Flathead boys win state soccer, Whitefish boys and girls sweep

The Daily Inter Lake

When it comes to state success in soccer, nobody does it better than the Flathead Valley.

Whitefish cleaned up in Class A action this weekend, winning both the boys and girls championships on enemy soil.

Flathead's boys and girls were also successful road warriors.

The Braves (13-2) defended their title in Helena with a 1-0 shootout win over Bozeman while the Bravettes (12-3-1) settled for a third-place finish by stopping Billings Senior 2-1 in overtime.

Scoring for the Bravettes were Megan O'Connell and Maddey Frey.

The Whitefish boys capped a perfect season with their 1-0 triumph over Hamilton in overtime. The lone goal came in the first of two 10-minute overtime periods.

Scoring was Alex Konopatzke on a 35-yard bullet shot.

The Bulldogs finished with a 15-0 record.

The Whitefish girls fell behind for the second straight week, but rebounded with a 3-1 victory at Billings Central. The Lady Bulldogs completed their season with a 13-2 record. They were 13-1 versus Class A competition.

The lone Class A loss was ironically to Billings Central in a non-conference matchup earlier in the season.

The WHS girls are also the first Class A team to win two state championships.

Kaitlyn Sleichter and Kylee Smith both scored a goal and assisted on another for Whitefish. Carly Lengstorf scored the final goal for Whitefish.