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A pair of goals from Johnny Macias put the Wendell Trojans into the Class 3A High Desert Soccer Conference championship game with a 2-1 semifinal victory over Gooding.

One of the goals came on a penalty kick. Gooding's goal scorer was not made available.

"Gooding came out fast, and they outshot us," Wendell coach Jon Goss said. "We got better control and had more of an attack."

The Trojans will host Bliss at 4 p.m. Wednesday for the title and the top District IV seed to the state soccer tournament.

Bliss 2, Buhl 1

Goals from Alex Cortez and J.J. Barosso gave Bliss the 2-1 edge over Buhl Monday. The Bears will face Wendell Wednesday for the HDSC championship.

"They came out flat in the first half, but came out and played tough down the stretch," Bliss coach Daniel Knapp said. "We're excited to go to Wendell."

The Bears split with Wendell during the regular season. Buhl will face Gooding on Wednesday, with the winner getting a shot at the loser of Bliss-Wendell for the second district seed to state.

Wood River 2, Minico 1

The Minico Spartans' season ended Monday when the Wood River Wolverines scored four minutes into the second overtime of their Great Basin Conference West tournament match.

Jorge Carrillo put the Spartans up 1-0 before halftime, and Wood River answered during the second half.

The Spartans finished 10-6-2. Wood River will advance to play the District V runner-up Thursday for a seed to the Class 4A state tournament.

Girls soccer

Minico 2, Burley 2 (Minico wins 3-1 on penalty kicks)

Minico kept its season alive Monday, defeating Minico 3-1 in a sudden-death shootout. Spartans goalkeeper Melinda Martinez blocked two of Burley's four shots.

"I think she stepped up big during the shootout," Minico coach Dennis Haynes said. "The whole team stepped up during the second half and played better. We're ready for Jerome now."

Burley went up 2-0, but goals from Kaylee Legault (assist from Vicki Vega) and Bianca Santa (penalty kick) kept Minico in the game. The teams played two scoreless overtime periods to force the shootout.

The Spartans will travel to Jerome today for an elimination match. The winner will face the District V runner-up Thursday for a seed to the state tournament.

Volleyball

Castleford 3, Murtaugh 0

The Castleford Wolves shut out Murtaugh 25-13, 25-16, 25-13 Monday.

Allison Rodgers led the Wolves with seven kills followed by five from Amanda Elsner. Brooke Nielson assisted five times.

Castleford (10-6, 6-1) will host Raft River tonight for its final Snake River Conference South match before this weekend's Snake River Conference tournament.

Camas County 3, Twin Falls Christian Academy 0

The Camas County Mushers shut out the Twin Falls Christian Academy Warriors 25-20, 25-7, 25-20 Monday. The Mushers will face Shoshone and Glenns Ferry in a tri-match Thursday in Shoshone.