Blackhawks stunned by North Kitsap in state opener

SPOKANE – It was, for all intents and purposes, the perfect shot.

With Cheney and North Kitsap locked in a tight, scoreless opening-round state 2A girls soccer match last Wednesday night at Gonzaga Prep in Spokane, Vikings forward Audrey Zinn possessed a loose ball in front and to the left of the Blackhawks net, just outside the 18-year box.

Briefly in the open between a couple Cheney defenders, Zinn punched the ball up and floating towards the goal, just low enough to waft under the cross bar and just above the outstretched arms and hands of goalkeeper Sydney Reagan for a score that proved to...