Bend girls soccer falls to La Salle, denied return to state title match

Back-to-back state titles were not in the cards for the defending Class 5A girls soccer champions. No. 4-seeded Bend High was upset by No. 9 La Salle Prep 2-1 Tuesday in a physical 80-minute semifinal match at Bend’s 15th Street Field, denying the Lava Bears a trip to their third-straight state championship match. “It is extremely disappointing,” Bend coach Scott Sagar said. “I feel horrible. I wanted more for our lady Lava Bears. But we will be back.” After falling behind in the opening minutes of the match, the Falcons scored two unanswered goals in the first half to take the lead, and never conceded another goal. “It was really intense, really physical,” said Bend senior Shea Manfredi. “You could tell that everyone wanted it and both teams fought really hard.” La Salle, of the Greater Metro Conference, advanced to face No. 11 Silverton at Hillsboro Stadium on Saturday for the 5A state title.

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