Schwab Shoot Out Monday at WHS
The Daily Inter Lake
The fifth annual Les Schwab Shoot Out is scheduled for Monday, 7 p.m. at Whitefish High School.
Bigfork, Columbia Falls, Flathead, Stillwater Christian and Whitefish are the competing schools.
The Shoot Out features 3-point and free throw shooting contests for high school boys and girls.
The winning school will receive $2,000. The other four schools will each receiver $1,000.
There is also a slam dunk contest with an additional $100 going to that winning school.
Huyser, Orchard, Ferda all-state basketball players
Polson seniors Kara Huyser and Jen Orchard along with Whitefish sophomore Ashley Ferda have been named to the Class A all-state girls basketball team.
Polson and Whitefish represented Northwestern A at the state tournament in Miles City.
Huyser, Orchard and Ferda were also named to the Northwestern A all-conference first team with Alyssa Fierro, sophomore, of Bigfork and Lauryn Lynch, senior, of Polson.
Named to the all-conference second team were: Breana Brendsel, senior, of Bigfork, Jessica Davis, senior, of Columbia Falls, Teri Rebo, senior, of Libby, Gracie Sartori, junior, of Polson, Sam Schultz, senior, of Libby, Tracy Schwada, senior, of Whitefish and Callie Spencer, junior, of Columbia Falls.
Erin Greiner, senior, of Whitefish, Carly Hilley, junior, of Bigfork and Shayla Couture, junior, of Ronan, were honorable mention all-conference selections.
Glacier Nordic skiers place 1-2-3 in 25k classic race
Sierra McCartney, Clare Miller and Megan Apple finished 1-2-3, respectively, for the Glacier Nordic Ski Team in the 25k classic race (13-17 age division) at the Yellowstone Rendezvous Ski Race March 11th in West Yellowstone.
In the men's division of the same race, Glacier's Peter Van Horn placed third.
In the women's 5k skate race, Glacier's Stella Holt placed second.
The event attracted 650 skiers despite some tough conditions - a minus 21 degree temperature the morning of the race. Because of the large field, skiers were started in waves of approximately 100 each.
The Rendezvous consisted of classic technique and skate and at distances ranging from 2 kilometers for the kids to 50k for those over 18 years of age.
Glacier Nordic Ski Team entered the races with 12 teens from the Flathead Valley.
Results for Flathead Valley competitors
5K Skate Race
2. Stella Holt, 17:58; 12. Jack Steele, 18:25; 5. Henry Holt, 18:48; 11. Alex Van Horn, 20:01
25K Skate Race
4. Zach Heskett, 1:27:09; 1. Rich Graves, 1:29:08; 2. Steve Muller, 1:35:07; 5. Paul Conrad, 1:43:23; 3. Ellie Johnson, 1:57:15
25K Classic Race
3. Peter Van Horn, 1:37:01; 4. Eric Smythe, 1:38:30; 1. Sierra McCartney, 1:59:56; 2. Molly Bruce, 2:00:05; 2. Clare Miller, 2:01:43; 7. Martin Miller, 2:08:00; 3. Megan Apple, 2:16:18; 4. Mary Hohnstamm, 2:18:31; 5. Anne Miller, 2:19:22; 14. Christian Persons, 2:33:00; 8. Nancy Persons, 3:16:00
50K Skate Race
3. Don Bauder, 2:52:00; 4. Fred Longhart, 3:17:00; 18. Knut Skybak, 3:30:00; 19. Jeff Clausen, 3:43:00
WHS' Conners signs with Tech
The Montana Tech Oredigger volleyball team has signed Whitefish standout Jessie Conners.
Conners was named to the Northwestern A all-conference second team last fall and to the Class A state all-tournament second squad.
She was also voted best defensive player by her teammates and the MVP Defensive Specialist of the ABC All-Star Tournament.
Conners has been a part of three Northwestern Conference, divisional and Class A state championships in her four years at WHS.
Conners plans on majoring in applied health at Montana Tech.
"We are very exited about signing Jessie," said Tech coach Marilyn Tobin. "She is a tremendous back row player because of her ball control and her ability to read opposing hitters well. She also comes from one of the best high school volleyball programs in the state, Whitefish High."
DeHerrera, Watkins to play in Sheraton Classic
Jeremy DeHerrera and Beau Watkins, both of Flathead High School, will compete for the West AA boys basketball team at the Sheraton Classic this weekend at Billings Senior High School.
Also on the West squad are Charlie Gale, Connor Van Fossen and Jeff Schaeffer of Missoula Hellgate; Bryan Olson and Colin Thomas of Missoula Sentinel; and Ty Owens, Paul Morris and Brian Fowler of Missoula Big Sky.
The team is coached by Josh Laslovich and Cole Jannusch, both of Big Sky.
Play begins Friday and concludes Sunday.
The event features the best senior basketball players in Montana from all classes.
Crump at Dodge Circuit Finals
Brett Crump of Lone Pine is competing in bull riding at the 20th annual Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Pocatello, Idaho, this week.
Action began Wednesday and runs through Saturday.
Crump replaces Beau Hill of Columbia Falls in the bull riding. Crump finished third in the Montana Circuit year-end standings with total earnings of $9,304.84. Crump and Steven Lambert of Bozeman will make up the Montana bull riding roster.
A total of 192 contestants will make the trek to Pocatello for a share of the $400,000 purse, a brand new Dodge truck and DNCFR title.
The DNCFR is the crowning event of the PRCA's circuit system of regional competition. National circuit champions are determined in an elimination-style event which has taken place each March in Pocatello since its inception in 1987.
The DNCFR operates under a tournament style system. Contestants competed in two preliminary rounds Wednesday at Holt Arena on the campus of Idaho State University.
The top eight contestants in each event advance to the semifinals slated for Saturday at 7 p.m. After completion of the semifinals, the top four contestants in each event advance to the final round, known as the Wrangler Round, where the national titles are decided.
Also competing from Montana are: bareback riding - Andy Bolich, Belgrade (year-end and average champion), and Troy Solomon, Havre; steer wrestling - Jesse Peterson, Dillon (year-end champion), and Dan Yates, Red Lodge (average champion); team roping - Derrick Fleming, Dillon/Kory Mytty, Lolo (year-end and average champion), and Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz./Charles Lenning, Columbus; saddle bronc - Shaun Stroh, Glendive (year-end and average champion), and Ryan Mapston, Belt; tie-down roping - Travis Caldwell, Billings (year-end champion), and Ryan Siemsen, Huntley (average champion); barrel racing - Shelly Anzick, Livingston, and Mercede Knudson, Bozeman (year-end and average champion).
New recruits say they'll still come to Montana State
BOZEMAN (AP) - Most of Montana State's men's basketball players were surprised at coach Mick Durham's retirement this week, but they understand his decision in the face of increasing criticism about the team's record.
And two key recruits said they still plan to come to MSU.
"Obviously, nothing coming back to him was positive," said forward Carson Durr. "He was stressed out to the max."
Nick Dissly, a junior shooting guard from Bozeman, said the announcement was tough to deal with since the team is scattered during spring break.
"I don't know where the program is going. I have no idea who they'll bring in as a replacement, and I'm just concentrating on school right now," Dissly said.
MSU's recruits, who were called by Durham before he made the announcement, said they still planned to play for the Bobcats.
"I planned on playing for coach Durham," said Cory Davis of West Salem High School in Oregon. "But I'm just going to go with the flow. I signed for the school and the coach."
Travis Derochowski, a 6-foot-9 post from McMinnville, Ore., said Durham's retirement won't change his plans.
Point guard Casey Durham, the coach's son, hasn't commented publicly. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
"I don't know what Casey's going to do," Mick Durham said Monday. "But if he decides to stay here, we're going to support him, and I'll enjoy the heck out of watching him play."