PHOTOS: Whitefish wins fourth straight Class A title with 3-2 win over Columbia Falls

Whitefish's Gabe Menicke (9) and Chase Sabin (3) share a moment after a scoring attempt by Sabin in the second half of the State A championship against Columbia Falls at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish's Chase Sabin (3) looks to pass in the second half of the State A championship against Columbia Falls at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish celebrates after Chase Sabin's (3) goal in the second half of the State A championship against Columbia Falls at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish celebrates after their State A championship win over Columbia Falls at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish celebrates after their State A championship win over Columbia Falls at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish celebrates with goalkeeper Will Peppmeier (1) after the Bulldogs' 3-2 win over Columbia Falls in the State A championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. Peppmeier made a save on a Columbia Falls penalty kick in the closing seconds that ensured Whitefish's championship win. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish players celebrate with their student section after the Bulldogs' 3-2 win over Columbia Falls in the State A championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish celebrates after their State A championship win over Columbia Falls at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish's Gabe Menicke (9) looks to shoot in the first half of the State A championship against Columbia Falls at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Columbia Falls' Adam Schrader (15) and Whitefish's Gabe Menicke (9) battle for possession in the first half of the State A championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish's Jackson Dorvall (10) and Columbia Falls' Walt Nichols (2) battle for possession in the first half of the State A championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish's Chase Sabin (3) pushes the ball upfield in the first half of the State A championship against Columbia Falls at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Columbia Falls celebrates after a goal in the first half against Whitefish during the State A championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish's Aaron Dicks (7) shoots just wide of the net in the first half against Columbia Falls at the State A championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish's Collin Lyman (11), Gabe Menicke (9) and Chase Sabin (3) celebrate after Menicke's goal in the first half against Columbia Falls in the State A championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish celebrates after their State A championship win over Columbia Falls at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish's Gabe Menicke (9) pushes the ball into the box against Columbia Falls' Andrew Miner (12) in the second half of the State A championship against Columbia Falls at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Columbia Falls goalkeeper Bryce Dunham (1) makes a save in the first half against Whitefish in the State A championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish's Chase Sabin (3) and Columbia Falls' Walt Nichols (2) battle for possession in the first half of the State A championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish head coach John Lacey celebrates with Aaron Dicks after the Bulldogs' 3-2 win over Columbia Falls in the State A championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish head coach John Lacey talks with his team after their 3-2 win over Columbia Falls in the State A championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Columbia Falls celebrates after a goal in the first half against Whitefish during the State A championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Columbia Falls' Walt Nichols (2) heads a Whitefish corner kick out of the box in the second half of the State A championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Columbia Falls celebrates in front of their fans after a goal in the second half that would tie the game at 2-2 in the State A championship against Whitefish at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish's Chase Sabin (3) scores a goal in the second half of the State A championship against Columbia Falls at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish's Gabe Menicke (9) scores a goal in the first half of the State A championship against Columbia Falls at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish's Luke Roberts (16), Gabe Menicke (9) and Aaron Dicks (9) celebrate after Menicke's go-ahead goal in the second half of the State A championship against Columbia Falls at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish players celebrate with their student section after the Bulldogs' 3-2 win over Columbia Falls in the State A championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish celebrates with goalkeeper Will Peppmeier (1) after the Bulldogs' 3-2 win over Columbia Falls in the State A championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 30. Peppmeier made a save on a Columbia Falls penalty kick in the closing seconds that ensured Whitefish's championship win. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)