MERIDIAN — The fifth-seed Owyhee girls soccer team didn’t waste any time shaking off first-round nerves Thursday afternoon. Behind two early strikes from distance, the Storm seized control and never let go, claiming a 3-1 victory over Mountain View in the opening round of the Class 6A state tournament.

Owyhee (14-4-1) will face top-seeded Timberline in the semifinals on Friday at 1 p.m. at Rocky Mountain High School.

It was a statement start for an Owyhee squad determined to reclaim its crown after failing to defend its 2023 title.

With 31:34 left in the first half, junior midfielder Paisley Pack squeezed a 30-yard blast between the keeper’s outstretched fingertips and the bottom of the crossbar.

Then less than a minute later, Alexa Zierenberg doubled the Storm’s lead, blasting home a

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