5/15/2026
Postseason soccer has started all throughout Washington with everyone clamoring for the 20 spots available in the 3A state tournament. Six teams out of the 3A District 3 tournament will make it to State. All 4 semifinal teams get a spot and that leaves 8 teams battling it out for the final 2 spots.
This post will serve as a hub for the tournament and will be updated with links to other news outlets’ coverage of games as well as our coverage down at the bottom. Check back throughout the tournament to stay up to date on everything happening.
District 3 3A Soccer Tournament
Championship 5/16 Both Teams to State
#2 Gig Harbor v #1 Silas 3p @ Mt Tahoma HS
Consolation Bracket 5/16 Winner to State
#6 Central Kitsap v #4 Decatur 11am @ Mt Tahoma HS
#10 Timberline v #8 North Thurston 1pm @ Mt Tahoma HS
Semi Final 5/14 All Teams to State
#3 Auburn Mountainview 2 #2 Gig Harbor 3
#12 Bellarmine 2 #1 Silas 3 OT
Consolation Bracket 5/14 All Games Loser Out
#9 Kent Meridian 1 #6 Central Kitsap 4 ( Our Coverage Below)
#7 White River 3 #4 Decatur 6 ( Our Coverage Below)
#10 Timberline 3 #5 Capital 2 Shootout ( Thurston Chronicle Story)
#11 Enumclaw 0 #8 North Thurston 2 ( Thurston Chronicle Story)
5/14/2026
Central Kitsap 4 Kent Meridian 1
The Royals of Kent Meridian got off to their usual fast start getting a goal in the 8th minute. Davyan Martinez took a free kick from just
outside the 18 yard box and found Johan Zuluaga Loboa who got the finish for the early lead. That goal woke the Cougars up and they upped the tempo and attack. Myles Patterson got the equalizer goal in the 27th but it was the first half stoppage time where CK did their damage. Right as the clock stopped for the last 2 minutes there was a foul in the Kent Meridian penalty box. Eli Daniels stepped up and converted for the 2-1 Central Kitsap lead. Myles Patterson added a 2nd stoppage time goal just before the halftime whistle for the 3-1 halftime lead.
The second half was fast paced with both teams taking several shots but not finding the range. Tyler Adams was rock solid in goal for the
Cougars with 5 second half saves. Myles Patterson completed his hat trick in the 73rd minute on a great pass from James Duncan for the final goal of the match. Patterson was named out Holiday Inn Express MVP for the hat trick.
With the win Central Kitsap is one win away from making the State Tournament. They take on the Decatur Golden Gators on 5/16 at 11am. The Kent Meridian Royals season ends with an 11-7-1 record. The senior heavy Royals are going to have to reload if they want to make another run at state next year.
Kent Meridian Gets on the Board
Central Kitsap Equalizer
Cougars Second Stoppage Time Goal
Decatur 6 White River 3
The first half between the Gators and Hornets was slow and methodical. Both teams knew what was on the line and played very controlled. In the 22nd minute Adrian Alonso scored for Decatur on a perfectly placed free kick from distance just dropping it in over the WR keeper’s head. That would be the lone goal of the first half.
The first half was composed, the second half was chaotic in the best way possible. Starting in the 44th minute. Decatur got fouled in the
White River penalty area and Diego Martinez-Rios stepped to the spot to take the shot. White Rivers sophomore keeper Waylon Sinkovic dove to his right and smothered the shot to deny the Gators their second goal. Just 2 minutes later a shot by Decatur clanged off the crossbar but Johnny Thomas never stopped running and tapped the ricochet in for the 2-0 Decatur lead. In the 50th Martinez-Rios got redemption after another Hornets foul in their penalty box to push the lead to 3 goals. Johnny Thomas got a second hustle goal in the 54th minute after an initial shot by Decatur was deflected right to him. Thomas’ first shot was blocked into the air but he leapt and headed it home for the finish and the 4-0 lead. Johnny Thomas was named our Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP. White River got on the board in the 65th after a pass got through a packed Gator box and Brohdy Bockness crushed it home. Thomas George added a 5th Decatur goal in the 71st and Owen White answered with White River’s second in the 73rd. Ivan Floyd scored in the 77th for White River to make it a 5-3 match just before stoppage time. The final goal of the match was an own goal by White River. Wesley 
Suazo took a hard shot from the end line and it looked like White River was going to clear it but the defender mistimed the kick and it deflected into the net for the 6-3 final score.
Decatur is now 11-5-2 on the season and takes on Central Kitsap in a winner to State match on Saturday 5/16. The White River Hornets season ends with a 9-6-3 record but have several key players returning next season to make another push to the state tournament.
Post Game Show
Adrian Alonso Give Decatur the Lead
Waylon Sinkovic PK Save
Johnny Thomas Hustle Goal #2
Second Round 5/12
#11 Enumclaw 1 #3 Auburn Mountainview 3
#10 Timberline 1 #2 Gig Harbor 4 ( Our Coverage Below)
#12 Bellarmine 4 #4 Decatur 1 ( Federal Way Mirror’s Story)
#9 Kent Meridian 1 #1 Silas 2 ( Our Coverage Below)
5/12/2026
Gig Harbor 4 Timberline 1
The game was tight with Gig Harbor controlling much of the early action. However Timberline got on the board first in the 15th minute. A Blazers free kick got the ball into the 18 yard box but a missed clearance by the Tides was rocketed home by Liam Derickson for the 1-0 Timberline lead. Gig Harbor notched the equalizer on a penalty kick taken by Eli Hanson in the 32nd minute. That score would hold till halftime.
The Tides reeled off 3 goals in the 2nd half in a 6 minute span. Henry Blake got the 2nd half scoring going in the 58th minute with Jackson
Powell adding Gig Harbor’s 3rd goal in the 60th. Blake would cap off the scoring in the 64th on his way to being named our Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP.
With the 4-1 victory Gig Harbor now (12-2-1) will play Auburn Mountainview ,who finished 3rd in 3A last year, in the semis on 5/14. Both teams also earned a berth into the state tournament.
Timberline now (9-7-2) will have to win back to back loser out matches to get to state. Their first opponent is on 5/14 against #5 Capital who they split the regular season series 1-1.
Liam Derickson Scores For Timberline
Tides’ Eli Hanson Equalizer on a Penalty Kick
Henry Blake With a Brace for Gig Harbor
Silas 2 Kent Meridian 1
The back and forth match between the #9 Kent Meridian Royals and the #1 Silas Rams was action packed from start to finish. The match
had big saves and outstanding passing from both squads. Kent Meridian got on the board first when Johnny Chino Lopez took a free kick that found Riley Borman who one-timed the shot home in the 20th minute. Silas responded immediately with a goal from Yusuf Mousa in the 22nd minute. It looked like the game would be tied going into the half but a free kick in stoppage time changed everything. With very little time left Silas sent everyone into the penalty box and had senior keeper Aiden Zawilski take the free kick right around the midfield line. Zawilski’s pass was settled and shot by Caden Grant for the 2-1 halftime lead.
The first half had lots of offense and shooting but in the second half the defenses shined. Silas’ back line of Gavin Hutton, Zane Edmond,
Jackson Winstead and Asa Chamberlin along with Zawilski in goal kept the Royals off the board in the 2nd half. KM’s back line was no slouch either keeper Joey Villanueva made key saves and got great help from Gael Aguayo San Juan, Jeremiah Castro, Francisco Melchor-Alvarez and Victor Oliva Morales to hold the high powered Rams at bay. In the end the 2 goals in the first half were enough for Silas to take the win. Aiden Zawilski with his rare keeper assist and 11 saves in the match was named out Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP.
Silas now 16-1-1 on the season earns their 4th straight trip to the 3A state tournament and will play #12 Bellarmine in the semifinals.
Kent Meridian is now 11-6-1 on the season and is trying to make back to back state appearances. They face #6 Central Kitsap in a loser out match on 5/14 the winner of that match will play the winner of Decatur and White River on 5/16 with a shot at state on the line.
Post Game Show
Joey Villanueva Double Save for KM
Silas Scores in 1st Half Stoppage Time
First Round 5/9
#11 Enumclaw 2 #6 Central Kitsap 1 Shootout
#10 Timberline 3 #7 White River 1 ( Thurston Chronicle’s Story)
#12 Bellarmine 3 #5 Capital 2 Shootout ( Thurston Chronicle’s Story)
#9 Kent Meridian 2 #8 North Thurston 1 ( Our Coverage)
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