A bout with the flu kept Bellarmine Prep forward Kelsey Witker off the field for a week at the end of the regular season.

She returned to play in the Narrows League girls soccer championship on Tuesday against South Kitsap, but she was hardly at full strength.

Witker lost seven pounds while ill, leaving her “just as weak as a kitten,” coach Joe Waters said.

Witker roared like a Lion on Saturday. The sophomore scored two goals and tallied an assist as Bellarmine Prep defeated Decatur, 3-0, in the Class 4A West Central District playoffs and clinched its seventh consecutive state berth.

The Lions (18-2-1), the district’s No. 4 seed, will play at KingCo 4A champion Issaquah (14-2-0) in the first round of the state playoffs this week. The game will be played on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Bellarmine Prep struck quickly against the Gators.

Sophomore forward Stephanie Hamilton scored in the ninth minute, and Witker added two second-half goals.

Waters said the plan was simple – attack Decatur.

“If we could get the ball down and play a little bit we could cause them some problems,” he said.

Waters also mixed up the lineup, changing his midfield, and was pleased with the results.

“We got a lot more energy out of that area,” he said.

Lions goalkeeper Autumn Golden recorded the shutout.

The game was suspended for 30 minutes late in the second half because of lightning.

Emerald Ridge 4, Olympia 1: Kimmie Stueckle scored two goals as the Jaguars locked up the school’s second trip to the state playoffs.

Audrey Sullivan and Kaila Brannan also scored for undefeated Emerald Ridge (18-0-0), which gets the district’s No. 2 seed. The Jaguars will host Monroe in the first round.

Beamer 3, Stadium 2: The Titans beat the Tigers in a shootout, claiming the district’s No. 6 seed to the state playoffs. Beamer will play at District 1 champion Jackson in the first round of the state playoffs.

Titans goalkeeper Jul Podawiltz secured the victory when she made a save in the shootout to win. In regulation, Stadium’s Rachel McMahon tied the scored in the 75th minute.

Kentwood 3, Gig Harbor 0: Rachel Bindl had a goal and an assist as the Conquerors (14-0-4) advanced to state with the district’s No. 5 seed. Courtney Johnson and Megan Walburn combined on the shutout.

Tahoma 1, Kentlake 0: Lauren Duty scored in the 76th minute to lead the Bears into the state playoffs.

This game was moved to Tahoma because gun shots were fired in the parking lot at Federal Way Memorial Stadium prior to the originally scheduled 2 p.m. start.

3A Bi-district

Sumner 1, Capital 0: The Spartans secured their third state berth in four seasons as.Kelsey Hansen scored in the seventh minute and Jordan Swarthout turned in the shutout.

Kennedy Catholic 8, Yelm 1: Rebekah Kurle scored three goals as the Lancers ended the Tornados’ season and received the bi-district’s No. 2 seed to the state playoffs.

Sydeny Anderson gave Yelm a 1-0 lead when she scored unassisted in the third minute.

Bonney Lake 2, Peninsula 0: Savannah Moorehouse scored in the 11th minute and Emma Martin scored one minute later, helping the Panthers claim the bi-district’s top seed to the state playoffs.

Rendi Johnson was credited with the shutout.

Kennedy Catholic 8, Yelm 1: Rebekah Kurle scored three goals as the Lancers ended the Tornados’ season. Kennedy Catholic received the bi-district’s No. 2 seed to the state playoffs.

Auburn Mountainview 2, North Kitsap 1: Hannah Morse scored twice as the Lions clinched a state berth. Brianne Wills assisted on both goals.

This game was moved to Tahoma because gun shots were fired in the parking lot at Federal Way Memorial Stadium prior to the originally scheduled 2 p.m. start.

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