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Clark Fork Soccer Alliance player Kaydence Stanek tries to kick one past Stevensville Sabre Iris Foster in a game at the Amundson Sports Complex at Plains while teammate Solveig Nygaard moves in for support. The Plains team won 3-0 with Stanek hitting in the first goal in Saturday's game.
Clark Fork Soccer Alliance player Titus Myers slips a goal in behind Missoula Striker Jackson Smith while Plains teammate Brenden Allen moves in to assist. The Plains U12 team won 7-2 in Saturday's game at the Amundson Sports Complex.
Two Plains soccer teams pulled off wins at the Amundson Sports Complex in front of cheering home fans Saturday.
The Clark Fork Soccer Alliance coed U12 kids pulled off a 7-2 victory Saturday afternoon against the Missoula Strikers. The Clark Fork Soccer Alliance U18 girls team defeated the Stevensville Sabres in an afternoon game with a score of 3-0.
The U18 girls played earlier in the day against the Polson FC. It was a grudge match with the Plains girls trying to come back from a loss to Polson after they lost to them 5-4 in an exhibition game in March. On Saturday, the rematch, however, ended in a 5-5 draw. Emelia Rivinius scored one goal in the game, Kaydence Stanek scored twice, and Katherine Wrobleski got two goals.
In the face off against the Sabres, the first to score was Stanek late in the first half, when she slipped one past Polson keeper Elsa Miller. Clark Fork Soccer Alliance Solveig Nygaard scored first in the second half, followed by Wrobleski. Nygaard and Wrobleski are co-captains of the team. The team has players from Plains, Thompson Falls, Trout Creek, St. Regis, and Libby.
"I thought this was one of our best days of soccer for this season," said Katrina Nygaard, the Clark Fork assistant coach for the last three years. Sam Carter, whose daughter, Maddie, plays on the team, agreed that this was the team's best game of the year. Nygaard said they have played a few double headers, which she believes has conditioned them to play even better. Carter said the team is improving every game and communicating better on the field.
"They were determined not to lose today," said Carter, who added they showed a lot of hustle on the field and a "never die moment." The U18 team is sponsored by McGowan Grocery. Saturday was the U18 team's only home game. They play next on Saturday at Butte, followed by Stevensville and Libby.
The U12 team, coached by Joel Myers and Felicia Wickum, has a dozen boys and three girls on the team. Logan Riek served as the keeper for the Saturday game.
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