniel Charlton, PT    8    2    18
Colin Ralston, NM    8    1    17
Max Meier, PT        7    3    17
Brady Sparrow, NK    7    3    17
Kurt Koemmpel, CK    7    2    16
Ross Burke, King        7    1    15
Mason Barrett, Seq    7    1    14
Alex Newton, King    6    2    14
Trent’n Pajimula, Oly    6    1    13
Simon Campo, King    4    5    13
Ansel Hartman, King    5    2    12
Miki Andrus, PA        5    1    11
Omar Flores, Seq        3    5    11
Daniel Wiseman, NM    3    5    11
Nick Silberman, PT    2    7    11
Tanner Salmon, Bain    5    0    10
Matt Danielson, Kla    4    2    10
Cameron Watson, CK    3    4    10

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Bainbridge’s boys soccer team, last year’s Class 3A state champions, face Metro League Mountain Division rival Lakeside at 6 p.m. on Tuesday in one of the best contests we’ll see all year.

Bainbridge and Lakeside are both 4-0 in league, so barring a draw, this game will decide first place for the time being as the schedule heads into the second half of the season.

I’ll have a column on Bainbridge later this week, looking at how the Spartans are trying to overcome a rash of injuries to top players and prepare for another postseason run.

Bainbridge soccer standout Natalie Vukic will head into her senior year with her college of choice already decided.
Vukic, a junior who posted 23 goals and nine assists for the Spartans in the fall, confirmed Monday that she’s committed to the University of Utah.
Vukic said during her sophomore year, she received a scholarship offer from Idaho, but wanted to wait until later in her high school career to explore all her options.
She took an unofficial visit to Utah in December and liked the campus and coaching staff.
Utah finished the 2012-13 season with a record of 8-8-3.

Here are the latest list of scoring leaders for boys soccer (through games played Friday). Kingston’s Nick Boles has scored five goals in the past two games to take the overall lead in goals (11) and points (27). But North Kitsap’s Nate Foster and Daniel Norberg are close behind Boles with 24 points.
Player, School    Goals    Assists    Points
Nick Boles, King        11    5    27
Nate Foster, NK        9    6    24
Daniel Norberg, NK    6    12    24
Max Meier, PT        8    3    19
Daniel Charlton, PT    7    1    15
Ross Burke, King        7    1    15
Brady Sparrow, NK    6    3    15
Mason Barrett, Seq    7    0    12
Kurt Koemmpel, CK    5    2    12
Miki Andrus, PA        5    1    11
Ansel Hartman, King    5    1    11
Brady Arthur, PT        4    3    11
Tareg Matala-Alvarez, NK    4    3    11
Omar Flores, Seq        3    5    11
Trent’n Pajimula, Oly    5    0    10
Tanner Salmon, Bain    5    0    10
Matt Danielson, Kla    4    2    10
Simon Campo, King    3    4    10
Ron Welches, Seq    2    5    9
Chris Sargent, Brem    4    0    8
Colin Ralston, NM    4    0    8
Brady Arthur, PT    4    0    8
Alex Newton, King    3    2    8
Alex Hernandez, King    3    2    8
Reese Newman, NK    3    1    7
Cameron Chase, Seq    3    1    7
Kennedy Rebman, King    3    0    6
Alex Moon, CK    3    0    6
Aaron Weathington, SK    2    2    6
Bryton Owen, SK        2    2    6
Daniel Wiseman, NM    2    2    6
Derrick Bonafilia, CK    1    4    6
Henry Baldwin, NK    1    4    6
Nick Silberman, PT    0    7    7
Jovani Hernandez, King    0    6    6