by Scott Sacry
The Stevensville soccer teams got off to a strong start to the 2024 season. On Thursday, August 29, the boys traveled to Frenchtown and won 10-0, then on Friday, the boys defeated visiting East Helena 10-0. Both games were over by halftime due to the 10-point mercy rule. Also on Friday, the Stevensville girls defeated East Helena 8-0.
Stevensville will face a real test on Tuesday, September 3, when both the boys and girls teams travel north to face perennial soccer power Whitefish.
In the boys Frenchtown game, Stevensville’s David Beames had 5 goals and 2 assists, Umar Sodagar had 3 goals, Mario Garcia had a goal and 2 assists, Silas Seibert had a goal, Evan Montague had 3 assists, Cole Fowler had 2 assists, and Jake Gavlak had an assist.
In the boys East Helena game, Stevensville’s David Beames had 5 goals and an assist, Umar Sodagar had 2 goals and an assist, Anton Ptok had a goal and an assist, Mario Garcia had a goal and an assist, Toan Nguyen had a goal, Spencer Moore had 2 assists, Evan Montague had 2 assists, and Silas Seibert had an assist.
In the girls East Helena game, Stevensville’s Madigan Hurlbert had 3 goals, Addisen Nobi had 2 goals and an assist, Deci Endres had 2 goals and an assist, Addison Henderson had a goal, and Millie Shepp, Ryan Grover and Danielle Weiss all had assists.
Soccer roundup
The Hamilton boys and girls soccer teams traveled east to play a pair of traditional soccer powers in Laurel and Billings Central. On Friday, August 30, they played Laurel, and on Saturday they played at Billings Central. At Laurel, the Lady Broncs were defeated 7-3 and the boys lost 1-0. On Saturday at Billings Central, the Hamilton boys lost 4-0 and the girls lost 5-0.
The Corvallis boys and girls soccer teams opened their season at Bigfork on Thursday, August 29. The boys lost 1-6. For Corvallis, Eli Knight had the goal and Ryan Ortiz had the assist.
The Corvallis girls lost 1-11. Kate Allen had the goal and Caitlin Nelson had the assist.