Junior Celeste Wilhelm’s late-game heroics helped the Olympia girls soccer team top South Kitsap 2-1 on Tuesday, Oct. 27 and secure the No. 3 seed in the South Puget Sound League.
In the 77th minute of a 1-1 game, Olympia booted the ball down to South Kitsap’s goalkeeper, who came up about 13 yards from the goal to smother the ball. But Wilhelm turned on the jets and poked the ball with her right foot away from the keeper at the last second, and she scored in the empty net.
The exciting finish followed a scoreless first half, and South Kitsap took a 1-0 lead in the opening minute of the second half. Olympia junior Mika Meconi notched the equalizer off a rebounded shot from a corner kick in the 50th minute.
Olympia finishes the regular season with a 12-2-2 record and 8-2-1 mark in the SPSL, ranking third behind Puyallup and Sumner. The Class 4A District 3 Tournament will begin on Saturday, Oct. 31, with the bracket set to be released in the next couple of days.
