by Scott Sacry
The Class A state soccer playoffs begin this week. Three Bitterroot Valley teams qualified for the state tournament: the Stevensville boys, the Hamilton girls, and the Hamilton boys.
The Stevensville boys won the South conference title and are the South’s #1 seed in the state tournament. The ‘Jackets host the North’s #3 team, Libby, on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. The Stevensivlle boys defeated Libby 8-1 on September 28.
The Hamilton girls won the South conference title and are the South’s #1 seed in the state tournament. The Lady Broncs host the North’s #3 team, Whitefish, on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 1 p.m. Hamilton and Whitefish have not played this year. Whitefish is the defending girls state champion.
The Hamilton boys took 2nd in the South conference and are the South’s #2 seed in the state tournament. The Broncs play the East’s #1 seed, Billings Central, who is 12-0 on the season, on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 10 a.m at Amend Park in Billings. The Hamilton boys lost to Billings Central 4-0 on Aug. 30 in their first game of the year.
Soccer Roundup
The Hamilton and Stevensville girls and boys soccer teams played on Tuesday, October 8 in Stevensville. The Hamilton girls won 7-0, while the Stevensville boys won 4-2.
In the girls game, for Hamilton, Victoria Stuart had 3 goals, Anna Lewis had 2 goals and 2 assists, Hannah Hughes had a goal and an assist, Ellie Hughes had a goal, Greta Gantz had 2 assists, and Lauren Nelson had an assist.
In their last game of the regular season, the Hamilton girls hosted Loyola on Friday, Oct. 11. The two teams tied earlier in the year, but the Lady Broncs dominated this contest, winning 7-2. For Hamilton, Greta Gantz had 3 goals, Ellie Hughes had 2 goals and an assist, Hannah Hughes had a goal and 2 assists, and Anna Lewis had a goal and an assist.
The Corvallis boys and girls ended their season at Polson on Thursday, Oct. 10. The Corvallis boys lost 5-0, while the Corvallis girls lost 3-6. For the Corvallis girls, Farah Wyche, Caitlin Nelson, and Lauryn Holmberg each scored a goal.