By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
It took a marathon effort, but Shawnee Heights' boys soccer team is headed to the Class 5A state quarterfinals.
Shawnee Heights' boys soccer team poses for a team picture after winning a Class 5A regional title in PKs Tuesday at Piper. [Photo by Trevor Falcon/Special to TSN]
Shawnee Heights and Piper went all the way to penalty kicks in Tuesday's 5A regional final at Piper before the T-Birds took a 2-1 win over the Pirates with a 5-4 edge in penalty kicks.
Shawnee Heights improved to 10-7-1 with the win while Piper ended its season 14-2-0.
Tuesday's T-Bird win over the Pirates avenged a 1-0 United Kansas Conference loss to Piper earlier in the season.
The T-Birds will play a state quarterfinal game next Tuesday at Blue Valley Southwest, which is 15-2-1 on the season.
