SOCCER ROUNDUP: Wood nets two goals in Libby win; Braves top Big Sky
HAMILTON — Two late goals by Cody Wood, at 52 and 78 minutes, allowed Libby to slip by Hamilton in a boys Class A soccer match on Saturday afternoon.
Ryan Nagle had six keeper saves for Libby.
Hamilton totaled eight shots on goal to six for Libby.
The Loggers had three corner kicks to Hamilton’s two.
Libby 0 2 — 2
Hamilton 0 0 — 0
L — Cody Wood (unassisted), 52:00
L — Cody Wood (Sebo Sanders), 78:00
Shots on goal – Libby 6, Hamilton 8; Goalie saves – Libby 6 (Ryan Nagle), Hamilton 3 (Daniel Schlender); Corner kicks – Libby 3, Hamilton 2; Fouls – Libby 9, Hamilton 10; Cards – Hamilton, 1 yellow.
Flathead 2, Big Sky 1
MISSOULA — First-half goals by Hanson Eystad and Joey Russell was enough for Flathead to beat Missoula Big Sky in Western AA action.
Big Sky had to wait 70 minutes to score.
Micah Bucy had three keeper saves for Flathead.
The Braves outshot Big Sky 10-4 on goal.
Flathead 2 0 — 2
Big Sky 0 1 — 1
F – Hanson Eystad (Tyler Kluesner), 3:00
F - Joey Russell (Jordan Buxton), 27:00
B - Victor Lemeza (Walker Fromm), 70:00
Shots on goal — Flathead 10, Big Sky 4; Goalie saves — Flathead 3 (Micah Bucy), Big Sky 8 (Devin Jacaruso); Corner kicks —Flathead 5, Big Sky 3; Fouls – Flathead 9, Big Sky 10; Cards – None.
Billings Central 7, Whitefish 0
BILLINGS — Sean Comstock scored three goals and Josh Bundy two as Billings Central dominated the Class A contest.
Billings Central had 20 shots on goal to Whitefish’s two.
Marty Anderson had 12 keeper saves for Whitefish.
Whitefish 0 0 — 0
Billings Central 3 4 — 7
BC — Christian Zygmond, 15:00
BC — Josh Bundy, 24:00
BC — Sean Comstock, 27:00
BC — Logan Tracy, 42:00
BC — Bundy, 43:00
BC — Comstock, 46:00
BC — Comstock, 73:00
Shots on goal — Whitefish 2, Billings Central 20; Goalie saves — Whitefish 12 (Marty Anderson); Billings Central 2 (NA); Corner kicks — Whitefish 2, Billings Central 11; Fouls — Whitefish 5, Billings Central 2; Cards — Whitefish, 1 yellow.
Columbia Falls 2, Livingston 2
LIVINGSTON — Kelton Madden’s goal in the 59th minute allowed Livingston to tie Columbia Falls in a Class A matchup.
Logan Sigurdsson, with Jakob Grein assisting, gave Columbia Falls a 2-1 lead at the 55-minute mark.
Logan Stephens, on an assist by Sigurdsson, scored at 50 minutes to tie it at 1-all.
Columbia Falls 0 2 — 2
Livingston 1 1 — 2
L — Kelton Madden, 21:00
CF — Logan Stephens (Jon Sigurdsson), 50:00
CF — Sigurdsson (Jakob Grein), 55:00
L — Madden, 59:00
Shots on goal — Columbia Fall 5, Livingston 9; Goalie saves — Columbia 9 (Brandon Karberg), Livingston 3 (Tim Short); Corner kicks — Columbia Falls 6, Livingston 3; Fouls — Columbia Falls 11, Livingston 6; Cards — None.
Stillwater Christian 7, Helena Christian 1 | Stillwater Christian 7, Foothills Christian 2
Stillwater Christian School picked up two victories over the weekend at its Cougar Classic.
Stillwater defeated Helena Christian on Saturday with Darren Kauffman scoring three goals and Jonny Warricks two.
In Friday’s 7-2 win over Foothills, Isaac Neumann had three goals and Nicholas Sulzbacher two.
Helena Christian 1 0 — 1
Stillwater 5 2 — 7
S — Darren Kauffman, 5:00
S — Nicholas Sulzbacher, 8:00
H — Cole Koenig, 17:00
S — Jonny Warricks, 19:00
S — Kauffman, 22:00
S — Isaac Neumann (Zac King), 32:00
S — Warricks (Kauffman), 37:00
S — Kauffman, 70:00
Shots on goal — Helena Christian 3, Stillwater Christian 16; Goalie saves — Helena 9 (Austin Asbury), Stillwater 2 (Brandon McLean-Selley); Corner kicks — Helena 0, Stillwater 5. Fouls — Helena Christian 2, Stillwater Christian 4; Cards — None.
Foothills Christian 1 1 — 2
Stillwater 3 4 — 7
S — Neumann, 15:00
F — Ben Fried, 18:00
S — Warricks, 23:00
S — Kauffman, 33:00
S — Sulzbacher, 42:00
S — Sulzbacher, 47:00
S — Neumann, 49:00
S — Neumann, 50:00
F — Fried, 66:00
Shots on goal — Foothills 7, Stillwater 10; Goalie saves — Foothills 3, Stillwater 5 (Zack Basnett 5); Corner kicks — Foothills 1, Stillwater 3; Fouls — Foothills 1, Stillwater 2; Cards — None.
GIRLS
Big Sky 2, Flathead 0
MISSOULA — Flathead battled with Missoula Big Sky in a Western AA match, but the Bravettes came up short.
Cassidy Pierce and Whitney Morrison scored for Big Sky.
“We need to get some goals in the back of the net,” Flathead coach Jenni Sipe said. “We had a couple good looks.”
Flathead is winless on the season.
“I want them to keep their heads up,” Sipe said. “They are playing well.”
Flathead 0 0 — 0
Missoula Big Sky 1 1 — 2
MBS — Cassidy Pierce (assist Megan Sweeney), 27:00
MBS — Whitney Morrison (Hannah Santamaria), 74:00
Shots on goal — Flathead 9, Missoula Big Sky 3; Goalie saves — Flathead 1 (Kelsey Gillespie 1), Big Sky 3 (Chelsea Todd); Corner kicks — Flathead 2, Big Sky 1; Fouls — Flathead 3, Big Sky NA; Cards — None.
Belgrade 7, Bigfork 0
BELGRADE — Belgrade used three goals in a five-minute stretch in the first half to blow by Bigfork in a Class A match.
Hayden Cade scored at 24 minutes and Carlie Smith followed with goals at 26 and 29 minutes for a 4-0 lead.
Cade opened the scoring with a goal 16 minutes into play.
She also scored in the second half.
Belgrade had 26 shots on goal to three for Bigfork.
Bigfork 0 0 — 0
Belgrade 4 3 — 7
B — Hayden Cade (Hailey Henesh), 16:00
B — Cade (Carlie Smith), 24:00
B — Smith (Henesh), 26:00
B — Smith (Cade), 29:00
B — Cade (Henesh), 69:00
B — Kaylynn Linton (Sarah Marshall), 79:00
B — Marshall (unassisted), 81:00
Shots on goal — Bigfork 3, Belgrade 26; Goalie saves — Bigfork16 (Celeste Rehbein), Belgrade 3 (Emily Cady); Corner kicks —
Bigfork 2, Belgrade 3; Fouls — Bigfork 4, Belgrade 4; Cards — NA.
Hamilton 9, Libby 0
HAMILTON — Eight different players scored goals for Hamilton in a blowout Class A victory over Libby.
Mallory McGill netted two goals while Olivia Schmit had a goal and assisted on another.
Hamilton outshot Libby on goal 20-5.
Miranda Criepe had six keeper saves for Libby.
Libby 0 0 — 0
Hamilton 4 5 — 9
H — Leise Schreibel, 7:00
H — Mallory McGill, 20:00
H — Olivia Schmit, 26:00
H — Tessa Della Silva (penalty kick), 28:00
H — Olivia Zepeda (Schmit), 45:00
H — Ashlee Searle, 51:00
H — Rylee Wideger, 61:00
H — McGill, 62:00
H — Bailey Ward, 71:00
Shots on goal — Libby 5, Hamilton 20; Goalie saves — Libby 6 (Miranda Criepe), Hamilton 3 (Kody Moran); Corner kicks —Libby 1, Hamilton 8; Fouls — Libby 1, Hamilton 3; Cards — None.
Polson 4, Laurel 1
LAUREL — Tiara Duford scored three first-half goals and Ashley Howell had the other score as Polson cruised by Laurel in a Class A match.
Polson 4 0 — 4
Laurel 0 1 — 1
P —Tiara Duford, 12:00
P — Ashley Howell, 25:00
P — Duford, 32:00
P — Duford, 43:00
L — Megan Steinmasel (Lauren Schwab), 65:00
Shots on goal — NA; Goalie saves — Polson 6 (Jenna Evrtz). Laurel 13 (Paige O’Toole); Corner kicks — NA; Fouls — NA;Cards —NA.
Billings Central 4, Whitefish 1
BILLINGS — Haley Nicholson’s first-half goal tied it up for Whitefish at 1-all, but Billings Central came back with three more to pick up the Class A victory.
Billings Central outshot Whitefish 14-3 on goal and led in corner kicks 5-0. Kess Nelson had five keeper saves for Whitefish.
Whitefish 1 0 — 1
Billings Central 3 1 — 4
BC — Morgan Ferestad (Zoie Althoff), 2:00
BC — Frankie Sindelar (Chloe Paharik), 30:00
W — Haley Nicholson, 32:00
BC — Ferestad, 37:00
BC — Althoff, 69:00
Shots on goal — Whitefish 3, Billings Central 14; Goalie saves — Whitefish 9 (Kess Nelson), Billings Central 1 (Venton Arce); Corner kicks — Whitefish 0, Billings Central 5; Fouls — NA; Cards — Whitefish, 1 yellow.