Soccer: Bravettes blank Big Sky

The Flathead Bravettes scored twice after throw-ins

by Joey Thiel and topped Missoula Big Sky 2-0 Saturday in a Western

AA girls soccer matchup at Kidsports Complex.

Paige Birkey struck first, scoring in the 39th minute

with an assist from Thiel. Flathead went ahead by two goals when

Bailie Poe found the net in the 48th minute after a throw-in and

then a quick pass by Jacquelyn Merrill.

“Anytime we can get a win it’s great, but the kids

actually had a great week of practice, came out and worked really

hard today,” Flathead coach Scott Warnell said. “They really

controlled the game by passing and moving the ball all the way up

the field.”

Payton Pietron turned away four shots on goal for the

Bravettes.

“Marti Penrod also played really solid in the middle

for us,” Warnell said. “All four of our defenders stepped up

again.”

As for the success following throw-ins, Warnell said

his team has been working to master them.

“We’ve been working on those,” he said. “Joey has a

long throw-in for us. So we’re working on getting kids in the

box.”

The Bravettes (3-1-3) play Glacier Saturday.

Big Sky 0 0 — 0

Flathead 1 1 — 2

FLATHEAD — Paige Birky (Joey Thiel) 39:00; Bailie Poe

(Jacquelyn Merrill), 48:00

Shots — Big Sky 5, Flathead 22

Goalie saves — Big Sky (Kylie Rhodes) 8, Flathead 4

(Payton Pietron) 

Corners — Big Sky 1, Flathead 1

Fouls — Big Sky 6, Flathead 5

Cards — none

Sentinel 3, Glacier 1

The Wolfpack showed improvement in a loss that stood

out in contrast to the teams’ last meeting when the Spartans won

6-1.

“I think we had a great game against them and I’m

proud of the girls,” Glacier coach Paul Holmgren said.

Glacier held Sentinel scoreless in the first half,

but Lexy Steele broke through in the second and scored.

Anna Deleray scored for Glacier in the 71st

minute.

“Mentally and emotionally it was a win for us,”

Holmgren said. “With the strides we’re making we’re going to

continue to improve and we’re going to get there.

“We’d feel better if we had the win, but we played

very well.”

The Wolfpack (0-1-6) plays Big Sky Tuesday.

Glacier 0 1 — 1

Sentinel 0 3 — 3

SENTINEL — Lexy Steele (Kelly Umbaugh), 55:00;

Steele, 58:00; Jessica Bixby, (Kennedy Fulbright), 77:00

GLACIER — Anna Deleray, 71:00.

Shots — Glacier 8 Sentinel 18

Goalie saves — Glacier 6 (Shaniya Carey), Sentinel 5

(D.J. Reinhardt)

Corners — Glacier 4, Sentinel 3

Fouls — Glacier 6, Sentinel 2

Cards — none

Columbia Falls 7, Polson 0

COLUMBIA FALLS — Danielle Delventhal and McKenzie

Kiser had three goals each as the Wildkats trounced the Pirates in

a Northern A match.

“I thought our girls played a great game and had a

great first half,” Columbia Falls coach Greg Trenerry said. “They

finished well.

“Cedar Jordt and Cortney White did a great job in the

center for us.”

White assisted Kiser on her second goal in the 39th

minute and Jordt provided an assist in the 45th minute on

Delventhal’s second goal.

Columbia Falls outshot Polson 15-3.

Delventhal has 20 goals this season and Kiser has

16.

The Wildkats (8-1, 5-0) play at Polson Thursday.

Polson 0 0 — 0

Columbia Falls 4 3 — 7

Columbia Falls — Danielle Delventhal (Madison

Sandefer), 2:00; McKenzie Kiser, 6:00; Delventhal, (PK), 15:00;

Kiser (Cortney White), 39:00; Delventhal (Cedar Jordt), 45:00;

Delventhal (Kiser), 52:00; Kiser (PK), 57:00.

Shots — Polson 3, Columbia Falls 15

Goalie saves — Polson 6 (Monica Cleveland); Columbia

Falls 3 (Kira Kamrud)

Corners — Polson 1, Columbia Falls 8

Fouls — Polson 5, Columbia 2

Cards — none

Whitefish 12, Libby 0

WHITEFISH — The Bulldogs scored on 12 of 32 attempts

on goal and upended the Loggers 12-0.

Whitefish didn’t allow a single shot on goal.

Megan Danzcyk scored three times, as did Natalie

Gayner, who also had two assists.

Whitefish coach Wendy Farrens said the win was the

result of good teamwork and overall sharp play.

“We’re playing our game and not playing down to the

level of our opponents,” she said.

Freshman Katherine Millette scored her first varsity

goal in the 78th minute.

Whitefish (5-3, 4-1) plays Polson Tuesday.

Libby 0 0 — 0

Whitefish 6 6 — 12

WHITEFISH — Megan Danzcyk (Jessica Baldonado), 4:00;

Danzcyk (Natalie Gayner), 5:00; Gayner, 6:00; Danzcyk (Gayner)

9:00; Cherstin Ling, 21:00; Janessa Courtney (Ling), 34:00;

Mackenzie Thomas, 47:00; Gayner (Kayla Simmes), 57:00; Gayner

(Maggie Frankino), 62:00; Simmes (Madison Grady), 73:00; Samantha

Dittman (Frankino) 75:00; Katherine Millette (Frankino), 78:00.

Shots — Libby 0, Whitefish 32

Goalie saves — Libby 9 (N/A), Whitefish 0

Corners — Libby 0, Whitefish 5

Fouls — Libby 2, Whitefish 6

Cards — None

Boys

Sentinel 4, Glacier 1

MISSOULA — Sentinel overcame a one goal halftime

deficit with four scores in the second half in Western AA play.

The Wolfpack’s goal was scored by Elijah Dufour in

the 26th minute after a pass from Josiah Bumgarner.

“It was a good first half,” Glacier coach Ryan

O’Rourke said. “We controlled the ball well. (It’s) good to see

Elijah get his first varsity goal.

“In the second (half) we came out very flat. Sentinel

came out fired up and we did not respond.”

Glacier (2-2-3) was outshot by Sentinel 12-3.

The Wolfpack hosts Big Sky Tuesday.

Glacier 1 0 — 1

Sentinel 0 4 — 4

GLACIER — Elijah Dufour (Josiah Bumgarner), 26:00

SENTINEL — Raul Gomez, 44:00; Nick Propp, 49:00;

Joshua Espinosa (PK), NA; Gomez (Aaron Lebsack), 71:00

Shots on goal — Glacier 8, Sentinel 12

Corner kicks — Glacier 1, Sentinel 2

Goalie saves — Glacier 8 (Sean Peters), Sentinel 3

(Tim Kornish)

Fouls — Glacier 6, Sentinel 8

Cards — None

Big Sky 6, Flathead 3

For the first time this season, the Braves took a

lead to the locker room at halftime.

After the break, Big Sky returned and scored six

goals to win the Western AA contest.

“I’ve got to compliment them on their play in the

first half,” Flathead coach Chris Putzler. “I think they came out

strong and were really fired up.”

 Nic Frontspezi paced Big Sky with three second-half

goals.

The Braves were called for 13 fouls and handed two

yellow cards and one red card.

“We didn’t adjust to the officiating like we should

have,” Pultzer said.

Flathead (0-1-7) plays Glacier Saturday.

Big Sky 0 6 — 6

Flathead 2 1 — 3

BIG SKY — Eric Nelson, 46:00; Nic Frontespezi, 50:00;

Gorka Anderez, 53:00; Wilson Smith, 61:00; Frontespezi, 73:00;

Frontespezi, 78:00.

FLATHEAD — Christopher Cronk, 9:00; Monte White

(Scott Wiley), 63:00; Blake Osborne (Andrew Klingensmith),

77:00.

Shots — Big Sky 18, Flathead 4

Goalie saves — Big Sky 1 (Nathan Mahler), Flathead

N/A (Dino Cantu)

Corners — Big Sky 8, Flathead 2

Fouls — Big Sky 5, Flathead 13

Cards — Flathead, 2 yellows 1 red

Whitefish 4, Libby 0

WHITEFISH — The Bulldogs allowed just three shots on

goal and topped Libby in a Northern A match.

Sean Janni led Whitefish with two assists and a

goal.

“He was lights out all game,” Whitefish coach O’Brien

Byrd said of Janni. “He was a real inspiration on our offensive

end.”

Casey Beiser scored first for the Bulldogs, netting a

goal in the 21st minute. Sam Donaldson made it 2-0 with an assist

from Janni in the 34th minute. Jon Dittman made an unassisted goal

in the 52nd minute.

The Bulldogs had 18 shots on goal and 14 corner

kicks.

“We continue to show signs of improvement,” Byrd

said, “which is evident by the corner kicks and shots.”

It was the sixth straight win for Whitefish (7-2,

5-0).

Libby 0 0 — 0

Whitefish 2 2 — 4

WHITEFISH — Casey Beiser (Sean Janni), 21:00; Sam

Donaldson (Janni), 34:00; Jon Dittman, 52:00; Janni, 78:00.

Shots on goal — Libby 3, Whitefish 18

Corner kicks — Libby 0, Whitefish 14

Goalie saves — Libby 11 (Rob Hamilton), Whitefish 3

(Thomas Clark)

Fouls — Libby 5, Whitefish 7

Cards — None

Polson 8, Columbia Falls 0

COLUMBIA FALLS — James Larson scored four goals, Jon

Heutmaker scored two and the Pirates upended the Wildkats.

Polson out shot Columbia Falls 18-2.

Also scoring for Polson were Steven Walk and Alex

Helgson.

Polson will host Columbia Falls Thursday.

Polson 4 4 — 8

Columbia Falls 0 0 — 0

POLSON — James Larson, 1:30; Steven Walk, 4:20;

Larson, 31:00; Jon Heutmaker, 32:00; Larson, 43:00; Heutmaker,

52:00; Larson, 60:00; Alex Helgson, 72:00.

Shots on goal — Polson 18, Columbia Falls 2

Corner kicks — Polson 3, Columbia Falls 1

Goalie saves — Polson 0 (Spencer Kittle), Columbia

Falls 7 (Mason Geldamon)

Fouls — Polson 6, Columbia Falls 6

Cards — Polson 1 yellow, Columbia falls 1 yellow

Stillwater Christian 2, Hamilton 2

HAMILTON — Zane Kloeckl scored for Stillwater

Christian with 30 seconds left in the game to tie Hamilton.

Both teams were scoreless at the half. Hamilton’s

Semisi Rigby broke the deadlock with a score in the 52nd minute and

Stillwater’s Julian Emund responded with a goal in the 69th

minute.

Hamilton climbed ahead with a score in the 78th

minute just before Kloeckl’s game-tying score.

“This was a well-fought game by both teams,”

Stillwater coach Tim Anderson said. “ The best soccer we have seen

yet this year.”

Hamilton had 17 shots on goal and Stillwater

goalkeeper Trevor Holladay made 15 saves.

Josh Bray had two assists for Stillwater.

The Cougars (8-2-1, 1-0) play Bigfork Tuesday.

Stillwater 0 2 — 2

Hamilton 0 2 — 2

STILLWATER CHRISTIAN — Julian Emond (Josh Bray),

69:00; Zane Kloeckl (Bray), N/A

HAMILTON — Semisi Rigby (Christian Watson), 52:00;

Karill Apedaile (Sam Kern), 78:00

Shots — Stillwater 8, Hamilton 17

Corner kicks — Stillwater 6, Hamilton 6

Goalie saves — Stillwater 15 (Trevor Holladay),

Hamilton 6

Cards — none