SHORELINE — Columbia River’s often relied upon defense faced something it couldn’t contain on Saturday night. The defense that has held firm in the Chieftains’ run to the 2A state title girls soccer match ran into a Liberty offense that had scored 14 goals in three state playoff games before the title matchup. And it was overwhelmed. A year after Columbia River hoisted the state championship trophy after defeating Liberty in a shootout, the Chieftains’ hopes to repeat as 2A state champion fell short on Saturday in a 3-0 loss to Liberty of Issaquah at Shoreline Stadium. For a program that returned to the state championship game despite losing the majority of its scoring from last season, there was plenty of reason to hold heads high. “It makes us look back and think of all the memories,” freshman defender Lucy Ianello said.

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