Hellgate bumps Wolfpack from 1st
The Daily Inter Lake
The Missoula Hellgate Knights used a breakaway goal in the second half to bump the Glacier girls soccer team out of first place in Western AA on Thursday.
Lisa Dallapiazza scored unassisted in the early stages of the second half and the Knights won 1-0 at Glacier High to move into first at the midway point of the season.
Hellgate improved to 3-1-2 while Glacier is 3-3 and is second with just under a month left before playoffs start.
Glacier goalie Patty Hughes made nine saves in the game and continued her season streak of not allowing more than one goal in a game. The junior has one shutout this season.
"We were pretty well matched," Glacier coach Paul Holmgren said. "We just need to be a little bit crisper on our shots, and a little more selective on those shots we do take.
"All in all, we're not doing bad we just got to step up in the second half of the season," he added.
Missoula Hellgate 0 1 - 1
Glacier 0 0 - 0
HELLGATE - Lisa Dallapiazza, 47:00
Shots on goal - Hellgate 17, Glacier 20
Goalie saves - Hellgate 9 (Molly Callahan-Baumstark 2, Anna Pickhardt 7); Glacier 9 (Patty Hughes)
Corner kicks - Hellgate 0, Glacier 4
Fouls - Hellgate 6, Glacier 8
Cards - None
Hellgate 3, Glacier 0
Missoula Hellgate scored two goals in the first half en route to a Western AA boys soccer victory and remain undefeated on the season.
Ian Hamilton scored in the opening five minutes and came back with an assist later in the half to help the first-place Knights improve to 6-0.
"We actually played pretty well," Glacier coach Ryan O'Rourke said. "They guys worked really hard today … It makes us excited for the second half of the season."
O'Rourke credited junior Ian Cavigli with having a strong game for the second-place Wolfpack, 4-2.
"I think overall we're going to be working on increasing our effectiveness on the offensive end of the field," O'Rourke said.
Glacier hosts Missoula Sentinel next Thursday at 3 p.m.
Missoula Hellgate 2 1 - 3
Glacier 0 0 - 0
Hellgate - Ian Hamilton (Kyle Hammond), 3:00; Hammond (Brett Mathews), 27:00; Lucas Matelich (penalty kick), 78:00
Shots on goal - Hellgate 11, Glacier 5
Goalie saves - Hellgate 4 (Lucas Wittkopp), Glacier 6 (Sean Peters)
Corner kicks - Hellgate 2, Glacier 1
Fouls - Hellgate 15, Glacier 10
Cards - Hellgate, yellow
Boys
Libby 3, Bigfork 1
BIGFORK - Libby's Nick Reny scored late in the first half and the Loggers carried on from there to improve to 2-0 in Northern A.
Elias Lapka scored in the opening minutes of the second and Cree Maloney booted in a penalty kick goal for Libby, 2-0 in conference, 4-1 overall.
"We allowed an opportunity to slip through our fingers," Bigfork coach Keith Koslosky said.
Lael Richmond score Bigfork's goal midway through the first off an assist from Alec MacCallum.
Koslosky credited the play of Richmond, MacCallum, Skyler Doak, Matt Killian and Dillon Charlebois.
The Vikings, 2-2 in conference, 2-3-2 overall, play Polson next Thursday. Libby heads to Polson on Saturday.
Libby 1 2 - 3
Bigfork 1 0 - 1
LIBBY - Nick Reny, 37:00; Elias Lapka, 43:00; Cree Maloney (penalty kick), 57:00
BIGFORK - Lael Richmond (Alec MacCallum), 34:00
Shots on goal - Libby 16, Bigfork 7
Goalie saves - Libby 2 (Lewis Brossman), Bigfork 3 (Nate Roberson)
Corner kicks - Libby 6, Bigfork 2
Fouls - Libby 8, Bigfork 10
Cards - None
Whitefish 0, Polson 0
WHITEFISH - Goalies Clay Frissell and Alex Whitaker went save for save on Thursday as both players earned shutouts in a Northern A match.
Both Frissell, of Polson, and Whitaker, of Whitefish made five saves apiece.
"It was definitely a test of both of the team's defensive lines," said Whitefish coach O'Brien Byrd. "I think we had a larger percentage of possessions and they did a good job of stymieing our attack."
Byrd said Whitefish senior captain Matt Danczyk helped anchor the defense.
"He's improved from game to game and definitely held it together for us," he said.
Whitefish, 1-0-1 in conference and 3-2-1 overall, plays Columbia Falls at home next Thursday. Polson, 0-0-1 and 2-1-1, hosts Libby on Saturday.
Polson 0 0 - 0
Whitefish 0 0 - 0
Shots on goal - Polson 5, Whitefish 5
Goalie saves - Polson 5 (Clay Frissell), Whitefish 5 (Alex Whitaker)
Corner kicks - Polson 2, Whitefish 3
Fouls - Polson 4, Whitefish 9
Cards - Whitefish, 2 yellows
Girls
Libby 2, Bigfork 0
BIGFORK - On her first of two assists, Anna Valentine sailed a corner kick into a cluster of players and teammate Jaime Gilden found the ball and scored for Libby, who went on to win the Northern A match.
Valentine found Ashley VanHoose on a pass late in the second which VanHoose converted into a goal, and Libby improved to 2-0 in league and 5-0 overall.
Bigfork, with only one substitute player, fell to 0-4 in conference and 0-6 overall.
"The girls are in every single game, they just get tired in the middle," Bigfork coach Hauna Trenerry said.
Bigfork plays Polson on the road next Thursday. Libby plays Polson on Saturday on the road.
Libby 0 2 - 2
Bigfork 0 0 - 0
LIBBY - Jaime Gilden (Anna Valentine), 55:00; Ashley VanHoose (Valentine), 75:00
Shots on goal - Libby 10, Bigfork 5
Goalie saves - Libby 4 (Audra Poppen), Bigfork 4 (Danielle Morris)
Corner kicks - Libby 3, Bigfork 1
Fouls - Libby 3, Bigfork 4
Cards - None
Whitefish 5, Polson 2
WHITEFISH - Sophomore midfielder Cherstin Ling had two assists and a goal and the Lady Bulldogs improved to 2-0 in conference and 3-1-2 overall.
Ling assisted Meredith Reed in the opening minutes and followed up with an assist to Natalie Gayner, who went on to assist Megan Danczyk. Ling earned her own goal in the second half off an assist from Linnaea Keane.
Senior captain Megan Apple capped the Whitefish scoring with a goal late in the second off a Sam Dittman pass.
Polson 2 0 - 2
Whitefish 3 2 - 5
WHITEFISH: Meredith Reed (Cherstin Ling), 4:00; Natalie Gayner (Ling) 12:00; Megan Danczyk (Gayner), 39:00; Ling (Linnaea Keane), 68:00; Megan Apple (Sam Dittman), 71:00
POLSON: #16, 20:00; #5, 30:00
Shots on goal - Polson 15, Whitefish 30
Goalie saves - Polson 18, Whitefish 9 (Madisen Cross)
Corner kicks - Polson 2, Whitefish 6
Fouls - Polson 4, Whitefish 6
Cards - None