Oct. 12—Likely Northeast A MVP Tanner Cummings led Lakeside football to its fifth straight win on Friday, a 20-7 decision over nonleague opponent Chelan, to run its season record to 5-1. Cummings had touchdown runs of 3 and 24 yards, and connected with Kannon Almond on a 17-yard TD pass.

The Eagles, who already own a win over Medical Lake earlier this season, host NEA foes Riverside and Colville the next two weeks to close out their regular season.

Medical Lake beat Colville 20-14 last week on Landon Miller's fourth quarter 50-yard TD run to move to 1-1 in league. Miller finished with 20 carries for 156 yards.

Even though Medical Lake still has a losing overall record, the Cardinals could clinch one of the league's two postseason berths with a win against Riverside on Oct. 23. Making the postseason would be a great boost for a program that went 0-8 last season.

2B football

Northwest Christian (6-0, 5-0), ranked No. 1 in last week's coaches association poll, had little trouble dispatching No. 7 Colfax (4-2, 4-2) 49-6 as Adin Spuler had three passing touchdowns and added another on the ground. The Crusaders play at Reardan (2-4, 2-3) this week before finishing the season with a pair of "home" games to be played at Central Valley and West Valley high schools.

Second-place and seventh-ranked Newport (4-2, 4-1) won its second consecutive game with a 42-12 win over Asotin. The Grizzlies play at Liberty (4-2, 3-2) this week.

Colfax hosts Asotin (1-5, 1-5) this week.

1B football

No. 1 -ranked Almira/Coulee-Hartline (6-0) handled SelPort 68-6 last week and has outscored its nonleague opponents 394-108 this season. The Warriors move into their league schedule this week and open by hosting No. 6 Wilbur-Creston-Keller (5-0) on Friday.

In the other "upper tier" game this week, Odessa (3-2) hosts Wellpinit (4-1).

Cusick (4-2, 3-0) remained undefeated in the "lower tier" with a 60-48 win over Inchelium.

Volleyball

Lakeside (9-3, 2-0) beat Riverside in a league match Thursday to stay undefeated in league. The Eagles were ranked No. 5 in last week's 1A coaches poll.

In 2B, Freeman (10-2, 7-0) was ranked third, Northwest Christian (10-1, 6-1) was fifth, Liberty (8-4, 4-3) ranked sixth, and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (8-3, 4-2) was ninth.

Oakesdale (12-0, 11-0) remained in the top spot in the 1B poll after a pair of wins over LaCrosse-Washtucna and one over Garfield-Palouse. Springdale (9-1, 7-1) was No. 2 in the poll, Pomeroy (9-2, 9-2) was fourth and Wilbur-Creston-Keller (8-3, 4-2) took eighth.

Girls soccer

The NEA gets into the heart of its league schedule this week, with all four teams playing a pair of league matches. Colville and Lakeside have already earned one league win apiece.

In 2B, Northwest Christian (12-0, 10-0) won twice last week and has league games against Chesterton Academy (4-4) and Reardan (1-9) this week. Senior Claire Wichman had three goals last week, upping her season total to 35 and 202 for her career — the firs t girls soccer player in the state to reach that milestone.

Second-place Freeman (8-3, 8-1) plays Kettle Falls (0-8) and Upper Columbia Academy (5-4) this week before its rematch with the Crusaders on Oct. 20.