Whitefish, Bigfork win as season winds down
LIBBY — Seven different players helped the Whitefish Bulldogs beat the Libby Loggers 12-2 in its final regular season game in Northern A soccer.
Whitefish heads into the postseason unbeaten at 12-0.
Riley Arendt scored a hat trick for Whitefish and Casey Schneider had two goals and an assist.
Chase Sabin scored a goal and assisted on two goals.
Whitefish 11 1 — 12
Libby 1 1 — 2
WF — Chase Sabin (James Thompson) 3:00
WF — Sam Menicke (Ian Lacey) 7:00
WF — Brandon Mendoza (Casey Schneider) 8:00
WF — Schneider (S. Menicke) 13:00
WF — Schneider 15:00
WF — Mendoza (Sabin) 16:00
WF — Riley Arendt (Lacey) 17:00
L — Moxly Roeseler-Begalke (Kite Jenkins) 22:00
WF — Arendt (Sabin) 26:00
WF — Marvin Kimera (Sabin) 29:00
WF — Kimera (Gabe Menicke) 38:00
WF — G. Menicke 39:00
WF — Arendt (Thompson) 67:00
L — Jenkins (Steven Valencia) 77:00
Shots on goal — Whitefish 16, Libby 7; Goalie saves — Whitefish 4 (Bradlee Anderson, Will Peppmeier), Libby 4 (Owen Enyeart); Corner kicks — Whitefish 9, Libby 3; Fouls — Whitefish 10, Libby 5.
Glacier 2, Helena Capital 2
HELENA — Glacier (5-3-4) tied with Helena Capital a day after a one-goal win at Helena High.
“Our team fought hard and it showed in the end result,” senior Micah Heil said. “It’s tough to play back to back games but our team persevered and proved that we have what it takes to grind and get a result against one of the best teams in the state.”
The Wolfpack has two Western AA games left before playoffs.
G— Zane Elliot (Sol Dala Betta)
G — Braden Nitschelm (Diego Mendoza)
Shots on goal — Glacier 10, Capital 8; Goalie saves — Glacier 6, Capital 6; Corner kicks — Glacier 4, Capital 4; Fouls —
Glacier 11, Capital 10; Cards — Glacier 1, Capital 1.
Full scoring information not available.
Flathead 0, Helena High 0
HELENA — The Braves played to a draw with Helena High.
Flathead (6-5-1) has two regular season games remaining in Western AA.
Full scoring information was not available.
Girls
Bigfork 2, Polson 0
BIGFORK — The Valkyries finished their season with a big win over Polson (4-8 overall, 3-5 conference) at Bigfork High School.
Brette Guenzler scored both Bigfork (2-10, 2-6) goals.
“Ashton McAnally was a standout in midfield,” Bigfork coach Tim Guenzler said. “Nya Schara anchored the back line. To win against a team like Polson was a big win for our program.”
Polson 0 0 — 0
Bigfork 1 1 — 2
B — Brette Guenzler 6:00
B — Guenzler 68:00
Goalie saves — Bigfork 14 (Nevaeh Carlin).
Full scoring information not available.
Glacier 4, Helena Capital 0
HELENA — Glacier rebounded from a loss on Friday night to shut out Helena Capital on Saturday.
“Even after a tough loss against Helena High we proved that we can come out strong against Capital,” senior Emma Paulson said. “It was demonstrated that we truly wanted this win throughout our entire team.”
Glacier is 8-3-1 in Western AA with two games left in the regular season slate.
Madison Becker scored two goals.
“I’m so proud of our team for coming out today and wanting to perform,” senior goalkeeper Sophie Smith said. “I appreciated the hard work put in by my defensive line in shutting down Capital’s offense.”
Glacier 3 1 — 4
Helena Capital 0 0 — 0
G — Emma Paulson (Milo Santa) 9:00
G — Ady Powell (Alma Patrick) 10:00
G — Madison Becker (Emily Cleveland) 22:00
G — Becker (Ellie Keller) 69:00
Shots on goal — Glacier 18, Capital 3; Keeper saves — Glacier 3 (Sophie Smith, Ella Wilson), Capital 14 (NA); Corner kicks — Glacier 6, Capital 0; Fouls — Glacier 8, Capital 4; Cards — None.
Helena High 3, Flathead 1
HELENA — Flathead lost to to Helena High, its second consecutive game.
The Bravettes are 6-5-1 in Western AA with two games left in the regular season.
Full scoring information was not available.