Bravettes, Sentinel tie in soccer
MISSOULA - Malia Ozegovich scored after a pass from Bailie Poe and the Bravettes played to a 1-1 draw with Missoula Sentinel in a Western Class AA soccer contest on Saturday.
"It was kind of a tale of two halves as you can tell from the stats," Flathead coach Scott Warnell said.
"Sentinel came out and played hard and (the Bravettes) let them take the game to them."
Kennedy Fulbright netted an unassisted goal in the 8th minute to put Sentinel ahead 1-0.
Ozegovich's equalizing score came in the 48th minute.
"It was good that the kids were able to make some adjustments," Warnell said.
Sentinel outshot Flathead 15-9.
Bravettes' goalkeeper Payton Pietron had 11 saves.
Flathead (4-1-5) can clinch the second seed in Western Class AA with home wins over Helena Capital and Helena High on Friday and Saturday.
Flathead 0 1 - 1
Sentinel 1 0 - 1
SENTINEL - Kennedy Fulbright, 8:00
FLATHEAD - Malia Ozegovich (Bailie Poe), 48:00
Shots - Flathead 9, Sentinel 15
Goalie saves - Flathead 11 (Payton Pietron 11), Sentinel 5 (Jessica Henning 5)
Corner kicks - Flathead 1, Sentinel 3
Total fouls - Flathead 11, Sentinel 8
Cards - none
Polson 5, Libby 0
POLSON - Sarah Howell scored three goals and the Polson Pirates downed the Libby Loggers in Northern A action.
Polson attempted 36 shots on goal.
Madeline Hewston struck first for the Pirates in the 8th minute.
Howell scored her first goal in the 15th minute and also netted scores in the 61st and 65th minutes.
Annie Vetters also had a goal and an assist for Polson.
Libby 0 0 - 0
Polson 3 2 - 5
POLSON - Madeline Hewston, 8:00; Sarah Howell, 15:00; Annie Venters, 38:00; Howell (Hewston), 61:00; Howell (Venters), 65:00
Shots - Libby 8, Polson 36
Saves - Libby 24 (Rebecca Kyriss), Polson 10 (Monica Cleveland)
Corner kicks - Libby 3, Polson 10
Fouls - Libby 4, Polson 5
Cards - none
Hamilton 3,
Whitefish 2
WHITEFISH - The Southern A champion Hamilton Broncs closed out the regular season with the nonconference win over the Northern A Bulldogs.
Casey Shifflett, Sami Kratofil and Jill Toews scored goals for Hamilton.
The Broncos posted a 10-2-0 regular-season record and will host Polson in the first round of the playoffs on Saturday.
Sam Dittman and Janessa Courtney scored for Whitefish, which finished at 9-3-0.
The Bulldogs will travel to the winner of the play-in match between Laurel and Belgrade in the first round of the playoffs.
Hamilton 2 1 - 3
Whitefish 0 2 - 2
HAMILTON - Casey Shifflett (penalty kick), 37:00; Sami Kratofil (Bri Huggans), 39:00; Jill Toews (Shifflett), 63:00
WHITEFISH - Sam Dittman (penalty kick), 54:00; Janessa Courtney (Megan Danczyk), 73:00
Shots - Hamilton 21, Whitefish 24
Goalie saves - Hamilton 13 (Marina McGourty 13), Whitefish 12 (Piper Greenwood 12)
Corner kicks - Hamilton 5, Whitefish 6
Fouls - Hamilton 10, Whitefish 9
Cards - none
Boys
Sentinel 3, Flathead 0
MISSOULA - Sentinel attempted 38 shots on goal and defeated a shorthanded Flathead team in a Western Class AA matchup.
The Braves had to make due with the loss of seven players, who were out because of a combination of injuries, illnesses and suspensions.
"I thought for the most part we played fairly well considering we were down seven players on our varsity roster," Flathead coach Chris Putzler.
Aaron Lebsack scored in the 20th minute and the Spartans got second half goals from Quinn Andrews and Erik Muskett.
The winless Braves play at Helena Capital on Friday.
Flathead 0 0 - 0
Sentinel 1 2 - 3
SENTINEL - Aaron Lebsack (Erik Muskett), 20:00; Quinn Andrews, 60:00; Muskett (Adam Mickelson), 70:00
Shots - Flathead 4, Sentinel 38.
Goalie saves - Flathead 20 (Dino Cantu), Sentinel 3 (Josh Pannell)
Corner kicks - Flathead 1, Sentinel 12
Fouls - Flathead 9, Sentinel 9
Cards - none
Polson 3, Libby 0
POLSON - Jon Murphy scored a goal and dished out an assist as Polson secured the second seed from the North in the Class A playoffs with a win over Libby.
Riley Limm scored with an assist from Murphy in the 22nd minute. Jonah Kasnitz scored in the 64th minute and Murphy followed with another Polson score three minutes later.
Libby goalkeeper Rob Hamilton and Peregrine Frissell of Polson both had five saves.
Polson (6-2-0, 7-3-2) will play the winner of an Eastern A play-in match on Saturday.
Libby 0 0 - 0
Polson 1 2 - 3
POLSON - Riley Lemm (Jon Murphy), 22:00; Jonah Kasnitz, 64:00; Murphy, 67:00
Shots on goal - Libby 5, Polson 8
Goalie saves - Libby 5 (Rob Hamilton), Polson 5 (Peregrine Frissell)
Corner kicks - Libby 3, Polson 3
Fouls - Libby 8, Polson 13
Cards - Libby, 1 yellow
Stillwater Christian 5, Bonners Ferry 1
The Cougars got their 14th win in the final home game of the season for Stillwater Christian on Friday.
"They led the team well," Stillwater Christian coach Tim Anderson said of the seniors.
"Trevor Holladay made several key saves and only let one get by him. Ryan Koch and Zane Kloeckl had several excellent passing combinations through the middle of the field, and Cody Harmon and Josh Topp anchored our defense well. We will miss these young men next year."
Koch, Josh Bray and Daniel King each scored goals for Stillwater in the first 16 minutes of play.
After a Bonners Ferry goal in the 62nd minute, Julian Emond and Zach Waldher netted goals to keep the Cougars in command.
Stillwater Christian (14-2-1, 2-0) plays Mount Baker High School (British Columbia) Friday at 4 p.m.
Stillwater 3 2 - 5
Bonners Ferry 0 1 - 1
STILLWATER - Ryan Koch, 3:00; Josh Bray (Zane Kloeckl), 12:00; Daniel King (Julian Emond); 16:00; Emond (Bray), 69:00; Zach Waldher, 72:00
BONNERS FERRY - Eamon McCoy, 62:00
Shot on goal - Stillwater Christian 16, Bonners Ferry 6
Corner kicks - Stillwater Christian 3, Bonners Ferry 2
Goalie saves - Stillwater Christian 5 (Trevor Holladay), Bonners Ferry 11 (Garrett, Skeen)
Fouls - NA
Cards - none