PHOTOS: Lady Bulldogs claim Class A State Championship with 3-1 win over Columbia Falls
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 12 months AGO
Whitefish holds the Class A state championship trophy after their win over Columbia Falls at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish's Georgia Morell (4), Olivia Genovese (10), Delaney Smith (9), Isabelle Cooke (20) and Macie Schmidt (7) celebrate after Smith's goal in the second half against Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish's Delaney Smith (9) scores a goal in the second half against Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish players celebrate after their 3-1 victory over Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish celebrates after a goal in the first half against Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls Josie Harris (12) passes into the box defended by Whitefish's Charlotte Perkins (23) in the first half of the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish's Isabelle Cooke (20) heads a ball on goal off a corner kick in the second half against Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish goalkeeper Norah Schmidt (1) makes a save in the first half of the Class A state championship against Columbia Falls at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls goalkeeper Erica Burguiere (1) makes a save against Whitefish's Delaney Smith (9) in the second half of the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls Josie Harris (12) pushes the ball into the Whitefish zone in the first half of the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls' Alexa Friske (13) challenges Whitefish's Delaney Smith (9) in the second half of the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish head coach Roland Benedict speaks to the Lady Bulldogs after their 3-1 victory over Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish assistant coach Victor Kimera celebrates with the team after their 3-1 victory over Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish's Georgia Morell (4), Olivia Genovese (10), Delaney Smith (9), Macie Schmidt (7) Isabelle Cooke (20) and Sadie Olson (6) celebrate after Smith's goal in the second half against Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | October 28, 2023 6:00 PM
Photos from the Whitefish Lady Bulldogs 3-1 victory over the Columbia Falls Wildkats in the Class A girls soccer state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 28.
Whitefish's Georgia Morell (4), Olivia Genovese (10), Delaney Smith (9), Isabelle Cooke (20) and Macie Schmidt (7) celebrate after Smith's goal in the second half against Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish's Delaney Smith (9) scores a goal in the second half against Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish players celebrate after their 3-1 victory over Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish celebrates after a goal in the first half against Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Columbia Falls Josie Harris (12) passes into the box defended by Whitefish's Charlotte Perkins (23) in the first half of the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish's Isabelle Cooke (20) heads a ball on goal off a corner kick in the second half against Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish goalkeeper Norah Schmidt (1) makes a save in the first half of the Class A state championship against Columbia Falls at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Columbia Falls goalkeeper Erica Burguiere (1) makes a save against Whitefish's Delaney Smith (9) in the second half of the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Columbia Falls Josie Harris (12) pushes the ball into the Whitefish zone in the first half of the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Columbia Falls' Alexa Friske (13) challenges Whitefish's Delaney Smith (9) in the second half of the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish head coach Roland Benedict speaks to the Lady Bulldogs after their 3-1 victory over Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish assistant coach Victor Kimera celebrates with the team after their 3-1 victory over Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish's Georgia Morell (4), Olivia Genovese (10), Delaney Smith (9), Macie Schmidt (7) Isabelle Cooke (20) and Sadie Olson (6) celebrate after Smith's goal in the second half against Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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