Girls Soccer

Saturday's OSAA girls soccer state finals figure to be low-scoring, but energized by the presence of local teams - only Sisters is more than a 30-minute commute from the Hillsboro Stadium/Liberty High School off-ramp from Highway 26.

The finalists in both the Class 5A and 3A matches are long-time league rivals.

And two teams, Tualatin and Sherwood, are aiming for perfect seasons.

SUNSET VS. TUALATIN

Sunset lost only to Jesuit and Westview, two of the other top 3 seeds in the 32-team bracket, and is in the final for the first time since 1992. The Apollos have ourscored their four playoff opponents 7-2, but four of those goals came in one win. They've won three playoff games by 1-0 scores.

Tualatin allowed just two goals all season, an amazing total, and didn't lose or tie a game once. But, that only earned the Timberwolves a second seed in their quarter of the playoff bracket because the competition in the Pacific Conference didn't measure up to the Metro League, which had three No. 1 seeds. The Timberwolves reached the quarterfinals last season.

SHERWOOD VS. WILSONVILLE

When the Wildcats lost 5-2 at Sherwood, Oct. 11, they were just 2-4-2, but the experience from those games, including two losses to Metro League teams, helped them reel off nine wins in 10 games, including a win in overtime and in penalty kicks in the playoffs. The win in penalty kicks came over top-seeded Summit.

Sherwood has given up just seven goals all season, but also needed a win in overtime and then penalty kicks in the opening two rounds. The Bowmen had a string of seven consecutive shutouts heading into the playoffs.

GLADSTONE VS. SISTERS

Since losing its opening two matches to Scappoose and Philomath, Gladstone is 16-0 and has given up just three goals. The Gladiators avenged their opening two losses with a 3-0 win over Scappoose and 2-0 win over Philomath, both in the playoffs.

Sisters allowed goals in just four games, but needed penalty kicks to beat Mazama in the semifinals, three days after a 1-0 win over Henley. The Outlaws have one of the top combined GPAs in the state at 3.83.

The playoff bracket, just as happened with the 4A boys bracket, played out perfectly with  home teams winning every game until the semifinals, when both visiting teams prevailed.

CATLIN GABEL VS. OREGON EPISCOPAL

The league rivals meet for the third time this season, with Catlin Gabel having scored a 1-0 win after the teams tied 1-1 earlier. While the Eagles have the edge in overall record and seeding, and they're the defending champions, they're not much of a favorite as eight of their 15 wins are by two goals or less Other than a 3-0 loss in their second game, the Eagles have allowed just nine goals.

The Aardvarks opened the season at 1-2 with the losses coming to Class 4A playoff-bound Cleveland and Philomath. Since then, they've allowed just seven goals and won their two playoff matches by a combined score of 8-1.

The soccer juggernauts at Southwest Portland’s Jesuit and Catlin Gabel Highs finally got in synch again Saturday in Hillsboro.

Jesuit won the Class 6A boys and girls titles at Hillsboro Stadium shortly after Catlin Gabel won the Class 3A boys and girls titles at nearby Liberty High School to highlight the OSAA/U.S. Bank/Les Schwab Tires championships.

The wins on the same day marked the second time the two schools have swept their respective title games on the same day. In 1994, Jesuit and Catlin Gabel also won boys and girls titles.

Of course, winning a state final is nothing new to the schools, which have combined to win 43 titles since 1977, when soccer became an OSAA sport.

Only two other schools: Oregon Episcopal in 2005, and Lakeridge in 1982; have won boys and girls titles in the same year.

In other finals, Woodburn beat Corvallis 2-1 in overtime in the 5A boys final, after Summit of Bend won the 5A girls title, 1-0 over crosstown rival Mountain View.

Mazama won the Class 4A girls title, 1-0 in penalty kicks, over Sisters, followed by Stayton winning the 4A boys title 1-0 over Hidden Valley.

Woodburn, Summit, Mazama and Stayton all won titles for the first time.

Saturday’s finals marked the first time since 2001 that the OSAA has ended the soccer season with equal championship games for boys and girls teams. The past eight years, boys teams played one more final than girls teams.

Defending state champion Jesuit scored a 3-0 win at South Eugene Tuesday and moved to No. 2 in the Class 6A rankings behind Century, which beat McMinnville 3-2.

South Albany beat Santiam Christian 2-0 and is No. 1 at 5A, while Philomath beat Oregon Episcopal 6-0 and is No. 1 at 4A. Valley Catholic beat Corbett 5-0 and is No. 1 at 3A.

6A
Non-League
CRESCENT VALLEY (5A) 5, Sprague 1
KLAMATH UNION (4A) 1, Crater 0
West Albany (5A) at McNary, 4 p.m.
THURSTON 3, Roseburg 2
Clackamas at Grant, 4:15 p.m.
McKay 5, MADISON (5A) 0
CANBY 3, Franklin (5A) 0
North Salem at Dallas (5A), 4:30 p.m.
Liberty (5A) 3, LAKE OSWEGO 1
Corvallis (5A) at North Salem, 6 p.m.
Jesuit 3, SOUTH EUGENE 0
BARLOW 1, Sunset 0
LAKERIDGE 0, South Salem 0
OREGON CITY 3, Hermiston (5A) 1
West Linn 5, WILSONVILLE (5A) 0

6A-2 Mt. Hood Conference
St. Mary's Academy 6, DAVID DOUGLAS 0
Central Catholic 6, REYNOLDS 1
Centennial 2, GRESHAM 1

6A-4 Pacific Conference
HILLSBORO 2, Forest Grove 2
Tualatin 8, NEWBERG 0
TIGARD 2, Glencoe 1
Century 3, MCMINNVILLE 2

5A
Non-League
SOUTH ALBANY 2, Santiam Christian (3A/2A/1A) 0
Sherwood at Summit, 4 p.m.
Horizon Christian (Tualatin) (3A/2A/1A) at The Dalles Wahtonka / Dufur, 4 p.m.
Putnam 8, BENSON 0
Jefferson (PDX) at St. Helens, 4:15 p.m., Delta Park
ELMIRA (4A) 8, Marshfield 0
Wilson 4, MILWAUKIE / MILWAUKIE ACAD. OF THE ARTS 0

5A Midwestern
North Eugene 4, MARIST 1

5A Southern Oregon
ASHLAND 7, Eagle Point 2

4A
Non-League
ROOSEVELT 3, De La Salle North Catholic (3A/2A/1A) 1
MAZAMA 4, Cascade Christian (3A/2A/1A) 0
Central at North Marion, 4 p.m.
NORTH VALLEY 9, South Umpqua 0
Estacada 1, BANKS 0
Stayton 2, LA PINE 1
Sisters 7, MADRAS 0
PHILOMATH 6, Oregon Episcopal (3A/2A/1A) 0
MOLALLA 3, Scappoose 1
St. Mary's (Medford) (3A/2A/1A) 5, PHOENIX 0
Junction City at Taft, 7 p.m.

4A-7 Greater Oregon League
ONTARIO 3, Baker / Powder Valley 0

3A/2A/1A
Non-League
WESTSIDE CHRISTIAN 1, Western Mennonite / Perrydale 1
Valley Catholic 5, CORBETT / CORBETT CHARTER 0