The Northern A is good at soccer, and the usual suspects — Columbia Falls, along with neighboring Whitefish — will be tough to knock off the conference pinnacle.

The Wildkats and Lady Bulldogs both lost in the girls Class A semifinals a season ago, and it’s the Kats that return the most experience.

As in, eight girls who garnered either All-State or all-conference honors.

“We’re excited,” Wildkats coach Thomas Clark said. “Any time you can have nine upperclassmen starters, and one of your underclassmen starters is an All-State player (sophomore Evie Dorr), you’re in pretty good shape to compete with anyone.”

Elaina Dorr — the keeper — and fellow seniors Mila Johns and Bella Mann are co-captains for the squad, which went 10-3-1 last season, ending with a 3-2 loss to eventual champion Bi

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