Soccer Whitefish boys blast Bigfork, 8-1
The Daily Inter Lake
WHITEFISH — Six different players accounted for goals as Whitefish continues to march forward briskly with a convincing 8-1 Northern A boys soccer triumph over Bigfork on Tuesday at rainy Smith Fields.
Whitefish (11-0 overall, 7-0 league) led 6-0 at the half.
Casey Schneider and Xander Burger both scored twice in the first 20 minutes as Whitefish held a commanding 4-0 edge.
Also scoring for the Bulldogs were Sam Menicke, Ian Lacey, Brandon Mendoza and Chase Sabin.
Whitefish outshot Bigfork on goal 20-5 and led in corner kicks 9-2.
Whitefish is back in action Thursday at Polson at 7 p.m. Whitefish won the first matchup 5-0, handing Polson its only loss of the season.
Bigfork 0 1 — 1
Whitefish 6 2 — 8
W — Casey Schneider (Ammann Koch-Ford), 9:00
W — Xander Burger (Schneider), 12:00
W — Burger (Ian Lacey), 14:00
W — Schneider (Lacey), 20:00
W — Sam Menicke, PK, 21:00
W — Lacey (Brandon Mendoza), 23:00
W — Mendoza (Gabe Menicke), 42:00
W — Chase Sabin (Riley Arndt), 59:00
B — Chayton Troesh-Worrell, 77:00
Shots on goal — Bigfork 5, Whitefish 20; Corner kicks — Bigfork 2, Whitefish 9; Keeper saves — Bigfork 12 (Caden Riedesel), Whitefish 4 (Colter Upton, Will Peppmeier); Fouls — Bigfork 2, Whitefish 2; Cards — None.
Columbia Falls 1, Libby 0
LIBBY — John Gilk scored in the 60th minute off a free kick from 30-yards out to lift Columbia Falls to a Northern A win over Libby.
“We came out flat the first half, thought about last time we played them 9-0 (victory),” Columbia Falls coach O’Brien Byrd said. “Libby came out strong. We brought the intensity up in the second half. It was almost too late.”
Byrd said Gilk’s shot was a “beautiful curling” goal.
Columbia Falls (4-7, 3-4) plays at Bigfork on Thursday
Libby’s next outing is Saturday at home versus Polson.
Columbia Falls 0 1 — 1
Libby 0 0 — 0
CF — John Gilk, 60:00
Shots on goal — Columbia Falls 15, Libby 4; Corner kicks — Columbia Falls 10, Libby 2; Keeper saves — Columbia Falls 5 (Story Stemborski), Libby 11 (Isaac O’Rourke); Fouls — Columbia Falls 7, Libby 6; Cards — None.
Girls
Bigfork vs. Whitefish
WHITEFISH — No results were available of the Northern A match at Smith Fields.
Whitefish play at Polson on Thursday while Bigfork entertains Columbia Falls.
Columbia Falls 10, Libby 1
LIBBY — Columbia Falls scored eight goals in the first half en route to the Northern A victory over Libby.
Full scoring and statistics not available.
Columbia Falls plays at Bigfork on Thursday.
Libby’s next outing is Saturday at home versus Polson.
Columbia Falls 8 2 — 10
Libby 0 1 — 1