Soccer roundup: Glacier boys keep rolling

Tyler Combs netted a hat trick to lead the Glacier boys soccer team to a comfortable 6-1 Western AA victory over visiting Missoula Big Sky Saturday afternoon.

The Wolfpack followed up Thursday’s win over reigning state runner-up Hellgate with a dominating performance against the Eagles.

“We were hoping this was going to be the game where a few other people would step up and contribute and that’s definitely what happened,” Glacier head coach Ryan Billiet said.

“(Combs) is starting to free up a little bit as teams are focusing on Colton (Becker) and it’s giving other guys more space and opportunities to get chances on goal. Today we made those count.”

Combs got on the board in the 29th minute and the senior added a couple more in the second half as the Wolfpack pulled away. Combs was twice assisted by Becker, who himself scored two goals to bring his season total to 10 through six matches.

Conner Heil got Glacier on the board in the 13th minute, and the Wolfpack led 3-1 at the break. Chad Helan scored Big Sky’s only goal, in the 38th minute.

Ryker McIntyre made five goalie saves.

The Wolfpack (4-1-1) returns to the pitch Thursday at Missoula Sentinel.

Missoula Big Sky 1 0 — 1

Glacier 3 3 — 6

G — Conner Heil (unassisted), 13:00

G — Tyler Combs (Colton Becker), 29:00

MBS — Chad Helan (Vik Lameza), 38:00

G — Colton Becker (unassisted), 39:00

G — Tyler Combs (unassisted), 47:00

G — Colton Becker (Luke Flammond), 60:00

G — Tyler Combs (Colton Becker), 63:00

Shots on goal — Big Sky 6, Glacier 16; Goalie saves — Big Sky 10 (Devin Jacaruso), Glacier 5 (Ryker McIntyre); Corner kicks — Big Sky 1, Glacier 6; Fouls — NA; Cards — NA.

Whitefish 1, Polson 1

WHITEFISH — Walter Sobba buried a penalty kick in the 75th minute and Whitefish held on to earn a Northern A draw against Polson at a special homecoming game played at Memorial Field.

The Pirates (3-2-1, 1-0-1) took the lead on the counter-attack in the 57th minute. Alex Encino found Mack Moderie in the middle of the pitch, and Moderie buried a shot from point-blank range.

Whitefish (1-4-1, 0-1-1) ceded much of the possession to the visitors, but first-year coach John Lacey was pleased with his team’s effort and the result.

“I’m really proud of the guys,” Lacey said.

“This was the first time our guys played a full game of strong soccer, and to get a result out of that against the team that’s at the head of conference, it feels good.”

Polson 0 0 — 1

Whitefish 0 0 — 1

P — Mack Moderie (Alex Encizo), 57:00

W — Walter Sobba (penalty kick), 75:00

Shots on goal — Polson 9, Whitefish 3; Goalie saves — Polson 2 (Russell Smith), Whitefish 7 (Marty Anderson); Corner kicks — Polson 5, Whitefish 0; Fouls — Polson 8, Whitefish 4; Cards — Polson 1, Whitefish 2.

Libby 4,

Columbia Falls 1

COLUMBIA FALLS — Cody Wood scored the first and last goals in helping Libby drop Columbia Falls (1-4, 1-1) in Northern A play.

Wood found the net at 9 and 72 minutes.

Ethan Hoff also scored twice for Libby. His goals were in the first half, 13 minutes apart.

Daniel Skinner, with an assist from August Emond, scored in the 55th minute for Columbia Falls.

“We waited until the second half before we decided to play our game,” Columbia Falls coach O’Brien Byrd said.

“But we’re learning from those mistakes and moving forward.”

Libby 3 1 — 4

Columbia Falls 0 1 — 1

L — Cody Wood, 9:00

L — Ethan Hoff, 25:00

L — Hoff (Colin Maloney), 38:00

CF — Daniel Skinner (Auguste Emond), 55:00

L — Wood, 72:00

Shots on goal — Libby 19, Columbia Falls 12; Goalie saves — Libby 12 (Raffael Weber), Columbia Falls 15 (Brandon Karberg); Corner kicks — Libby 2, Columbia Falls 4; Fouls — Libby 14, Columbia Falls 7; Cards — Libby 1 yellow, Columbia Falls 1 yellow.

Lakeland (Idaho) 4,

Stillwater Christian 1

Juho Reiman scored twice to lead Lakeland (Idaho) to a nonconference win at Stillwater Christian.

Stillwater got on the board in the 46th minute on an Isaac Neuman goal to cut the Lakeland lead to 2-1, but the visitors would answer nine minutes later and tally an insurance goal in the match’s final minute.

“Lakeland is a very solid team, they play a quick style and it kept us really having to keep track of marks and move off the ball, and it kept us on our toes,” Stillwater head coach Ryan O’Rourke said.

“We responded pretty well but in the end didn’t have the goals.”

Lakeland (Idaho) 2 2 — 4

Stillwater Christian 0 1 — 1

L — Juho Reiman (unassisted), 6:00

L — Brett Rotz (direct kick), 39:00

S — Isaac Neuman (direct kick), 46:00

L — Reiman (Seth Galbraith), 55:00

L — Brandon Barber (unassisted), 79:00

Shots on goal — Lakeland 13, Stillwater 5; Saves – Lakeland 4 (Matt Baker), Stillwater 9 (Daniel Fetfeit); Corner kicks — Lakeland 9, Stillwater 3; Fouls — Lakeland 5, Stillwater 2; Cards — None.

Girls

Missoula Big Sky 4,

Glacier 2

Missoula Big Sky ran Glacier’s winless streak to six matches with a win in Western AA action at Glacier.

“The girls played extremely hard,” Glacier coach Brendan Byrd said.

“The defense played amazing against two extremely fast strikers.”

Olivia Malchi had both goals for the Wolfpack, scoring in the 58th and 70th minutes. Malchi’s second goal pulled Glacier within 3-2, but Hannah Kearns scored four minutes later for the Eagles to seal the win.

“The girls are finding a rhythm and starting to put goals away,” Byrd said.

“That’s all I can ask right now.”

McKayle Dennehy and Cadie Williams had the assists on Malchi’s goals, and Amy Braig made nine goalie saves in a losing effort.

Glacier (0-5-1) returns to the pitch Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Missoula Sentinel.

Big Sky 1 3 — 4

Glacier 0 2 — 2

MBS — Cassidy Pierce (Nicki Nimlos), 23:00

MBS — Nimlos, 51:00

G — Olivia Malchi (McKayle Dennehy), 58:00

MBS — Ellen Bonner (Pierce), 68:00

G — Malchi (Cadie Williams), 70:00

MBS — Hannah Kearns (Pierce), 74:00

Shots on goal — Big Sky 15, Glacier 10; Goalie aves — Big Sky 6 (Chelsea Todd), Glacier 9 (Amy Braig); Corner kicks — Big Sky 4, Glacier 2; Fouls — Big Sky 16, Glacier 15; Cards — Big Sky 1 yellow

Columbia Falls 5,

Libby 0

COLUMBIA FALLS — Katie Price’s three-goal, one-assist afternoon carried Columbia Falls to a commanding 5-0 win over Libby on Saturday.

Price netted the match’s only first half goal — in the 16th minute — and got a Wildkats scoring binge started early in the second half. Columbia Falls scored four times in the first 15 minutes after halftime.

“I would give Libby a lot of credit, they are a much improved team and they played us really hard,” Columbia Falls head coach Greg Trenerry said. “We had a talk at the half and responded really well. The second half was great.”

Hannah Gedlaman and Ellie Johnson each added goals, with Johnson picking up a assists on two of Price’s three scores.

The Wildkats (4-1-1, 2-0-0) out-shot Libby 30-2.

Libby 0 0 — 0

Columbia Falls 1 4 — 5

CF — Katie Price (Ellie Johnson), 16:00

CF — 41:00 Katie Price (Ellie Johnson)

CF — 45:00 Hannah Gedlaman (unassisted)

CF — 47:00 Ellie Johnson (Katie Price)

CF — Katie Price (unassisted), 55:00

Shots on goal — Columbia Falls 30, Libby 2; Goalie saves — Columbia Falls (Allyson Gimbel), Libby 20 (Shannon Reny); Corner kicks — Libby 0, Columbia Falls 2; Fouls — Libby 4, Columbia Falls 10; Cards — NA.

Polson 4, Whitefish 1

WHITEFISH —Tiara Duford netted a hat trick and Polson rolled past Whitefish at Memorial Field.

The Pirates scored three times in the first half, getting started with goals from Duford in the 12th and 20th minutes. Janessa Taylor scored just before halftime to make the score 3-0.

Whitefish’s lone goal came in the 69th minute from Haley Nicholson.

Polson 3 1 — 4

Whitefish 0 1 — 1

P — Tiara Duford (Ashlee Howell), 12:00

P — Duford (unassisted), 20:00

P — Janessa Taylor (unassisted), 38:00

P — Duford (Taylor), 64:00

W — Hailey Nicholson (unassisted), 69:00

Shots on goal — Polson 29, Whitefish 9; Goalie aves — Polson 4, Whitefish 11; Corner kicks — Polson 3, Whitefish 2; Fouls — Polson 6, Whitefish 3; Cards – None.