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PHOTOS: Lady Bulldogs claim Class A State Championship with 3-1 win over Columbia Falls

by CASEY KREIDER, Daily Inter Lake
| October 28, 2023 6:00 PM

Photos from the Whitefish Lady Bulldogs 3-1 victory over the Columbia Falls Wildkats in the Class A girls soccer state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 28.

    Whitefish's Georgia Morell (4), Olivia Genovese (10), Delaney Smith (9), Isabelle Cooke (20) and Macie Schmidt (7) celebrate after Smith's goal in the second half against Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Whitefish's Delaney Smith (9) scores a goal in the second half against Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish players celebrate after their 3-1 victory over Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Whitefish celebrates after a goal in the first half against Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls Josie Harris (12) passes into the box defended by Whitefish's Charlotte Perkins (23) in the first half of the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Whitefish's Isabelle Cooke (20) heads a ball on goal off a corner kick in the second half against Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Whitefish goalkeeper Norah Schmidt (1) makes a save in the first half of the Class A state championship against Columbia Falls at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls goalkeeper Erica Burguiere (1) makes a save against Whitefish's Delaney Smith (9) in the second half of the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls Josie Harris (12) pushes the ball into the Whitefish zone in the first half of the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Alexa Friske (13) challenges Whitefish's Delaney Smith (9) in the second half of the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Whitefish head coach Roland Benedict speaks to the Lady Bulldogs after their 3-1 victory over Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Whitefish assistant coach Victor Kimera celebrates with the team after their 3-1 victory over Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Whitefish's Georgia Morell (4), Olivia Genovese (10), Delaney Smith (9), Macie Schmidt (7) Isabelle Cooke (20) and Sadie Olson (6) celebrate after Smith's goal in the second half against Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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