WHITEFISH — Northwestern A division champion Whitefish tuned-up for the Class A playoffs Saturday afternoon by crushing Bigfork 10-1 in the regular-season finale for both schools.

Whitefish (10-2 overall; 7-1 league) found the net seven times in the first half.

Haley Nicholson, Julia Houston, Anna Peterson, Katie Blakenship and Piper Greenwood all scored twice for the Bulldogs.

The goals for Blakenship, a freshman, were her first at the varsity level.

Greenwood, the team’s goalie, played forward in the second half to score for the first time this season.

Whitefish will host the No. 3 seed from the Eastern A division next weekend in the opening-round of the playoffs.

“We finished strong,” Whitefish coach Wendy Farrens said.

“Senior day for us, we spread (the scoring) around to everyone on the team. It was a nice way to cap off the regular season.”

Bigfork 0 1 — 1

Whitefish 7 3 — 10

BIGFORK — Alyssa Beach-Wallen (Ashley Hauss), 62:00

WHITEFISH — Haley Nicholson, 8:00; Nicholson (Grace Kurtz), 10:00; Julia Houston (Nicholson), 23:00; Anna Peterson (Nicholson), 25:00; Houston, 32:00; Peterson, 34:00; Katie Blakenship, 35:00; Piper Greenwood (Becca Holdhusen), 55:00; Blakenship (Caroline Carbo), 65:00; Greenwood (Madison Grady), 69:00.

Shots on goal — Bigfork 6, Whitefish 32; Corner kicks — Bigfork 1, Whitefish 2; Goalie saves — Bigfork NA, Whitefish 2 (Kess Nelson); Fouls — Bigfork 4, Whitefish 2; Cards — None.

Glacier 1,

Missoula Hellgate 0

MISSOULA — For what seems like the the umpteenth time, Kendall Halliburton delivered the key shot to give Glacier another victory.

This time she scored in the 29th minute for the match’s lone goal. Maddi Paulson had the assist.

Both teams had eight shots on goal. Hellgate had a big edge in corner kicks, 6-0.

The win assures Glacier of hosting an upcoming playoff match.

Glacier 1 0 —

Hellgate 0 0 — 0

GLACIER — Kendall Halliburton (Maddi Paulson), 29:00

Shots on goal — Glacier 8, Hellgate 8. Corner kicks — Glacier 0, Hellgate 6. Goalie saves — Glacier 7 (Amy Braig), Hellgate 8 (Claudia Wiesse). Fouls – Glacier 9, Hellgate 7. Cards — Glacier 1 yellow

Polson 7, Libby 0

POLSON — It was a lot of Linnea Madsen early, as the Polson standout scored goals at 17, 19 and 43 minutes to spark the Pirates to a Northwestern A victory over Libby.

Madsen also assisted on another score.

Sarah Howell, Keely Clairmont, Kyrie Bitterman and Camas Renault completed the scoring. Howell had one assist and Bitterman two.

Polson (6-4-1, 4-3-1) opens the Class A playoffs next weekend at unbeaten Billings Central.

Libby 0 0 — 0

Polson 2 5 — 7

POLSON — Linnea Madsen (Sarah Howell), 17:00; Madsen (Keely Clairmont), 19:00; Madsen, 43:00; Howell (Madsen), 51:00; Clairmont (Kyrie Bitterman), 67:00; Bitterman (Howell), 71:00; Camas Renault (Bitterman), 74:00

Shots on goal – Libby 0, Polson 29. Corner kicks – Libby 0, Polson 16. Goalie saves – Libby 25 (Abbey Enneninga), Polson 0 (Jenna Evertz). Fouls – Libby 2, Polson 5. Cards — None.

Boys

Whitefish 3, Bigfork 1

WHITEFISH — Nathan Boone, a senior forward, assisted on the first two scores and added a goal in the 74th minute to guide Whitefish to a victory over Bigfork in Northwestern A play.

Whitefish (9-1-2, 7-0-1) scored twice in the final half to pull away.

Both teams advance to the playoffs. Whitefish, the No. 1 seed from the division, will host a match next weekend versus the No. 3 seed from the Eastern division. Bigfork, the No. 3 seed, will travel.

“Excited to win the conference,” Whitefish coach O’Brien Byrd said.

“It certainly puts us in a favorable situation for a playoff run.”

The Whitefish boys are two-time defending state champions.

Bigfork 1 0 — 0

Whitefish 1 2 — 3

BIGFORK — Kyle Thomson, pk, 38:00

WHITEFISH — Scott Marsh (Nathan Boone), 12:00; Jared Johnson (Boone), 43:00; Boone (Shanoah Montano), 74:00

Shots on goal — Bigfork 3, Whitefish 19; Corner kicks — Bigfork 1, Whitefish 12; Goalie saves — Bigfork 16 (Robert Coyle), Whitefish 2 (Casey Ling); Fouls — Bigfork 8, Whitefish 8; Cards — Whitefish, 1 yellow

Missoula Hellgate 6, Glacier 0

MISSOULA — Kyle Higgins scored two goals and assisted on another to lead Missoula Hellgate to a Western AA victory over Glacier.

Hellgate scored three times in both halves.

Hellgate dominated in shots on goal with 31 to Glacier’s 10.

Glacier 0 0 — 0

Hellgate 3 3 — 6

MISSOULA HELLGATE — Kyle Higgins, 10:00; Ryan Sayler (Macky Scott), 21:00; Higgins, 28:00; Lucas Contarini (Higgins), 44:00; Scott (Kolin Gallegos), 60:00; Chaucer Larson (Taylor Riley), 71:00

Shots on goal – Glacier 10, Hellgate 31. Corner kicks – Glacier 4, Hellgate 4. Goalie saves – Glacier 16 (Lonnie Sherman), Hellgate 9 (Larson 3, Peter Byrne 6). Fouls – Glacier 4, Hellgate 6. Cards — None.

Libby 3, Polson 0

POLSON — Colin Maloney gave Libby an early lead with his goal at the 12-minute mark and Jason Schnackenberg put the game away with goals at 57 and 74 minutes.

Libby 1 2 — 3

Polson 0 0 — 0

LIBBY — Colin Maloney, 12:00; Jason Schnackenberg, 57:00; Schnackenberg, 74:00

Shots on goal – Libby 8, Polson 5. Corner kicks – Libby 9, Polson 1. Goalie saves – Libby 4 (Jacob Wood), Polson 6 (Trevor Basler). Fouls – Libby 14, Polson 11. Cards – Polson 1 yellow.