NOTE: A Special Thanks to Michael Noel (above, https://mnoelphotography.smugmug.com) for providing the photos.
By Kevin Scott
SIDNEY, Mont., November 13, 2026 — The Yellowstone Quake (7-8-1-1) scored two or more goals in each of the three regulation periods to down the Great Falls Americans (9-8-0-1), 7-4 on Friday night. The game was played at a neutral site in Sidney’s Richland Ranger Arena with Yellowstone being the host team. Carson Joersz led the way for the winning team with one score and four assists. Jase Troyer led the Americans with one goal and three assists in the loss.
Great Falls and Yellowstone each scored twice during the opening period. EJ Sanchez got the scoring started for the Americans as he lit up the lamp four minutes into the contest. Jase Troyer collected his tenth assist and newcomer Alexander Beer gathered his second assist (first with Great Falls) on the first scoring play. Beer, a defenseman from Monroe, Wisconsin, came over last week from the Texas Brahmas in a trade that sent Parker Jusczak from Great Falls to the Brahmas. Yellowstone’s offensive efforts paid off with two scoring drives within 21 seconds. Carson Joersz scored and assisted on the empty net scores to give the Quake the 2-1 lead with 13 minutes remaining on the clock before the first intermission. Shayne Smith also added a goal and Hunter Hilde provided an assist. Before the final buzzer, Xander Troyer put the biscuit in the basket with the home team in the sin bin for the tenth time this season off a pass from Jase Troyer and Gordon Jennings to even the score (2-2).
The Quake scored two unanswered goals within the first eight minutes of the middle period. Cameron Beaver and Mason Chapmon each scored to give Yellowstone a two-goal advantage (4-2). Carson Joersz assisted on both scores while Shayne Smith assisted on the first tally by Beaver as the Quake scored on an empty net. After Jase Troyer assisted on the first two goals in the first stanza for Great Falls, he delivered a goal of his own with eight minutes to go to cut the deficit to 4-3. Xander Troyer and Gordon Jennings helped set up the Americans only score of the period.
The third period belonged to the Wyoming NA3HL team as they scored three of the four goals. Anthony Moorehead, Grady Perry and Mason Chapmon each put the puck in the net. Chance Bryson, Hunter Hilde and Carson Joersz were the recipients of the assists. Jacob Weber scored for Great Falls midway through the final period with Jase Troyer and Wyatt Rust contributing the assists.
Great Falls did outshoot Yellowstone, 50-34 including 22-14 in the third frame.
The visiting Montana squad went 1-for-2 on the power play with Xander Troyer’s first period score being successful with the Quake in the penalty box. Yellowstone squandered away both of the power play chances.
Damen Baxter improved his overall record to 3-7-1-1 as the Nebraska netminder finished with 46 saves and is now 1-1-0-1 against Great Falls. Kaleb Wood (1-2-0-0) had ten saves in his second loss of the year for the Americans in 31 minutes.
NEXT CONTEST: Great Falls and Yellowstone will meet again inside the Richland Ranger Arena in Sidney, Montana (neutral site) on Saturday, November 14th with the puck dropping at 7:30PM (MST). NATV will provide the game coverage.
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