Glacier girls battle Helena to 4-all tie
In a feisty back-and-forth affair, Western AA foes Helena High and Glacier settled for a 4-4 tie on Saturday in girls soccer at Glacier High School.
Cadie Williams had a hat trick (three goals) for the third time this season for Glacier.
Taylor Brisendine scored the final goal and also assisted on one for the Wolfpack.
“A high intensity match between two goal scoring teams,” Glacier coach Brenden Byrd said.
“Against a team the caliber of Helena High, I’m proud of the girls for what they did.”
Helena High had 28 shots on goal to 10 for Glacier.
Glacier plays at Missoula Big Sky on Thursday.
Helena High 2 2 — 4
Glacier 2 2 — 4
HH — Katie Martin (Kamden Hilborn), 3:00
G — Cadie Williams (Taylor Brisendine), 9:00
HH — Hilborn (Martin), 20:00
G — Williams (Ellie Stevens), 37:00
G — Williams (Kenzie Williams), 47:00
HH — NA
G — Brisendine (Ady Powell), 57:00
HH — NA
Shots on goal — Helena High 28, Glacier 10; Corner kicks — Helena High 3, Glacier 2; Goalie saves — Helena High 6 (Reigan Hoffman), Glacier 24 (Sophie Smith, Ellie Keller); Fouls — NA; Cards — None.
Helena Capital 4,
Flathead 0
Helena Capital scored three goals in the second half to pull away from Flathead for a win at Kidsports Complex.
“They worked hard,” Flathead head coach Jenni Sipe said. “We were down about four players, so it was tough.
“Despite that, the girls played really hard.”
Aaris Hill had 28 saves in goal for Flathead.
The Bravettes travel to play Missoula Hellgate at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Helena Capital 1 3 — 4
Flathead 0 0 — 0
H — Ashley Carlson, 27:00
H — Cassie Brisko, 43:00
H — Carlson, 58:00
H — Ellie Stiffler, 63:00
Shots on goal: Capital 22, Flathead 13; Corner kicks — Capital 1, Flathead 1; Goalie saves — Flathead (Aaris Hill) 28, Capital (Rachel Kosena) 13; Fouls — Flathead 3, Capital N/A; Cards — None
Belgrade 3, Whitefish 0
BELGRADE — Belgrade gave itself an early lead and locked down on defense for all 80 minutes, beating Whitefish in a testy affair that included five yellow cards.
“We’re still learning,” Whitefish coach Roland Benedict said. “We have lots of players playing in new roles and learning a new system.”
Carlie Smith kicked off the scoring for the Panthers in the ninth minute.
Sammi Galbraith tallied 15 saves in goal for the Bulldogs.
Whitefish hosts Libby at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
Whitefish 0 0 — 0
Belgrade 2 1 — 3
B — Carlie Smith (Meliena Rapz assist), 9:00
B — Smith, 33:00
B — Hayden Cade, 77:00
Shots on goal — Belgrade 19, Whitefish 13; Corner kicks — Belgrade 6, Whitefish 1; Goalie saves — Whitefish (Sammi Galbraith) 15, Belgrade (Abbey Cady) 11; Fouls — Belgrade 5, Whitefish 13; Cards — Belgrade (Carlie Smith, yellow; Mariah Morgan, yellow; Cheyann Tooman, yellow; Whitefish (Abby Lowry, yellow; Lexie Carbo, yellow).
Loyola Sacred Heart 3, Polson 3
POLSON — Loyola jumped out to a 3-0 halftime lead, but Polson stormed back in the second half to earn a tie.
Ashley Howel scored goals in the 63rd and 75th minutes to lead the Pirates.
Polson plays again at 5 p.m. Friday against Laurel.
Loyola 0 3 — 3
Polson 0 3 — 3
L — Tessa Burke (Ceci Benson assist), 43:00
L — Benson, 47:00
L — Burke (Benson), 62:00
P — Ashley Howell, 63:00
P — Howell, 75:00
P — Lilly Armstrong, 77:00
Shots on goal — Loyola 18, Polson 11. Corner kicks — Loyola 3, Polson 1. Goalie saves — Loyola 15 (Morgan Nicholson), Polson 7 (N/A). Fouls — Loyola 5, Polson 6. Cards — None.
Hamilton 9, Bigfork 0
HAMILTON — Hamilton poured it on in the first half and added more goals in the second to rout Bigfork.
Addie Grodon had a hat trick for Hamilton, and Rylee Wiediger and Maggie Lewis added two goals apiece.
Bigfork had 10 saves in net.
The Valkyries return home to face Belgrade at 4 p.m. Friday.
Bigfork 0 0 — 0
Hamilton 6 3 — 9
H - Rylee Wiediger, 11:00
H - Katie Frederick (Meggie Lewis), 14:00
H - Meggie Lewis (Tessa Della Silva), 18:00
H - Lewis (Della Silva), 25:00
H - Addie Gordon, 36:00
H - Wiediger (Della Silva), 38:00
H - Gordon (Lewis), 60:00
H - Gordon (Olivia Zepeda), 66:00
H - Zepeda (Lewis), 68:00
Shots on goal — Bigfork 3, Hamilton 16. Corner kicks — Bigfork 2, Hamilton 5. Goalie saves — Bigfork 10 (N/A), Hamilton 4 (Maddy Martin). Fouls — N/A. Cards — None.
Columbia Falls 4,
Frenchtown 1
COLUMBIA FALLS — Hannah Gedlaman scored two goals as Columbia Falls beat Frenchtown.
The Wildkats led 1-0 at the half but broke out offensively in the second to pull away.
“We just made a big adjustment in our mentality in the second half,” Columbia Falls head coach O’Brien Byrd said.
“We came out so much more hungry and aggressive. Frenchtown, they hustled and played very well.”
Hannah Callender scored a goal and assisted on another.
Frenchtown 0 1 — 1
Columbia Falls 1 3 — 4
C — Hannah Gedlaman (Hannah Callender assist), 29:00
C — Callender (Macy Sandefer assist), 46:00
C — Gedlaman (Sandefer assist), 48:00
F — Frannie Kelly, 74:00
C — Josie Winduaer (Callender assist), 83:00
Shots on goal — Columbia Falls 30, Frenchtown 5; Corner kicks: Columbia Falls 4, Frenchtown 2; Goalie saves — Frenchtown (Rebecca Brennan) 24, Columbia Falls (Madeline Jarvis) 5; Fouls — Columbia Falls 11, Frenchtown 13; Cards — None.
Sandpoint JV 3, Stillwater 0
Stillwater 3, Lakeland JV 1
The Sandpoint (Idaho) junior varsity scored two goals in one minute early in the second half to down visiting Stillwater on Thursday.
Chole Erb scored a goal and assisted on another as Stillwater beat the Lakeland (Idaho) junior varsity on Friday.
Sandpoint JV 1 2 — 3
Stillwater 0 0 — 0
SA — 31:00
SA — 46:00
SA — 46:00
Shots on goal —Sandpoint 22, Stillwater 1; Corner kicks — Sandpoint 5, Stillwater 0; Goalie saves — Stillwater 14, Sandpoint 1; Fouls — N/A; Cards — N/A
Lakeland JV 0 1 — 1
Stillwater 2 1 — 3
S — Loren Pittaway (Clarissa Erb assist), 26:00
S — Chole Erb, 29:00
S — Lulu Neumann (Chole Erb assist), time N/A
L — Sofi Schnet, 79:00
Shots on goal — Stillwater 17, Lakeland 11; Corner kicks — Stillwater 4, Lakeland 2; Goalie saves — Stillwater 9, Lakeland 5; Fouls — N/A; Cards — N/A.
Boys
Polson 11, Loyola 0
POLSON — Polson had no trouble putting the ball in the net.
The Pirates routed Loyola behind two goals apiece from Alexis Guerrero, Robin Erickson and Michael Vergeront.
Loyola 0 0 — 0
Polson 5 6 — 11
P — Mack Moderie (Robin Erickson assist), 13:00
P — Michael Vergeront (Moderie assist), 20:00
P — Robin Erickson (Moderie assist), 25:00
P — Alexis Guerrero, 26:00
P — Alex Encizo (Alex Wall-Wilbert assist), 29:00
P — Cannor Lanier (Encizo assist), 41:00
P — Erickson (Bridger Wenzel assist), 52:00
P — Vergeront (Encizo assist), 56:00
P — Linde Lambson (Wenzel assist), 61:00
P — Guerrero (Erickson assist), 62:00
P — Brayden Mueller (Russell Smith assist), 87:00
Shots on goal — Polson 16, Loyola 2; Corner kicks — N/A; Goalie saves — Loyola 16, Polson (Russell Smith), 2; Cards — Polson (yellow).
Glacier 3, Helena 3
Glacier raced out of the gate for three goals in the first half and went on to tie Helena High at Glacier High School.
Helena struck quickly with a goal in the second minute, but Glacier responded just two minutes later with a goal of its own.
“It’s the first time we’ve been down all season, so conceding a goal early on was definitely a new situation these guys have been in,” Glacier head coach Ryan Billiet said. “For them to respond a couple minutes later with an equalizer really showed a lot of character.”
Glacier added two more goals in the half, with Brady Schultz scoring one and assisting on the other.
Helena 2 1 — 3
Glacier 3 0 — 3
H — Diondre Newby, 2:00
G — Tyler Keller (Ryan Symmes assist), 4:00
G — Brady Schultz (Ben Bridwell assist), 27:00
H — Jackson Keller, 33:00
G — Rohit Tappeta (Schultz assist), 38:00
H — Harrison Dengel, 74:00
Shots on goal — Glacier 12, Helena 6; Corner kicks — Glacier 3, Helena 2; Goalie saves — Helena 7 (Gabe Studt), Glacier 3 (Logan Hill); Fouls — Glacier 7, Helena 7; Cards — Glacier (Kameron Barkus; yellow), Helena (Jackson Keller; yellow).
Belgrade 2, Whitefish 1
WHITEFISH — Whitefish jumped out to an early advantage but was shut down for the rest of the game in a loss at Belgrade.
Casey Schnieider scored in the eighth minute to give Whitefish a lead that would stand until the Bulldogs surrendered two second-half winners.
Whitefish 1 0 — 1
Belgrade 0 2 — 2
W – Casey Schnieider (Avery Hirsch assist), 8:00
B – Jared Rockwell (Tyler Monlux assist), 44:00
B – Rockwell (Monlux assist), 66:00
Shots on goal: Belgrade 8, Whitefish 7. Corner kicks: Whitefish 2, Belgrade 2. Goalie saves: Belgrade 3 (Luke Turner), Whitefish 2 (Colton Upton). Fouls: Whitefish 10, Belgrade 10. Yellow cards: Belgrade (Kanon Tebo, Jordan Schlauch).
Frenchtown 3,
Columbia Falls 1
COLUMBIA FALLS — Three different players accounted for Frenchtown’s scoring while Jakob Iken had the lone goal for Columbia Falls (1-1).
Frenchtown held a slight edge in shots on goal, 14-12, and led 8-2 in corner kicks.
Frenchtown 2 1 — 3
Columbia Falls 0 1 — 1
F — Caleb Stanicar, 24:00
F — Braydon Simpson, 36:00
CF — Jakob Iken, 59:00
F — Tanner Fields, 75:00
Shots on goal — Frenchtown 14, Columbia Falls 12; Corner kicks — Frenchtown 8, Columbia Falls 2; Goalie saves — Frenchtown 5 (Quinn Murphy), Columbia Falls 9 (Story Stemborski); Fouls — Frenchtown 13, Columbia Falls 12; Cards — None.
Hamilton 6, Bigfork 1
BIGFORK — Bigfork allowed a season-low six goals — down from 10 in the first game and eight in the second — and fell to Hamilton.
Adriano Concas scored the Viking’s lone goal.
Bigfork 0 1 — 1
Hamilton 3 3 — 6
H - Jared McGourty (Aryton Duncan assist), 26:00
H - Drew Brackman (Rio Hammond assist), 32:00
H - Austin Drake (Brackman assist), 38:00
H - Will Lowden (Duncan assist), 47:00
H - Duncan (unassisted assist), 53:00
B - Adriano Concas, 59:00
H - Duncan, 59:00
Shots on goal — Bigfork 5, Hamilton 27. Corner kicks — Bigfork 1, Hamilton 8. Goalie saves — Bigfork 15 (Castor Conley), Hamilton 2 (Daniel Schlender and Cody Kirkbride). Fouls — Bigfork 8, Hamilton 4. Cards — None.