The 2025 season has come to a close for the Lady Dragon soccer team following the 4A 5th District tournament.  Finishing the tournament with a 1-2 record, Malad celebrated their accomplishments this season despite a somewhat disappointing outcome.  Head Coach Sherry Blaisdell shared, “Our district tournament was not what we had envisioned.  It was good to see that we hung in there with the front runners throughout the season, we just struggled coming into districts.”

The MHS team began their tournament journey taking on the American Falls Beavers in Marsh Valley on Thursday, October 9.  In their most recent match, the Lady Dragons trailed the Beavers by just one goal as they lost 2-1.  They had high hopes of finally beating American Falls, but it just wasn’t in the cards.  

The Beavers came out strong in the opening half, scoring five goals before the mid-game pause.  The Malad offense managed one goal as they played through the second half but still couldn’t keep up as American Falls punched in two more to win the game 7-1.

Commenting on the game, Coach Blaisdell said, “We started off rough against American  Falls. We were missing a couple key players and had a busy week of homecoming- we just didn't come out like we should have. “

The loss pitted Malad against Aberdeen in less than likely conditions as they played Saturday, October 11.  Undeterred by the inclement weather, the MHS team shutout the Tigers as they put up 2 goals in the first half and followed with one more in the second half.  “We beat Aberdeen 3-0 in monsoon-like conditions,” boasted Coach Blaisdell about her team.  “It was cold and wet but the girls had fun!” 

Tuesday, October 14, the Lady Dragons played their third and final game of the tournament, facing off against the Snake River Panthers.  Having beat them once earlier in the season and ending their second match in a tie, Malad was hopeful to keep their tournament dreams alive with a win against the Panthers.  But Snake River dominated the first half of the game to take a 3-0 that the Lady Dragons couldn’t ever catch up to.  

Looking back over the game, Coach Blaisdell said,” We lost the first half, but held them in the second.  And even though we held them, we just came up short on our offensive opportunities.” 

Already the MHS soccer team is looking ahead to next year after seeing what growth and progress they had made in the 2025 season.  Coach Blaisdell exclaimed, “We are excited to come back strong next year!”