CAIRNS, Australia — Grace Johnson’s senior year at NCAA Division II Cal Poly Humboldt is off to a good start.
The Nordland product is Chimacum High School’s all-time leading girls soccer goal scorer and was the leading goal scorer for the NWAC-champion Peninsula Pirates in 2021.
Johnson and her Cal Poly Humboldt teammates, including Port Angeles’ Millie Long, recently traveled to Australia for some exhibition games and to take in a couple of 2023 Women’s World Cup contests.
Cal Poly Humboldt earned a 2-2 draw against the semi-professional Sydney Olympic FC and blasted Edge Hill United FC 6-0, with Johnson notching a pair of goals.
“I’ve really been working on my one-on-one abilities and there was a lot of open space, especially in the middle of the field,” Johnson told the Cal Poly Humboldt Athletics web site. “I saw the opportunities to take the shots and I…