Cougars reach state tourney
Mountain View holds off Corvallis behind 21 points from Seth Brent – By Beau Eastes/The Bulletin

Mountain View beat Corvallis 67-62 @ Mountain View High School on Saturday night to advance to the eight-team Class 5A state tournament. Jesse Zapata came up big in the fourth quarter for the Cougars against a very physical Corvallis team.

Oregon State stuns the Ducks in last Civil War game at Mac Court, winning 64-57 – By Paul Buker, The Oregonian

Mountain View lost to Corvallis 3-2 in the Class 5A Boys state soccer championship today @ Liberty High School in Hillsboro. Here’s a list of how Central Oregon teams have placed so far this Fall:

CHAMPIONS
Summit Girls Cross County
Crook County Volleyball
Sisters Volleyball

2nd PLACE
Summit Volleyball
Mountain View Boys Soccer

3rd PLACE
Summit Boys Cross Country
Sisters Boys Cross County

It was 10 years ago in 1999 that Mountain View reached its last boys soccer state final. A scoreless tie with Jesuit gave the John Stockton-coached team the school’s only state soccer title.

With Tuesday’s 2-1 win over cross-town rival Bend, the Cougars face off against Corvallis in the State Championship game Saturday @ Liberty High School in Hillsboro @ 10:30am.

Corvallis (14-3 overall) has been dominant this year, outscoring its opponents 82-19, including 9-0 in three playoff games. Their only loss to a Class 5A team all year came at the hands of Bend high in late September.

Mountain View (8-6-3) picked a good time to be playing its best soccer, as the Cougars ended the regular season with 1-0 loss to Summit. Since then, MV has survived two 2-1 playoff wins and a 3-0 playoff victory over IMC foe The Dalles-Wahtonka.