Boys soccer earns two shutouts
Whitefish made a bold statement on the
pitch last week with back-to-back conference shutouts. The Bulldogs
soccer team romped at home over Bigfork 9-0 led by a pair of hat
tricks from Sam Donaldson and Curran Edland, then took care of the
Loggers in a 4-0 win at Libby.
Against Bigfork, Donaldson opened the
flood gates in the 25th minute when he hit the net on a sliding
kick. The Dogs would go on to score three more goals in the final
two minutes before halftime.
Donaldson connected in the 38th minute
after a beautiful pass from Joseph Perry, and Curran Edland hit
twice in extra time.
Nathan Boone, Koltin Simmes and Casey
Beiser each tallied a score in the second half.
At Libby, Beiser scored twice in the
first half to help Whitefish seize control against the defending
Class A state champions. Mark Stormes and Donaldson each added
goals in the second half.
“It’s really tough to get a good result
in Libby,” Whitefish coach O’Brien Byrd said. “They always pull a
good crowd and they play on a tighter football field. But we were
able to put it to them 4-0 and that was a fair result.”
Byrd credited the team for finishing
their chances on goal and for improved defense. He noted Stormes
play off the bench.
“He was an instant impact and changed
the game,” Byrd said. “Right away he was making plays.”