CIA coed soccer places 5th at Borealis tourney

Published 9:30 pm Sunday, October 6, 2019

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team dropped their final match of the Borealis Conference tournament in Palmer on Saturday.

The Eagles lost 2-0 to Tri-Valley to end up placing fifth in the tournament, which also serves as the state tournament for coed soccer in Alaska in the fall. The Academy ends the year with a record of 6-7-1.

In the final of the tournament, Susitna Valley defeated Delta 2-1 for the championship. Su Valley also had defeated CIA 2-1 in the semifinals.

For CIA, Landon Vyhmeister, Lucas Cragg, Linnaea Dohse and Jamie Hyatt made the conference all-academic team with grade-point averages of plus-4.0. Dohse and Isaac Johnson also were selected to the all-tournament team. The Academy also earned the sportsmanship trophy, and coach Kenny Leaf was named the conference’s coach of the year.