COSHOCTON — Beaver Local’s historic run to the girls Div. IV state soccer tournament came with a lot of thrills along the way.

On Tuesday in the Div. IV state semifinal at Stewart Field, a tall, fast and athletic Columbus Academy team was the one providing all the highlights in a 4-0 win at Stewart Field.

Gonzaga University commit Harper Boninsegna-Mullins tallied two long bomb goals as the Vikings (18-3-2) advanced to their first girls state championship game in school history.

Columbus Academy will meet two-time defending state-champion and top-ranked Cincinnati Summit Country Day (21-0-2) at 3 p.m. on Friday at Historic Columbus Crew Stadium for the state championship. Country Day beat Ottawa-Glandorf 6-2 on Tuesday in Fairborn in the other state semifinal.

Senior Lainie Bock was ta

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