Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
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WASILLA — Following Colony’s thrilling 3-2 overtime win over Kenai, Wasilla set up an all-Valley boys’ final with a 1-0 win over Homer Friday evening in the NLC semifinals.
Senior captain Cash McGregor scored the lone goal o the match during the 25th minute, using a diving header to notch the goal. Oleg Lozko set up the play with a corner kick from the left side of the field. McGregor, parked in the far side of the box, was the first to touch the corner kick, diving to knock the ball low into the net.
Both Colony and Wasilla earned berths to the state soccer tournament with wins Friday. The rivals will meet Saturday at 4 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Field for the title.
Kenai and Homer will meet in the third-place game Saturday at noon. The winner will earn the NLC’s final state tournament berth.
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