Glacier, Sentinel battle to tie
Glacier's Anna Deleray (9) kicks the ball from the edge of the sideline past Missoula Sentinel's Emilie Thane (16).
Glacier scored early - just four minutes into play on a shot by Tanner Maroney - but Sentinel scored late and pulled out a 1-1 Western AA soccer tie at Glacier on Thursday.
"A pretty straight-forward (match)," Glacier coach Ryan O'Rourke said.
"We came out well, a lot of pressure. Maroney got the early goal. I thought that set the pace for us."
O'Rourke said Glacier had some good scoring opportunities, but couldn't cash in.
"It's tough to hold a 1-0 lead for the entire length of the game," he said. "We had a defensive letdown at the very end there."
Glacier (1-4-1) hosts Flathead on Thursday.
Missoula Sentinel 0 1 - 1
Glacier 1 0 - 1
SENTINEL - Jordan Byland, 76:00
GLACIER - Tanner Maroney, 4:00
Shots on goal - Sentinel 4, Glacier 9; Corner kicks - Sentinel 4, Glacier 1; Goalie sages - Sentinel 2 (David Resner), Glacier 3 (Sean Peters); Fouls - Sentinel 11, Glacier 16; Cards - Sentinel 2 yellow, Glacier 1 yellow
Libby 7, Priest River 2
LIBBY - The Libby offense went to work on Priest River, Idaho, scoring seven goals and winning easily in nonconference action.
Crawford Dinning and Claudio Gruschka each scored twice and Edson Vences had a goal and assist for Libby. Ricardo Macaes notched the third goal of the game off an assist from Dinning and Cree Maloney scored unassisted.
Libby hosts Whitefish on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Priest River 0 2 - 2
Libby 5 2 - 7
L - Crawford Dinning (Edson Vences), 2:00
L - Cree Maloney, 3:00
L - Ricardo Macaes (Dinning), 19:00
L - Claudio Gruschka, 29:00
L - Gruschka, 40:00
L - Dinning, 43:00
L - Vences, 47:00
PR - Chris Handy, 61:00
PR - Cody Otero, 78:00
Shots on goal - Priest River 7, Libby 15. Saves - Priest River 8 (unavailable), Libby 5 (David Brooks 2, Rob Hamilton 3). Corner kicks - Priest River 0, Libby 4. Total fouls - Priest River 7, Libby 16. Yellow cards - none. Red cards - none.
Polson 6, Bigfork 0
BIGFORK - The Polson offense came alive for six goals and the defense preserved the shutout in the Northern A victory.
Sean Hart had two goals and an assist for the Pirates, who had 22 shots in the game. Other goals came from Giorgio Traini, Marcus Corley and James Larson.
"I tip my hat to Polson," Bigfork coach Keith Koslosky said. "But I really like what I saw out of (Bigfork's) Steven Lyon, Jorge Zavala and Bryce MacCallum. We actually started putting together some good stuff up front with our veteran players. Just as it was in Libby, we unfortunately waited until the game was out of reach before we started getting something going."
Bigfork (0-6-1) plays at Whitefish on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Polson plays at Stillwater Christian Tuesday at 4 p.m.
Polson 3 3 - 6
Bigfork 0 0 - 0
P - Sean Hart, 2:00
P - Giorgio Traini, 20:00
P - Own goal, 31:00
P - Marcus Corley (Hart), 51:00
P - Hart, 59:00
P - James Larson, 65:00
Shots on goal - Polson 22, Bigfork 9. Saves - Polson 5 (Peregrine Frissell 4, Spencer Kittle 1), Bigfork 9 (Nate Roberson). Corner kicks - Polson 10, Bigfork 3. Total fouls - Polson 14, Bigfork 6. Yellow cards - Polson 1. Red cards - none.
Girls
Sentinel 2, Glacier 1
A late corner kick by Missoula Sentinel led to a game-winning goal by Elly Jones as the Spartans defeated Glacier in a tightly contested Western AA girls soccer match at Glacier High that marked the season midway point.
Jones netted her second goal of the game in the 75th minute after the fifth Sentinel corner kick of the game.
"You give up corners, sooner or later the odds go up and they're going to put a score in," Glacier coach Paul Holmgren said. "They put a lot of pressure on us on offense and I thought we held up well with them. It was a hard fought game for both teams and I was proud of our girls."
Lauren Waldenberg scored Glacier's lone goal in the fifth minute to give the Wolfpack (1-4-1 overall) the early lead.
Glacier hosts Flathead next Thursday at 5 p.m.
Sentinel 0 2 - 2
Glacier 1 0 - 1
G - Lauren Waldenberg, 5:00
S - Elly Jones (Molly Smith), 51:00
S - Jones (Jessica Bixby), 75:00
Shots on goal - Sentinel 19, Glacier 11; Goalie saves - Sentinel 8 (DJ Reinhardt), Glacier 13 (Patty Hughes); Corner kicks - Sentinel 5, Glacier 2; Fouls - Sentinel 5, Glacier 7; Cards - None
Polson 5, Bigfork 1
BIGFORK - Four different girls scored for Polson as the Pirates defeated Bigfork in Northern A action.
Laura Rost scored twice and Polson rattled off three unanswered goals in the second half to cruise past the Valkyries.
Bigfork's Caitlin Charlebois scored her ninth goal of the season in the first half to put the Vals within 2-1.
"We didn't play our best game," Bigfork coach Charlie Appleby said. "They surprised us. Polson really played hard and we had some bad breaks, especially early in the game."
Sarah Devlin, Sara Robinson and Brynn Rowley all scored for Polson.
Bigfork (2-6 overall, 1-4 in conference) heads to Whitefish on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. game. Polson heads to Columbia Falls on Saturday for a 1 p.m. game.
Polson 2 3 - 5
Bigfork 1 0 - 1
P - Laura Rost, 2:00
P - Sarah Devlin, 13:00
B - Caitlin Charlebois, 23:00
P - Rost, 44:00
P - Sara Robinson (Devlin), 66:00
P - Brynn Rowley 79:00
Shots on goal - Polson 10, Bigfork 12; Goalie saves - Polson 11 (Jacie Morrison), Bigfork 5 (Sierra Fischer); Corner kicks - Polson 3, Bigfork 4; Fouls - Polson 2, Bigfork 3; Cards - None
Columbia Falls 10,
Corvallis 0
CORVALLIS - The Wildkats shined under the lights.
Columbia Falls scored 10 goals and earned the nonconference shutout on the Corvallis High football field underneath the stadium lights.
"They definitely got it going," Columbia Falls head coach Greg Trenerry said. "We've been working on a lot of runs for the forward and I thought we put that together nicely today. And finishing, we finished well today obviously."
McKenzie Kiser had two goals and an assist, Julia Burgi and Danielle Delventhal each added two goals of their own and Cedar Jordt had a goal and two assists as Columbia Falls improved to 5-2 overall. Delventhal also had an assist. Other scoring came from Melissa Livingston, Andrew Getts and Maddy Sandefer, who also assisted on the first goal.
Columbia Falls hosts Polson on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Columbia Falls 4 6 - 10
Corvallis 0 0 - 0
CF - McKenzie Kiser (Maddy Sandefer), 14:00
CF - Cedar Jordt (Danielle Delventhal), 20:00
CF - Delventhal (Kiser), 23:00
CF - Melissa Livingston (Jordt), 30:00
CF - Delventhal, 47:00
CF - Kiser, 48:00
CF - Julia Burgi, 60:00
CF - Andrea Getts (Jordt), 61:00
CF - Sandefer (Courtney White), 87:00
CF - Burgi, 89:00
Shots on goal - Columbia Falls 21, Corvallis 5; Goalie saves - Columbia Falls 2 (Kira Kamrud); Corvallis 10 (Michelle Cassen); Corner kicks - Columbia Falls 7, Corvallis 4; Fouls - Columbia FAlls 2, Corvallis 5; Cards - None
Sentinel 2, Glacier 1
A late corner kick by Missoula Sentinel led to a game-winning goal by Elly Jones as the Spartans defeated Glacier in a tightly contested Western AA girls soccer match at Glacier High to mark the season midway point.
Jones netted her second goal of the game in the 75th minute after the fifth Sentinel corner kick of the game.
"You give up corners, sooner or later the odds go up and they're going to put a score in," Glacier coach Paul Holmgren said. "They put a lot of pressure on us on offense and I thought we held up well with them. It was a hard fought game for both teams and I was proud of our girls."
Lauren Waldenberg scored Glacier's lone goal in the fifth minute to give the Wolfpack (1-4-1 overall) the early lead.
Glacier hosts Flathead next Thursday at 5 p.m.
Sentinel 0 2 - 2
Glacier 1 0 - 1
G - Lauren Waldenberg, 5:00
S - Elly Jones (Molly Smith), 51:00
S - Jones (Jessica Bixby), 75:00
Shots on goal - Sentinel 19, Glacier 11; Goalie saves - Sentinel 8 (DJ Reinhardt), Glacier 13 (Patty Hughes); Corner kicks - Sentinel 5, Glacier 2; Fouls - Sentinel 5, Glacier 7; Cards - None
Polson 5, Bigfork 1
BIGFORK - Four different girls scored for Polson as the Pirates defeated Bigfork in Northern A action.
Laura Rost scored twice and Polson rattled off three unanswered goals in the second half to cruise past the Valkyries.
Bigfork's Caitlin Charlebois scored her ninth goal of the season in the first half to put the Vals within 2-1.
"We didn't play our best game," Bigfork coach Charlie Appleby said. "They surprised us. Polson really played hard and we had some bad breaks, especially early in the game."
Sarah Devlin, Sara Robinson and Brynn Rowley all scored for Polson.
Bigfork (2-6 overall, 1-4 in conference) heads to Whitefish on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. game. Polson heads to Columbia Falls on Saturday for a 1 p.m. game.
Polson 2 3 - 5
Bigfork 1 0 - 1
P - Laura Rost, 2:00
P - Sarah Devlin, 13:00
B - Caitlin Charlebois, 23:00
P - Rost, 44:00
P - Sara Robinson (Devlin), 66:00
P - Brynn Rowley 79:00
Shots on goal - Polson 10, Bigfork 12; Goalie saves - Polson 11 (Jacie Morrison), Bigfork 5 (Sierra Fischer); Corner kicks - Polson 3, Bigfork 4; Fouls - Polson 2, Bigfork 3; Cards - None