Running Wild(cats) at Glacier Park Soccer Showcase
There was a bit of a Flathead Valley flair Saturday at the Glacier Park College Soccer Showcase, even if the schools had to make a bit of a drive to get here. One current and two former Columbia Falls Wildcats made sure the Legends Stadium crowd felt connected. Evergreen State (Wash.
) provided the two Columbia Falls alums in Walt Nichols and Finley Sundberg, while Spokane Falls Community College suited up Wildcats senior Jackson Scholz. Carroll College also added some Montana grit to the pitch that saw three games in total. “I just started grinning like I am right now,” Nichols said of when he found out Evergreen State was going to play in Kalispell.
“I couldn’t wrap my head around it. It’s just so cool. ” “I have played at Legends Stadium many times, but I never thought I would be able to come back here with my college team, in front of people I have known for many years and live out my dream of playing college soccer where I grew up,” Sundberg said.
The second game of the day featured the three local players as the Geoducks and Sasquatch battled. Over the 70 minutes, five shots found the back of the net. Nichols had the best chance of the local kids as his shot from just outside the box hit square off the post, but teammate Connor Scanlon slotted the rebound home.
“It’s definitely been a growth period over the last year for Evergreen State,” Nichols said. “I feel like individually I performed well. I need to be a little bit more fit and continue to be a leader on the team.
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