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PHOTOS: Wildkats claim Class A crown with 4-0 win over Bigfork

CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 month AGO
by CASEY KREIDER
Casey Kreider is a photographer for the Daily Inter Lake and was awarded the 2024 Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year from the Montana Newspaper Association. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. He can be reached at [email protected]. | November 1, 2025 11:00 PM

Photos from the Columbia Falls Wildkats' 4-0 win over the Bigfork Valkyries in the Class A state championship game at Flip Darling Memorial Field in Columbia Falls on Saturday, Nov. 1.


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    Columbia Falls' Onnikka Lawrence (10) has a shot stopped by Bigfork keeper Irelynd Vigil (0) in the first half of the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Bella Mann (3), right, hugs teammate Evie Dorr (14) as the Wildkats celebrate after a 4-0 victory over Bigfork at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls poses with the state championship trophy after a 4-0 victory over Bigfork at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Onnikka Lawrence (10) and Harper Holloway (9) hug as the Wildkats celebrate their 4-0 win over Bigfork at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    The Wildkats celebrate with the state championship trophy after a 4-0 win over Bigfork at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Isla Alexander (8) leaps for a header off a corner kick in the first half against Bigfork in the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Bella Mann (3) and Bigfork's Taite Welch (22) battle for possession in the second half of the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls students spill onto the field to celebrate with the Wildkats after a 4-0 win over Bigfork at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Onnikka Lawrence (10) and Harper Holloway (9) hug as the Wildkats celebrate their 4-0 win over Bigfork at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Taylor Rodgers (19) takes a shot deflected by Bigfork keeper Irelynd Vigil (0) in the first half of the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Taylor Rodgers (19) follows a shot deflected by Bigfork keeper Irelynd Vigil (0) in the first half of the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Tatiana Raymond (2) takes a shot defended by Bigfork keeper Irelynd Vigil (0) in the first half of the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Onnikka Lawrence (10) scores a goal in the second half of the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Mila Johns (6) takes a shot in the first half against Bigfork in the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Onnikka Lawrence (10) breaks into the Bigfork zone to score a goal in the second half of the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Onnikka Lawrence (10) celebrates with Taylor Rodgers (19) and Mila Johns (6) after a goal by Lawrence in the second half of the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Tatiana Raymond (2) and Bigfork's Taite Welch (22) battle for possession in the second half of the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Bigfork's Delaney Kirby (11) and Columbia Falls' Onnikka Lawrence (10) battle for possession in the first half of the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Taylor Rodgers (19) takes a shot in the first half against Bigfork in the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Tatiana Raymond (2) takes a shot in the first half against Bigfork in the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Bigfork keeper Irelynd Vigil (0) pounces on a ball in the first half against Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Bigfork's Ione Plummer (17) chases down a ball in the Columbia Falls zone in the second half of the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Bigfork's Gracie Johnson (2) pushes the ball upfield in the first half against Columbia Falls in the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Onnikka Lawrence (10) has a shot stopped by Bigfork keeper Irelynd Vigil (0) in the first half of the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Bigfork's Brynn Bagley (21) and Columbia Falls' Isla Alexander (8) battle for a ball in the first half of the Class A state championship at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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