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<p>Teams are getting ready for postseason play and their push for a state title. Conference play has been intense for most teams too, best the most important games of the season. Here are some games to watch in the coming week or so. </p>
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<p><em><strong>Thursday, January 29th: </strong></em></p>
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<p>-<em>Spanaway Lake 12-5 (4A) vs Bonney Lake 10-9 (4A)</em></p>
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<p>Key Players: Spanaway Lake: [player_tooltip player_id='1309603' first='Taniyah' last='Tatum'], Kahmya Keel, [player_tooltip player_id='1303661' first='Kieana' last='Keel'] - Bonney Lake: [player_tooltip player_id='688515' first='Azariah' last='Jackson'], [player_tooltip player_id='1309957' first='Nakiah' last='Barrett'], [player_tooltip player_id='751212' first='Issabelle' last='Meki']</p>
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<p>-<em>Meadowdale 10-7 (3A) vs Archbishop Murphy 15-3 (2A)</em></p>
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<p>Key Players: Meadowdale: [player_tooltip player_id='502388' first='Mia' last='Brockmeyer'], [player_tooltip player_id='759437' first='Kylie' last='Richards'] - Archbishop-Murphy: [player_tooltip player_id='515021' first='Brooke' last='Blachly'], [player_tooltip player_id='974143' first='Celine' last='Wright'], Kayla Hoofkin</p>
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<p><em><strong>Friday, January 30th:</strong></em></p>
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<p><em>-Auburn 16-2 (4A) vs Tahoma 12-4 (4A)</em></p>
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<p>This matchup is a big one with both of these squads sitting at 11-1 in conference play. The winner of this game is likely the regular season champ for the NPSL with so little games being left in the season. These are two of the top 4A teams and this game will be a great one to watch.</p>
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<p>Key Players: Auburn: [player_tooltip player_id='928137' first='Avery' last='Hansen'], [player_tooltip player_id='1051373' first='Kamryn' last='Huttenlocker'], Jordyn Schoenbachler - Tahoma: [player_tooltip player_id='928031' first='Rylee' last='Jacox'], [player_tooltip player_id='759438' first='Bailey' last='Nettleton'], [player_tooltip player_id='1350385' first='Tyanna' last='Sims']</p>
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<p><em>-Lakeside (Seattle) 12-5 (3A) vs Roosevelt 15-2 (3A)</em></p>
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<p>Key Players: Lakeside: [player_tooltip player_id='985976' first='Helena' last='Christofilis'], [player_tooltip player_id='753694' first='Lili' last='Brown'] - Roosevelt: [player_tooltip player_id='666164' first='Carmen' last='Derda'], [player_tooltip player_id='580529' first='Giselle' last='Dollar'], [player_tooltip player_id='580530' first='Ellery' last='Burke-Brown']</p>
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<p><em><strong>Saturday, January 31st:</strong></em></p>
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<p><em>-Woodinville 18-2 (4A) vs Eastlake 14-5 (4A)</em></p>
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<p>Key Players: Woodinville: [player_tooltip player_id='580531' first='Jazlyn' last='Wilkerson'], [player_tooltip player_id='751230' first='Sienna' last='Bieler'] - Eastlake: [player_tooltip player_id='1309320' first='Peyton' last='Riley'], [player_tooltip player_id='579810' first='Megan' last='Roberts']</p>
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<p><em>-Lynden Christian 17-2 (1A) vs Lynden 17-0 (2A)</em></p>
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<p>This matchup every single year is the biggest game in Whatcom County, easily. The crowd fills up the gym every year and everyone in the city of Lynden gets ready for this game. The favorites to win titles in both the 1A and 2A classes, this will be an amazing game.</p>
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<p>Key Players: Lynden Christian: [player_tooltip player_id='584240' first='Ella' last='Fritts'], [player_tooltip player_id='1151408' first='Tyra' last='Dykstra'] - Lynden: [player_tooltip player_id='676258' first='Finley' last='Parcher'], [player_tooltip player_id='584239' first='Payton' last='Mills']</p>
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<p><em>-Issaquah 11-7 (4A) vs Bellevue 17-3 (3A) </em></p>
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<p>Key Players: Issaquah: [player_tooltip player_id='999662' first='Clara' last='Gibbons'], [player_tooltip player_id='1226290' first='Rhenna' last='Hung'] - Bellevue: [player_tooltip player_id='1259625' first='Trinity' last='Palmer-Wilson'], [player_tooltip player_id='1151396' first='Nayvi' last='Robinson'], [player_tooltip player_id='985970' first='Dilynn' last='Johnson'], [player_tooltip player_id='586268' first='Syesha' last='Simanton']</p>
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<p><em><strong>Tuesday, February 3rd:</strong></em></p>
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<p><em> -Mead 13-3 (4A) vs Gonzaga Prep 16-0 (4A)</em></p>
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<p>Key Players: Mead: Addison Wells-Morrison, [player_tooltip player_id='663641' first='Reese' last='Frederick'] - Gonzaga Prep: [player_tooltip player_id='748943' first='Aylah' last='Cornwall'], [player_tooltip player_id='1049371' first='Laura' last='Thompson']</p>
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<p><em>-Selah 15-3 (2A) vs Prosser 16-3 (2A)</em></p>
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<p>Key Players: Selah: [player_tooltip player_id='928857' first='Elise' last='Kingston'], Braylee Pendleton - Prosser: [player_tooltip player_id='928852' first='Herbie' last='Wright'], [player_tooltip player_id='928021' first='Deidra' last='Phillips']</p>
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<p><em><strong>Wednesday, February 4th:</strong></em></p>
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<p><em>-Sehome 13-5 (2A) vs Squalicum 14-3 (2A)</em></p>
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<p>These teams already had a non-conference matchup, with Sehome dominating the 2nd half and taking the win. Squalicum has been trending upwards as of the last few weeks and plays teams really hard. [player_tooltip player_id='1238673' first='Lexi' last='Robbins'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1556361' first='Colee' last='Harper'] have been great for the Storm this season.</p>
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<p>Key Players: Sehome: [player_tooltip player_id='1651721' first='Kate' last='Schroeder'], [player_tooltip player_id='1606300' first='Taylor' last='Turrell'] - Squalicum: [player_tooltip player_id='1238673' first='Lexi' last='Robbins'], [player_tooltip player_id='830793' first='Addison' last='Kettman'], [player_tooltip player_id='1556361' first='Colee' last='Harper']</p>
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Teams are getting ready for postseason play and their push for a state title. Conference play has been intense for most teams too, best the most important games of the season. Here are some games to watch in the coming week or so.
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