by Scott Sacry
The Class A State soccer tournament is on the horizon as the first round begins the week of October 14th. In Class A soccer there are three divisions: the North, the South, and the East. Corvallis, Hamilton and Stevensville are in the South.
This year, the top three boys and girls teams from the South get an automatic berth into the playoffs. There is still one week of games until State begins, but the playoff teams are mostly set, except where they will be seeded.
For the South girls, Hamilton, Loyola and Polson all qualified for State.
For the South boys, Stevensville, Hamilton and either Polson or Frenchtown will qualify for state.
The first round games begin the week Oct. 14th and we’ll know the matchups next week.
Soccer Roundup
The Hamilton soccer teams hosted Corvallis on Tuesday, Oct. 1st. In the girls game, Hamilton defeated Corvallis 8-0. For Hamilton, Hannah Hughes had 2 goals and 2 assists, Anna Lewis had 2 goals and an assist, Greta Gantz had a goal and an assist, Victoria Stuart, Loretta Hanson and Lauren Nelson each had a goal, and Tricia Wilson had 2 assists.
In the boys game, Hamilton defeated Corvallis 9-0.
The Hamilton boys hosted Whitefish, one of the state’s top teams, on Saturday, Oct. 5 and lost 6-0.
Corvallis
The Corvallis boys and girls played at Frenchtown on Friday, Oct. 4th. The girls won 3-2, while the boys lost 4-1. In the girls game, for Corvallis, Kate Allen had 2 goals, Farah Wyche had a goal and an assist, and Claire Child had an assist.
Corvallis’ final soccer games of the season for the boys and girls will be at Polson on Thursday, Oct. 10.
Stevensville
On Tuesday, Oct. 1, Stevensville hosted Polson. The boys won 5-1 while the girls lost 0-1. Then on Thursday they went to Frenchtown. The boys won 11-1 and the girls won 3-1. In the girls game, for Stevensville, both Addi Henderson and Madigan Hurlburt had a goal and an assist, and Bryton Brewer had an assist.
Finally, on Saturday, Stevensville went to Polson and played the Pirates for the second time in a week. The boys won 3-0, while the girls lost 3-4. The Lady ‘Jackets needed to win the game to have a chance to make the state playoff, but they fell just short. In the boys game, Evan Montague had 2 goals and 2 assists and David Beames had a goal and an assist.