Lady Dogs face off against Wildkats for league title

The Lady Bulldogs kept pace in the

Northern A conference with two impressive wins last week. Whitefish

rolled past Polson 9-0 and edged Bigfork 4-0 to keep their

conference record at 6-1, one game behind rival Columbia Falls.

The two teams clash Oct. 6 in a game

that decides the league championship.

“We’re going into this week with a lot

of confidence,” Whitefish coach Wendy Farrens told the Pilot. “We

are improving every day.”

If Whitefish wins at Columbia Falls,

the two team will be tied for first place after splitting their

head-to-head matches. The champion is then decided by goal

differential.

“Both No. 1 and No. 2 go to the

playoffs,” Farrens said, “but it’d be good to clinch the top seed.

The game will be on their home field, but our girls will be ready

to play.”

Whitefish continues to tally goals all

over the field, Farrens said.

“We’re scoring on set pieces and during

play,” she said. “Our possession is getting better every day.”

Natalie Gayner finished with four goals

and an assist against Polson. Anna Carpenter, Kayla Simmes and

Megan Danczyk each tallied in the first 10 minutes. Katherine

Millette and Sam Dittman both hit the net to round out the

scoring.

Danczyk and Gayner lead the team in

total points with 16 and 13 goals, respectively. They are the

fourth and fifth scoring leaders in all of Class A as of Sept.

29.