Charlebois scores twice as Bigfork defeats Libby
BIGFORK - Senior Caitlin Charlebois scored two more goals at home and the Bigfork Valkyries picked up a must-win Northern A girls soccer victory.
Charlebois scored two goals in two minutes midway through the first half and McKinze Shults added a second-half score as Bigfork defeated Libby 3-0 on senior night Thursday to keep playoff hopes alive with two games left.
Charlebois now has a league-best 12 goals.
"The whole team stepped up for the seniors I thought," Bigfork coach Charlie Appleby said. "They jumped all over Libby at the start and defensively I've never seen us so strong to the ball. They were not allowing shots ... It was a beautiful game out of Bigfork."
With two regular-season games left, Bigfork (2-5 in conference, 3-7 overall) needed the win to still have a chance for third place in Northern A, which means a trip to postseason play.
The Vals play at Polson next Thursday in the Northern A regular-season finale before facing Stillwater Christian that Friday.
Libby hosts Columbia Falls at 11 a.m. this Saturday.
Libby 0 0 - 0
Bigfork 2 1 - 3
BF - Caitlin Charlebois (McKinze Shults), 23:00
BF - Charlebois (Kenna Hauns), 25:00
BF - Shults, 67:00
Shots on goal - Libby 3, Bigfork 18; Goalie saves - Bigfork 3 (Sierra Fischer), Libby 15 (Jenna Johnson); Corner kicks - Libby 1, Bigfork 2; Fouls - Libby 5, Bigfork 5; Cards - Libby, yellow
Columbia Falls 7,
Polson 4
POLSON - McKenzie Kiser and Danielle Delventhal combined for seven goals to lead the Wildkats to a Northern A victory on the road.
Kiser had three scores in the first half and one in the final 10 minutes while Delventhal added three goals for second-place Columbia Falls. Wildkats' keeper Niesha Thompson made nine saves.
Columbia Falls 5 2 - 7
Polson 1 3 - 4
CF - Danielle Delventhal (Melissa Livingston), 22:00
P - Reegan Von Wildenradt, 24:00
CF - Delventhal, 27:00
CF - McKenzie Kiser, 33:00
CF - Kiser, 36:00
CF - Kiser, 36:00
P - Von Wildenradt, 41:00
P -Von Wildenradt (Jordan Hinshaw), 46:00
P - Hinshaw 59:00
CF - Kiser, 71:00
CF - Delventhal (Kiser), 73:00
Shots on goal - Columbia Falls 20, Polson 10. Saves - Columbia Falls 9 (Niesha Thompson 9), Polson 28 (Jacie Morrison 28). Corner kicks - Columbia Falls 4, Polson 3. Total fouls - Columbia Falls 13, Polson 3. Cards - None
Boys
Libby 6, Bigfork 0
BIGFORK - Libby broke open a close Northern A boys soccer game with five goals in the second half.
Crawford Dinning scored twice and Daniel Webster, Claudio Gruschka, Talus Martin and Patrick Valentine all added goals for Libby.
"Again we've proven we can compete with any team in the conference if we want to, we just had some serious menatl lapses in the second half," Bigfork coach Keith Koslosky said.
Bigfork (1-5-1, 1-8-1) got strong all-around performances from Nate Roberson, John Lyon and Fabian Zavala, Koslosky said.
Bigfork plays at Polson next Thursday.
Libby is off until a Oct. 9 home game against Polson.
Libby 1 5 - 6
Bigfork 0 0 - 0
L - Crawford Dinning (Cree Maloney), 18:00
L - Daniel Webster (Brandon Pagacz), 44:00
L - Dinning (Claudio Gruschka), 58:00
L - Gruschka (Talus Martin), 59:00
L - Patrick Valentine (Martin) 63:00
L - Martin, 65:00
Shots on goal - Libby 12, Bigfork 9; Goalie saves - Libby 4 (David Brooks), Bigfork 4 (Seve Gislason 2, Dillon Hilling 2); Corner kicks - Libby 5, Bigfork 0; Fouls - Libby 15, Bigfork 7; Cards - Bigfork, yellow.