SOCCER ROUNDUP: Glacier splits with Capital; Flathead swept by Helena
HELENA — Glacier's boys scored first but dropped a 2-1 Western AA conference soccer match to Helena Capital on Friday night.
Dyllyn Stabler opened the scoring in the first half with an assist from Rohit Tappeta to give Glacier a 1-0 lead, but penalties cost the Wolfpack late.
Despite a 1-0 halftime lead, Capital made the best of two penalty kick opportunities in the second half, netting goals from Kaycen Spencer and Zach Brandt to take the lead and win the game.
Glacier outshot the Bruins 10-8 in the match.
Glacier 1 0 — 1
Capital 0 2 — 2
Gla - Dyllyn Stabler (Rohit Tappeta)
CHS — Kaycen Spencer, PK
CHS — Zach Brandt, PK
Shots on goal - Gla 10, CHS 8; Saves - Gla (Andrew Lawrence 5), CHS (Ethan Buffington 7).
Helena 7, Flathead 0
HELENA — Helena dominated action on the pitch in blanking Flathead in a Western AA match.
Helena had 17 shots on goal to 10 for Flathead.
Helena led 3-0 at the half.
Helena 3 4 — 7
Flathead 0 0 — 0
HHS — Jacob Ries-Roncalli (Bernard Kintzing)
HHS — Ries-Roncalli, PK
HHS — Aiden Fitzgerald (Kintzing)
HHS — Kintzing, PK
HHS — Harrison Dengel (Luke Ballentyne)
HHS — Kintzing (James Starke)
HHS — John Burkland
Shots on goal — Flat 10, HHS 17; Saves — Flat (Micah Bucy 8), HHS (Gabe Studt 7).
Livingston 3, Libby 3
LIBBY — Sebo Sanders, Austin Swartzenberger and Cody Wood had one goal each as Libby tied Livingston in a nonconference match.
Wood’s score at 68 minutes tied it up. Swartzenberger assisted on the final goal.
Colin McKenzie scored twice for Livingston and assisted on the other goal.
Livingston 2 1 — 3
Libby 2 1 — 3
Liv — Colin McKenzie (Kelton Madden), 5:00
Lib — Sebo Sanders (Colin Maloney), 20:00
Lib — Austin Swartzenberger, 32:00
Liv — Peter Gregory (McKenzie), 38:00
Liv — McKenzie (Joey Pesa), 59:00
Lib — Cody Wood (Swartzenberger), 68:00
Shots on goal — NA; Corner kicks — Livingston 7, Libby 3; Goalie saves — Livingston (Tim Short 2), Libby — Ryan Nagle 3); Fouls — NA; Cards — None.
Stillwater Christian 1, Bonners Ferry (Idaho) 0
BONNERS FERRY, Idaho — Darren Kauffman scored in the 26th minute and the Cougars defense did the rest in a shutout win.
Kauffman tallied off an assist from Jakob Hembroff to put Stillwater Christian in front and Zack Basnett made six saves to earn the shutout for Stillwater Christian (2-1-1), which lost 9-0 Thursday night in Sandpoint, Idaho.
“It’s sometimes hard to come back on the second day on a two-day trip and play well and play hard but the guys did,” Stillwater coach Ryan O’Rourke said. “They worked really hard, particularly in the second half. It was good to see.”
Stillwater 1 0 — 1
Bonners Ferry 0 0 — 0
S — Darren Kauffman (Jakob Hembroff), 26:00
Shots on goal — Stillwater 5, Bonners Ferry 6. Saves — Stillwater 6 (Zack Basnett), Bonners 4 (Pedro Cordoso). Corner kicks — Stillwater 0, Bonners Ferry 6. Fouls — Stillwater 4, Bonners Ferry 4. Cards — None.
Belgrade 4, Whitefish 0
WHITEFISH — Belgrade hit the post a few times in the first half before exploding for four goals in a nonconference shutout of Whitefish at Smith Fields.
Jeffrey DeBuse scored a pair of goals and Brandon Rockwell and Ansel Brayton each had one as the Panthers broke open the scoring in the second half.
“When they finally did break through with their first goal, two more came within the next five minutes,” Whitefish boys coach John Lacey said.
Belgrade (2-1) outshot Whitefish (1-1) 20-4 in the contest and had six corner kicks to the Bulldogs four.
Belgrade 0 4 — 4
Whitefish 0 0 — 0
B — Jeffrey DeBuse 2 goals
B — Brandon Rockwell
B — Ansel Brayton
Shots—Belgrade 20, Whitefish 4. Saves—Belgrade 1, Whitefish 11. Yellowcards—Belgrade 1. Corner kicks—Belgrade 6, Whitefish 4.
GIRLS
Glacier 2, Capital 1
HELENA — Gabby Dickson and Cadie Williams scored first half goals to lift the Wolfpack to a victory over Helena Capital.
The Wolfpack (2-1) outshot Capital 12-6 and Maddie Armstrong was solid in net with four saves.
Capital added a late goal from Cassie Brisko on a scrum in front of the net.
Glacier 2 0 — 2
Capital 0 1 — 1
Gla - Gabby Dickson (Sheena St. Onge)
Gla - Cadie Williams (Dickson)
CHS - Cassie Brisko (Francie Tupper)
Shots on goal - Gla 12, CHS 6; Saves - Gla (Maddie Armstrong 4), CHS (Aryn Cummings 8).
Helena 9, Flathead 1
HELENA — Zina Loudermilk, with Chloe Nadeau assisting, scored for Flathead in the opening half, but the Bravettes could muster little offense after that in losing a Western AA match to Helena High.
Helena had 24 shots on goal to Flathead’s 12.
Helena 4 5 — 9
Flathead 1 0 — 1
HHS — Katie Martin (Aine Lawlor)
HHS — Kamden Hilborn (Martin)
Flat — Zina Loudermilk (Chloe Nadeau)
HHS — Jayden Tintinger (Martin
HHS — Hilborn (Martin)
HHS — A. Lawlor (Hilborn)
HHS — Alli Wade
HHS — A. Lawlor
HHS — A. Lawlor
Shots on goal — Flat 12, HHS 24; Saves — Flat (Kelsey Gillespie 9), HHS (Reagen Hoffman 6, Hailey Crawford 4).
Whitefish 1, Belgrade 0
WHITEFISH — Haley Nicholson’s goal at 36 minutes was enough to give Whitefish the Class A nonconference victory.
Nicholson scored on a free kick.
Whitefish (2-0) held a 10-6 edge in shots on goal. Both teams had one corner kick.
“We played well in the first half, possession soccer,” Whitefish coach Roland Benedict. “We probably completed twice as many passes as they did. We just couldn’t find the final penetrating pass to score.
“The second half, Belgrade pressed and kept us pinned in our own half. It was a learning eperience for us to play possession out of our own defensive half.”
Belgrade 0 0 — 0
Whitefish 1 0 — 1
W— Haley Nicholson, free kick, 36:00
Shots on goal — Belgrade 6, Whitefish 10, Goalie saves — Belgrade (Emily Cady 4), Whitefish (Kess Nelson 4); Corner kicks — Belgrade 1, Whitefish 1; Fouls — Belgrade 3, Whitefish 3; Cards — Whitefish, 1 yellow.
Livingston 1, Libby 0
LIBBY — In a close game, Livingston had the difference maker, when Madison Patrick took advantage to give her team a 1-0 lead it would hold onto for the rest of the game.
Livingston 1 0 — 1
Libby 0 0 — 0
P—Madison Patrick (unassisted), 19:00
Shots—Park 16, Libby 8. Saves—Park 4, Libby 8 (Shannon Reny). Corner kicks—n/a. Yellow card—Libby 1.
Hamilton 3, Bigfork 1
HAMILTON —Madison Gardner’s unassisted goal in the 65th minute was the lone score for Bigfork.
Hamilton outshot Bigfork 12-2 on goal and 3-0 in corner kicks.
Hamilton 2 1 — 3
Bigfork 0 1 — 1
H – Reilly Rostad (unassisted), 12:00
H – Olivia Zepeda (Meggie Lewis), 20:00
H – Elise Striebel (Zepeda), 44:00
B – Madison Gardner (unassisted), 65:00
Shots on goal – Hamilton 12, Bigfork 2. Saves – Hamilton 2 (Maddy Martin), Bigfork 11 (Celeste Rehbein). Corner kicks – Hamilton 3, Bigfork 0. Total fouls – Hamilton 3, Bigfork 4. Cards – None.
Bonners Ferry 2, Stillwater 0 | Sandpoint JV 6, Stillwater 0
BONNERS FERRY, Idaho — Stillwater Christian School dropped a pair of nonconference contests in Idaho to Bonners Ferry on Friday and to the Sandpoint JV on Thursday.
“Despite losses of both our games, we are pleased with how much the young ladies are improving with each game,” Stillwater coach JR Hemp said.
“In the Sandpoint game the girls struggled to control the midfield, but we had solid defensive play throughout the match by Loren Pittaway, Madi Schwartz, Chole Mathwig and Victoria Hanson. Our second game was challenging since they were still recovering from the (Sandpoint JV) game.”
Stillwater — 0
Bonners Ferry — 2
Goal times not available
BF — Falisha Elliston (Grace Coughlin)
BF — Emmi Muellerschoen (Coughlin)
Shots on goal — Stillwater 8, Bonners Ferry 10; Corner kicks — Stillwater 3, Bonners Ferry 6.
Stillwater 0 0 — 0
Sandpoint JV 2 4 — 6
S — Shelby Flathers, 19:00
S — Shelby Mohler, 29:00
S — Morgan Wolhaib, 44:00
S — Wolhaib, 55:00
S — Flathers, 67:00
S — Flathers, 77:00
Shots on goals — Stillwater 0, Sandpoint JV 20; Corner kicks — Stillwater 3, Bonners Ferry 6.
Late Thursday
Polson 10, Loyola-Sacred Heart 3
MISSOULA — Tiara Duford scored five goals, Ashlee Howell had five assists and Polson crushed Missoula Loyola-Sacred Heart in nonconference play.
The Howell to Duford connection tallied four goals over a 25-minute span that stretched both halves to help the Pirates (1-0-0) open up a huge lead.
Howell added a goal of her own in the 60th minute and Duford tacked on two assists.
Hannah Kasnitz, JaNessa Taylor, Whitney Bar and Michelle Terry also scored the other Polson goals.
Polson 4 6 — 10
Loyola-SH 1 2 — 3
P — Hannah Kasnitz (Tiara Duford), 1:00
P — JaNessa Taylor (Amber Clarke), 11:00
P — Duford (Ashlee Howell), 21:00
L — Ceci Benson, 25:00
P — Duford (Howell), 34:00
P — Duford (Howell), 41:00
P — Duford (Howell), 46:00
L — Sydney Hasselbrook, 58:00
P — Whitney Bar (Duford), 60:00
P — Howell (Sophia Sisler), 72:000
L — Emma Daniel, 75:00
P — Duford (Olivia Hewston), 76:00
P — Michelle Terry (Howell), 78:00
Shots on goal — Polson 25, Loyola 8. Saves — Polson 6 (Jenna Evertz), Loyola 15. Corner kicks — Polson 2, Loyola 1. Fouls — Polson 5, Loyola 4. Cards — None.