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Courtesy photo The Timbers North FC ’09 Boys Green soccer team traveled to Kalispell, Mont., and wrapped up their spring season by winning the 26th annual Three Blind Refs Tournament. The Timbers started Saturday beating the host club, Flathead Force Green, 4-1. Ethan Luna had a hat trick and Mason Taylor sailed one in from midfield for the Timbers. Saturday evening, the Timbers played the Calgary Blizzard to a 2-2 tie. Mason Taylor scored once for the Timbers and Jacob Melun added a penalty kick. Sunday morning, the Timbers beat the Sandpoint Strikers 6-1. Mason Taylor, Jacob Melun, Taylor Smith and Rowan Wyatt each had a goal, and Wyatt Hartzell contributed two goals. The Timbers rounded out the tournament with a 5-0 win over the Flathead Rapids Black. Rowan Wyatt, Taylor Smith and Wyatt Hartzell each scored a goal, and Brooks Judd had 2. Finneas Case and Taylor Smith were in goal for the tournament. In the front row from left are Mason Taylor, Jackson Duvall, Rowan Wyatt and Daniel Fuentes; and back row from left, Wyatt Hartzell, Payson Shaw, Brooks Judd, Jacob Melun, Taylor Smith, Finneas Case and coach Jason Wyatt.

Courtesy photo The Thorns ’07 Girls White soccer team won U12 girls silver bracket in the 3 Blind Refs Tournament in Kalispell, Mont., this past weekend. The team defeated the Canadian AirDrie 5-1 in the championship game on Sunday afternoon. From left are Allie VanDitto, Olivia May, Emma Decker, Nicole Stewart, Emma Singleton, Danielle Todd, Jamie Lawrence, Lily Smith, Mallory Judd, Malina Biondo, Hanna Coyne, Zayda Voigt and coach Kirk Hartzell.

Courtesy photo The 03/04 Timbers boys soccer team won the U16 bracket at the Three Blind Refs tournament last weekend in Kalispell, Mont. They defeated the Helena Arsenal in a shootout during the championship game Sunday afternoon. From left are coach Dave Johnson, Ethan Johnson, Luke Decker, Caleb Calkins, Kobi Miller, Alexander Peters, Andon Brandt, Josh Nilson, Lance Gilmore, Finn Vitale, Ashton Fredekind, River Engles, Chris Makovec and Kimball Waddell.

Courtesy photo The Timbers North FC ’08 Boys Green soccer team competed in the Three Blind Refs tournament in Kalispell, Mont., this past weekend. Saturday morning they lost 4-3 to Flathead Force Black. Jack Jenkins had a goal and an assist for the Timbers. Kaden Duffield and Mitchell Rietze each scored a goal. Drake Flowers had an assist. Saturday evening the Timbers defeated Keysa Rovers U11 13-0. Drake Flowers, Parker Sterling, Jack Jenkins and Kaden Duffield each scored twice. Preston Samayoa and Karter Engebretsen each had a goal and an assist. Wyatt Carr, Jaxon Fantozzi and Collin Storey each scored once. On Sunday the Timbers beat Helena Arsenal FC Academy Blue 6-3. Ben Mello had a goal and an assist. Colton Rush, Karter Engebretsen, Jaxon Fantozzi, Jack Jenkins and Mitchell Rietze each had a goal. Parker Sterling had an assist. Reese Crawford, Mitchell Rietze, Collin Storey, Jack Jenkins and Karter Engebretsen teamed in goal. In the front row from left are Drake Flowers and Preston Samayoa; second row from left, Karter Engebretsen, Kaden Duffield, Ben Mello, Jack Jenkins, Jaxon Fantozzi, Colton Rush and Parker Sterling; and back row from left, coach Ryan Flowers, Mitchell Rietze, Collin Storey, Wyatt Carr, Reilly Smith, Reese Crawford and coach Tarragh Carr.

Courtesy photo The Timbers North FC Boys 07 Red soccer team began the Three Blind Refs tournament in Kalispell, Mont., last weekend with a 3-2 win over Flathead Force Green 2007B-SE on Saturday. Ronan Sternberg scored the Timbers’ first goal, followed by Liam Martin on a free kick and a third goal by Phillip Du. The Timbers’ second game resulted in a 1-1 draw against Flathead Rapids Black 2007B-CL. Rapids scored first; Keaton Gust scored to tie the game. The Timbers beat the Sandpoint Strikers FC 3-1 in the semifinals. Cody Kemp scored first on a corner kick by Gust. Sandpoint scored next. Another corner by Gust gave Sternberg the Timbers’ second goal. Gust scored the team’s third and final goal of the game. The finals went back and forth between the Timbers and Missoula Strikers Red 2007B-CL. Missoula scored first, followed quickly by a goal by Sternberg. Missoula scored again, and Martin found the net on a free kick. Missoula ultimately won the championship game 3-2. Throughout the tournament, Lukas Ruchti had many saves in goal. From left are coach Matt Ruchti, Corbin Blair, Riley Brandt, Maddox Le, Lukas Ruchti, Philip Du, Liam Martin, Ronan Sternberg, Keaton Gust, Cody Kemp, Tysen Gersdorf, coach Landon Anderson and Sawyer Anderson.

Courtesy photo The Thorns North FC ’07 girls soccer team finished second in the gold division at the Three Blind Refs Tournament this past weekend in Kalispell, Mont. The Thorns beat the Calgary Rangers FC 4-2 in the tournament opener, then went on to beat Thunder Tempest Saturday afternoon 6-1. Sunday the Thorns beat Flathead Rapids Black 4-1. With this win the Thorns advanced to the finals against Missoula Strikers, where they came up short with the Strikers scoring in the final minutes of the game to lose 4-3. Goals during the tournament were scored by Lily Bole (1), Hailey Coylar (3), Rachel Corette (4), Juliette Gilmore (1), Kennedy Hartzell (2), and Natalie Thompson (6). From left are Kennedy Hartzell, Annabelle Rogers, Natalie Thompson, Rachel Corrette, Riley Brazle, Hailey Coylar, Lily Bole, Evelyn Bowie, Kyndall Dolin, Paige Hunt, Ellie McGowan and Juliette Gilmore. Not pictured is Libby Morrisroe.

Courtesy photo The Thorns North FC 09 Green girls soccer team won its division at the Three Blind Refs tournament in Kalispell, Mont., last weekend. First was a shutout over FC Missoula White 2009G Uskoski. Tayla Ruchti led the Thorns with a hat trick. Ryann Blair, Phinalley Voigt and Nell Dodge-Hutchins scored twice for the Thorns. Sierra Sheppard scored the team’s final goal of the game. The Thorns also shut out the Flathead Rapids White 2009G-CL. Blair scored three goals, Voigt two, and Tamzyn Feierabend one. The semifinals on Sunday were a match against Thorns North FC 09 Yellow. Blair scored three goals, Dodge-Hutchins scored one. Cayden Leonard scored for the yellow team. In the final match of the tournament, the Thorns beat Calgary Blizzard SC09 5-2. Blair had four goals in the championship, Voigt had one. Maddie Witherwax was in goal this weekend. From left are Ryann Blair, Aspen Liddiard, Nell Dodge-Hutchins, Sierra Sheppard, Phinalley Voigt, Tamzyn Feierabend, Tayla Ruchti and Maddie Witherwax.

Courtesy photo The Timbers North FC 09 Yellow boys soccer team won the Three Blind Refs Tournament last weekend in Kalispell, Mont. The first game the Timbers played the Flathead Force White and won 2-0. Cooper Hermes and Luke Fritts with 1 goal each, Blake Wise with an assist, Grant Johnson and Blake Wise had 3 saves each at keeper. The Timbers won their second game 10-1 against Polson FC Navy, Luke Fritts with 3 goals and 1 assist, Blake Wise with 3 goals, Cale Hanners, Cole Thompson, and Grant Johnson with 1 goal each, Sam Mandel with 1 goal and 1 assist, Miles Hart and Cooper Hermes each had 1 assist, Luc Buckland and Ayden Cragun with 2 saves each at keeper. The Timbers won their third game against Big Sky Futbul 15-0. Blake Wise had 5 goals, and 1 assist, Ayden Cragun had 3 goals, Sam Mandel had 2 goals and 1 assist, Luke Buckland, Miles Hart, and Cooper Hermes all had 1 goal and 2 assists, Luke Fritts had 1 goal and one assist, Grant Johnson had 1 goal, Cole Thompson had 1 assist, Luke Fritts had 3 saves, and Ayden Cragun and Blake Wise had 2 saves each. The Timbers won their fourth game 6-1 against Missoula Blue. Luke Fritts with 3 goals and 1 assist, Sam Mandel, Cooper Hermes, and Blake Wise each with 1 goal and 1 assist, Grant Johnson and Cooper Hermes with 2 saves each, and Blake Wise with 1 save. From left are coach Matt Fritts, Cale Hanners, Cole Thompson, Miles Hart, Grant Johnson, Ayden Cragun, Sam Mandel, Luc Buckland, Blake Wise, Cooper Hermes and Luke Fritts.

Courtesy photo The Thorns North FC 08 Girls Yellow and Green soccer teams together while playing in the 3 Blind Refs Tournament in Kalispell, Mont. In the front row from left are Ella Pearson, Isabella Grimmett, Cameron Fischer, Teagan Slusher, Sloan Waddell, Savannah Rojo, Anna Ploof, Ashley Breisacher, Macy Walters and Georgia Nelson; and back row from left, coach Tony Grimmett, Elsie Nelson, Adysen Robinson, Eleanor Moss, Izabella Entzi, Elizabeth Montgomery, Hannah Shafer, Alyvia Morris, Kamryn Kirk, Allison Carrico, Nora Ryan and coach Taylor Lang.