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Preston junior goalie Claira Smith saves a penalty kick during a victory over Snake River at last week’s 4A District 5 tournament. With the win, Preston claimed a spot in the state tournament. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoSports.com
EASTERN IDAHO — The fall state tournament season has arrived, with soccer starting this week at venues across the state.
The Football and volleyball tournaments start next week, with cross-country the following week.
Fifteen local soccer teams will be competing for trophies across six divisions — three boys’ and three girls’ — this weekend.
Among those teams, the Highland boys qualified for the first state appearance in program history after beating Owyhee in Saturday’s play-in round, and the Preston girls earned a spot in their first tournament since dropping to 4A.
Here are some of our favorite photos from last week’s sports action:
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Highland sophomore goalie Chase Hall makes a save during the Rams’ penalty kick-round victory over Owyhee Saturday at Highland High School during the 6A boys’ play-in round. Hall turned away to penalties, helping Highland secure a 4-2 PK victory after ending overtime in a 3-3 tie. | Kalama Hines, EastIdahoSports.com
Pocatello senior Aryanna Gonzalez races for possession during the Thunder’s 7-0 victory over Jerome in the 5A girls’ play-in round. Gonzalez scored four goals in the win, the last of which was the 100th in her career. | Kalama Hines, EastIdahoSports.com
Century’s Ethan Hansen (right) and Ammon Bitton finish first and second, respectively, at the Pocatello City Meet cross-country race. As a team, Century won both the boys’ and girls’ races. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoSports.com
Idaho Falls senior Will Thompson completes a pass while leading the Tigers’ 93-yard touchdown drive during a victory over the Century Diamondbacks Friday. With the win, Thompson and the Tigers stayed in the 5A playoff race. | Kalama Hines, EastIdahoSports.com
Senior quarterback Justus Mangum tries to create space to throw during Century’s loss to Idaho Falls. Mangum spent much of the night evading Tiger pressure, which forced a game-sealing interception in the closing minutes. | Kalama Hines, EastIdahoSports.com
The Sugar-Salem Diggers celebrate a touchdown during a victory over South Fremont Friday. The Diggers claimed their 10th consecutive conference title with the win. | Allan Steele, EastIdahoSports.com
Senior quarterback Cy Hill leads the South Fremont offense against Sugar-Salem. | Allan Steele, EastIdahoSports.com
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