Wildcats' playoff hopes alive

The Columbia Falls boys soccer team lost to Polson and Whitefish, last week, but still have hope for a playoff berth.

The boys dropped an Oct. 8 match to the Pirates, 1-0, and then lost to the Bulldogs two days later, 3-0. The Polson loss was particularly painful. Polson hadn’t won a game all season long.

The boys are 2-4-1 in conference play and 4-6-1 overall. They wrapped up the regular season at home Tuesday against Libby in a game played after presstime.

If the Cats can beat Libby, they’d earn a playoff berth, tying Bigfork’s overall record for third. But since they have a better record against Libby, they’d win the tiebreak, as Bigfork has no wins against the Loggers — they tied and lost. Both teams would have a 3-4-1 record if the Cats beat Libby.

The top-three teams in the conference make it to the playoffs. Libby was 4-1-2 in conference heading into the Tuesday game. A Columbia Falls win would send them to Billings to face Billings Central in the playoffs.

The Columbia Falls boys soccer team lost to Polson and Whitefish, last week, but still have hope for a playoff berth.

The boys dropped an Oct. 8 match to the Pirates, 1-0, and then lost to the Bulldogs two days later, 3-0. The Polson loss was particularly painful. Polson hadn’t won a game all season long.

The boys are 2-4-1 in conference play and 4-6-1 overall. They wrapped up the regular season at home Tuesday against Libby in a game played after presstime.

If the Cats can beat Libby, they’d earn a playoff berth, tying Bigfork’s overall record for third. But since they have a better record against Libby, they’d win the tiebreak, as Bigfork has no wins against the Loggers — they tied and lost. Both teams would have a 3-4-1 record if the Cats beat Libby.

The top-three teams in the conference make it to the playoffs. Libby was 4-1-2 in conference heading into the Tuesday game. A Columbia Falls win would send them to Billings to face Billings Central in the playoffs.