Glacier boys tie Hellgate in season soccer opener 2-2
MISSOULA — The Glacier Wolfpack soccer team battled through injuries to three of its starters to tie Western AA foe Missoula Hellgate on Saturday in its season opener 2-2.
Fielding a squad of sophomores and juniors, the Wolfpack bounced back to tie the game twice.
“We’ve got guys that have shown that they can step up at this level,” Glacier coach Ryan Billiet said.
Hellgate has been an elite competitor in Class AA for the past decade. Billiet was impressed in the team’s ability to go toe-to-toe with them.
Sophomore keeper John Pyron made 12 saves. Diego Mendoza and Burke Fox each scored a goal.
“Chemistry is in a good place,” Billiet said. “We’re just trying to see where we can take things.”
Glacier next faces Flathead in crosstown play on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Legends Stadium.
Glacier 1 1 — 2
Hellgate 1 1 — 2
H — 7:00 Dane Becker (penalty kick)
G — 21:00 Burke Fox
H — 42:00 Reggie Duce
G — 78:00 Diego Mendoza
Shots on goal — Glacier 5, Hellgate 14; Goalie saves — Glacier 12 (John Pyron), Hellgate 4 (Connor McMahon); Corner kicks — Glacier 2, Hellgate 1, Fouls — Glacier 2, Hellgate 4; Cards — Hellgate (Connor King-Rics, yellow).
Flathead 10, Butte 1
Jalen Hawes scored a hat trick as the Flathead Braves routed visiting Butte in Western AA play.
AJ Apple scored two goals and had an assist, and Eric Gardner scored two goals and had two assists.
“I thought it was a really good start to our season,” Flathead (1-0) coach Zach Brenneman said. “Tough to give up a goal on a PK, but it was good to see them bounce back from that quickly and come back and score some goals. So that was good.”
Flathead will play Glacier at 6 p.m. on Thursday at Legends Stadium.
Butte 1 0 — 1
Flathead 4 6 — 10
B — Isen Padbury (penalty kick) 2:00
F — Camas Reinhart 4:00
F — Jalen Hawes 5:00
F — Brendan Barnes (Eric Gardner) 37:00
F — Hawes (AJ Apple) 38:00
F — Hawes (Barnes) 41:00
F — Arsen Sokolov (Gardner) 42:00
F — Gardner (Sage Anderson) 45:00
F — Gardner (Ethan Vandenbosch) 68:00
F — Apple (Griffynn Cox) 72:00
F — Apple (Vandenbosch) 77:00
Shots on goal — Butte 3, Flathead 24; Goalie saves Butte 14, Flathead 2; Corner kicks — Butte 2, FHS 5; Fouls — Butte 8, Flathead 7; Cards — None.
Hamilton 5,
Columbia Falls 3
HAMILTON — The Columbia Falls Wildcats scored two late goals, but it wasn’t enough to overtake Hamilton, who won the Class A match.
Columbia Falls is 1-1 on the season and 1-0 in conference play.
Niels Getts scored a goal and had one assist. Jason Albin and Reed Sandstrom scored the Wildcats’ other two goals.
Columbia Falls 1 2 — 3
Hamilton 4 1 — 5
H — Clay Kellar (Ayrdon Duncan) 6:00
H — Kellar 13:00
H — Kyle Guifinger 18:00
H — Kellar (Duncan) 34:00
CF — Niels Getts (Simon Magg) 25:00
H — Owen Lint 49:00
CF — Jason Albin (Getts) 74:00
CF — Reed Sandstrom 78:00
Shots on goal — Columbia Falls 24, Hamilton 15; Goalie saves — Columbia Falls 12 (Story Stemborski), Hamilton 8 (Josh Dickemore); Corner kicks — Columbia Falls 7, Hamilton 4; Fouls — Columbia Falls NA, Hamilton 7; Cards — None
Corvallis 8, Libby 0
CORVALLIS — No match results were available.
Girls
Columbia Falls 6, Hamilton 1
HAMILTON — Josie Windauer scored four goals as the Columbia Falls Wildkats (2-0) rolled over Hamilton.
Windauer has eight goals in two games.
“I can’t say enough about how dominant she is,” Wildkats coach Thomas Clark said.
Columbia Falls 4 2 — 6
Hamilton 0 1 — 1
CF — Josie Windauer (LaKia Hill) 12:00
CF — Windauer (Maddie Robison) 25: 00
CF — Windauer (Graceanne Sevesind) 26:00
CF — Windauer (Robison) 35:00
CF — Robison (Hill) 45:00
CF — Robison 54:00
H — Rylee Wiediger 79:00
Shots on goal — Columbia Falls 11, Hamilton 11; Goalie saves — Columbia Falls 10, Hamilton 3; Corner kicks — Columbia Falls 1, Hamilton 2; Fouls — Columbia Falls 4, Hamilton 3; Cards — Columbia Falls (Windauer, yellow)
Glacier 1, Hellgate 1
MISSOULA — Glacier bounced back and tied Hellgate in its season opener after giving up a goal in the first 10 minutes of the match.
“It was a shaky first 10 minutes and after that the girls really took control and we played an outstanding 70 minutes,” Wolfpack coach Brenden Byrd said. “I think we highlighted how good our defense can be against a really well attacking Hellgate team.”
Ady Powell scored Glacier’s goal, assisted by Madison Becker.
Glacier 1 0 — 1
Hellgate 1 0 — 1
Hellgate — Kennedy Wells (Gabriella Beaton) 10:00
Glacier — Ady Powell (Madison Becker) 24:00
Shots on goal — Glacier 8, Hellgate 3; Goalie saves — Glacier 2 (Sophie Smith) Hellgate 3 (Sophie Pierce); Corner kicks — Glacier 5, Hellgate 2; Fouls — Glacier 5, Hellgate 4; Cards — none.
Flathead 7, Butte 0
Skyleigh Thompson scored a hat trick as the Flathead Bravettes shut out Butte at Kidsports Complex. Ashlynn Whiteman scored two goals.
“It’s great to start the season with a win,” Flathead coach Bledy Doda said.
Flathead faces Glacier on Thursday at 8 p.m. at Legends Stadium.
Butte 0 0 — 0
Flathead 2 5 — 7
F — Lily Panko 26:00
F — Skyleigh Thompson 33:00
F — Thompson 46:00
F — Ashlynn Whiteman 48:00
F — Thompson 55:00
F — Chloe Mohet 57:00
F — Whiteman 61:00
Shots on goal — Butte 4, Flathead 24; Goalie saves — Butte 13, Flathead 4 (Sara Harrison, Tessa Smith); Corner kicks — Butte 0, Flathead 4; Fouls — Butte 3, Flathead 10; Cards — Flathead (Thompson 53:00, yellow)
Corvallis 2, Libby 0
CORVALLIS — No match results were available.