KATS WIN WHILE CATS LOST

September 16, 2009

Columbia Falls High School

C-Falls, Bigfork earn split in soccer  

Published: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 12:29 AM CDT 
The Daily Inter Lake

COLUMBIA FALLS - Breanna Hopper broke a 0-0 tie in the second half with a goal at 62 minutes to lead Columbia Falls to a Northern A soccer victory over Bigfork on Tuesday.

"We really had to work for it," Columbia Falls coach Greg Trenerry said.

"(Bigfork) stepped up really big. (Bigfork goalie Danielle Morris' had a lot of really good saves."

Columbia Falls goalie Niesha Thompson made five saves for the shutout.

Morris had 13 for the Valkyries.

Trenerry credited the Wildkats, 3-2 overall, 1-1 in conference, with playing hard throughout.

"This is the first time they played a whole 80 minutes," he said. "We're doing a lot of good things. If they can keep going and keep working hard, I think they'll do well."

Columbia Falls is off until Sept. 24 when it travels to Whitefish. Bigfork hosts conference-foe Libby on Thursday at 5:30 p.m..

Bigfork 0 0 - 0

Columbia Fall 0 1 - 1

COLUMBIA FALLS - Breanna Hopper, 62:00

Shots on goal - Bigfork 7, Columbia Falls 19

Goalie saves - Bigfork 13 (Danielle Morris), Columbia Falls 5 (Niesha Thompson)

Corner kicks - Bigfork 0, Columbia Falls 5

Fouls - Bigfork 9, Columbia Falls 6,

Cards - None

Boys

Bigfork 2, Columbia Falls 1

COLUMBIA FALLS - Alex McCallum scored two goals at 21 and 63 minutes, and assisted on another as Bigfork downed Columbia Falls in Northern A soccer play.

Bigfork, 2-1 conference and 2-2-2 overall, took a 2-0 lead on back-to-back goals one minute apart by McCallum and Luke Scrase.

Lael Richmond, with McCallum assisting, scored at 46 minutes.

"Total team effort," Bigfork coach Keith Koslosky said.

"They (Vikings' described how they wanted to play tonight's game and they did it."

Bigfork outshot Columbia Falls 22-3.

"We've been searching for some sort of combination and they connected tonight," Koslosky said.

"They controlled the tempo, they controlled possession."

Bigfork hosts Libby on Thursday, 3:30 p.m. Columbia Falls plays Stillwater on Tuesday, 4 p.m.

Bigfork 2 2 - 4

Columbia Falls 0 0 - 0

BIGFORK - Alec McCallum, 21:00; Luke Scrase, 22:00; Lael Richmond (McCallum), 46:00; McCallum, 63:00

Shots on goals - Bigfork 22, Columbia Falls 3

Corner kicks - Bigfork 3, Columbia Falls 1

Goalie saves - Bigfork 1 (Nate Roberson), Columbia Falls 10 (Jacob Calderwood)

Fouls - Bigfork 12, Columbia Falls 11

Cards - None