Girls’ soccer preseason power rankings

1. Squalicum: Core of team stays intact after winning state title. No reason they can’t repeat.

2. Sehome: An injury to Devin Grahn doesn’t help, but there’s too much talent here not to be among top teams.

3. Ferndale: Good, young goalie, speedy forwards, senior leaders in midfield will make Ferndale a force.

4. Burlington-Edison: How can you go wrong when you have Edie Breckenridge on your team?

5. Lynden: Expect the Lions to take a big step forward this season, adding a few more goals on the way.

6. Bellingham: The Red Raiders are always a hard team to knock down, and this year won’t be any different.

7. Meridian: Is this the year Payton Lunde takes over, following in her older sister’s footsteps?

8. Lynden Christian: Scoring won’t be the problem, but the loss of imposing Sara Dougan will hurt D.

9. Sedro-Woolley: It’ll be intriguing to see where second-year coach Gary Warman takes Cubs.

10. Mount Baker: Hard to tell how Jason Jorgenson’s Mountaineers will perform.

11. Blaine: Ashley Quesada could lead the Borderites higher than expected.

12. Anacortes: Another year of struggles appears to be on the way for Seahawks.

13. Nooksack Valley: The Pioneers are going to struggle, but the future looks brighter.

This story was originally published September 5, 2015 at 5:01 PM with the headline "Girls’ soccer preseason power rankings."