Lew-Port heading to state semifinals determined to win a state title

Marc Niccola remembers what it was like to watch his daughter play for Lewiston-Porter at the state tournament five years ago. Now, he is back at the state tournament but this time he will not be watching the semifinals from the stands. Instead, he will be watching the game from the touchline as the head coach for Lewiston-Porter boys soccer. kAm(9:=6 9:D G:6H H:== 36 5:776C6?E[ 9:D 8@2=D 7@C E96 EC:A E@ E96 DE2E6 D6>:7:?2= H:== 36 E96 D2>6[ 96 H2?ED E@ H:? :E 2==]k^Am kAmx? 9:D 7:CDE J62C 2D E96 9625 4@249[ 96 92D ?@E D<:AA65 2 362E =625:?8 E96 E62> E@ 2 a_\`\` C64@C5[ H9:=6 @FED4@C:?8 E62>D `bd\d]k^Am kAm“xE’D @?6 E9:?8 H96? >J 52F89E6C H6?E 2?5 J@F’C6 @?6 @7 ad D6ED @7 A2C6?ED[” }:44@=2 D2:5] “qFE H96? J@F’C6 E96 9625 4@249[ x E9:?< :E 7:ED 2 =:EE=6 5:776C6?E=J] … *@F 2C6 @?6 @7 @?6 H96? J@F 2C6 E96 9625 4@249[ >@C6 @7 2 C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ D@CE2 D2J 2?5 2 3:E @7 AC6DDFC6 E@ 86E :E 5@?6] pD 2 525[ x H2D 6I4:E65 23@FE 36:?8 H:E9 E96 A2C6?ED E92E H6?E E9C@F89 :E H:E9 >6]”k^Am kAmx? E96 =625\FA E@ =62G:?8 %9FCD52J >@C?:?8[ E96 {2?46CD H6C6 9@?@C65 2E E96 D49@@= H:E9 2 H2=< E9C@F89 E96 9:89 D49@@= 2?5 2 5C:G6 2C@F?5 E96 42>AFD[ D2J:?8 96==@ E@ E96 >:55=6 D49@@= 2?5 6=6>6?E2CJ D49@@= <:5D]k^Am kAm%96 A2C256 H2D @?6 E92E }:44@=2 H2D :?4C65:3=J 6I4:E65 7@C 9:D E62> E@ A2CE:4:A2E6 :?] xE D6?E {6H\!@CE @77 @? E96 d `^a\9@FC 5C:G6 5@H? E@ |:55=6E@H?[ }6H *@C< 7@C E96 DE2E6 D6>:7:?2=D]k^Am kAm{6H\!@CE’D @AA@?6?E :? E92E D6>:7:?2= H:== 36 pG6C:== !2C< 2E ?@@? uC:52J] s6DA:E6 E96 724E E92E E96 {2?46CD 9625 :?E@ E9:D 82>6 D:EE:?8 2E `g 82>6D 23@G6 ]d__ 2?5 E96 (2CC:@CD 9625 :? H:E9 2 h\h\a C64@C5[ }:44@=2 42? ?@E @G6C=@@< E96>]k^Am kAm“%96J’C6 DE:== 2=:G6 D@ E96J >FDE 5@ 2 =@E H6==[” }:44@=2 D2:5] “uC@> H92E H6 F?56CDE2?5[ E96J’C6 AC6EEJ 76:DEJ[ E96J’C6 2E9=6E:4[ E96J 92G6 D:K6 E@@] %96J >@G6 E96 32== H6==] (6’C6 6IA64E:?8 2 D:>:=2C <:?5 @7 82>6 =:<6 !:EED7@C5\$FE96C=2?5] (6’== 92G6 E@ H@C< 7@C 6G6CJE9:?8] *@F 5@?’E 86E E9:D 72C H:E9@FE 36:?8 4@?7:56?E 2?5 32EE=6 E6DE65] … (6 5:5?’E 92G6 E96 E@F896DE 82>6 =2DE E:>6[ H6 H6C6 23=6 E@ 86E 2== ag 8FJD :?[ D@ H6 D9@F=5 36 7C6D9]”k^Am kAmx? E96 DE2E6 BF2CE6C7:?2=D[ {6H\!@CE 362E |2:?6\t?5H6== f\` E@ 25G2?46 E@ :ED 7:CDE D64E:@?2= D6>:7:?2= D:?46 a_aa] x? E96 >2E49[ E96 {2?46CD 8@E 7@FC 8@2=D 7C@> {F<6 {62C5:?: H9@ ?@H D:ED @? e` 8@2=D E9:D D62D@?]k^Am kAmx7 {6H\!@CE 362ED pG6C:== !2C<[ :E H:== ?665 2?@E96C 3:8 A6C7@C>2?46 @FE @7 {62C5:?: 2?5 y2>6D $4F==J[ H9@ 92G6 4@>3:?65 7@C g` 8@2=D 2?5 ae 2DD:DED E9:D D62D@?] %96 5F@ 2C6 724:?8 2? pG6C:== !2C< 5676?D6 H9:49 92D 8:G6? FA bc 8@2=D E9:D D62D@?]k^Am kAms6DA:E6 E92E 724E[ }:44@=2 H:== 36 :? 7@C 2 32EE=6 282:?DE E96 (2CC:@CD 2?5 H:== 92G6 E@ 7:8FC6 @FE 9@H E@ D4@C6 282:?DE E96>] ~?6 @7 E96 492==6?86D E92E 3@E9 E62>D 2C6 724:?8 9625:?8 :?E@ E9:D 82>6 :D E96 724E E92E ?6:E96C E62> 92D 72465 @?6 2?@E96C 367@C6]k^Am kAm“xE’D 5:77:4F=E[” }:44@=2 D2:5] “%96C6’D ?@E 2 =@E @7 7@@E286 @7 E96> @FE E96C6] xE’D E@F89 E@ E6==] qFE x E9:?< :? @FC D:EF2E:@?[ H6’G6 366? @FE :? 7C@?E 2== J62C 2?5 C62==J 5@>:?2E65 6G6CJ 82>6] $@ H6’C6 ;FDE 7@4FD:?8 @? @FCD6=G6D[ 36 5676?D:G6=J C6DA@?D:3=6[ 5@?’E =6E J@FC 6>@E:@?D 86E :? E96 H2J @7 H92E H6’C6 ECJ:?8 E@ 5@ 2?5 8C:?5 @FE 2 G:4E@CJ] (6’C6 ?@E E@@ 7@4FD65 @? E96>[ 2D =@?8 2D H6 5@ H92E H6’C6 DFAA@D65 E@]”k^Am kAm~?6 @7 E96 A=2J6CD[ H9@ H:== 36 E2D<65 H:E9 <66A:?8 E96 {2?46CD 5676?D6 @C82?:K65 :D D6?:@C !2F= z=@@DE6C>2?] z=@@DE6C>2? 92D 366? 2 A2CE @7 2 324<=:?6 H9:49 92D @?=J 8:G6? FA 7:G6 8@2=D 2== J62C 2?5 4@==64E65 `f D9FE@FED]k^Am kAmx? @C56C E@ A=2J H6== :? E9:D 82>6[ z=@@DE6C>2? 6>A92D:K65 E96 ?665 7@C 4@>>F?:42E:@? 2?5 E96 ?665 E@ 6D] w625:?8 :?E@ E9:D 82>6[ z=@@DE6C>2?’D D@=6 7@4FD :D @? 86EE:?8 E96 G:4E@CJ] w6 H:== 36 E2<:?8 E:>6 E@ 6?;@J E96 724E E92E 9:D E62> :D 2E E96 DE2E6 D6>:7:?2=D[ 3FE 96 H2?ED E@ 8@ a\_ 5@H? E96C6]k^Am kAm“u@C >6[ :E’D ;FDE H6 92G6 E@ H:?[” z=@@DE6C>2? D2:5] “x7 H6 H:?[ H6 >2<6 :E E@ E96 7:?2=D 2?5 E96? :7 H6 H:? E92E 82>6 2?5 E96? :E’D ;FDE[ H6’C6 E96 492>A:@?D E96?] $@ 2== >6?E2==J[ J@F ;FDE 92G6 E@ H:? 2?5 5@ 2?JE9:?8 A@DD:3=6 E@ H:?]”k^Am kAmpD E96 E62> AC6A2C6D 7@C E9:D 82>6[ }:44@=2 36=:6G6D E92E 9:D E62> :D A=2J:?8 E96:C 36DE D@446C 5676?D:G6=J 3FE :D =@@<:?8 7@C 9:D E62> E@ 36 >@C6 677:4:6?E :? 7C@?E @7 8@2=]k^Am kAmx7 z=@@DE6C>2? 2?5 9:D E62>>2E6D 42? 86E E96 H:? @? uC:52J 27E6C?@@?[ :E H@F=5 D6?5 E96 {2?46CD @?E@ E96 DE2E6 492>A:@?D9:A 82>6 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 :? AC@8C2> 9:DE@CJ] sFC:?8 E96 H2C>\FAD @7 E96 82>6 282:?DE pG6C:== !2C<[ }:44@=2 H:== 36 ?6CG@FD 3FE 96 :D 4@?7:56?E E92E H96? E96 82>6 DE2CED[ E9@D6 ?6CG6D H:== >6=E 2H2J 2?5 9:D E62> H:== =@4< :? E@ E96 E2D< 2E 92?5]k^Am kAm“xE H@F=5 >62? 6G6CJE9:?8[” z=@@DE6C>2? D2:5] “xE H@F=5 36 8C62E] {6H\!@CE’D ?6G6C H@? 2 DE2E6 E:E=6[ ?@ E62> :? 9:DE@CJ 92D 6G6C H@? 2 DE2E6 E:E=6[ D@ H6’5 36 E96 7:CDE E@ 5@ :E]”k^Am