Medical Lake settles for second place after Colville loss

5-1 loss at Colville is tiebreaker for top spot in NEA

PAUL DELANEY, Staff Reporter | Last updated May 14, 2015 2:48pm0

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Medical Lake's Dominic Shaima (8) tries to advance the ball in last Thursday's 5-1 soccer loss at Colville.

Medical Lake's quest for an undisputed boy's Northeast A League soccer championship ran into a big roadblock in Colville last Thursday, May 7.

Colville's 5-1 win not only halted Medical Lake's six game winning streak but also awarded the Indians sole possession of the top spot having won the total goals battle 7-4 following the Cardinals' earlier 3-2 win.

Medical Lake (8-2 Northeast A League, 8-8 overall) entered the week with a one-game lead over Colville (8-2, 9-3) and maintained that with a 5-0 win May 5 at home over Riverside (1-8, 2-9). In that contest the Cardinals peppered the Rams with...