MOUNT VERNON — Erin Johnson had a goal, Tiffany Cruse had a shutout and the Mount Vernon girls’ soccer team got a 1-0 victory over Bellingham on Tuesday to keep pace in the competitive Northwest Conference.

Johnson scored off an Ashley Morrison assist on the goal that proved the difference.

“We were going to win it by a goal or lose it by a goal. It was back forth — they had chances, we had chances,” Mount Vernon coach Gary Warman said.

He said Tia Brogna played well for the Bulldogs (8-2, 5-2).

“Tia was the most energetic player for us. She created so much up front,” he said.

Burlington-Edison Tigers 9
Nooksack Valley Pioneers 0
EVERSON — Eight girls scored goals for the Tigers in the Northwest Conference win.

Alicia Shapiro, Holly Bradley, Rylie Hill, Carolyn Ranten, Bailey Gates, Jessie Robinson and Deja Molina each scored one goal, and Christine Thoe scored two for the Tigers.

“We had a good game, very opportunistic,” Burlington-Edison coach Jay Powers said.

Powers said the team also moved the ball well, especially in the second half.

The Tigers are 7-0 in conference and 9-1 overall.

Sehome Mariners 2
Anacortes Seahawks 1
BELLINGHAM — Jasper Sortun scored in the 65th minute on a penalty kick but the Seahawks couldn’t overcome a pair of goals that were scored in the 37th and 38th minutes by the Mariners.

“Our effort was really good, but I didn’t think our execution was really good in the first half. We were letting a lot of balls get away from us,” Anacortes coach Ken Welk said.

Anacortes is 4-3 in the Northwest Conference and 5-5 overall.

Orcas Island Vikings 3
Concrete Lions 0
CONCRETE — The Lions fell to 1-5 in Northwest B League play after giving up late goals.

“The girls worked really hard,” Concrete coach Adam Woodworth said. “We shot really well tonight, their keeper stepped it up.”

Brandi Dellinger had 24 saves in goal for the Lions (2-9-1 overall).

Monroe Bearcats 3
Oak Harbor Wildcats 0
MONROE — Janelle Davis, Kaitlyn Chesemore and Kaylie Sowler all scored as the Bearcats downed Oak Harbor (1-8 in Western Conference North Division, 1-8 overall).

Squalicum Storm 1
Sedro-Woolley Cubs 0
BELLINGHAM — The Cubs held the Storm scoreless through regulation and overtime, but lost the Northwest Conference match 5-4 in a shootout.

Noemi Freschette and Erica Burch played well, coach Bernd Strom said.

The Cubs (1-6 conference) have not allowed a goal in the past two games, Strom said.

Boys’ Soccer
Mount Vernon Christian 4
North Sound Christian 2
MOUNT VERNON — David Riley scored a pair of goals, Mark deVries and Derrick DeVries added goals and the Hurricanes got the Northwest B League victory.

With the game tied at 1-1, DeVries broke the tie in the first minute after halftime.

“The final 25 minutes we kind of just got the ball moving and closed out defensively,” Hurricanes coach Robert Adeline said.

Mount Vernon Christian is 4-0 in league play and 8-2 overall.

Volleyball
Burlington-Edison Tigers 3
Nooksack Valley Pioneers 0
EVERSON — The Burlington-Edison volleyball team didn’t look past Nooksack Valley to its battle with Lynden.

The Class 2A sixth-ranked Tigers handled the Pioneers 25-16, 25-14, 25-15 in Northwest Conference play, setting up a showdown of undefeated teams for Thursday with third-ranked Lynden.

“This is a good tuneup,” Tigers coach Tawnya Brewer said. “We are very excited for our match Thursday. We talked a lot about focusing on fine tuning and minimizing errors. We’ve been doing a lot of preparing for Thursday’s match.”

Kinsey Davis continued her torrid pace with 19 kills, and Rachel Tingley added 10 for Burlington-Edison.

Katlyn Mataya finished with 26 assists, and Cheryl Eubanks was 18-of-18 serving with 13 digs for the Tigers (6-0 conference, 7-0 overall).

Mount Vernon Christian 3
Concrete Lions 1
CONCRETE — Jessica Roemish was 22-of-23 serving with 10 aces, Brittany Carman had 11 aces and Jenell Schloemer had 11 kills in the 25-17, 24-26, 25-18, 25-7 win.

The Hurricanes got their first win of the season with the win and improved to 1-6 in the Northwest 2B/1A League.

Connie Castaneda and Ashley Johnson each had four kills. Concrete coach Billie Bjornstad said Sophie Taylor also had a good game.

Mount Vernon Bulldogs 3
Bellingham Red Raiders 0
MOUNT VERNON — The Bulldogs improved to 5-1 in Northwest Conference play and 5-2 overall with a 26-24, 25-18, 25-21 victory.

“It wasn’t our best performance. There were some great moments,” Bulldogs coach Debbie Guildner said. “We did get a few of our younger kids some playing time, so that was nice.”

The Bulldogs finished with 25 kills and eight aces.

Squalicum Storm 3
Sedro-Woolley Cubs 1
BELLINGHAM — The Cubs fell to 0-6 in Northwest Conference play with a 25-16, 25-13, 21-25, 25-14 loss.

“We had our ups and downs, near the end of the match we were playing lots better,” Cubs coach Doug Pass said.

Ashley Joneli had three aces and was 17-of-19 serving.

Lake Stevens Vikings 3
Oak Harbor Wildcats 1
LAKE STEVENS — Ashley Kelly-Norling had nine kills and Kourtney Van Santen had seven kills to help the Vikings to a win, 15-25, 27-25, 27-25, 25-19.

Oak Harbor fell to 0-1 in the Western Conference North Division, 2-5 overall despite 16 kills from Jessica Muzzall.

Everett Seagulls 3
Stanwood Spartans 1
EVERETT — Jody Barhanovich had 21 digs to help the Seagulls over the Spartans, 25-23, 25-17, 24-26, 25-7.

Leah Titus had 14 digs for the Spartans (0-1 in Western Conference North, 5-2 overall).

Anacortes Seahawks 3
Sehome Mariners 0
BELLINGHAM — The Seahawks downed the Mariners 25-14, 25-25, 25-18 in a matchup of Northwest Conference teams.

Anacortes improved to 4-2 in the Northwest Conference, 5-2 overall.