GIRLS

BILLINGS CENTRAL 5 WHITEFISH 3

SCORING FOR BC=WITTMAN (3); HANSER; HARDENBROOK

ASSISTS=HANSER, HARDENBROOK AND STOCK

SCORING FOR WFISH=POLLARD (2) AND NICHOLSON

ASSISTS=NICHOLSON, POLLARD AND HOUSTON

BOYS

BELGRADE 4 LOYOLA 2

SCORING FOR BELGRADE=DEBUSE (2); DAVIDSON AND SCHLAUCH

ASSIST=DEBUSE; BRAYTON (2)

SCORING FOR CORVALLIS=AYERS AND SEMPLE

ASSISTS=SEMPLE AND WALDEN

SCORING FOR BC=ZYGMOND (COMSTOCK)

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Corvallis' Alec Sangster (6) and Billings Central's Sean Comstock (1) hit the ground Saturday during their Class A semifinal playoff game at Rocky Mountain College. Corvallis won 2-1.

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Billings Central's Christian Zygmond, center, heads the ball Saturday between Corvallis' Alec Sangster, left, and Rutger Klein during their soccer playoff semifinal at Wendy's Field at Rocky Mountain College. Corvallis won 2-1.

 

“At the beginning of the year I told them that nobody’s allowed to say the ‘R’ word, ‘repeat,’ ” Shifflett said, turning and looking at his Blue Devils team as they gathered their gear for what would be a happy trip back home Saturday afternoon. “They’re still not allowed to say it, because it’s every game, you know. Just like today. It could have gone either way.”

Saturday's Class A semifinal went the Blue Devils’ way, and they left Wendy’s Field at Rocky Mountain College with a 2-1 win over Billings Central. They improved to 13-1-0, scheduling a date next Saturday in Corvallis against Belgrade (12-1-1) with the state title on the line.

Billings Central boys soccer loses 2-1 to Corvallis

Images from the Billings Central vs. Corvallis boys soccer playoff game Saturday at Rocky Mountain College.

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Corvallis' Alec Sangster (6) and Billings Central's Sean Comstock (1) hit the ground Saturday during their Class A semifinal playoff game at Rocky Mountain College. Corvallis won 2-1.

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Billings Central's Christian Zygmond, center, heads the ball Saturday between Corvallis' Alec Sangster, left, and Rutger Klein during their soccer playoff semifinal at Wendy's Field at Rocky Mountain College. Corvallis won 2-1.

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Corvallis' Rutger Klein (10) passes through Billings Central's Logan Tracy (18) on Saturday during their semifinal playoff game at Wendy's Field at Rocky Mountain College. Corvallis won 2-1.

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Corvallis' Justin Catanach (23) and Avery Walden (12) celebrate their 2-1 semifinal playoff win over Billings Central on Saturday at Wendy's Field at Rocky Mountain College.

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Billings Central's Josh Bundy (17) pursues Corvallis' Avery Walden (12) on Saturday during their semifinal playoff game at Wendy's Field at Rocky Mountain College.

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Corvallis' Kolton Mahan (17) wins a header against Billings Central's Logan Tracy during a semifinal playoff game Saturday at Wendy's Field at Rocky Mountain College.

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Billings Central's Isaac Meyer (19) takes a moment after his team's 2-1 loss to Corvallis on Saturday in a playoff semifinal at Wendy's Field at Rocky Mountain College.

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Corvallis' Cayden Ayers (7) and Billings Central's Alex Beierwaltes (29) battle for control of the ball Saturday during their semifinal playoff game at Wendy's Field at Rocky Mountain College.

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Billings Central's Josh Bundy (17) falls while battling Corvallis' Kolton Mahan for control of the ball Saturday during their semifinal game at Wendy's Field at Rocky Mountain College.

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Corvallis players Brennan Williams (9) and Avery Walden (12) celebrate a goal Saturday during their 2-1 win over Billings Central in a semifinal playoff game at Wendy's Field Rocky Mountain College.

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Corvallis' Bryce Molesh (22) and Billings Central's Logan Tracy (18) battle for control of the ball Saturday during a semifinal match at Wendy's Field at Rocky Mountain College. 

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Corvallis' Rutger Klein (10) heads the ball Saturday over Billings Central's Patrick Comstock during their state semifinal playoff game at Wendy's Field at Rocky Mountain College.

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Billings Central's Nick Mack (12) dribbles the ball Saturday during the Rams' state semifinal match against Corvallis at Wendy's Field at Rocky Mountain College.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The contending teams have developed quite a history the past 12 months. Belgrade beat Corvallis on the opening weekend last season; Corvallis then won last year’s state title by beating Belgrade on penalty kicks. And this year, again on opening weekend, Belgrade won 1-0.

“So this will be like a rematch of the rematch,” Shifflett said.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cayden Ayers, Class A’s top scorer, scored an early goal for the Blue Devils when he lofted a ball over the head of Billings Central’s John Healey. The Rams’ keeper had come off his line, and though he got a hand on the high-arcing shot, Healey couldn’t knock the ball away with enough force. Four minutes into the match Corvallis was up 1-0.

Though Christian Zygmond answered just three minutes later on a through ball from Patrick Comstock, Ayers said his early goal – which came in the fourth minute – helped settle down his team.

“Scoring first is always big," said Ayers, who has 27 goals, "because it always sets the tone. When they came back and scored, we just wanted to keep it up, make sure we came back from that.”

The game became a stalemate until Emmett Semple scored in the 55th minute. It was the goal that ended Billings Central’s season at 9-3-0.

“It was a good year for them, a good run for them,” Rams’ coach Didier Ndedi said of his team. “They had plenty of fun. To be put out at the semis, it’s good, I’m happy. I had good kids.”

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Laurel stuns Columbia Falls

At Columbia Falls, the Wildkats saw their bid for a return trip to the state finals fall short despite scoring first in a state quarterfinal against Laurel.

Columbia Falls broke on top in the 20th minute when junior Madison Snyder scored on an assist from senior Ellie Johnson. Raquel Jimenez knotted the score for the Locomotives 10 minutes later and they went ahead to stay on an Ashtyn Hoppel goal in the 48th minute.

The Wildkats, champions of the Northern A conference, finished with an 8-3-2 record. Laurel boosted its record to 6-4-1.

Laurel;1;2;–;3

Columbia Falls;1;0;–;1

CF – Madison Snyder (assist Ellie Johnson), 20:00

L – Raquel Jimenez, 30:00

L – Ashtyn Hoppel (Jimenez), 48:00

L – Jessica Elmer (Maysa Walters), 61:00

Shots on goal – Laurel 7, Columbia Falls 7. Saves – Laurel 5 (Paige O'Toole), Columbia Falls 4 (Allyson Gimbel). Corner kicks – Laurel 5, Columbia Falls 4. Total fouls – Laurel 6, Columbia Falls 4. Cards – None.

LAUREL 3 COLUMBIA FALLS 1

SCORING FOR LAUREL=JIMENEZ; HOPPEL AND ELMER

SCORING FOR CFALLS=SNYDER

Early goals help Billings Central girls start soccer playoffs with a flourish

·         By MIKE SCHERTING mscherting@billingsgazette.com

The memory of last year’s semifinal loss – one that ended a run of six consecutive Class A soccer titles for the Billings Central girls – is still lingering.

But a 5-1 win against Corvallis on Saturday to get this year’s playoffs started was the perfect salve for the Rams.

“It was pretty heartbreaking, we wanted it really bad,” Central senior Mariah Wittman said, remembering last year’s setback to Columbia Falls that ended the Rams’ season. “But it just kind of lit a fire in us. We want it even more now. We’re excited to have another opportunity at it.”

Wittman and the Rams exuded that fire early and the Blue Devils could never extinguish it.

Julianna Arellano started the match with a long dribble down the right side of Wendy’s Field at Rocky Mountain College and slotted a perfect pass to Wittman, who knocked in the first of her three goals just over a minute after kickoff.

Central had a 3-0 lead 13 minutes into the game on a goal from Oliva Hanser and another from Wittman. Corvallis striker Corinne Sanderson, one of the state’s top goal-scorers, pulled one back on a direct kick just outside the 18-yard box, but the Rams rarely seemed rattled.

Rather, Central’s precision possession game prevented Corvallis from making many attacks at all. Keeper Venton Arce needed to make just one save, while the Rams’ midfielders and forwards seemed to slice through the Corvallis defense at will. The Rams recorded assists on all five goals.

Jill Hardenbrook tacked on an early goal in the second half and Wittman notched her third late in the game, sending the Rams (10-0-1) into next week with a home semifinal match.

“Corvallis didn’t really push us, but at the same time, our girls tried to work on what we wanted them to do,” Central coach Didier Ndidi said, shortly before he left the field to board a flight to Polson where he was to coach the Rams’ boys in their playoff match in Polson Saturday afternoon. “Even knowing that Corvallis wasn’t to our level, the girls didn’t give up our style and stayed calm.”

Corvallis ended its season 4-8-1. Coach David Molesh was just glad his young roster – the Blue Devils have just three seniors – got to experience playoff soccer.

“I don’t think people even expected us to make the playoffs, so having the opportunity to come play here, we’re super excited,” he said. “We’re getting there. I’m disappointed, but as happy as you can be with a loss.”

BILLINGS CENTRAL 5 CORVALLIS 1

SCORING FOR BC=WITTMAN (3); HANSER; HARDENBROOK

ASSISTS=WITTMAN; SNYDER; ARELLANO; SEYBERT

SCORING FOR CORVALLIS=SANDERSON

Whitefish tops Frenchtown in overtime

At Whitefish, Haley Nicholson's goal on an assist by Pixie Moore in the 86th minute gave the Bulldogs the overtime win in a Class A state playoff quarterfinal match.

Frenchtown trailed midway through the second half before Abigail Teagle found the net on an assist by Brooke Yarnall in the 60th minute. That made the score 3-3 and it stayed that way for the duration of regulation time.

The win boosted the Bulldogs to 11-3-1 and they will play in a state semifinal at Billings Central this week. Frenchtown bowed out at 7-5.

Frenchtown;2;1;0;0–;3

Whitefish;1;2;1;0–;4

W – Anna Peterson (assist Julia Houston), 19:00

F – Abigail Teagle (Pilar Field), 23:00

F – Teagle (Brooke Yarnall). 37:00

W – Katie Blankenship (Mellissa Pollard), 41:00

W – Haley Nicholson, pk, 47:00

F – Teagle (Yarnall), 60:00

W – Nicholson (Pixie Moore), 86:00

Shots on goal – Frenchtown 18, Whitefish 12. Saves – Frenchtown 7 (Shelby Shourds), Whitefish 17 (Kess Nelson). Corner kicks – Frenchtown 5, Whitefish 4. Total fouls – Frenchtown 7, Whitefish 14. Cards – None.

WHITEFISH 4 FRENCHTOWN 3 OT

SCORING FOR WFISH=NICHOLSON (2); BLANKENSHIP AND PETERSON

ASSIST=HOUSTON

SCORING FOR FTOWN=TEAGLE (3)

Hamilton survives Belgrade, moves into semis

HAMILTON -- Eighty minutes wasn't enough to settle Saturday's Class A quarterfinal playoff game between Hamilton and Belgrade girls' soccer teams. Neither were two overtime sessions.

But Broncs keeper Larami Schara, who had a sterling day, made sure she kept her team alive.

Schara stopped two of Belgrade's penalty shots during the shootout and Baylie Duce and Mallory McGill each found the back of the net to give Hamilton a 2-1 edge in the session after the teams tied at 1-1 after 100 minutes of soccer.

"She had an amazing day," Hamilton coach Kiah Nisly said of Schara, who finished the day with 11 saves.

On a day when Hamilton's offense struggled to sustain an attack, it needed every one of Schara's stops. Nisly said Belgrade had a handful of good looks, but couldn't get close to the net.

The Panthers' only goal, which came in the 55th minute of the foot of Mariah Morgan, came from outside the 18-yard box.

Hamilton answered 10 minutes later on Reilly Rosstad's goal that was assisted by Kendal Gordon. It was the last goal until Duce made her first penalty kick. 

Kendall Betchke was good on Belgrade's second attempt and Mallory McGill put home the Broncs' second kick giving them a 2-1 lead. Schara then knocked away another Belgrade attempt and neither team scored again.

Hamilton will now travel to Laurel on Saturday for a semifinal match. The two teams played earlier this season as Hamilton defended its home turf against the reigning state champs.

Belgrade;0;1;0;0–;1

Hamilton;0;1;0;0–;1

Shootout -- Hamilton, Baylie Duce, Mallory McGill. Belgrade, Kendall Betchke

B – Mariah Morgan (unassisted), 55:00

H – Reilly Rosstad (Kendal Gordon), 65:00

Shots on goal – Belgrade 13, Hamilton 11. Saves – Belgrade 8 (Emily Cady), Hamilton 11 (Larami Schara). Corner kicks – Belgrade 2, Hamilton 4. Total fouls – Belgrade 5, Hamilton 6.

HAMILTON 3 BELGRADE 2 SO

Hamilton 

BOYS

Belgrade bounces Stevensville

At Belgrade, the Panthers exploded for three goals in the first 20 minutes and cruised to the playoff win.

Belgrade, which lost in a shootout to Corvallis in the state championship game last season, held a gaudy 15-6 advantage in shots on goal. Johnny Davidson was a scoring machine with four goals.

Quade Renstrom had two goals for the Yellowjackets, who finished with a 4-6-1 record. Belgrade boosted its record to 11-1-1.

Stevensville;1;1;–;2

Belgrade;3;4;–;7

B – Kyler Linton penalty kick, 6:00

B – Johnny Davidson (Brandon Rockwell), 9:00

B – Davidson (Zach Smith), 20:00

S – Quade Renstrom, 21:00

B – Davidson (Justin McGowen), 47:00

B – Davidson (McGowen), 49:00

S – Renstrom penalty kick, 69:00

B – Javan Chisholm (Dominick Portnell), 72:00

B – Own goal, 79:00

Shots on goal – Stevensville 6, Belgrade 15. Saves – Stevensville 10 (Tristan Pearson), Belgrade 5 (Clay Bost 5, Luke Turner 0). Corner kicks – Stevensville 2, Belgrade 10. Total fouls – Stevensville 7, Belgrade 6. Cards – None.

BELGRADE 7 STEVENSVILLE 2

Belgrade Boys 7 Stevensville 2
Goals
Kyler Linton 1,
Johnny Davidson 4
Zach Smith 1
Own goal 1
Assist
Brandon Rockwell 1
Zach Smith 1
Justin McGowen 1     Dominick Portnell 1 

SCORING FOR BELGRADE=DAVIDSON (4); LINTON; SMITH; STEVI OWN GOAL

ASSISTS=MCGOWEN AND PORTNELL

SCORING FOR STEVI=RENSTROM (2)

Corvallis keeps marching toward repeat

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Corvallis 3, Livingston 0

Livingston;0;0;-;0

Corvallis;3;0;-;3

C - Cayden Ayers (penalty kick), 13:00

C - Emmett Semple (Ayers), 21:00

C - Ayers (Grant Martin), 28:00

Shots on goal - Livingston 10, Corvallis 17. Saves - Livingston (Keaten Barbula 11), Corvallis 6 (Justin Catanach). Corner kicks - Livingston 7, Corvallis 5. Total fouls - Livingston 9, Corvallis 12. Yellow card - Livingston coach.

 

CORVALLIS -- With three minutes remaining in Corvallis' Class A quarterfinal soccer match against Livingston and the Blue Devils fate long since sealed, their chatty head coach Greg Shifflet hollered to forward Emmett Semple.

"Emmett, we don't need to score. This is the number that matters," Shifflett instructed with his hands held above his head forming a zero.

The Blue Devils got their zero -- they topped Livingston 3-0 on a glorious day in the Bitterroot -- and now they're focused on the number two, as in the two games they have left to win to claim their second consecutive state title. 

The Blue Devils got goals from both of their high scoring forwards -- Cayden Ayers had two and Semple one -- and their defense shut down Livingston, even as the Rangers tilted their focus in the second half toward breaking through the Corvallis back line.

It just never happened and now the Blue Devils will wait to see where they will spend next Saturday, either at Billings Central playing the Rams or a less arduous trip to Polson. 

"All in all they played really well," Shifflett said. "We got in front of balls, kept in good positions and I don't know that there was a really dangerous shot on goal."

Corvallis, which ran through conference play undefeated and dropped just one game all season, jumped on the Rangers early -- and then piled on often.

"That was really important for us because we just had to get out there and get it done," Semple said of the Blue Devils' quick-start attack.

Thirteen minutes into the game, Ayers was given a penalty kick after a foul was called in the box. He lined it up, and snuck it past Livingston keeper Keaten Barbula who guessed correctly, but was a tick late. 

Not long after his first goal, Ayers played a through ball to Semple, who was one-on-one with a Livingston defender. A good deal of contact occured between the two but Semple stayed on his feet, while the defender fell to the ground.

Semple gained control of the ball, dribbled past Barbula and softly rolled Corvallis' second goal into the back of the net just 21 minutes into the contest.

"I was thinking about chipping him, but I knew it wouldn't work so I just cut it back and put it in," Ayers said. 

The goal gave the Devils and comfortable lead and forced the Rangers to alter their game plan. It also incensed Livingston coach Jeff Dickerson and a handful of Rangers fans, who loudly criticized the referees for the remainder of the game. 

"You get a PK called like that and the referee can't even answer who the foul was on and you start putting things in your head as a teenager," said Dickerson, who coached the Rangers to a 5-5-3 record two years after guiding the team to its only state title.

"You're getting a lot of calls for ticky-tack fouls and then you're missing charges and holds and you're calling second fouls. I think it does affect the game and it's in a negative way. It's unfortunate that we let that get to us, including myself. The referees are here to call the game, they do the best job they can." 

The contest's final goal was the only one not steeped in controversy.

Rutger Klein tracked down a ball on the far side and attempted a long cross into Grant Martin. The pass was off the mark but was sent back into the middle of the field where Ayers gathered and fired across Barbula's face and into the corner of the net. 

"The third one was icing on the cake," said Shifflett, whose only criticism of his team was that it was too eager to tack on a fourth goal and didn't possess the ball at great length in the second half.

The aggressive play nearly cost the Devils dearly.

With less than a minute remaining, a ball was played through well ahead of Ayers. He tried to track it down and collided with Barbula. Ayers was on the turf for nearly a minute before rising to his feet. He asked for a sub, but by that time there were 5 seconds on the clock and he waited for the final whistle.

Ayers told his coach that it was just "a stinger" and that he would be fine for the semifinal. 

Shifflett suggested that members of his team make the 2-hour drive to Polson to scout either the Pirates or the Rams. Whether or not they were going to make the trip wasn't certain. Nevertheless, the Devils are moving on with another title in sight.

"This is just one more step," Shifflett said. "It's not that it's (Livingston) or anybody, it's whoever you play. You want that step to get to that step. All we're focused on now is the winner of the Billings Central/Polson game tonight."

CORVALLIS 3 PARK 0

SCORING FOR CORVALLIS=AYERS (2); SEMPLE (1)

ASSIST=MARTIN AND AYERS

LOYOLA 2 LIBBY 1 OT

SCORING FOR LIBBY=WOOD (CANO)

SCORING FOR LOYOLA=BENSON

Billings Central ends Polson's season

At Polson, Billings Central jumped out to an early lead and then held on to end Polson's season in the Class A quarterfinals.

Josh Bundy scored the Rams' first goal in the eighth minute. Polson was able to hang around for a while until Patrick Comstock took a feed from Caleb Wall to put Central up 2-0 in the 34th.

Central added an insurance goal on a Nick Mack's penalty kick in the 65th minute before Polson got on the board on Michael Mercer's penalty kick in the 76th. 

Billings Central will host Corvallis on Saturday.

Billings Central 3, Polson 1

Billings Central;2;1;—;3

Polson;0;1;—;1

BC -- Josh Bundy (Christian Zygmond), 8:00

BC -- Patrick Comstock (Caleb Wall), 34:00

BC -- Nick Mack (PK), 65:00

P -- Michael Mercer (PK), 76:00

Saves: Central 3 (John Healey), Polson 6 (Russell Smith)

SCORING FOR BC=ZYGMOND; COMSTOCK AND MACK

Loyola outlasts Libby in penalty kicks

At Libby, the Loggers scored the first goal, but Loyola was able to prevail in a shootout to keep its season alive.

Stats weren't reported for the shootout, but Loyola will travel to Belgrade for a semifinal match on Saturday after prevailing in the third extra session of the game.

Libby's Cody Wood scored in the 12th minute on a goal assisted by Giovanni Cano. Loyola's Jacob Benson tallied the Rams' only regulation goal 11 minutes later and the teams played the remaining 77 minutes to a stalemate.

The game was a defensive struggle with just 10 total shots on goal.

Loyola 1, Libby 1

Loyola;1;0;–;1

Libby;1;0;–;1

Shootout -- not reported.

H – Cody Wood (Giovanni Cano), 12:00

A – Jacob Benson (unassisted), 23:00

Shots on goal – Loyola 5, Libby 5. Saves – Loyola 4 (Bryan Swanson), Libby 2 (Raffeal Webber). Corner kicks – Loyola 3, Libby 5. Total fouls – Loyola 14, Libby 11. Cards – None.

BOYS

Libby moves past Columbia Falls

At Libby, the Loggers scored three second-half goals to win their state tournament play-in game against Columbia Falls, 3-1.

The Wildcats took a 1-0 lead into the half after Jakob Grein found the back of the net in the 17th minute. 

But two goals by Zander Peterson and one by Ryan Nagle, all in a span of 19 minutes, sealed the berth for the Loggers.

Columbia Falls outshot Libby 21-6, and Loggers keeper Brandon Karberg had 20 saves.

Columbia Falls;1;0;–;1

Libby;0;3;–;3

CF—Jakob Grein (Auguste Emond), 17:00

L—Zander Peterson, 60:00

L—Peterson (Ryan Nagle), 74:00

L—Colin Maloney, 79:00

Shots on goal – Columbia Falls 21, Libby 6. Saves – Columbia Falls 4 (Rafael Webber), Libby 20 (Brandon Karberg ). Corner kicks – Columbia Falls 7, Libby 5. Total fouls – Columbia Falls 6, Libby 5. Cards – None.

LIBBY 3 COLUMBIA FALLS 1

SCORING FOR LIBBY=WOOD; MALONEY AND PETERSEN

SCORING FOR CFALLS=J.GREIN (EMOND)

GIRLS

Late heroics lift Whitefish over Polson

POLSON – The Whitefish Bulldogs scored two goals in two minutes to move past Polson in a Class A tournament play-in game on Tuesday, beating the Pirates 2-1.

All three goals came within moments of each other - Polson took a 1-0 lead in the 70th minute when Marina Mayorga put away a penalty kick after a Whitefish hand ball.

But the Bulldogs had an answer.

Hayley Nicholson scored in the 72nd minute and then again in the 74th to take the lead and win the game. Those goals were assisted by Katie Blankenship and Julia Houston, respectively.

Whitefish will move on to the Class A tournament and play host to Frenchtown on Saturday.

Whitefish;0;2;–;2

Polson;0;1;–;1

P - Marina Mayorga penalty kick, 70:00

W - Hayley Nicholson (Katie Blankenship) 72:00

W - Nicholson (Julia Houston), 74:00

Shots on goal – Whitefish 5, Polson 15. Saves – Whitefish 9 (Kess Nelson), Polson 3 (Jenna Evertz). Corner kicks – Whitefish 4, Polson 2. Total fouls – Whitefish 5, Polson 6. Cards – None.

BOYS

Libby blanks Bigfork

At Libby, the Loggers built up some momentum for their state tournament play-in game later this week with the shutout in their Northern A finale.

Cody Wood scored the only goal Libby needed in the sixth minute on an assist from Zander Petersen. He added an insurance tally in the seventh minute and Petersen scored twice in the second half.

The Loggers finished at 5-2-1 in league play and have an overall record of 7-4-1. Bigfork finished at 1-7, 2-9.

Bigfork;0;0;–;0

Libby;2;2;–;4

L – Cody Wood (assist Zander Petersen), 6:00

L – Wood, 7:00

L – Petersen (Colin Maloney), 64:00

L – Petersen (Andrew Freese), 66:00

Shots on goal – Bigfork 2, Libby 16. Saves – Bigfork 12 (Ben Russel), Libby 2 (Giovanni Cano 1, Raffael Webber 1). Corner kicks – Bigfork 3, Libby 5.

SCORING FOR LIBBY=GOALS=WOOD (2) AND PETERSEN (2)

ASSISTS=PETERSEN, MALONEY AND FREESE

Loyola Sacred Heart earns second seed with win at Frenchtown

At Frenchtown, the Broncs struck first but the Rams rallied for a convincing victory that clinched the No. 2 seed in the Southern A.

Parker Spadt provided the Broncs a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute. Tanner Condit tied the score just a minute later.

Tu Nguyen struck on an unassisted goal to give Loyola a 2-1 lead in the 30th minute. Thirty minutes later, Jacob Benson took a feed from Condit and beat Frenchtown keeper Dustin Hensen to increase the Rams' advantage to 3-1.

Loyola;2;1;–;3

Frenchtown;1;0;–;1

F – Parker Spadt (William Kelly), 12:00

L – Tanner Condit (Andrew Lichte), 13:00

L - Tu Nguyen (unassisted), 30:00

L -- Jacob Benson (Condit), 60:00

Shots on goal – Loyola 15, Frenchtown 9. Saves – Loyola 4 (Bryan Swanson), Frenchtown 7 (Hunter Jimenez 4, Dustin Hensen 3). Corner kicks – Loyola 6, Frenchtown 2. Total fouls – Loyola 10, Frenchtown 10. Cards – Loyola 1 (yellow), Frenchtown 1 (yellow).

GIRLS

Columbia Falls, Whitefish battle to a draw

At Whitefish, Whitefish scored early and Columbia Falls answered late as the two Northern A rivals played to a 1-1 draw.

Julia Houston scored on a goal assisted by Haley Nicholson in the 17th minute to put the Bulldogs up 1-0.

Then in the 51st, Columbia Falls erased their deficit on an unassisted goal by Ellie Johnson. 

Columbia Falls held an 18-8 edge in shots on goal, but Whitefish goalie Kess Nelson came up with 13 saves. 

Columbia Falls;0;1;—;1

Whitefish;1;0;--;1

W — Julia Houston (Haley Nicholson), 17:00

CF — Ellie Johnson, 51:00

Shots on goal — Columbia Falls 18, Whitefish 8; Goalie saves — Columbia Falls 4 (Allyson Gimbel), Whitefish 13 (Kess Nelson); Corner kicks — Columbia Falls 11, Whitefish 2; Fouls — Columbia Falls 5, Whitefish 4; Cards — Columbia Falls 1 yellow, Whitefish 1 yellow.

SCORING FOR CFALLS=JOHNSON

SCORING FOR WFISH=HOUSTON (NICHOLSON)

BILLINGS CENTRAL 2 BELGRADE 0*

SCORING FOR BC=HANSER AND WITTMAN (HANSER)

Teagle shoots Frenchtown past Loyola Sacred Heart

At Frenchtown, Abby Teagle continued her stellar senior campaign.

Teagle scored five goals, boosting her season total to 27, as Frenchtown clinched second place in the Southern A and will now await the winner of the Whitefish/Polson play-in game.

Teagle also assisted on two goals, giving her 102 combined goals and assists in her career. 

Teagle scored the Broncs' first goal 23 seconds into the game and then followed with another in the 13th minute. 

Brooke Yarnall struck for a 3-0 lead in the 42nd and then assisted Teagle five minutes later. Yarnall scored her second gal in the 53rd, four minutes before Elsa Rody put the Broncs up 6-0.

Teagle rounded out Frenchtown's scoring with goals in the 66th and 68th minute.

Brook Kilar, Tessa Burke and Maggi Miltko all scored after the 78th minute for Loyola. 

Loyola;0;3;–;3

Frenchtown;2;5;–;8

F – Abby Teagle (Pilar Field), 1:00

F – Teagle (Brooke Yarnall), 13:00

F - Yarnall (Teagle), 42:00

F - Teagle (Yarnall), 47:00

F - Yarnall (Jasmine Mitchell), 53:00

F - Elsa Rody (Teagle), 57:00

F - Teagle (Dylan Maxie), 66:00

F -- Teagle (Dana Jacobs), 68:00

L -- Brook Kilar (penalty), 78:00

L -- Tessa Burke, 80:00

L -- Maggi Miltko, 80:00

Shots on goal – Loyola 9, Frenchtown 18. Saves – Loyola 10 (Morgan Nicholson), Frenchtown 5 (Shelby Shourds). Corner kicks – Loyola 3, Frenchtown 3. Total fouls – Loyola 3, Frenchtown 6.

Frenchtown 8
Teagle
Teagle (field)
Yarnal l (Teagle)
Teagle (Mitchell)
Yarnall (Mitchell)
Rody (Jacobson)
Teagle
Teagle

Loyola 3
Kolar #10  PK
Burke #14
Burke # 14

Abbey Teagle 5 goals 2 assists.  Brooke Yarnall 2 goals 2 assists.  Elsa Rody 1 goal.  Jasmine Mitchell 1 assist.  Pilar Field 1 assist.  Dylan Maxie 1 assist. Dana Jacobs 1 assist.

Bigfork, Libby tie at 4

At Libby, the back-and-forth Northern A match ended in a draw after Anna Carlson scored a dramatic game-tying goal for the Loggers in the 72nd minute.

Carlson's fateful goal came on a corner kick. Her team led 3-2 at halftime but the Vals scored twice in the second half on shots by Haile Mirren in the 45th minute and Mattie McNally in the 51st minute.

Libby finished up 0-11-1. Bigfork finished with a 1-9-2 record.

Bigfork;2;2;–;4

Libby;3;1;–;4

B – Mattie McNally (assist Georgia Cleasby), 2:00

L – Anna Carlson (Danni Hawthorne), 3:00

B - Katie Thomas (Ally Pancoast), 10:00

L - Annie Bergett (Anna Carlson), 14:00

L - Bergett (Carlson), 30:00

B - Haile Mirren (Pancoast), 45:00 

B - McNally (Cleasby), 51:00

L – Carlson, 72:00

Saves – Bigfork 3 (Cate Lynn Henion), Libby 10 (Shannon Reny). Corner kicks – Bigfork 4, Libby 4.

SCORING FOR BIGFORK=MCANALLY (2); THOMAS; NORRED

GIRLS

Columbia Falls sinks Pirates, 3-1

At Columbia Falls, Tavia Betchel scored two goals for the Wildcats, who took a Northwestern A win over Polson.

Betchel scored both her goals in the first half to give C. Falls a 2-0 lead at the break.

Tiara Duford found the back of the net six minutes into the second half to bring the score to 2-1, but Ellie Johnson then piped one in during the 79th minute to add an insurance tally.

Polson's Jenna Evertz had seven saves in the loss.

Polson 0 1 — 1

Columbia Falls 2 1 — 3

CF — Tavia Bechtel, 6:28

CF — Bechtel, pk, 29:00

P — Tiara Duford, direct kick, 51:00

CF — Ellie Johnson (Ashley Miller), 79:00

Shots on goal — Polson 8, Columbia Falls 12; Goalie saves — Polson 7 (Jenna Evertz), Columbia Falls 6 (Allyson Gimbel); Corner kicks — Polson 2, Columbia Falls 3; Fouls — Polson 7, Columbia Falls 7; Cards — None.

SCORING FOR CFALLS=BECHTEL (2) AND JOHNSON

SCORING FOR POLSON=DUFORD

LAUREL 4 BELGRADE 1*

SCORING FOR LAUREL=Maysa Walters (2) and Raquel Jimenez.

SCORING FOR BELGRADE=WISNER (ASSIST MORGAN)

Hamilton edges Frenchtown, 2-1

At Hamilton, the host team secured the Southern A title outright by rallying to beat Frenchtown.

Frenchtown jumped to a lead in the third minute on an unassisted goal by Abigail Teagle. Hamilton (7-0 conference, 10-1 overall) had an answer in the 52nd minute when Baylie Duce scored on an assist by Kendal Gordon.

Gordon scored the game-winner with under seven minutes left in regulation time on a feed from Reilly Rostad. By winning the conference, Hamilton earned the right to host its first-round playoff game a week from Saturday.

Frenchtown;1;0;–;1

Hamilton;0;2;–;2

F – Abigail Teagle (unassisted), 3:00

H – Baylie Duce (assist Kendal Gordon), 52:00

H - Gordon (Reilly Rostad), 74:00

Shots on goal – Frenchtown 5, Hamilton 12. Saves – Frenchtown 10 (Shelby Shourds), Hamilton 4 (Larami Schara). Corner kicks – Frenchtown 3, Hamilton 1. Total fouls – Frenchtown 9, Hamilton 11. Cards – Frenchtown, Yellow.

Hamilton 2
Frenchtown 1

Frenchtown 1
Teagle

Hamilton 2
Bay Duce (#10) (Gordon)
Gordon (Rostad)

Corvallis, Loyola Sacred Heart play to 4-4 draw

Tesse Burke scored three goals for the Breakers and Corinne Sanderson two for the Blue Devils as the teams played to a draw in their Southern A finale at Rollin Field.

Loyola jumped to a 4-2 lead in the first half before Corvallis (3-4-1 conference, 4-7-1 overall) rallied with a pair of goals in the second half. Corvallis will open tournament play at Billings Central a week from Saturday.

Corvallis;2;2;–;4

Loyola;4;0;–;4

L - Tessa Burke (Brook Kolar), 7:00

L - Burke (Ceci Benson), 9:00

L - Kolar (Burke), 15:00

C - Hailey Mason, 20:00

C - Baylie Wright, 22:00

L - Burke (Hannah Hirning) 27:00

C - Corinne Sanderson, 43:00

C - Sanderson, 56:00

Shots on goal – Corvallis 17, Loyola 19. Saves – Corvallis 7 (Kira Doyle), Loyola 13 (Morgan Nicholson). Corner kicks – Corvallis 5, Loyola 2. Total fouls – Corvallis 1, Loyola 2. Cards – None.

4-4 

Goals Loyola:

1. Goal #14 Tessa Burke assist #10 Brook Kolar

2. Goal #14 Tessa Burke assist #5 Ceci Benson

3. Goal #10 Brook Kolar assist #14 Tessa Burke 

4. Goal #14 Tessa Burke assist #15 Hannah Hirning

Goals Corvallis

1. #2 Hailey Mason

2. # 15 Baylie Wright

3. #22 Corinne Sanderson

4. #22 Corinne Sanderson

Loyola 

Tessa Burke 3 goals 

Brooke Kolar 1 goal 

Didn't catch the assists

Corvallis

Hailey Mason 1 goal 2 assists

Corinne Sanderson 2 goals 1 assist

Baylie Wright 1 goal

Rebecca Weidkamp 1 assist

Nicholson's four goals lift Whitefish past Bigfork

At Whitefish, Haley Nicholson piped in four goals and the Bulldogs trampled Bigfork.

Nicholson scored in the 2nd, 18th, 23rd, and 73rd minutes for Whitefish, which also got a goal from Piper Howeth late in the first half.

Bigfork's only goal came off the foot of Kassandra Butterfield.

Bigfork;1;0;–;1

Whitefish;4;1;–;5

W — Haley Nicholson (Cassidy Grady), 2:00

W — Nicholson (Makenzie Grover), 18:00

W — Nicholson (Haley Burger), 23:00

B — Kassandra Butterfield, 26:00

W — Piper Howeth (Katie Blankenship), 37:00

W — Nicholson (Melissa Pollard), 73:00

Shots on Goal—Whitefish 14, Bigfork 12; Saves—Whitefish 7 (Kess Nelson 5, Bella Wilson 2), Bigfork 7 (Ally Pancoast); Corner kicks—Whitefish 2, Bigfork 2; Fouls—Whitefish 7, Bigfork 7; Cards—None.

SCORING FOR WHITEFISH=NICHOLSON (4) AND HOWETH

ASSISTS=GRADY, BLANKENSHIP, GROVER,BURGER AND POLLARD

Laurel 4, Belgrade 1

Laurel: Maysa Walters (Ashtyn Hoppel), 8th minute

Belgrade: Hailey Wisner (Mariah Morgan, 9th

Laurel: Raquel Jimenez (Jessica Elmer), 14th

Laurel: Walters (Jimenez), 35th

Laurel: Hoppel (Jimenez), 79th

Saves: Laurel 6 (Paige O'Toole), Belgrade 7 (Emily Cady).

BOYS

Whitefish blanks Bigfork, 1-0

At Whitefish, Quinten Joos scored the game-winner in the 31st minute as the Bulldogs held on for a Northern A win.

The winning goal was assisted by Casey Ling.

Whitefish keeper Marty Anderson made one save to earn the shutout.

Bigfork;0;0;-;0

Whitefish;1;0;-;1

W - Quinten Joos (Casey Ling), 31:00

Shots on goal - Bigfork 1, Whitefish 12. Saves - Bigfork 11 (NA), Whitefish 1 (Marty Anderson). Corner kicks - Bigfork 0, Whitefish 8. Fouls - Bigfork 7, Whitefish 10. Cards — None

SCORING FOR WFISH=JOOS

Corvallis trips Loyola Sacred Heart

The Blue Devils finished up with a perfect 8-0 record in Southern A play with the blowout win at Rollin Field.

Corvallis had already locked up the No. 1 seed out of their league but the game was a chance to work on its attacking. Junior Cayden Ayers, who led Class A in assists last season with 12, had three in the first 10 minutes as the Blue Devils (11-1 overall) raced to a commanding lead.

Loyola, who locked up the No. 2 seed, was out-shot for the game, 20-3. But the Rams did score in the 14th minute, with Tu Nguyen doing the honors on a through pass from Jack Lincoln.

Corvallis;5;0;–;5

Loyola;1;0;–;1

C – Emmett Semple (Cayden Ayers), 6:00

C – Semple (Ayers), 8:00

C – Juan Pablo Juarez (Ayers), 9:00

C – Semple (Juarez), 12:00

L – Tu Nguyen (Jack Lincoln), 14:00

C – Ayers (Rutger Klein), 16:00

Shots on goal – Corvallis 20, Loyola 3. Saves – Corvallis 2 (Justin Catanach), Loyola 12 (Bryan Swanson 10, Nguyen 2). Corner kicks – Corvallis 4, Loyola 2. Total fouls – Corvallis 9, Loyola 6. Cards – None.

Emmett Semple 3 goals
Cayden Ayers 1 goal 3 assists
Juan Pablo Juarez 1 goal 1 assist
Rutger Klein 1 assist
for Loyola, goal by Tu Nugyen
Assist jack Lincoln

Polson rallies to topple C. Falls, 2-1

At Columbia Falls, a pair of second-half goals by Michael Vergeront propelled Polson to a Northern A win over the Wildcats. 

Vergeront scored in the 52nd and 60th minutes, to tie C. Falls at 1-1 and then pull away for the win. The Wildcats' goal came courtesy of Hunter Peterson midway through the first frame.

Brandon Karberg had 23 saves in goal for the Wildcats.

Polson;0;2;–;2

C. Falls;1;0;–;1

CF—Hunter Peterson (Jakob Grein), 25:00

P—Michael Vergeront (Mack Moderie), 52:00

P—Vergeront, 60:00

Shots on Goal—Columbia Falls 11, Polson 25; Saves — Columbia Falls 23 (Brandon Karberg), Polson 10 (Andrew Hanson); Corner kicks—Columbia Falls 6, P 11. Fouls—CF 5, P 13. Cards—Yellow, CF 1.

SCORING FOR CFALLS=PETERSON

SCORING FOR POLSON=ENCIZO AND VERGERONT

BELGRADE 3 LAUREL 1*

SCORING FOR BELGRADE=DEBUSE (3) (BRAYTON)

SCORING FOR LAUREL=?

Hamilton edges Frenchtown, 1-0

t Hamilton, Tanner Goligoski scored in the 20th minute and the Broncs made it stand up for the Southern A win.

Goligoski was assisted by Ben Zysberg.

Garrett Passey made five saves to preserve the shutout.

Frenchtown;0;0;–;0

Hamilton;1;0;–;1

H - Tanner Goligoski (Ben Zysberg), 20:00

Shots on goal – Frenchtown 7, Hamilton 12. Saves – Frenchtown 8, Hamilton 5 (Garrett Passey). Corner kicks – Frenchtown 5, Hamilton 5. Total fouls – Frenchtown 8, Hamilton 13. Yellow cards – Frenchtown 1.

Shots:  Hamilton 12, Frenchtown 7

Saves: Hamilton 5 (Garrett Passey), Frenchtown 8 (GK unknown)

Fouls: Hamilton 13, Frenchtown 8

Corners:  Hamilton 5, Frenchtown 5

Cards: Frenchtown 1 yellow.

Goal in the 20th minute by Tanner Goligoski, asssited by Ben Zysberg.

Belgrade 3, Laurel 1

Belgrade: Jeffrey DeBuse, 4th minute

Laurel: Nongtei Makdoh (Erick Maqquis), 36th

Belgrade: DeBuse (Ansel Brayton), 46th

Belgrade: DeBuse, 47th

Saves: Laurel 20 (Dylan Briant), Belgrade 3 (Clay Bost).

GIRLS

Gedlaman scores a hat trick in Columbia Falls win

At, Bigfork A flurry of first-half goals helped Columbia Falls to a Northwest A rout of Bigfork.

Hannah Gedlaman scored the first goal in the ninth minute. Ellie Johnson followed in the 10th and Katie price added the Wildkats' third goal in the 13th.

Gedlaman scored again in the 17th and Johnson followed three minutes later for a 5-0 lead. Miranda Livingston rounded out the first half with a goal in the 30th minute. 

Tavia Bechtel, who had two assists, struck in the 60th minute and Gedlaman scored in the 66th for a hat trick.

The Wildcats held a 19-11 advantage in shots on goal.

SCORING FOR CFALLS=GEDLAMAN (3); JOHNSON (2); PRICE, BECHTEL AND LIVINGSTON

Cardenas' hat trick lifts Stevi past Loyola, 4-2

At Stevensville, the Yellowjackets knocked out Loyola Sacred Heart, but the win won't keep Stevi playing beyond Saturday.

Both the Jackets (1-5-1 in league, 3-5-1 overall) and Breakers (0-5-1, 0-9-1) have been eliminated from postseason play in Southern A.

Jenna Cardenas tallied a hat trick for Stevi with goals in the 13th, 16th and 61st minutes. Sierra Leese also scored for the Yellowjackets, who finish their season this weekend at league champion Hamilton.

Joslynn Haran and Jessa Burke scored for Loyola.

Loyola;0;2;–;2

Stevensville;2;2;–;4

S – Jenna Cardenas (Sierra Leese), 13:00

S – Cardenas (unassisted), 16:00

LSH – Joslynn Haran (Brook Kolar), 43:00

S – Leese (Alli Emeri), 46:00

LSH – Jessa Burke (Kolar), 49:00

S – Cardenas (Emeri), 61:00

Shots on goal – Loyola 15, Stevensville 25. Saves – Loyola 15 (Maggie Miltko), Stevensville 13 (Evie Tiplady). Corner kicks – Loyola 0, Stevensville 2. Total fouls – Loyola 0, Stevensville 5. Cards – None.

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BOYS

PARK 1 BILLINGS CENTRAL 0

SCORING FOR PARK=MCKENZIIE

Columbia Falls surges past Bigfork

Bigfork seemed to be in control of its match against Columbia Falls until the Wildcats roared back in the second half.

Bigfork's Christian Bencomo and Shane Rieke each scored in the first half to give the Vikings a 2-0 lead. But Daniel Skinner's goal three minutes after halftime was the beginning of Columbia Falls' fierce comeback.

Logan Stephens knotted the game at 2 in the 75th and then gave the Wildcats a 3-2 in the final minute.

Bigfork goalie Ben Russell stopped 20 shots, while C Falls' Brandon Karburg knocked away 12.

SCORING FOR CFALLS=Skinner, Stephens, Stephens

SCORING FOR BIGFORK WERE Christian Bencomo assisted by Alex Buenz, and Shane Rieke assisted by Kalvin Eaton.

Polson, Libby tie at 1

Libby and Polson traded goals in a Northwest A stalemate in Polson.

Just before halftime, Polson's Alex Endizo found Mike Percer, who put the Pirates on top 1-0.

The lead wouldn't hold, however, as Giovanni Dano scored on a goal assisted by Cody Wood in the 56th. 

Polson had chances, but couldn't capitalize on its seven corner kicks.

Polson
38- Mike Mercer A-Alex Encizo
Libby
56- Cano A-Wood
SOG
Polson
6
Libby
10
Corners
Polson
7
Libby
3
Fouls
Polson
4
Libby
7

Nguyen scores two in Loyola win

Loyola used two goals and an assist by Tu Nguyen in posting a shutout win in Southern A action.

Jacob Benson also had a goal and keeper Bryan Swanson turned away 16 shots to preserve the win.

Nguyen scored his first goal in the 14th. Benson put home his only goal in the 51st and Nguyen added another in the 67th. 

Loyola 3, Stevensville 0

Loyola;1;2;–;3

Stevensville;0;0;–;0

L – Tu Nguyen (assist Jacob Benson), 14:00

L –  Benson (Nguyen), 51:00

L –  Nguyen, 67:00

GIRLS

Laurel: Jessica Elmer (Maysa Walters), 4th minute

Billings Central: Annie Seybert (penalty kick), 34th

Billings Central: Mariah Wittman (Jillian Hardenbrook), 35th

Billings Central: Wittman (Seybert), 42nd

Billings Central: Wittman (Olivia Hanser), 45th

Billings Central: Julianna Areliano, 74th

Saves: Laurel 3 (Paige O'Toole), Central 4 (Venton Arce)

Billings Central: Christian Zygmond (Josh Bundy), 23rd minute

Billings Central: Sean Comstock (Pat Comstock), 32nd

Laurel: Travis Nation (Nongtei Makdoh), 57th

Billings Central: Zygmond (Bundy), 74th

Saves: Laurel 5 (Dylan Briant), Central 0 (John Healey)

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BOYS

Libby handles Bigfork, 5-2

At Bigfork, the Loggers reeled off five straight goals and pushed past the Vikings.

Bigfork's Kalvin Eaton scored the first goal of the match 28 minutes in and Alex Buenz scored the last, but the Loggers scored all five of their goals in between, led by a hat trick from Cody Wood.

Giovanni Cano and Ryan Nagle also found the back of the net for the Loggers. 

Libby outshot Bigfork 17-9 in the win. 

Libby;1;4;–;5

Bigfork;1;1;–;2

B - Kalvin Eaton (Christian Bencomo), 28’

L - Giovanni Cano, 38:00

L - Cody Wood, 44:00

L - Wood, 54:00

L - Wood, 70:00

L - Ryan Nagle, 75:00

B - Alex Beunz (Hugo Schyberg), 78:00

Shots on goal – Libby 17, Bigfork 9. Saves – Libby 3, Bigfork 10. Corner kicks – Libby 3, Bigfork 1. Total fouls – Libby 8, Bigfork 5. Cards – Libby 1, yellow, Bigfork 2, yellow.

SCORING FOR BIGFORK=EATON AND BUENZ

SCORING FOR LIBBY=GOALS=WOOD (3); CANO AND NAGLE

ASSISTS=PETERSON (2); CANO AND MALONEY

Corvallis bounces Hamilton

HAMILTON -- Another day, another dominating win for the defending Class A state champion Corvallis boys' soccer team.

The Blue Devils secured their second straight Southern A championship with a 5-0 victory over Hamilton on Thursday. In its six league games this season, Corvallis has outscored the opposition, 37-0.

Still, Blue Devils coach Greg Shifflett sees room for improvement. His 9-1 team led the Broncs by the slimmest of margins at halftime.

"Hamilton was playing really aggressively defensively and our guys kept getting the ball taken away," Shifflett said of the first half. "We tried (second half) to focus more on short passes and give-and-go's and a little more opened up."

Cayden Ayers led Corvallis with two goals and an assist in the second half. Juan Pablo Juarez had a goal and an assist.

Hamilton keeper Garrett Passey made nine saves.

Corvallis;1;4;–;5

Hamilton;0;0;–;0

H – Avery Walden (unassisted), 23:00

H – Juan Pablo Juarez (Emmett Semple), 56:00

H – Cayden Ayers (Pablo Juarez), 68:00

H – Ayers (Semple), 73:00

H – Rutger Klein (Ayers), 75:00

Shots on goal – Corvallis 16, Hamilton 3. Saves – Corvallis 1 (Justin Catanach), Hamilton 9 (Garrett Passey). Corner kicks – Corvallis 6, Hamilton 1. Total fouls – Corvallis 8, Hamilton 1. Cards – none.

SCORING FOR CORVALLIS

GIRLS

Frenchtown doubles up Stevensville, 4-2

GIRLS

Stevensville drops Bigfork, 4-2

At Stevensville, Jenna Cardenas got the Yellowjackets off to a good start with two goals in the first 16 minutes and they cruised to a Class A non-conference win.

Alli Emery and Sierra Leese also figured heavy in Stevensville's scoring. Both had a goal and two assists in helping their team improve to 2-3-1.

Bigfork did not score until the 75th minute when Katie Thomas found the net on a penalty kick. Yellowjackets keeper Evie Tiplady had a big day with 20 saves.

Bigfork;0;2;–;2

Stevensville;3;1;–;4

S – Jenna Cardenas (assist Alli Emery), 4:00

S – Cardenas (Sierra Leese), 16:00

S – Emery (Leese), 24:00

S – Leese (Emery), 67:00

B – Katie Thomas pk, 75:00

B – Mattie McAnally (Gaby Eaton), 78:00

Shots on goal – Bigfork 13, Stevensville 10. Saves – Bigfork 9 (Ally Pencoast), Stevensville 20 (Evie Tiplady). Corner kicks – Bigfork 4, Stevensville 1. Total fouls – Bigfork 4, Stevensville 3. Cards – Stevensville, Tiplady.

Stevi goals:

Jenna Cardenas - 2 goals

Sierra Leese - 1 goal and 2 assists

Alli Emery - 1 goal 2 assists

Bigfork

Katie Thomas - 1 goal (PK)

Mattie McAnally - 1 goal

Gaby Eaton - 1 assist

Columbia Falls strikes late to top Whitefish

At Columbia Falls, Ellie Johnson scored two late goals as Columbia Falls took a close Northern A match from Whitefish.

After a scorless first half, Johnson scored an unassisted goal in the 73 minute to give Columbia Falls a 1-0 lead. Three minutes later she was assisted by Tasha Martin as the Wildkats increased the advantage to 2-0.

Whitefish got on the board in the 77th minute on Hailey Nicholson's free kick in the 77th minute, but couldn't score again. 

Columbia Falls held a 17-8 advantage in shots on goal.

Whitefish;0;1;–;1

Columbia Falls;0;2;–;3

CF – Ellie Johnson (unassisted), 73:00

CF – Johnson (Tasha Martin), 76:00

W -- Hailey Nicholson (free kick), 77:00

Shots on goal – Whitefish 8, Columbia Falls 17. Saves – Whitefish 9 (Kess Nelson), Columbia Falls 4 (Gimble). Corner kicks – Whitefish 2, Columbia Falls 6. Total fouls – Whitefish 9, Columbia Falls 12.

Polson blanks Libby-Troy, 3-0

At Libby, Pirates keeper Jenna Evertz shut out the Loggers and Polson had plenty of offense in a Northern A victory.

Tiara Duford assisted on all three goals for the Pirates. Marina Mayorga scored the first in the 19th minute and Hanna Hobbs the second, just about 11 minutes later.

P – Marina Mayorga (assist Tiara Duford), 19:00

P – Hanna Hobbs (Duford), 30:00

P – Janessa Taylor (Duford), 54:00

Saves – Polson 7 (Jenna Evertz), Libby 15 (Shannon Reny). Corner kicks – Polson 2, Libby 2.

Goals:

Marina Mayorga,  19th min, assisted  by Tiara Duford 

Hanna Hobbs, 30th min, assisted  by Tiara Duford

Janessa Taylor, 54th min, assisted  by Tiara Duford 

Corners:

Libby, 2

Polson, 2

Saves:

Polson,  7 , Jenna Evertz 

Libby, 15, Shannon Reny

BILLINGS CENTRAL 1 BELGRADE 0

SCORING FOR BC=ARELLANO(WITTMAN)

Billings Central 1, Belgrade 0

Billings Central: Julianna Arellano (Mariah Wittman), 55th minute.

Goal keepers: Central, Venton Arce 6 saves; Belgrade, Emily Cady 5 saves.

Livingston 2, Laurel 1

Laurel: Raquel Jimenez (Jessica Elmer), 20th minute

Livingston: Jordan Coleman, 55th

Livingston: Madison Patrick, 64th

Saves: Laurel 2 (Paige O'Toole), Livingston 18 (Alex Estes).

Polson 3, Libby 0

Polson: Marina Mayorga (assist Tiara Duford), 19:00

Polson: Hanna Hobbs (Duford), 30:00

Polson: Janessa Taylor (Duford), 54:00

Saves – Polson 7 (Jenna Evertz), Libby 15 (Shannon Reny).

Columbia Falls 2, Whitefish 1

Whitefish: Ellie Johnson (unassisted), 73:00

Whitefish: Johnson (Tasha Martin), 76:00

Columbia Falls: Hailey Nicholson (free kick), 77:00

Saves: Whitefish 9 (Kess Nelson), Columbia Falls 4 (Gimble).

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BOYS

BILLINGS CENTRAL 4 BELGRADE 1*

SCORING FOR BC=BUNDY (2); ZYGMOND

SCORING FOR BELGRADE=Goal
Javan Chisholm 1
Assist
Johnny Davidson 1

Columbia Falls out kicks Whitefish, 6-4

At Columbia Falls, Whitefish's comeback attempt fell short in a high-scoring Northwest A division game Saturday.

Trailing 5-2 with less than 20 minutes remaining, the Bulldogs trimmed the deficit to one on goals by Walter Sobba in the 53rd minute and Kasey Ling in the 68.

Not only did the Bulldogs not score again, Columbia Falls tacked on one more goal in the 72nd when Jakob Grein burried one in the back of the net on a shot assisted by Tristan Grein in the 72nd.

The teams combined for 28 shots on goal with C Falls holding a 15-13 edge. 

Whitefish;2;2;—;4

Columbia Falls;4;2;—;6

COL — Daniel Skinner (Logan Stephens), 1:00

COL — Stephens (unassisted), 5:00

WHT — Xander Burger (Casey Ling), 7:00

COL — Alex Garate (Skinner), 22:00

WHT — Walter Sobba (penalty kick), 40:00

COL — Garate (Jakob Grein), 40:00

COL — Skinner (unassisted), 48:00

WHT — Sobba (penalty kick), 53:00

WHT — Ling (Taisuke Matsuo), 68:00

COL — Jakob Grein (Tristan Grein), 72:00

Shots on goal — Whitefish 13, Columbia Falls 15. Saves — Whitefish 9 (Marty Anderson), Columbia Falls 9 (Brandon Karberg). Corner kicks — Whitefish 3, Columbia Falls 3. Fouls — Whitefish 5, Columbia Falls 12. Cards — none

Renstrom hat trick guides Stevensville by Bigfork

At Stevensville, Stevensville hung five first-half goals on Bigfork on the way to a one-sided non-conference victory.

Quidd Renstron scored a hat trick and got the scoring going in the 12th minute on an shot assisted by Chris Brownlee. He added two more in the 30th and 32nd minute as Stevensville started to run away with things.

Brownlee added two goals to go with the assist and Stevensville claimed a 32-5 advantage in shots on goal.

Bigfork's lone goal came from Hugo Schyber in the 23rd minute.

Bigfork;1;0;–;1

Stevensville;5;2;–;7

S – Qudd Renstrom (Chris Brownlee), 12:00

S – Jake Finley (unassisted), 15:00

B -- Hugo Schyberg (Shane Rieke), 23:00

S -- Renstrom (penalty) 30:00

S -- REnstrom (Camlio Agierre), 32:00

S -- Brownley (Agierre), 38:00

S -- Nathan McFadden (penalty kick), 65:00 

S -- Brownlee (unassisted), 71:00

Shots on goal – Bigfork 5, Stevensville 32. Saves – Bigfork 13 (Kyle Cumming), Stevensville 3 (Tristan Parson). Corner kicks – Bigfork 5, Stevensville 5. Cards – Bigfork (yellow).

Polson edges Libby, 2-1

At Libby, Connor Lanier's second goal in the 78th minute propelled the Pirates to the Northern A victory.

Andrew Hanson assisted on the game-winner. Lanier's first goal came in the 33rd minute on a feed by Emilio Hernandez.

Libby's goal came from Cody Wood in the 50th minute.

Polson;1;1;–;2

Libby;0;1;–;1

P – Connor Lanier (assist Emilio Hernandez), 33:00

L – Cody Wood, 45:00

P – Connor Lanier (Andrew Hanson), 78:00

Shots on goal – Polson 13, Libby 2. Corner kicks – Polson 5, Libby 5. Fouls – Polson 6, Libby 13.

Polson
33:10 Connor Lanier, A- Emiliano Hernandez
78:00 Connor Lanier A- Andrew Hanson
Libby
45:00 Cody Wood A-?
SOG
Polson 13
Libby 2?
Corners
Polson 5
Libby 5
Fouls
Polson 6
Libby 13

Billings Central 4, Belgrade 1

Billings Central: Sean Comstock (Pat Comstock), 5th minute

Billings Central: Josh Bundy (Christian Zygmond), 22nd

Billings Central: Bundy (Zygmond), 26th.

Belgrade: Johnny Davidson (Javen Chisholm), 53rd.

Billings Central: Zygmond (Isaac Meyer) 74th.

Goal keepers: Central, John  Healey 5 saves; Belgrade, Clay Bost, 2 saves.

Laurel 3, Livingston 3

Laurel: Nonghtai Makdoh (Travis Nation), 42:00

Livingston: Stephen Newhouse (Clayton Busby), 46:00

Laurel: Travis Nation (Sam Crowl), 54:00

Livingston: Jack Fry (unassisted), 63:00

Livingston: Kelton Madden (unassisted), 70:00

Laurel: Travis Nation (Sam Crowl), 73:00

Saves: Laurel, 15 saves (Dylan Bryant); Livingston N/A

Polson 2, Libby 1

Polson: Sutton Kanta, 33:00

Libby: Cody Wood, 50:00

Polson: Name unavailable, 77:00

Stevensville 7, Bigfork 1

Stevensville: Qudd Renstrom (Chris Brownlee), 12:00

Stevensville: Jake Finley (unassisted), 15:00

Bigfork: Hugo Schyberg (Shane Rieke), 23:00

Stevensville: Renstrom (penalty) 30:00

Stevensville: REnstrom (Camlio Agierre), 32:00

Stevensville: Brownley (Agierre), 38:00

Stevensville: Nathan McFadden (penalty kick), 65:00

Stevensville: Brownlee (unassisted), 71:00

Saves – Bigfork 13 (Kyle Cumming), Stevensville 3 (Tristan Parson).

Columbia Falls 6, Whitefish 4

Columbia Falls: Daniel Skinner (Logan Stephens), 1:00

Columbia Falls: Stephen (unassisted), 5:00

Whitefish: Xander Burger (Casey Ling), 7:00

Columbia Falls: Alex Garate (Skinner), 22:00

Whitefish: Walter Sobba (penalty kick), 40:00

Whitefish: Garate (Jakob Grein), 40:00

Whitefish: Skinner (unassisted), 48:00

Whitefish: Sobba (penalty kick), 53:00

Whitefish: Ling (Taisuke Matsuo), 68:00

Columbia Falls: Jakob Grein (Tristan Grein), 72:00

Saves: Whitefish 9 (Marty Anderson), Columbia Falls 9 (Brandon Karberg).

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GIRLS

Teagle, Frenchtown fly by Breakers, 9-3

BOYS

BELGRADE 4 LAUREL 0*

Belgrade 4, Laurel 0

Belgrade: John Dividson (Brandon Rockwell), 18:00

Belgrade: Jordan Schalaugh, 57:00

Belgrade: Ansel Brayton, 60:00

Belgrade: Garreth Orrel, 77:00

Saves: Belgrade, Not available, 4; Laurel, Dylan Bryant, 12. 

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SCORING GOALS FOR BELGRAD BRAYTON, DAVIDSON, ORRELL AND SCHLAUGH

ASSISTS=ROCKWELL, SCHLAUCH AND TURNER

Libby blanks Whitefish, 3-0

At Libby, Libby owned a 13-5 edge in shots on goal in its Northern A win over Whitefish.

Cody Wood got the first tally in the 14th minute and Andrew Freese made it 2-0 at halftime with his goal in the 31st.  Colin Maloney closed out the scoring in the 75th minute.

Zander Peterson stopped three shots to earn the shutout for Libby.

Whitefish, which plays at Columbia Falls on Saturday, fell to 0-3-1 in league, 1-6-1 overall.

Whitfish;0;0;–;0

Libby;2;1;–;3

L - Cody Wood, 14:00

L - Andrew Freese, 31:00

L - Colin Maloney, 75:00

Shots on goal – Whitefish 5, Libby 13. Saves – Whitefish 11 (Marty Anderson), Libby 3 (Zander Peterson). Corner kicks – Whitefish 4, Libby 5. Total fouls – Whitfish 6, Libby 7. Cards – None.

GOALS FOR LIBBY=WOOD, MALONEY AND FRISS

GIRLS

Whitefish cruises past Libby, 6-1

WFISH STATS PROVIDED BY WFISH COACH

GIRLS

Bonners Ferry tops Libby

At Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Bonners Ferry scored with 5 minutes to play in regulation time to take a nonconference win from Libby.

Libby's one goal came in the 30th minute when Allie Coldwell found the net on a feed from Shae Munro.

But Abby Davis scored the game-winner in the 75th minute.

Libby keeper Shannon Reny finished with four saves to six for the Badgers' Emily Blackmore.

Libby;1;0;–;1

B. Ferry;2;0;–2

BF – Jill Alexander (unassisted), 5:00

L – Allie Coldwell (Shae Munro), 30:00

BF – Abby Davis, 75:00

Saves – Libby 4 (Shannon Reny), BF 6 (Emily Blackmore). Corner kicks – Libby 3, BF 3.

Bonner's Ferry 2, Libby 1

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Central vs. Livingston Soccer

Venton Arce knew the starting goalkeeper job at Billings Central would probably be hers one day, mostly likely next year when she will be a senior.

Arce spent the past two years backing up Natalie Ruegsegger, a three-year stalwart at keeper. When Ruegsegger started hinting that she might not come back for her senior season, Arce figured her timetable might be moving up.

It wasn’t until Ruegsegger made her decision official this summer that the normally confident, outgoing Arce had to take a deep breath.

“I would be lying if I said I wasn’t super nervous when I found out,” she said between matches of Central’s Eastern A sweep of Livingston, a 6-0 girls win and a 2-1 boys win, at Wendy’s Field at Rocky Mountain College on Tuesday. “But I knew, especially with my back line, that I had a solid team in front of me.”

What was there to be nervous about? Arce was only becoming the key component to a back line that allowed just one goal in 12 regular-season matches last season. She would be the keeper for a program that had won six consecutive Class A championships before losing in last year’s semifinals.

Self-doubt isn’t one of Arce’s attributes, so that quickly abated. It helped, too, that first-year coach Didier Ndidi gave her a vote of confidence.

“When he told me that he believed in me, that validated that I could do it,” she said.

The validation comes on the scoresheet as well. Arce and her back line have allowed just one goal in six matches. Even if Arce wasn’t challenged much Tuesday, the shuout was the fifth of the season for the Rams, who improved to 5-0-1.

“Venton, we love her,” said defender CeCe Paharik, who was among those who seemed to always be in the right spot to disrupt a Livingston challenge. “It’s just like bringing in a best friend. We just read each other well.”

This season has taken on a redemption aspect of sorts. While other teams might consider a trip to the semifinals a success, that’s not the case for the Rams. They expect so much more.

An early goal from Mariah LaFontaine, two goals from Mariah Wittman and goals from Julianna Arellano, Josie Snyder and Samantha Cormier against Livingston showed that the Rams are eager to get back to where they think they belong.

“I think people think less of us now since we lost last year,” Arce said. “It’s going to be (important) trying to show everyone that we can come back just as strong as we were a few years ago.”

Central's boys remained unbeaten on the strength of goals from Patrick Comstock and Christian Zygmond.

Brenner Pittman pulled one back for Livingston in the 79th minute on goal from distance to keep the result in suspense until the end. If not for the efforts of Livingston keeper Keaten Barbula, who had several highlight saves, especially in the first half, this one could have ended in a four- or five-goal margin.

"It's been a good start," said Ndedi, whose team moved to 6-0-0. "We predicted it would be going the way it's been going. It's a young group of kids who play very well together. So far, no surprises."

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BILLINGS CENTRAL 6 PARK 0*

SCORING FOR BC

Whitefish tramples Bigfork

At Bigfork, a four-goal second-half outburst propelled Whitefish to an easy 6-0 win over Bigfork.

Anna Peterson started it off early for the Bulldogs, netting one off an assist from Katie Blankenship in the 5th minute. It was then Blankenship's turn, as she found the back of the net in the 39th.

After the half, the Bulldogs, and Haley Nicholson, exploded. Nicholson scored in the 46th minute and assisted on a goal by Julia Houston in the 57th, before reeling off two more goals to complete the hat trick.

Her last goal was assisted by goalie Kess Nelson, who shut out Bigfork with six saves. 

Whitefish2;4;–;6

Bigfork;0;0;–;0

W – Anna Peterson (Katie Blankenship), 5:00

W – Blankenship, 39

W – Hailey Nicholson (Melissa Pollard), 46:00

W – Julia Houston (Nicholson), 57:00

W – Nicholson, 67:00

W – Nicholson (Kess Nelson), 77:00

Shots on goal – Whitefish 8, Bigfork 6. Saves – Whitefish 6 (Kess Nelson), Bigfork 4 (Celeste Rehbein). Corner kicks – Whitefish 4, Bigfork 2. Total fouls – Whitefish 9, Bigfork 6. Cards – Bigfork 1, yellow.

SCORING FOR WFISH

Frenchtown steamrolls Corvallis

At Corvallis, Frenchtown's offense was too much for Corvallis to handle as the Broncs took an easy 10-4 win over the Blue Devils.

Frenchtown's Abigail Teagle had seven goals for the Broncs, who overpowered Corvallis with 30 shots on goal in the match. Brooke Yarnell scored the other three goals for the Broncs for a hat trick of her own.

Corrinne Sanderson had three goals for the Blue Devils and Vena Smith one in the loss. 

Frenchtown;3;7;–;10

Corvallis;3;1;–;4

Shots on goal – Frenchtown 30, Corvallis 18. Saves – Frenchtown 3 (Chloe Emmons), Corvallis 9 (Kira Doyle). Corner kicks – Frenchtown 2, Corvallis 1. Total fouls – Frenchtown 1, Corvallis 2. Cards – Frenchtown 2, yellow.

FRENCHTOWN SCORING

Teagle (field)
Teagle
Teagle  (Hayden) first name
Teagle
Yarnall (Teagle)
Yarnall (Teagle)
Teagle (Mitchell)
Teagle (Yarnall)
Teagle (delaney) unsure on this assist
Yarnall (field)
CORVALLIS SCORING

Sanderson
Sanderson

Sanderson
Sanderson

STEVENSVILLE 3 STILLWATER 2

 Ember Kleen - 1 goal

BOYS

Corvallis still cruising

CORVALLIS – The Corvallis Blue Devils are as hot as, well, let's just say they're playing rather well.

Corvallis blanked Frenchtown 6-0 on Tuesday in a Southern A boys' soccer matchup to run its record to 5-0 in league matches and 8-1 overall in its hunt for a second straight State A championship.

Emmett Semple and Cayden Ayers combined on four goals, one assisting to the other two times each way, and Ayers added a third goal to complete his hat trick in the 78th minute.

"They've been playing together for a long, long time," Corvallis coach Greg Shifflett said. "They know each other pretty well. They look for each other."

Alec Sangster also scored on a penalty kick in Corvallis's offensive onslaught. The Devils fired 28 shots on goal and Frenchtown keeper Hunter Jimenez did his best to stop 10 of them.

Frenchtown;0;0;–;0

Corvallis;3;3;–;6

C – Emmett Semple (Cayden Ayers), 5:00

C – Alec Sangster (PK), 11:00

C – Ayers (Semple), 26:00

C – Ayers (Semple), 47:00

C – Semple (Ayers), 53:00

C – Ayers (Justin Catanach), 78:00

Shots on goal – Frenchtown 10, Corvallis 28. Saves – Frenchtown 10 (Hunter Jimenez), Corvallis 5 (Justin Catanach). Corner kicks – Frenchtown 7, Corvallis 8. Total fouls – Frenchtown 3, Corvallis 5. Cards – None.

SCORING FOR CORVALLIS

BILLINGS CENTRAL 2 PARK 1*

SCORING FOR BC WERE ZYGMOND AND COMSTOCK

SCORING FOR PARK WAS PITTMAN

Whitefish falls at hands of Bigfork

At Bigfork, Walter Soba scored on a 12th minute penalty kick for Whitefish, but it was all the Bulldogs could muster, as they fell to Bigfork, 2-1.

Soba's effort stood as the lone goal until the 36th minute, when Bigfork's Christian Bencomo scored, making it 1-1 going into the half.

Kalvin Eaton scored immediately after, giving the Vikings a lead they would hold for the rest of the match. Ben Russell made 14 saves to assure the shutout. 

Bigfork won despite being outshot 15-7 by Whitefish, and trailing 13-5 in corner kick opportunities. 

Whitefish;1;0;–;1

Bigfork;1;1;–;1

W – Walter Soba (PK), 12:00

B – Christian Bencomo, 36:00

B – Kevin Eaton, 41:00

Shots on goal – Whitefish 15, Bigfork 7. Saves – Whitefish 5 (Marty Anderson), Bigfork 14 (Ben Russell). Corner kicks – Whitefish 13, Bigfork 5. Total fouls – Whitefish 10, Bigfork 10 Cards – Bigfork 1, yellow.

SCORING FOR BIGFORK

Christian Bencomo, no assist, and Kalvin Eaton, no assist. 

Polson rocks Columbia Falls

BOYS

Libby stops Columbia Falls, 4-1

At Columbia Falls, Cody Wood and Giovanni Cano had a big day for the Loggers as they rolled to the Northern A victory.

Wood scored in the ninth minute and Cano in the 25th minute as Libby took control early. Cano added another first-half goal to make it 3-0 at halftime and Wood scored again late in the blowout win.

Daniel Skinner scored the only goal for Columbia Falls in the 55th minute.

Libby 3 1 — 4

Columbia Falls 0 1 — 1

L — Cody Wood, 9:00

L — Ethan Hoff, 25:00

L — Hoff (Colin Maloney), 38:00

CF — Daniel Skinner (Auguste Emond), 55:00

L — Wood, 72:00

Shots on goal — Libby 19, Columbia Falls 12; Goalie saves — Libby 12 (Raffael Weber), Columbia Falls 15 (Brandon Karberg); Corner kicks — Libby 2, Columbia Falls 4; Fouls — Libby 14, Columbia Falls 7; Cards — Libby 1 yellow, Columbia Falls 1 yellow

SCORING FOR LIBBY

Cody Wood - 2 goals and one assist.

Giovanni Cano 2 goals.

Two assists to Colin Maloney.

SCORING FOR CFALLS

GOAL=SKINNER.  ASSIST=EMOND

Corvallis shuts down Stevensville, 4-0

STEVENSVILLE -- Caden Ayers scored three times to propel defending state champion Corvallis past Stevensville 4-0 in a Southern A boys' soccer game Saturday afternoon.

Ayers, who kicked a pair of extra points in the Blue Devils' football game Friday night, tallied in the 5th, 39th and 71st minutes. Rutger Klein had the other goal, while Emmett Semple had a pair of assists and Drew Schlimgen had another.

"It's always nice to get a road win," Corvallis coach Greg Shifflett, whose team improved to 7-1 overall, 4-0 in league. "Stevi always provides a real physical match. It was a good test for us. They picked up their defense in the second half. It's good for us that we learn what we need to do against teams that commit more people to defense. We need to work on attacking teams that pressure high."

Justin Catanach earned the shutout in net by stopping five shots.

Corvallis hosts Frenchtown on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. for homecoming.

Corvallis;3;1;-;4

Stevi;0;0;-;0

C - Caden Ayers (Emmett Semple), 5:00

C - Rutger Klein (Semple), 29:00

C - Ayers (Klein), 39:00

C - Ayers (Drew Schlimgen), 71:00

Shots on goal - Corvallis 24, Stevi 9. Corner kicks - Corvallis 9, Stevi 3. Saves - Corvallis 5 (Justin Catanach), Stevi 9 (Tristin Pearson). Total fouls - Corvallis 5, Stevi 7. Yellow cards - Corvallis 2, Stevensville 1.

SCORING FOR CORVALLIS

Cayden Ayers 3 goals
Rutger Klein 1 goal 1 assist
Emmett Semple 2 assists
Drew Schlimgen 1 assist

Polson stays even with Whitefish, 1-1

At Whitefish, a pair of second-half goals resulted in a draw between Whitefish and Polson.

The Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the 57th minute, when Mack Moderie found the back of the net on an assist by Alex Encizo. 

But Whitefish answered. Walter Sobba canned a penalty kick in the 75th minute for the equalizer.

Polson out-shot Whitefish 9-3, and Whitefish goalie Marty Anderson had seven saves. 

Polson;0;1;–;1

Whitefish;0;1;–;1

P – Mack Modeire (Alex Encizo), 57:00

W – Walter Sobba PK, 75:00

Shots on goal – Polson 9, Whitefish 3. Saves – Polson  2 (Russell Smith), Whitefish 7 (Marty Anderson). Corner kicks – Polson  5, Whitefish 0. Total fouls – Polson 8, Whitefish 4 Cards – Polson 1, Whitefish 2.

SCORING FOR WFISH=SOBBA

SCORING FOR POLSON=MODERIE

BELGRADE 2 PARK 2*

Belgrade 2, Livingston 2

Belgrade: Brandon Rockwell (Ansel Brayton), 32nd

Livingston: Colin McKenzie (unassisted), 45th

Livingston: Stephen Newhouse (unassisted), 56th

Belgrade: Johnny Davidson (Rockwell), 76th

Saves: Livingston 8 (Keaton Barbula), Belgrade 6 (Clay Bost).

GIRLS

Corvallis blanks Stevi, 5-0

At Stevensville, the Blue Devils posted their third straight win behind three goals and two assists by Corinne Sanderson in a Southern A match.

Four of Corvallis' goals came in the first half. Hailey Mason struck first on a feed from Sanderson about 10 minutes into the game and it proved to be the only score the Blue Devils needed.

Kira Doyle earned the shutout at keeper for Corvallis, making nine saves. The Blue Devils boosted their record to 2-2 in league play and 3-5 overall.

Stevensville keeper Maggie Echeverio, who was filling in for No. 1 keeper Evie Tiplady, made six saves.

Corvallis 5, Stevi 0

Corvallis;4;1;-;5 

Stevi;0;0;-;0

C - Hailey Mason (assist Corinne Sanderson)

C - Sanderson (Mason)

C - Sanderson (Mason)

C - Zena Smith (Sanderson)

C - Sanderson (Mason)

Shots on goal - Corvallis 31, Stevi 12. Corner kicks - Corvallis 6, Stevi 5. Saves - Corvallis 9 (Kira Doyle), Stevi 6 (Maggie Echeverio). Total fouls - Corvallis 0, Stevi 1. Cards - none.

SCORING FOR CORVALLIS

BOYS

BILLINGS CENTRAL 2 LAUREL 0*

SCORNG FOR CENTRAL

Polson cruises past Bigfork, 5-2

At Bigfork, the Pirates jumped out to a 5-0 lead and cruised to the Northern A win over the Vikings.

Mack Moderie, Mike Mercer and Bridger Wenzel scored in the first half for Polson, while Jaben Wenzel scored a pair of second-half goals.

Hugo Schyberg and Shane Rieke scored for Bigfork.

Polson;3;2;–;5

Bigfork;0;2;–;2

P - Mack Moderie (Mike Mercer), 15:00

P - Mercer (Connor Lanier), 17:00

P - Bridger Wenzel (Mercer), 20:00

P - Jaben Wenzel (Alex Encizo), 43:00

P - Wenzel (Encizo), 50:00

BF - Hugo Schyberg, 66:00

BF - Shane Rieke (Ben Russell), 68:00

Shots on goal – Polson 11, Bigfork 3. Saves – not available. Corner kicks – Polson 4, Bigfork 0. Total fouls – Polson 10, Bigfork 7Cards – None.

Strong second half lifts Corvallis over Loyola, 6-0

At Corvallis, the defending state champion Blue Devils scored three times in the first 7 minutes of the second half to break open the tight Southern A match with the Rams.

Emmitt Semple and Caden Ayers had two goals apiece for Corvallis, which improved to 3-0 in the Southern A and 6-1 overall.

Grant Martin and Rutger Klein had the other goals for the Blue Devils, who will play at Stevensville on Saturday at 11 a.m

Loyola;0;0;–;0

Corvallis;1;5;–;6

C - Grant Martin (Emmitt Semple), 13:00

C - Semple (Rutger Klein), 41:00

C - Caden Ayers (Ives Fershee), 46:00

C - Ayers (penalty kick), 47:00

C - Semple (Klein), 65:00

C - Klein (Brennan Williams), 67:00

Shots on goal – Loyola 9, Corvallis 26. Saves – Loyola 13 (Bryan Swanson), Corvallis 5 (Justin Catanach). Corner kicks – Loyola 1, Corvallis 10. Total fouls – Loyola 4, Corvallis 5. Cards – None.

Stevensville trips Hamilton, 2-1

At Stevensville, Quade Renstrom scored a pair of goals to lift Stevensville to the Southern A win over Hamilton.

Renstrom's first goal, on an assist from Jake Finley, put the Yellowjackets up 1-0 in the 14th minute.

Hamilton's Brandon Moore tied the game in the 51st minute before Renstrom netted the game-winner six minutes later with help from Colton Belcourt.

Tristan Pearson stopped 18 shot in goal for Stevensville, which improved to 2-1 and will host defending state champ Corvallis on Saturday.

Hamilton;0;1;–;1

Stevi;1;1;–;2

S - Quade Renstrom (Jake Finley), 14:00

H - Brandon Moore, 51:00

S - Renstrom (Colton Belcourt), 57:00

Shots on goal – Hamilton 20, Stevi 16. Saves – Hamilton 12 (James Bess), Stevi 18 (Tristan Pearson). Corner kicks – Hamilton 6, Stevi 4. Total fouls – Hamilton 6, Stevi 7. Yellow cards – Hamilton 2, Stevi 2.

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GIRLS

Polson rallies to beat Bigfork, 3-1

At Bigfork, the Vals struck first but Polson rolled with three unanswered goals from there to win the Northern A match.

Tiara Duford scored two of those goals, including the game-tying goal in the 19th minute following Bigfork's Katie Thomas's goal in the seventh.

Amber Clarke had the go-ahead goal in the 50th minute as Polson held a 22-7 advantage in shots on goal.

Polson;1;2;–;3

Bigfork;1;0;–;1

B — Katie Thomas, 7:00

P — Tiara Duford (Ashlee Howell), 19:00

P — Amber Clarke (Howell), 50:00

P — Duford, 62:00.

Shots on goal – Polson 22, Bigfork 7. Saves – Polson 4 (Jenna Evertz), Bigfork 13 (Celeste Rehbein). Corner kicks – Polson 2, Bigfork 0. Total fouls – Polson 7, Bigfork 5 Cards – None.

Corvallis soars in second half to beat Loyola, 7-2

At Corvallis, Corrine Sanderson had two goals and two assists and Hailey Mason added another score and three assists as Corvallis sped away from an early deadlock to win the Southern A matchup.

Sanderson scored once and assisted once on Rebecca Weidkamp's goal as the Blue Devils held a 2-1 halftime lead. The team rolled in the second half though as Sanderson scored again and Zena Smith, Ceara Chavez, Mason and Penny Jessop all hit the net.

Tessa Burke and Brook Kolar had the Loyola goals.

Loyola;1;1;–;2

Corvallis;2;5;–;7

C – Rebecca Weidkamp (Corinne Sanderson)

LHS – Tessa Burke 

C – Sanderson (PK)

LHS – Brook Kolar

C – Sanderson (Hailey Mason)

C – Zena Smith (Sanderson)

C – Ceara Chavez (Mason)

C – Mason (Sanderson)

C – Penny Jessop (Mason)

Shots on goal – Loyola 9, Corvallis 34. Saves – Loyola 13 (Morgan Nicholson), Corvallis 8 (Kira Doyle). Corner kicks – Loyola 4, Corvallis 8. Total fouls – Loyola n/a, Corvallis n/a Cards – None.

Hamilton shuts down Stevensville, 5-0

At Stevensville, Kendal Gordon scored three goals to lead the Broncs to a Southern A win.

Reilly Rostad and Brianna Abrahamsen had the other goals for Hamilton.

Larami Schara earned the shutout in net for the Broncs.

Stevi (0-2-1) will host Corvallis on Saturday.

Hamilton;2;3;–;5

Stevi;0;0;–;0

H - Kendal Gordon, 35:00

H - Gordon, 40:00

H - Reilly Rostad, 48:00

H - Gordon, 52:00

H - Brianna Abrahamsen

Shots on goal – Hamilton 10, Stevi 3. Saves – Hamilton (Larami Schara), Stevi 14 (Evie Tiplady, Maggie Echeverio). Corner kicks – Hamilton 2, Stevi 2. Total fouls – Hamilton 4, Stevi 7. Yellow cards – Tiplady 2.

BILLINGS CENTRAL 1 LAUREL 1*

Billings Central 1, Laurel 1

Billings Central: Olivia Hanser (Mariah Wittman), 36th minute

Laurel: Maysa Walters, 66th

Saves: Central 6 (Venton Arce), Laurel 6 (Kate O'Toole).

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BOYS

CFALLS 3 BIGFORK 1*

At Columbia Falls, Bigfork scored first but Columbia Falls ripped off three unanswered goals to take the Northwest A victory.

After Viking Shane Reike scored in the 25th minute, Logan Stephens tied it before halftime for Columbia Falls. Auguste Emond served up the pass.

The Cats took the lead on Daniel Skinner's penalty kick in the 68th minute and Paxton Fisher finished it off in the 77th.

Bigfork's Ben Russell made 17 saves to keep the match close.

Bigfork;1;0;–;1

C. Falls;1;2;–;3

B – Shane Rieke, 25:00

CF – Logan Stephens (Auguste Emond), 36:00

CF – Daniel Skinner (PK), 68:00

CF – Paxton Fisher (unassisted), 77:00

Shots on goal – Bigfork 9, C. Falls 20. Saves – Bigfork 17 (Ben Russell), C. Falls 8 (Brandon Karberg). Corner kicks – Bigfork 0, C. Falls 7. Total fouls – Bigfork 10, C. Falls 12 Cards – None.

FRENCHTOWN 2 HAMILTON 1*

GIRLS

CFALLS 4 BIGFORK 0*

At Columbia Falls, the Wildkats had the advantage from the opening whistle in this Northern A showdown.

Columia Falls scored in the third minute on a Katie Price boot set up by Ellie Johnson and the Kats took off from there in a 4-0 beating.

Joyce Hatfield, Tavia Bechtel and Johnson all had later goals, Bechtel's coming on a penalty kick in the 53rd minute after Bigfork was within two goals at halftime.

Vikings keeper Celeste Rehbein stopped 15 shots in net.

Bigfork;0;0;–;0

C. Falls;2;2;–;4

CF – Katie Price (Ellie Johnson), 3:00

CF – Joyce Hatfield, 35:00

CF – Tavia Bechtel, PK, 53:00

CF – Johnson, 79:00

Shots on goal – Bigfork 7, C. Falls 20. Saves – Bigfork 15 (Celeste Rehbein), C. Falls 6 (Allyson Gimbel). Corner kicks – Bigfork 4, C. Falls 5. Total fouls – Bigfork 7, C. Falls 4 Cards – Bigfork (1 yellow).

HAMILTON 8 FRENCHTOWN 2

At Frenchtown, Hamilton unleashed six second-half goals to earn a big non-conference Class A win over Frenchtown, 8-2.

Hamilton held a tenuous 2-1 lead over Frenchtown after the first half, after Tessa De Lasilva and Elise Stridel both netted goals. Abigail Teagle had the only goal for Frenchtown in the half, in the 27th minute.

Stridel and De Lasilve both had another goal in the second half, and Kendal Gordon had two, along with Brianna Abrahamsen and Mallory McGill, to give Hamilton its big win.

Hamilton;2;6;–;8

Frenchtown;1;1;–;2

H – Tessa De LaSilva (Mallory McGill), 3:00

H – Elise Stridel (Kendal Gordon), 23:00

F -- Abigail Teagle, 27:00

H -- Brianna Abrahamsen (Gordon) 41:00

H -- De LaSilva (McGill) 51:00

H -- Gordon 55:00

H -- Streidel 58:00

F -- Pilar Field (PK), 60:00

H -- Gordon, 69:00

H -- McGill (De LaSilva) 77:00

Shots on goal – Hamilton 15, Frenchtown 6. Saves – Hamilton 2 (Larami Schara), Frenchtown 9 (Shelby Shourds). Corner kicks – Hamilton 3, Frenchtown 0. Total fouls – Hamilton 1, Frenchtown 13. Cards – None.

GIRLS

Billings Central whips Columbia Falls

At Billings, the Rams dominated in rematch of teams that met in last year's Class A state semifinal round.

Central built a two-goal lead in the first 16 minutes and never looked back. Columbia Falls used two keepers in the match, including Allyson Gimbel with five saves and Madeline Jarvis with two.

Mariah Wittman had a hat trick for the hosts, scoring three goals with one assist.

C. Falls;0;0;–;0

Billings C.;3;4;–;7

B – Mariah Wittman (unassisted), 11:00

B – Julianna Arellano, 16:00

B – Wittman (Annie Seybert), 35:00

B – Camryn Gunderson (Olivia Hanser), 42:00

B – Arellano, 57:00

B – Wittman (Hanser), 71:00

B – Hanser (Wittman), 78:00

Saves – C. Falls 7 (Allyson Gimbel 5, Madeline Jarvis 2), Billings C. 3 (Venton Arce 2, Maggie Lyle 1).

BILLINGS CENTRAL 7 COLUMBIA FALLS 0

SCORING FOR BC WERE: WITTMAN (3), ARELLANO (2), HANSER AND GUNDERSON.

Four-goal outburst leads Whitefish over Belgrade

At Whitefish, a four-goal flurry in the first half gave Whitefish all it needed, as the Bulldogs beat Belgrade.

Haley Nicholson and Julia Houston combined to score all four goals for the Bulldogs, with all four coming in the first 12 minutes of the game. Nicholson scored the match's first goal just 1:15 into the contest, and added an assist on Houstons' first goal.

Belgrade took 16 shots on goal, but only got one in, during the 73rd minute.

Kess Nelson had 15 saves for the Bulldogs in the win.

Belgrade;0;1;–;1

Whitefish;4;0;–;4

W -- Haley Nicholson (Anna Peterson) 1:00

W -- Nicholson, 6:00

W -- Julia Houston (Nicholson), 8:00

W -- Houston, 12:00

B -- Linton 73:00

Shots on goal – Belgrade 16, Whitefish 10. Saves – Belgrade 6 (Cady), Whitefish 15 (Kess Nelson). Corner kicks – Belgrade 7, Whitefish 4. Total fouls – Belgrade 4, Whitefish 12. Cards – None.

WHITEFISH 4 BELGRADE 1

SCORING FOR WFISH WAS NICHOLSON (2) AND HOUSTON (2)

ASSISTS WERE NICHOLSON AND PETERSON

SCORING FOR BELGRADE WAS EDWARDS

Corvallis beats Polson to notch first win, 4-1

At Corvallis, Hailey Mason and Corrine Sanderson teamed up to propel the Blue Devils to their first soccer victory of the season.

Sanderson scored twice with one assist while Mason had helpers on Corvallis's other two goals, all of which came in the second half.

Polson led 1-0 at the break thanks to an unassisted goal from Jenessa Taylor. The Pirates totaled 28 shots and goalie Kira Doyle blocked 18 for Corvallis, which improved to 1-5.

Polson;1;0;–;1

Corvallis;0;4;–;4

P – Janessa Taylor (unassisted)

C – Zena Smith (Hailey Mason)

C – Corinne Sanderson (Mason)

C – Rebecca Weidkamp (Sanderson)

C – Sanderson (Mason)

Shots on goal – Polson 28, Corvallis 15. Saves – Polson n/a (Jenna Evertz), Corvallis 18 (Kira Doyle). Corner kicks – Polson 5, Corvallis 3. Total fouls – Polson 4, Corvallis 3. Cards – None.

Laurel rolls over Libby, 7-0

LAUREL 7 LIBBY 0

At Laurel, the defending state champions used a big second half to run away with the victory in a Class A non-conference match.

The outcome was still in question at halftime with the Locomotives clinging to a 2-0 lead. Then it all came unraveled for the Loggers, who gave up three goals in the first 20 minutes of the second half.

Jessie Elmer scored two goals and dished out an assist for Laurel. Paige Ventling added two goals for the hosts.

Libby keeper Shannon Reny made 29 saves.

Libby;0;0;–;0

Laurel;2;5;–;7

LA – Jessie Elmer (assist Maysa Walters), 1:00

LA –  Paige Ventling (Elmer), 32:00

LA – Walters (Raquel Jimenez), 49:00

LA – Elmer (Aspen Cotter), 52:00

LA – Paige O’Toole (Walters), 60:00

LA – Taylor Ludwig (Elmer), 65:00

LA – Ventling (Walters), 68:00

Saves – Libby 29 (Shannon Reny), Laurel 22 (O’Toole 20, Sam Vanderpool 2).

Frenchtown blanks Stevensville

At Stevensville, Brooke Yarnall and Abby Teagle proved tough for the Yellowjackets to stop in Southern A action.

Yarnall broke a scoreless tie with a goal in the 22nd minute, then assisted on Teagle's tally 10 minutes later. Teagle added an insurance goal in the second half.

Keeper Evie Tiplady made 17 saves for Stevensville (0-1-1).

Frenchtown;2;1;–;3

Stevensville;0;0;–;0

F – Brooke Yarnall (Jestine Lackner), 22:00

F – Abby Teagle (Yarnall), 32:00

F - Teagle, 59:00

Shots on goal – Frenchtown 17, Stevensville 8. Saves – Frenchtown 8 (Shelby Shourds), Stevensville 17 (Evie Tiplady).

FRENCHTOWN 3 STEVENSVILLE 0*

Yarnall (Teagle)
Teagle (Mitchell)
Teagle (delaney)

Hamilton hammers Loyola, 13-0

At Hamilton, the Broncs were juggernauts of the pitch, blowing out Loyola Sacred Heart in a match that featured a football score.

Hamilton led 8-0 at halftime. Reilly Rostad had two goals and four assists in that time.

Kendal Gordon, Tessa Della Silva and Olivia Zepeda also each scored a pair of goals and eight Broncs (5-1) in all found the back of the net.

Loyola had two shots to Hamilton's 19.

Loyola;0;0;–;0

Hamilton;8;5;–;13

H – Kendal Gordon (Reilly Rostad), 3:00

H – Olivia Zepeda (Gordon), 10:00

H – Gordon (Rostad), 23:00

H – Tessa Della Silva (Rostad), 25:00

H – Rostad (unassisted), 26:00

H – Loyola own goal, 30:00

H – Zepeda (Rostad), 39:00

H – Rostad (unassisted), 40:00

H – Della Silva (Brianna Abrahamssen), 45:00

H – Alivia Drake (unassisted), 54:00

H – Baylie Duce (Elise Striebel), 63:00

H – BreAnn Duce (unassisted), 69:00

H – Striebel (unassisted), 80:00

Shots on goal – Loyola 2, Hamilton 19. Saves – Loyola 5 (Nicholson), Hamilton 2 (Larami Schara). Corner kicks – Loyola 0, Hamilton 1. Total fouls – Loyola 1, Hamilton 4. Cards – None.

HAMILTON 13 LOYOLA 0*

K. Gordon had 2 goals 1 assist, O. Zepeda had 2 goals, Tessa Della Silva had 2 goals, R. Rostad had 2 goals and 4 assists, Alivia Drake scored 1 goal , Baylie Duce scored 1 goal , BreAnn Duce scored 1 goal, E. Striebel had 1 goal and 1 assist, Brianna Abrahamsen had 1 assist. Loyola scored an own goal. 

McAnally's hat trick secures draw with Livingston

At Bigfork, three first-half goals gave Bigfork the cushion they needed to survive a strong second half by Livingston, as the two teams battled to a 3-3 draw.

Mattie McAnnaly had all three goals for Bigfork, with the last two coming in the 37th and 38th minutes.

But Meghan Gibson had a pair of goals of her own, including one off a penalty kick, to tie the game at three goals apiece. Stella Newman had the other goal for Livingston, 15 minutes into the first half.

Bigfork keeper Celeste Rehbein had six save for the Vals, while Livingston had seven corner kicks.

Livingston 3, Bigfork 3

Livingston;1;2;–;3

Bigfork;3;0;–;3

B — Mattie McAnally (Katie Thomas), 7:00

L — Stella Newman, 15:00

B — McAnally (Thomas), 37:00

B — McAnally, 38:00

L — Meghan Gibson, 52:00

L — Gibson, pk, 83:00

Shots on goal – Livingston 11, Bigfork 13. Saves – Livingston 5 (Allison Stevens), Bigfork 6 (Celeste Rehbein). Corner kicks – Livingston 7, Bigfork 2. Cards – None.

BIGFORK 3 PARK 3

SCORING FOR BIGFORK WAS MCANALLY (3)

ASSISTS WERE THOMAS (2)

SCORING FOR PARK WAS NEWMAN AND GIBSON (2)

BOYS

Livingston jumps over Bigfork, 3-1

At Bigfork, Livingston used two second-half goals to jump over Bigfork, 3-1.

Bigfork's Shane Rieke scored a goal for the Vikings in the 67th minute, but it wasn't enough.

No scorers were available for Livingston and no other information was provided.

Livingston 3, Bigfork 1

Livingston;1;2;–;3

Bigfork;0;1;–;1

B — Shane Rieke (Ben Russell), 67:00

Livingston scoring not available.

PARK 3 BIGFORK 1

SCORING FOR BF WAS RIEKE (ASSISTED BY RUSSELL,B).

SCORING FOR PARK

Newhouse with 2 goals and 1 assist and Joey Pesa with a goal and Kelten Madden got 2 assists

Belgrade blasts Whitefish, 5-0

At Whitefish, Belgrade dominated its matchup with Whitefish, taking 19 shots to the Bulldogs' one.

The scoring started quick with Zack Smith finding the net in the 11th minute. Five different Panthers scored with Garrett Turner, Jordan Schlaugh, Kaden Wyatt and Javan Chisholm also adding goals.

Marty Anderson stopped 15 shots in net for Whitefish to try and keep the match close.

Belgrade;2;3;–;5

Whitefish;0;0;–;0

B — Zack Smith, 11:00

B — Garrett Turner, 17:00

B — Jordan Schlaugh, 57:00

B — Kaden Wyatt, 71:00

B — Javan Chisholm, 74:00

Shots on goal – Belgrade 19, Whitefish 1. Saves – Belgrade 1 (Clay Bost), Whitefish 15 (Marty Anderson). Corner kicks – Belgrade 12, Whitefish 0. Total fouls – Belgrade 8, Whitefish 2. Cards – None.

BELGRADE 5 WHITEFISH 0
Goals
Zack Smith -1
Garrett  Turner - 1
Jordan Schlaugh - 1
Kaden Wyatt  - 1
Javan Chisholm  -1
Assist
Jeff DeBuse - 2
Sawyer  Degan  -1
Kaden Wyatt  - 1

Billings Central shuts out C. Falls, 4-0

BILLINGS CENTRAL 4 COLUMBIA FALLS 0

At Billings, Columbia Falls never got started in its nonconference matchup with Central.

The Rams got on the board with goals in quick succession off the boots of Christian Zygmond and Josh Bundy in the 23rd and 27th minutes and added to their advantage in the second half.

Zygmond scored again in the 59th minute and Pat Comstock scored on a penalty kick in the 70th.

C. Falls keeper Brandon Karberg saved seven shots in net but got no help from his offense.

C. Falls;0;0;–;0

Billings C.;2;2;–;4

BC – Christian Zygmond (Pat Comstock), 23:00

BC – Josh Bundy (Zygmond), 27:00

BC – Zygmond (P. Comstock), 59:00

BC – P. Comstock (PK), 70:00

Shots on goal – C. Falls n/a, Billings C. n/a. Saves – C. Falls 7 (Brandon Karberg), Billings C. 3 (Brandon Hilton). Corner kicks – C. Falls n/a, Billings C. n/a. Total fouls – C. Falls n/a, Billings C. n/a Cards – None.

BLGS GOALS

ASSISTS

Stevensville runs past Frenchtown, 5-2

STEVENSVILLE -- Colton Belcourt and Jake Finley scored two goals apiece in Stevensville's 5-2 win over Frenchtown in a boys' soccer game Saturday afternoon.

Stevensville improved to 1-1 both overall and in the Southern A.

Frenchtown got on the board first with a goal from Jake Baker in the third minute.

Quade Renstrom got the equalizer three minutes later and Belcourt gave the Yellowjackets the lead for good in the 17th minute.

Tristan Pearson stopped four shots in goal for Stevensville.

Frenchtown;1;1;–;2

Stevensville;2;3;–;5

F - Jake Baker, 3:00

S - Quade Renstrom (penalty kick), 6:00

S - Colton Belcourt, 17:00

S - Jake Finley (Chris Brownlee), 17:00

F - Parker Spadt, 45:00

S - Belcourt, 72:00

S - Finley, 73:00

Shots on goal – Frenchtown 5, Stevensville 5. Saves – Frenchtown 2 (Hunter Jimenez), Stevensville 4 (Tristan Pearson). Corner kicks – Frenchtown 1, Stevensville 3. Total fouls – Frenchtown 7, Stevensville 5. Yellow cards – Frenchtown 1, Stevensville 1.

STEVENSVILLE 5 FRENCHTOWN 2

BOYS

Columbia Falls bounces Laurel, 3-0

At Laurel, Logan Stephens scored two goals and Columbia Falls rolled to a 3-0 victory over Laurel.

Both Setphens' goals came in the first half of the match -- one in the sixth minute and one in the 25th. 

A corner kick, one of four for Columbia Falls, produced the Wildcats third goal by Auguste Emond. Laurel had five corner kicks in the match, and took 16 shots on goal.

Brandon Karberg had 17 saves for the Wildcats

BILLINGS CENTRAL 5 LIBBY 2

At Billings, Josh Bundy scored two goals and dished out two assists in leading the Rams to the Class A non-conference victory.

Libby stayed within striking distance for more than a half thanks to goals by Colin Maloney and Cody Wood. But Central finished with two unanswered strikes against Loggers keeper Raffael Webler.

Billings Central 5, Libby 2

Libby;0;2;–;2

Billings Cent.;1;4;–;5

B – Sean Comstock (assist Josh Bundy)

L – Colin Maloney

B – Christion Zygmond (Bundy)

B – Pat Comstock

L – Cody Wood

B – Bundy (Zygmond)

B – Bundy (Camden Elletson)

Saves – Libby 6 (Raffael Webler), Billings Central 13 (John Healey).

Livingston outlasts Whitefish, 1-0

At Whitefish, a lone goal in the 55th minute was all the scoring Livingston would get, but it was all it needed as the Rangers held on for a tight 1-0 win over Whitefish.

Stephen Newhouse's second-half goal was the only one in a match that saw more combined fouls (22) than shots on goal (18). 

Livingston had seven saves at keeper, while Whitefish had eight.

Bigfork forfeits vs. Belgrade

At Bigfork, the Vikings could not field a team Friday and were forced to forfeit their nonconference outing against Belgrade.

Three Bigfork players could not play because of injuries and because three more boys are still ineligible having not reached the MHSA-mandated 10 preseason practices, the Vikings did not have enough players to compete.

Bigfork is expected to have its numbers back for Saturday's home contest against Livingston, though.

GIRLS

Nicholson on fire as Whitefish downs Livingston, 9-1

At Whitefish, Haley Nicholson was an unstoppable force for the Bulldogs with a hand -- or rather a foot -- in eight of Whitefish's nine goals against Livingston.

Nicholson scored twice in the first half and ran her total to five goals by the end of the match. She also assisted on three other goals, two of those passes going to Julia Houston.

Livingston's Megan Gibson scored on a penalty kick in the 55th minute after Whitefish notched the first seven goals.

The Whitefish offense pounded out 34 shots in the match.

Livingston at Whitefish

Livingston;0;1;–;1

Whitefish;4;5;–;9

W – Haley Nicholson (Kess Nelson), 8:30

W – Nicholson (PK), 10:55

W – Julia Houston (Nicholson),16:25

W – Audrey Hyatt (Mckayla Stone), 21:00

W – Nicholson, 44:00

W – Mellisa Pollard (Nicholson), 46:00

W – Nicholson (Stone), 50:00

L – Megan Gibson (PK), 55:00

W – Houston (Nicholson), 71:00

W – Nicholson (Houston), 75:00

Shots on goal – Livingston 10, Whitefish 34. Saves – Livingston 7 (n/a), Whitefish 8 (Kess Nelson). Corner kicks – Livingston 2, Whitefish 2. Total fouls – Livingston 3, Whitefish 13. Cards – None.

PKs leads Wildkats over Laurel

At Laurel, a pair of goals in back-to-back minutes helped Columbia Falls to a 2-0 non-conference win over Laurel.

Ashley Miller found the back of the net in the 13th minute, and a penalty kick awarded in the 14th minute gave the Wildkats another, when Tavia Betchel sank the PK.

Allyson Gimbel had 20 saves in goal for Columbia Falls.

Columbia Falls 2, Laurel 0

Columbia Falls;2;0;–;2

Laurel;0;0;–;0

C -- Ashley Miller, 13:00

C -- Tavia Bechetel (PK), 14:00

Saves – Columbia Falls 20 (Allyson Gimbel), Laurel 10 (Paige O'Toole).

Belgrade beats Bigfork, 3-1

At Bigfork, Belgrade traveled across the state to pick up the nonconference soccer victory.

The Panthers outscored Bigfork 3-1 in the win. No other information was available.

GIRLS

Hamilton 5-1 over Corvallis.

At Corvallis, Kendall Gordon scored a hat trick as Hamilton coasted to an easy win in Southwest A action Thursday afternoon.

Gordon's three goals led an offensive onslaught that overwhelmed the Blue Devils. The Broncs tallied 22 shots on goal and received goals from Elise Striebel and Reilly Rostad.

Corvallis' lone goal was scored by Corrine Sanderson.

Hamilton 5, Corvallis 1

Hamilton;3;2;–;5

Corvallis;1;0;–;1

Hamilton goals – Kendal Gordon 3, Elise Striebel, Reilly Rostad  

Corvallis goals – Corrine Sanderson

Shots on goal – Hamilton 22, Corvallis 5. Saves – Hamilton 4 (Maddy Martin), Corvallis 17 (Kira Doyle). Corner kicks – Hamilton 4, Corvallis 5. Total fouls – Hamilton 5, Corvallis 5.

H: 1. R. Rostad assisted by k. Gordon 2. K. Gordon, assisted by m. McGill. 3. K. Gordon, assisted by B Abrahamsen. 4. E. Striebel, assisted by K. Gordon. 5. K. Gordon, assisted by e. Striebel.

Corvallis goal=Sanderson (unassisted)

POLSON 4 FRENCHTOWN 0

BOYS

CORVALLIS 6 HAMILTON 0

CORVALLIS – Three Corvallis players scored two goals a piece, and the Blue Devils ran away with a Southwestern A tilt against Hamilton on Thursday.

It was a big night for Corvallis' potent offense. Juan Pablo Juarez, Cayden Ayers, and Emmet Semple all scored a pair in the win, while Semple added an assist on the first goal of the game, scored by Ayers.

Ayers then turned around and assisted on two goals himself, one each to Semple and Juarez. The Blue Devils' other assists came from Avery Walden, Grant Martin and Kolton Mahan.

All told, Corvallis took 29 shots on goal against Hamilton, which managed just nine. Keeper Jarrett Passey saved 12 of those shots, but the Corvallis attack proved to be too much.

Corvallis 6, Hamilton 0

Hamilton;0;0;–;0

Corvallis;3;3;–;6

C – Cayden Ayers (Emmet Semple), 11:00

C – Juan Pablo Juarez (Avery Walden), 14:00

C – Juarez (Ayers) 38:00

C – Semple (Ayers) 45:00

C – Ayers (Grant Martin) 46:00

C – Semple (Kolton Mahan) 79:00

Shots on goal – Hamilton 9, Corvallis 29. Saves – Hamilton 12 (Jarrett Passey), Corvallis 6 (Justin Catanach). Corner kicks – Hamilton 7, Corvallis 2. Total fouls – Hamilton 3, Corvallis 5. Cards – None.

Corvallis over Hamilton boys: 

Cayden Ayers 2 goals 2 assists.  Juan Pablo Juarez 2 goals. Emmett Semple 2 goals 1 assist. Avery Walden 1 assist. Grant Martin 1 assist. Kolton Mahan 1 assist

POLSON 2 FRENCHTOWN 1

BOYS

Central 21st Minute, Patrick Comstock

Central 31st Minute, Caleb Wall

Central 40th Minute, Christian Zygmond

 

BELGRADE 2 POLSON 1

At Polson, Belgrade scored goals in the first and second halves to gain a nonconference win over Polson. 

Polson's Michael Mercer scored the Pirate's lone goal on a penalty kick in the second half.

goals for Bel. Zack Smith-1 Stuart Smith -1 Assist Jeff DeBuse-1

 

At Polson, the host Pirates played a close contest against the visiting state runner-up Panthers who were coming off a recent 1-0 championship rematch victory over Corvallis in their preceding game.  Belgrade controlled the lion’s share of the first half tempo.  Around ten minutes into the first half, the Panthers would score off a congested pinball machine bounce around during which a green jersey got their toe to the ball first to redirect the sphere into the back of the net.  That particular sequence called to mind the Kobayashi Maru simulation from the fictional Star Trek universe, an infamous no-win scenario.  With so many Belgrade bodies converging at the mouth of the Polson gao, the Pirates were faced with a near impossible situation in which whatever strategy they might pursue would likely have resulted in a negative outcome without intervening in the development of the variables themselves.

    At halftime, adjustments were implemented with the result that the ball spent about an equal amount of time on either side of the centerline.  Polson would net the equalizer off a penalty kick by Mike Mercer after a hand ball infraction.  The celebration would be short lived as Belgrade would redirect a carom off a direct kick to retake the lead 2-1.  Polson had their opportunities to tie the score. Andrew Hanson had a handful of close possibilities, supplemented by others from Mercer, Mack Moderie, Connor Lanier, Bridger Wenzel and a header by Jaben Wenzel.  

There were numerous strategic defensive plays by Pirates to hold the Panthers at bay and keep the team in striking distance.  Disruptions of the Belgrade attack as well as deflections were implemented by Emilio Hernandez, Wenzel, Linde Lambsom as well as others.  Polson (0-1-0) hosts the Park Rangers Saturday afternoon, September 5.

B – g Zack Smith (unassisted) 10'

P – g Mike Mercer (pk) 62'

B – g Stuart Smith (a Jeff DeBuse) 65'

SHOTSonGOAL – Belgrade na, Polson

SAVES – Belgrade (), Polson at least 9 (Russ Smith)

CORNER KICKS –

FOULS –

Unofficial game rendition by John Heglie.  Some details may vary from official summary.

LAUREL 2 LOYOLA 2

Host Loyola Sacred Heart played Laurel to a 2-2 soccer draw in Missoula in nonconference action.

Travis Nation and Cameron DeMars notched the goals for Laurel, but Loyola's goal scorers were not available.

Dylan Briant made 12 saves for Laurel.

No other information was available.

 LAUREL SCORING

Travis Nation Goal assist from Logan Jones, Cameron DeMars Goal ,assist Riley McIlvain Dylan Briant 12 saves

Shots: Laurel - 4; Loyola 5

Saves: Laurel - 2 ( Dylan Briant) ; Loyola - 2 (Bryan Swanson)

Corner kicks: Laurel - 5; Loyola - 1

 

Goals: 

Laurel: 

Kobe Cox (50th minute) unassisted

Travis Nation (75th) unassisted

Loyola: 

Jacob Benson (9th) unassisted

Niko Medeiros (87th) unassisted

 

GIRLS

COLUMBIA FALLS 4 PARK 0

Girls beat Park , 4-0. Ellie Johnson (2), Hannah Gedlaman and Hannah Callender all scored goals.

 

At Columbia Falls, the Wildkats' attack was too much for overmatched Livingston in a shutout victory.

C. Falls outshot the visitors by a 20-2 margin, leading to an easy 4-0 victory. The hosts also held an 11-0 advantage in corner kicks, proving the ball rarely left the Kats' offensive zone.

Ellie Johnson had two goals and two assists in the romp. Hannah Callender and Hannah Gedlaman also notched goals, both off passes from Johnson, as the Kats led 2-0 at the break.

Livingston;0;0;–;0

C. Falls;2;2;–;4

CF – Hannah Callender (Ellie Johnson), 23:00

CF – Johnson, 34:00

CF – Hannah Gedlaman (Johnson), 55:00

CF – Johnson (Natasha Martin), 66:00

Shots on goal – Livingston 2, C. Falls 20. Saves – Livingston 14, C. Falls 2 (Allyson Gimbel). Corner kicks – Livingston 0, C. Falls 11. Total fouls – Livingston3, C. Falls 3. Cards – C. Falls (1 yellow).

LAUREL 10 LOYOLA 3

The visitors from Laurel put on a scoring clinic against Loyola Sacred Heart in Missoula, hitting double digits by match's end.

Laurel won 10-3 in a nonconference soccer match.

Shots: Laurel-27     Loyola-7

 

Saves: Laurel - 5     Loyola - 18

 

No information on corners or fouls.

 

Goals:

Loyola: 

Brook Kolar (19th minute) assist from Tessa Burke.

Hannah Hirning ( 38th) assist from Brook Kolar; 

Tessa Burke (59th) assist from Hellie Baddarudin

 

Laurel: 

Raquel Jimenez - 4 goals (10th, 12th, 24th, 44th), asisted by Jessica Elmer, unassisted, Jessica Elmer, and Lauren Schwab.  

Maysa Walters - 2 goals (17th and 49th) assisted by Aspen Cotter and Mikayla Kroll.  

Paige Ventling (31st) assisted by Raquel Jimenez.  

Jessica Elmer-2 goals (45th and 73rd) assisted by Raquel Jimenez and Ashtyn Hoppel.  

 

Lauren Schwab (50) assisted by Jessica Elmer.  

 

BILLINGS CENTRAL 5 HAMILTON 1

At Hamilton, Billings Central's Julianna Arellano scored two goals and led the Rams to a win over Hamilton.

Arellano scored the first and last goals of the match, book-ending a one-sided affair that saw Central get off 10 shots on goal, and five different players find the net.

Rams' keeper Benton Arce had four saves in the game, and Hamilton's Laramie Schara saved three.

Hamilton's lone goal came from the foot of Kendal Gordon, who scored in the 54th minute.

Billings Central 6, Hamilton 1

B. Central;1;5;–;6

Hamilton;0;1;–;1

B – Arellano (Mariah Whittman), 4:00

B – Michaela Stockman (Whittman), 50:00

H – Kendal Gordon (Brianna Abrahamsen), 54:00

B – Sammie Cormier (Annie Seybert) 72:00

B – Frankie Sindelar (unassisted) 74:00

B – Julianna Arellanao (unassisted) 75:00

Shots on goal – Central 10, Hamilton 7. Saves – Central 4 (Benton Arce), Hamilton 3 (Laramie Schara). Corner kicks – Central 1, Hamilton 3. Total fouls – Central 1.

 

POLSON 1 BELGRADE 0 At Polson, Tiara Duford's goal in the 60th minute stood up in the Pirates' season-opening win over the Panthers. Jenna Evertz made seven saves to preserve the shutout. Emily Cody made eight saves to keep Belgrade within striking distance. Polson, 1-0, hosts Livingston on Saturday. Belgrade;0;0;–;0 Polson;0;1;–;1 P – Tiara Duford, 60:00 Shots on goal – Belgrade 9, Polson 17. Saves – Belgrade 8 (Emily Cody), Polson  7 (Jenna Evertz). Corner kicks – Belgrade 3, Polson  1. Total fouls – Belgrade 2, Polson 8. Cards – none. At Polson, the visiting Lady Panthers and the host Lady Pirates deadlocked through the first half of play in an evenly matched soccer skirmish.  Midway through the second period, Tiara Duford tapped into some of her all-conference track credential sprinter speed to break through on an unassisted goal that would hold up for the only score of the game.  Other Polson players who also applied pressure at the Belgrade end of the field included Marina Mayorga, JaNessa Taylor, Ashlee Howell and Amber Clarke.  A trio of key defensive stances included a deflection by Amber Clarke of a potentially dangerous shot attempt, a block by Hannah Kasnitz deep in the Belgrade backfield that helped maintain pressure at that end of the field during that particular sequence and a Sophie Sisler header of  a Belgrade corner kick in the waning minutes of the first half.     California transfer junior Parker Edwins provided some of the more showy fireworks for Belgrade.  Edwins unloaded on the Polson goal about a third of the way into the first half of the contest, her salvo ricocheting off the left post.  She also came close to striking pay dirt as both halves drew to a close, shanking her kick to the right just before intermission and then lofting the potential equalizer over the crossbar as time was expiring.  Hailey Wisner and frosh phenom Mariah Morgan also had volatile shot opportunities that were diffused by Polson defenders.     As best as could be ascertained after conferring with a veteran coach of a dozen years, Belgrade has prevailed as far back as over a decade. Belgrade  0   0  –  0 Polson      0   1  –  1 P – Tiara Duford 60' SHOTSonGOAL – Belgrade 9, Polson 17. SAVES – Belgrade 8 (Emily Cady), Polson 7 (Jenna Evertz). CORNER KICKS – Belgrade 3, Polson 1. FOULS – Belgrade 2, Polson 8. CARDS – none.   Unofficial game rendition by John Heglie.  Some details may vary from official summary.

BOYS

BELGRADE 6 COLUMBIA FALLS 0

BELGRADE SCORING

Goals
Stuart Smith
Jordan Schlaugh
Justin  McGowen - 2
Ansel Brayton
assist Jeff DeBuse    
assist Zack Smith - 2
assist Justin McGowen 
own Goal

HAMILTON 4 LAUREL 1

BILLINGS CENTRAL 3 LOYOLA 0

SCORING FOR CENTRAL

GOALS=WALL AND ELLETSON

ASSISTS=ZYGMOND, PANKRATZ AND MACK

BIGFORK 4 FRENCHTOWN 2

BIGFORK SCORING=SCHYBERG (3) AND RIEKE (1)

FRENCHTOWN SCORING=Parker Spadt(2)

POLSON 1 PARK 0

POLSON SCORING= HANSON (ENCIZO)

CORVALLIS 9 WHITEFISH 0

CORVALLIS SCORING:

Cayden Ayers - 3 goals
Emmett Semple - 2 goals, 2 ast
Juan Pablo Juarez - 1 goal 3 ast
Rutger Klein - 2 assists
Dante Venema - 1 goal
Ives Fershee - 1 goal
Nathan Gardner - 1 assist
Last goal was WF own goal

GIRLS

HAMILTON 5 LAUREL 3

Hamilton girls 5-3 over Laurel. Hamilton: 1. Elise Striebel, no assist 2. Elise striebel, assist Kendal Gordon 3. Kendal Gordon, assist Reilly Rostad 4. Kendal Gordon, assist Lyric DeVries 5. Elise Striebel, assist Reilly Rostad.

Laurel: 1. Raquel Jimenez, unassisted 2. Raquel Jiminez, unassisted 3. Maysa Walters, direct kick

COLUMBIA FALLS 0 BELGRADE 0

BILLINGS CENTRAL 7 LOYOLA 0

CALLED IN 2ND DUE TO LIGHTNING

POLSON 4 PARK 1

At Polson, the Pirates spotted the Rangers a one-goal lead, then scored four unanswered for a nonconference win.

Tiara Duford evened the match at 1-1 when she got Polson on the board in the 35th minute.

Ashley Howell put the Pirates ahead in the 58th minute, and Janessa Taylor added a pair of goals to close out the scoring for Polson (2-0).

Jenna Evertz made five stops to protect the Pirates' lead.

Livingston;1;0;–;1

Polson;1;3;–;4

L - Stella Newman 11:00

P - Tiara Duford, 35:00

P - Ashley Howell, 58:00

P - Janessa Taylor, 56:00

P - Taylor (Duford), 68:00

Shots on goal – Livingston 5, Polson 19. Saves – Livingston 8, Polson 5 (Jenna Evertz). Corner kicks – Livingston 0, Polson 3. Total fouls – Livingston 2, Polson 5. Cards – none.

FRENCHTOWN 3 BIGFORK 1

FRENCHTOWN SCORING

Yarnall (Teagle assist)
Teagle (unassisted)
Yarnall (Field assist)

BIGFORK SCORING

KATIE THOMAS (PK)

WHITEFISH 7 CORVALLIS 2

SCORING FOR WHITEFISH GOALS=NICHOLSON (4); POLLARD (2); HOUSTON (1)

ASSISTS=NICHOLSON (3); HOUSTON=(1); NELSON (1)

SCORING FOR CORVALLIS GOALS=SANDERSON (2)

GIRLS

Whitefish 3, Libby 0

At Whitefish, Hailey Nicholson picked up where she left off last season when she led the state in scoring, connecting for the Bulldogs' first goal in a Northern A victory.

Her goal came just five minutes into the match and she benefited from an assist by Julia Houston. The score stayed at 1-0 until the second half when Kellie Brown and Melissa Pollard found the net for the hosts.

Despite the loss, Libby had a solid performance in net by keeper Shannon Reny. She made 12 saves.

Box score

Libby;0;0;–;0

Whitefish;1;2;–;3

W – Hailey Nicholson (assist Julia Houston), 5:00

W – Kellie Brown (Anna Peterson), 41:00

W – Melissa Pollard (Peterson), 76:00

Saves – Libby 12 (Shannon Reny), Whitefish 4 (Kess Nelson). Corner kicks – Libby 3, Whitefish 4.

FRENCHTOWN 6 CORVALLIS 0

At Frenchtown, Abbey Teagle scored four times and Brooke Yarnall added two more in the Broncs' Southern A win over the Blue Devils.

Teagle scored the first two goals two minutes apart in the first half, and added the final two goals. Pilar Field, Meggie Delaney and Jestine Lackner all added assists.

Taylor Patrick stopped seven shots to earn the shutout in the Broncs' season opener. Corvallis, which hosts Whitefish on Saturday, fell to 0-3.

The Broncs play at Bigfork on Saturday.

Box score

Corvallis;0;0;–;0

Frenchtown;5;1;–;6

F - Abbey Teagle (penalty kick), 13:00

F - Teagle (Pilar Field), 15:00

F - Brooke Yarnall (Meggie Delaney), 16:00

F - Yarnall (Teagle), 24:00

F - Teagle (Jestine Lackner), 34:00

F - Teagle (Yarnall), 64:00

Shots on goal – Corvallis 7, Frenchtown 20. Saves – Corvallis 15 (Kira Doyle), Frenchtown 7 (Taylor Patrick). Corner kicks – Corvallis 0, Frenchtown 2. Total fouls – Corvallis 2, Frenchtown 2. Cards – none.

BOYS

CORVALLIS 10 FRENCHTOWN 0

SCORING FOR CORVALLIS

LIBBY 5 WHITEFISH 1

GIRLS

LOYOLA 5 STEVENSVILLE 5*

BOYS

LOYOLA 4 STEVENSVILLE 2*

BOYS

Belgrade blanks Loyola, 10-0

At Belgrade, Belgrade scored early and often in a season-opening rout of Loyola Sacred Heart.

The Panthers' Jordan Schlauch scored in the opening minute. Johnny Davidson then scored in the third and the 29th. Belgrade scored three goals in the first 10 minutes of the second half to put the game away.

Loyola managed just five shots on goal, while the Panthers peppered Rams goalie Bryan Swanson with 17.

Belgrade 10, Loyola 0

Loyola;0;0;–;0

Belgrade;4;6;–;10

B – Jordan Schlaugh (Johnny Davidson), 1:00

B – Davidson (unassisted), 3:00

B – Davidson (unassisted), 29:00

B – Ansel Brayton (unassisted), 31:00

B – Justin McGowen (Kyler Linton), 42:00

B – McGowen (Jeffrey DeBuse), 44:00

B – Linton (Brandon Rockwell), 49:00

B – Own goal, 62:00

B – Rockwell (Sawyer Degen), 70:00

B – Javan Chisholm (Davidson), 73:00

Shots on goal – Loyola 5, Belgrade 17. Saves – Loyola 10 (Bryan Swanson), Belgrade 3 (Clay Bost). Corner kicks – Loyola 1, Belgrade 5. Total fouls – Loyola 2, Belgrade 4.

Whitefish starts the season with shutout of Hamilton

WHITEFISH -- Taisuke Matsuo scored a goal and assisted on another as the Whitefish boys' soccer team posted a 4-0 win over Hamilton on Friday.

Matuso took a pass from Xander Burger and beat Hamilton goalie James Bess in the 26th minute to give the Bulldogs their only score of the first half.

Whitefish, which reached the semifinals of last year's Class A state tournament, scored a flurry of goals late to take control. Cody Brandt found the back of the net in the 60th minute to boost the lead to 2-0.

Twelve minutes later, Noah Romagnuolo scored and Casey Ling added another goal in the last minute of the game.

The Broncs had a chance to take an early lead, but Marty Anderson stopped a penalty kick.

Whitefish 4, Hamilton 0

Hamilton;0;0;–;0

Whitefish;1;3;–;4

W – Taisuke Matsuo (Xander Burger), 26:00

W – Cody Brandt (Walter Sobba), 60:00

W – Noah Romagnuolo (Quinten Joos), 72:00

W – Casey Ling (Matsuo), 80:00

Shots on goal – Hamilton 2, Whitefish 11. Saves – Hamilton 7 (James Bess), Whitefish 2 (Marty Anderson). Corner kicks – Hamilton 2, Whitefish 2. Total fouls – Hamilton 5, Whitefish 3. Cards – Whitefish, 1 yellow.

Corvallis boys swamp Livingston, 6-1

At Livingston, the defending state champion Blue Devils picked up where they left off with a nonconference win over the Panthers.

Juan Pablo Juarez, an exchange student from Chile, Rutger Klein and Cayden Ayers scored two goals apiece and each added an assist.

Justin Catanach made five stops in goal for Corvallis, which will face Belgrade on Saturday in a rematch of last season's title game.

Corvallis 6, Livingston 1

Corvallis;3;3;–;6

Livingston;0;1;–;1

C - Cayden Ayers, 20:00

C - Juan Pablo Juarez (Ayers), 26:00

C - Ayers (Rutger Klein), 36:00

C - Klein (Juarez), 60:00

C - Juarez (Avery Walden) 70:00

C - Klein, 77:00

L - Brenner Pittman, 79:00

Shots on goal – Corvallis 24, Livingston 8. Saves – Corvallis 5 (Justin Catanach), Livingston 11 (Keaten Barbula). Corner kicks – Corvallis 4. Total fouls – Corvallis 4. Cards – Corvallis 1.

GIRLS

Rostad's pair leads Hamilton over Whitefish

At Whitefish, two goals by Reilly Rostad were the difference in Hamilton's win over Whitefish.

Hamilton went up 3-0, with Olivia Zepada scoring the first goal in the 33rd minute. Five minutes later, it was Rostad's turn, scoring on a pass from Zepada to put the Broncs up 2-0.

After the half, Rostad scored again, giving Hamilton a 3-0 lead. 

Emily Buckmaster scored for Whitefish in the 83rd minute, but it was too late to mount any type of real comeback. Hamilton took 12 shots on goal in the match, while Whitefish took 11.

Hamilton 3, Whitefish 1

Hamilton;2;1;–;3

Whitefish;0;1;–;1