STATE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER TOURNAMENTS: Kovatch sends Lake City girls to state 6A consolation title

“Last year, we went to state and had a youngish, but old team and lost 1-0, 1-0,” said Lake City coach Matt Ruchti, in his 22nd season as coach. “We knew that we’ve got to keep building with the younger kids. Today, I looked on the field at one point and we had one senior, two juniors, seven sophomores and a freshman. We talked about those players stepping up in the moment would keep that moment.”