PHOTOS: Wildkats claim Class A crown with 4-0 win over Bigfork
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Columbia Falls' Onnikka Lawrence (10) celebrates with Tatiana Raymond (2) 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' 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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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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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