Glacier boys, girls settle for ties
The Daily Inter Lake
HELENA - Unlike the day before, Friday was a good one for Glacier boys soccer.
Following a lopsided 5-1 loss on Thursday versus Helena High, the Wolfpack responded with a strong defensive performance against Helena Capital. The game ended in a contentious 0-0 tie, but Glacier coach Ryan O'Rourke was more than happy with his team's play.
"I'm very proud of the way we responded to yesterday's game," O'Rourke said. "The whole defense played very well today."
The Wolfpack (3-4-2) were able to fire off only four shots on goal. On the other end of the field, Glacier goalie Kasey Haugan came up with four saves.
The next match for Glacier is Thursday at home against Missoula Hellgate. But for now, O'Rourke is relishing his team's time in Helena.
"It was a good day for soccer," he said.
Glacier 0 0 - 0
Helena Capital 0 0 - 0
Shots on goal - Glacier 4, Helena 12
Goalie saves - Glacier 4 (Kasey Haugan), Helena 2 (NA)
Corner kicks - Glacier 5, Helena 3
Fouls - Glacier 3, Helena 8
Cards - None
Whitefish 3, Polson 2
POLSON - Felix Hermsdorf scored the game winning goal for Whitefish in the final 10 minutes.
Hermsdorf had two goals and an assist for the Bulldogs. Travis Adams gave Whitefish the lead in the first half, followed by Hermsdorf's goal.
In the second half, Polson answered and scored back-to-back goals and tied the game, before Hermsdorf took the ball on his own down-field and scored the winner.
Whitefish 2 1 - 3
Polson 1 1 - 2
Whitefish - Travis Adams (Felix Hermsdorf), 11:00; Hermsdorf, 34:00; Hermsdorf, 71:00
Polson - Keio Salmonson (Ben Messer), 35:00; Trever Moll (Salmonson), 55:00
Shots on goal - Whitefish 25, Polson 18
Corner kicks - Whitefish 5, Polson 6
Goalie saves - Whitefish 9 (Joe Galbraith), Polson 13 (Will Wallace)
Fouls - Whitefish 14, Polson 11
Cards - Whietfish 1 yellow
Stillwater 3,
Whitefish JV 0
Two late goals put the game out of reach as Stillwater blanked the Whitefish JV in nonconference play at SCS.
Jeremy Curtis scored at 58 minutes, and Nathan Bush at 77. Wes Halliburton's goal at 32 minutes gave Stillwater a 1-0 lead at the half.
Stillwater improves to 10-2-4 on the season.
Whitefish JV 0 0 - 0
Stillwater 1 2 - 3
Stillwater Christian School - Wes Halliburton (Brenton Hemp), 32:30; Jeremy Curtis, 58:13; Nathan Bush (Halliburton), 77:00.
Shots on goal - Whitefish JV 7, Stillwater 15
Corner kicks - Whitefish JV 0, Stillwater 1
Goalie saves - Whitefish JV 12 (Austin Sattler), Stillwater 7 (Austin Sattler)
Fouls - NA
Cards - NA
Girls
Glacier 1,
Helena Capital 1
HELENA - Maddie Frey scored her third goal in two days and the Glacier girls soccer team tied Helena Capital.
The Wolfpack took five shots for the match, but it was Frey's unassisted goal that made the net. Meanwhile, Helena took twice as many shots, but Glacier goalie Kayla Byle stopped all but one.
"It was a tough game," said Glacier coach Paul Holmgren. "We were a little tired. Capital is a pretty physical team."
Capital got caught with eight fouls and two yellow cards, but Holmgren's squad kept its composure.
Glacier (3-4-2) hosts Hellgate on Thursday, and in order to get back in the win column, Holmgren said his team will need to work on its offense.
"We're going to need to move the ball better," he said, adding his defense is playing well.
Glacier 0 1 - 1
Helena Capital 0 1 - 1
Glacier - Maddie Frey 55:00
Helena - Alexis Starceski (Kelsey Dullum), 48:00
Shots on goal - Glacier 5, Helena 10
Goalie saves - Glacier 6 (Kayla Byle), Helena 2 (Jennifer Marshall)
Corner kicks - Glacier 4, Helena 3
Fouls - Glacier 5, Helena 8
Cards - Helena ,2 yellow
Whitefish 9, Polson 1
POLSON - The Gayner family had a memorable match as Natalie Gayner took a pass from her older sister Teal, and zipped the ball in the net for the score.
"We've been waiting for the Gayner-Gayner goal all-year long," Whitefish coach Lini Reading said.
Natalie Gayner had an assist in the first half, which helped the Lady Bulldogs score first. After that, it was all Whitefish.
Whitefish's Hannah Long, in her first action this season, scored her first goal. Karly Lengstorf had two goals for the Lady Bulldogs, and Kelsey McCluskey had a goal and an assist.
"When the kids got in the groove, they really started finding the net and did a nice job," Reading said.
Jordan Hinshaw had Polson's lone goal.
The Lady Bulldogs, undefeated in conference play, take on Columbia Falls on Thursday, then Libby to end the regular season.
Whitefish 3 6 - 9
Polson 0 1 - 1
Whitefish - Karly Lengstorf (Natalie Gayner), 20:00; Kelsey McCluskey, 30:00; Hannah Long (Heather Melcer), 40:00; Meagan Powell (Teal Gayner), 46:00; Natalie Gayner (Teal Gayner), 53:00; Karly Lengstorf (Meredith Reed), 63:00; Linnaea Keane (McCluskey), 69:00; Natalie Gayner (Jordan Carper), 71:00; Carper (Melcer), 76:00
Polson -Jordan Hinshaw 47:00
Shots on goal- Whitefish 23, Polson 2
Goalies saves - Whitefish 1 (Callie Marsh), Polson 10 (Kaci Morrison)
Corner kicks - Whitefish 4, Polson 0
Fouls - Whitefish 9, Polson 6
Cards - None