Soccer: Polson gets Parked; Sting boys win, tie

by John Heglie Leader reporter reporter@leaderadvertiser.com
| September 10, 2014 2:37 PM

BOYS

Park 5, Polson1

The Pirates played the Rangers tight through the first half, but fatigue likely took its toll after intermission as Park took control of the game thereafter. Sophomore striker Mike Mercer launched a zinger at the goal which the Park keeper was able to partially deflect, but strategically positioned freshman Andrew Hanson took advantage of the opportunity to net his first varsity goal with under ten minutes remaining.

Polson 0 1 - 1

Park 1 4 - 5

Prk - Jon Scott (a Aidan Todd) 18:00

Prk - Own Goal 55:00 (g cred under review)

Prk - Connor Amsk (a Tim Donahue) 61:00

Prk - Scott (a Steve Newhouse) 68:00

Pol - Andrew Hanson (Mike Mercer) 72:00

Prk - Newhouse (a Donahue) 80:00

Shots on Goal - Polson 7, Park 12 (Prk var - Pol5, Prk11).

Keeper Saves - Polson 4 (Trevor Basler 4, Russ Smith), Park 3 (Quint Bishop). Corner Kicks - Polson 2, Park 7 (Prk CK var - Pol1, Prk6)

Fouls - Polson 11, Park 8. Yellow Cards - none. Red Cards – none.

stats courtesy of coaches from each team

Belgrade 3,

Polson 1

The Pirates held the lead in the early going before the Panthers tied the score, then took the lead for good just before intermission. The Polson goal came off a header tapped into the net by senior Morgan Moll off a free kick from Ben River. The Pirates have now scored twice as many goals at this juncture of the season as they had last year. Polson (0-2) travels to Frenchtown Thursday, then tangle toes with Whitefish next Tuesday in their first conference clash.

Polson 1 0 - 1

Belgrade 2 1 - 3

P - Morgan Moll (Ben River) 13:00

B - Chris Brayton (PK) 27:00

B - Brayton 37:00

B - Linus Tweieling (Garrett Turner) 63:00

Shots on Goal - Polson 2, Belgrade 9 (Bel sog var - P6,B14).

Keeper Saves - Polson 6 (Trevor Basler), Belgrade 1 (Colin Scott 1, Clay Bost) (Belg sv var - P7,B2).

Corner Kicks - Polson 1, Belgrade 4 (Belg CK var P0,B5).

Fouls - Polson 12, Belgrade 7 (Belg var P10, B6)

Yellow Cards - Polson 2 (Jaben Wenzel, Moll), Belgrade 1 (Grant Jordan). Red Cards - none.

GIRLS

Polson 1, Park 0

A colloquium of color confusion confounded followers of two teams this weekend as they engaged in a same school song soccer squad skirmish in Livingston. Athletic events between Park and Polson take on an ironic hue as both share the same color scheme (purple & gold) as well as the same fight song (Wave the Flag). It would be the purple & gold of Polson who would wave the flag of victory in this rendezvous when a pair of Lady Pirate seasoned seniors connected for the lone goal of the game. Defender Sophia Sisler was instrumental in orchestrating an effective defensive front.

Park 0 0 - 0

Polson Girls 1 0 - 1

Pol - Sarah Howell (a Linnea Madsen) 35:00

Shots on Goal - Polson 13, Park 13

Saves - Polson 7 (Jenna Evertz), Park 9.

Corner Kicks - Polson 1, Park 2.

Fouls - Polson 1 (Brenna Clarke), Park 3

Cards - none.

GSC STAT SUPPLEMENT sog - Tiara Duford 7, Linnea Madsen 2, Marina Mayorga 2, Keely Clairmont, JaNessa Taylor.

Belgrade 5,

Polson 2

At Belgrade, the Lady Pirates struck first when freshman Marina Mayorga booted a pass from Sarah Howell into the net, but the host Lady Panthers netted a quick pair within a three minute span to take a 2-1 lead into intermission. Howell netted the equalizer a dozen minutes into the second half. The score stayed tied at 2 apiece for almost ten minutes before Belgrade connected with another pair within another three minute span, capping the scoring with a penalty kick to hand Polson a 5-2 loss. Despite the outcome, coach Michael Hewston was pleased by the overall team performance. Kiana Snyder saw her first varsity action, attacking the ball well when it infringed within her area.

Polson 1 1 - 2

Belgrade 2 3 - 5

P – Marina Mayorga (a Sarah Howell), 17:00

B – A.Satchell, 18:00; B – K. Bethke, 20:00

P – Howell (a Tiara Duford), 52:00

B - Smith, 61:00; B - Smith (a O.Durnam), 64:00; B – Bethke (PK), 78:00.

Shots on goal – Polson 19, Belgrade 14. (Belg sog var P16, B16)

Saves – Polson 14 (Jenna Evertz), Belgrade 6 (Emily Cady).

(Belg sv var P7,B9) Corner kicks – Polson 2, Belgrade 8.

Total fouls –Polson 1 (Brenna Clarke), Belgrade1. Cards – none.

gsc stat supplement sog - Mayorga 4, Tiara Duford 3, Linea Madsen 3, Howell 3, Keely Clairmont, Olivia Hewston, Kiana Snyder, 3 rogue.

Mission Valley Christian 2,

Helena Xian 1

While Jesse and Micah Doty have taken on expanding roles, Brenden Conrad, Dayton Conrad as well as Conner Murphy succeeded in furiously defending the MVCA goal to give their team a chance to prevail against a team that had beaten them on all three occasions last seasonl.

MVCA 1 1 - 2

HC 0 1 - 1

Sept. 5

MVCA – Nick Windauer (a Jake Windauer)

HC – unidentified HC player

MVCA – J. Windauer (a N. Windauer)

Shots-on-Goal – unavailable

Saves – MVCA # (Windauer, Jediah Tromp), HC

Mission Valley Christian 1,

Foothills Christ. 1

On Sept. 6, Sting striker Nick Windauer would score the equalizer off a penalty kick, but defenders Jesse Doty, Brenden Conrad and Conner Murphy denied the Foothills boys from scoring in the second half to preserve the tie.

FCS 1 0 - 1

MVCA 0 1 - 1

MVCA – Nick Windauer (PK)

Shots-on-goal - unavailable

Saves – FCS, MVCA (Jake Windauer, Dayton Conrad)

The MVCA Lady Sting tangled talents with the Polson girls JV squad Sept. 9.