Tenino’s offense impressed in Cashmere in the 1A State Round of 16 on Wednesday, but the Beavers never slowed down the Bulldogs in a 6-3 defeat.
Tenino only trailed by one as the first half was coming to a close thanks to a goal from Callie Mickelson, but Cashmere was able to add a pair of goals in the final minutes to go into the break up 4-1.
Maria Summers scored a goal to cut it to 4-2 early in the second half, but the Bulldogs tacked on another before Kylie Gonia scored to get it back within two. Summers got the assist on both Mickelson’s and Gonia’s goals.
A late Cashmere goal put it out of reach for good.
“We gave up a couple of silly goals that were uncharacteristic,” Tenino coach Dave Montgomery said. “This was a valuable experience for us, to play a team of this caliber. Cashmere did a great job of putting away chances when they popped up and made us pay for little mistakes.”
Though the Beavers' season is now over, both Montgomery and co-head coach Trevor Fetbrandt were proud of what their team showed.
“I think we showed that we are a tough out and that we are a force to be reckoned with for years to come,” Fetbrandt said. Super proud of the girls for grinding to make it a game the whole way through against that caliber of a team and that caliber of a program.”
Tenino finishes its season 13-5-2 and will graduate two seniors, Chloe Grayless and Tamara Snodderly.
Both Fetbrandt and Montgomery coached the pair all four high school years, and Montgomery also got a year with the duo while they were playing in middle school.
“It’s really cool to see those two all the way through,” Montgomery said, while adding that Fetbrandt is equally as proud of them. “They’re special kids, and they worked incredibly hard this year. We couldn’t be more proud.”
Both also noted how much of the rest of the team will be back next fall.
Everybody else is expected back, and with a state appearance under their belt, the expectations will be high entering 2026.
“The process of this program over the last four years has gotta be exciting if you’re a Tenino fan,” Fetbrandt said. “We’re trending in such a great way, there’s been so much positive feedback, and we’re really, really excited for the future … It feels like this game is the conclusion of a chapter, but our book isn’t done yet.”
