Walking off the field after a win on penalties against the No. 1 seed in Gig Harbor, Liberty High School Head Soccer Coach Ryan Johnson joked that he should just get an apartment outside Sparks Stadium. For the second straight soccer season following Hazen’s boys team in the spring, Johnson has led his team to the state semifinal round.

Johnson had a thought that Liberty had top four potential, but after the injuries and harsh regular season, he has seen an incredible fight from his group.

“I knew we had it in us. We had to just come together. The injuries at the start of the season put us on the back foot. Then we had the tough schedule playing a lot of 4A teams that are still in their tournament. We just knew we had to keep the faith and keep going. I couldn’t be more proud of these ki

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