Donaldson, Edland boot Dogs past Vikings
WHITEFISH - Sam Donaldson and Curran Edland both had hat tricks as Whitefish opened Northern A league soccer play Thursday with a 9-0 triumph over Bigfork.
Donaldson scored goals at 25, 38 and 51 minutes. Edland's goals came at 40, 40 and 61 minutes.
Donaldson also assisted on two scores.
Whitefish scored three goals in the span of two minutes to end the first half.
The nine goals were a season high for the Bulldogs (3-2 overall, 1-0 league). It was their second shutout.
"Matty McCrone, one of our captains, he had a superb game," Whitefish coach O'Brien Byrd said.
"He held us together and kept us balanced."
Whitefish plays at Libby today, 5 p.m.
Bigfork 0 0 - 0
Whitefish 4 5 - 9
WHITEFISH - Sam Donaldson (Nathan Boone), 25:00; Donaldson (Joseph Perry), 38:00; Curran Edland, 40:00; Edland, 40:00; Boone (Donaldson), 41:00; Koltin Simmes, 46:00; Donaldson (Mark Stormes), 51:00; Edland (Donaldson), 61:00; Casey Beiser (Michael Reimer), 76:00.
Shots on goals - Bigfork 0, Whitefish 19
Corner kicks - Bigfork 1, Whitefish 14
Goalie saves - Bigfork 9 (Dillon Hilling), Whitefish 1 (Thomas Clark)
Fouls - Bigfork 1, Whitefish 2
Cards - None
Libby 4, Columbia Falls 0
COLUMBIA FALLS-Talus Martin scored two first-half goals and Chris Lundin and Patrick Valentine also figured in the scoring as the Loggers (2-1-1 and 1-1-0) blanked the Wildcats in Northern A play.
"It's just been a little frustrating for me and the team," Columbia Falls coach Peter Browne said.
"At times, we push the ball around pretty well, but we're not team savvy yet. We need a lot of work."
Columbia Falls (1-4 and 1-1) is off until Sept. 15, at Whitefish, 4 p.m.
Libby 3 1 - 4
Columbia Falls 0 0 - 0
LIBBY - Talus Martin, 4:00; Chris Lundin, 29:00; Martin, 37:00; Patrick Valentine, 73:00
Shots on goal - Libby 9, Columbia Falls 5
Corner kicks - Libby 5, Columbia Falls 3
Goalie saves - Libby 4 (Austin Nagel), Columbia Falls 5 (Anthony Correa)
Fouls - Libby 8, Columbia Falls 4
Cards - Libby, 2 yellow
Girls
Columbia Falls 12, Libby 0
COLUMBIA FALLS - McKenzie Kiser scored three goals and assisted on two more as Columbia Falls crushed Libby in Northern A play.
Danielle Delventhal, Haley Purdy and Madison Sandefer had two goals each.
Columbia Falls (4-1 and 2-0) is back in action Thursday at Whitefish, 6 p.m.
Libby 0 0 - 0
Columbia Falls 8 4 - 12
COLUMBIA FALLS - McKenzie Kiser, :48; Melissa Livingston (Kiser), 5:00; Kiser, 10:00; Cedar Jordt, 12:00; Danielle Delventhal (Livingston), 13:00; Haley Purdy (Kiser), 24:00; Madison Sandefer (Kinzie Howell), 38:00; Delventhal, 40:00; Purdy, 46:00; Julia Burgi (Katie Donner), 59:00; Sandefer, 68:00; Kiser (Delventhal), 73:00.
Shots on goal - Libby 0, Columbia Falls 36
Corner kicks - Libby 0, Columbia Falls 6
Goalie saves - Libby 14 (Jennifer Johnson), Columbia Falls 0 (Andrea Getts, Kira Kamrud)
Fouls - Libby 1, Columbia Falls 3
Cards - None
Whitefish 7, Bigfork 0
WHITEFISH - Whitefish scored three times in the first 17 minutes to push Bigfork aside in Northern A play.
Megan Danczyk scored two of those early goals, giving her nine for the season.
Natalie Gayner also had two goals for the Bulldogs (2-2 and 1-0).
"A great team effort," Whitefish coach Wendy Farrens said.
"We were able to execute our game plan, which was to pass the ball and keep it."
Whitefish plays at Libby tonight, 3 p.m.
Bigfork 0 0 - 0
Whitefish 3 4 - 7
WHITEFISH - Megan Danczyk (Maggie Frankino), 12:00; Danczyk (Natalie Gayner), 14:00; Kayla Simmes (Danczyk), 17:00; Caroline Carbo (Samantha Dittman), 45:00; Gayner (Simmes), 50:00; Gayner (Madison Grady), 59:00; Anna Carpenter (Molly Crick), 72:00.
Shots on goal - Bigfork 2, Whitefish 52
Corner kicks - Bigfork 0, Whitefish 5
Goalie saves - Bigfork 30 (NA), Whitefish 0 (Piper Greenwood, Katherine Millette)
Fouls - Bigfork NA, Whitefish NA
Cards - None