Kats clobber Libby, Bigfork

The Columbia Falls girls soccer team racked up a couple of conference wins last week. They downed Bigfork 4-0 Sept. 15 at home and blanked Libby 5-0 on Saturday.

The Wildkats outshot the Valkyries 20-7 in a game where they dominated possessions. Joyce Hatfield got the first goal of her high school career and Ellie Johnson had a goal and an assist in the win.

Against Libby, the Kats got off to a slow start and the Lady Logger defense held tough for a half. Katie Price had the lone goal for Columbia Falls in the first half.

But in the second half, they poured it on. Price ended up with a hat trick in the rout and outshot the Loggers 30-2.

Hannah Gedlaman and Johnson also scored for the Cats. Johnson leads the team in assists by a wide margin.

The competition gets tougher for the girls as they faced Polson away Tuesday after presstime and then are at home against cross-valley rival Whitefish on Saturday. Game time is noon. The girls are now 4-1-1 and Polson is 5-1.

“We have to go out and play hard against Polson and the defense has to pay attention to the long balls,” coach Greg Trenerry said.

Libby 0 0 — 0

Columbia Falls 1 4 — 5

CF — Katie Price (Ellie Johnson), 16:00

CF — 41:00 Katie Price (Ellie Johnson)

CF — 45:00 Hannah Gedlaman (unassisted)

CF — 47:00 Ellie Johnson (Katie Price)

CF — Katie Price (unassisted), 55:00

Shots on goal — Columbia Falls 30, Libby 2; Goalie saves — Columbia Falls (Allyson Gimbel), Libby 20 (Shannon Reny); Corner kicks — Libby 0, Columbia Falls 2; Fouls — Libby 4, Columbia Falls 10; Cards — NA.

Bigfork 0 0 — 0

Columbia Falls 2 2 — 4

CF- Katie Price (Ellie Johnson), 2’

CF- Joyce Hatfield, 34’

CF- Tavia Bechtel, PK, 53’

CF- Johnson, 79’

Shots on Goal- B7, CF 20. Keeper saves- B 15 (Celeste Rehbein), CF 6 (Allyson Gimbel). Corner kicks- B 4, CF 5. Fouls- B 7, CF 4. Yellow cards- Bigfork 1.